ITOH, Teiji (text); Yukio Futagawa (photographs)

The Essential Japanese House: craftsmanship, function, and style in town and country

Tokyo / New York: John Weatherhill / Harper & Row, 1967. First English Language Edition. First printing of the English-language edition (first published in Japan under the title Nihon no Minka, 1962). Quarto. Cloth hardcover; dustjacket; wood veneer endpapers; 419pp; illus. Red ink remainder mark to bottom edge of text block, else a tight, Near Fine copy. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $25.00 on front flap); publisher's price crossed through, with hand-written remainder price of $10. Else just lightly worn, Very Good to Near Fine.

Handsome copy of this essential and sought-after work on the traditional domestic architecture of Japan, a sequel of sorts to the authors' Roots of Japanese Architecture (1963). Teiji Itoh, author of the original Japanese text, completely re-wrote the work for a Western audience.

Price: $250.00

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