The Indian Metropolis: a View Toward the West
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1989. Hardbound. Blue cloth with brown glossy, color-illustrated dustjacket. ix, 294 pp., profusely illustrated in bw and color. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1989. Hardbound. Blue cloth with brown glossy, color-illustrated dustjacket. ix, 294 pp., profusely illustrated in bw and color. More
New York: Weatherhill, 1995. Hardcover. Burnt orange cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with maroon lettering. IX, 276 pp. Illustrations. "During the Meiji period (1868-1912) the Japanese laid the foundations for what is now the most advanced nation in Asia. Like Victorian Britain, which served..... More
Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 1994. Paperback. Color Illustrated wraps. ix, 134 pages : illustrations. More
Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2001. Hardcover. Photographs by Clare Arni. "For more than twenty years now, an international team of researchers has been investigating the layout, architecture, and art of Hampi, identified with the 14 to 16 century imperial city of Vijayanagara. John M. Fritz and George Michell, who are co-directors..... More
New York: Alex Garvin & Associates, Inc., 2008. Softcover. White wraps with color illustrations and white lettering; 127 pp. with various color photographs and diagrams. The plan, implementation, and conclusion of the project to improve the quality of the built environment and quality of life for the communities of DeKalb..... More
Seoul, Korea: National Museum of Korea, 2020. Hardcover. grey & tan pictorial boards w/ white, black printing. 287 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. "This book is the English-language catalog for the special exhibition Baekje Historic Areas of World Heritage held November 29, 2016 through January 30, 2017 to commemorate..... More
New York: Dover, 1985. unabridged and slightly corrected edition. Softbound. Illustrated laminated covers. 192 pp. Profusely illustrated with 165 bw photographs. Originally published in 1936, this is a high quality Dover republication, with slight corrections. More
Tokyo, Japan: Shimode Genshichi, 1952. Hardcover. blue boards w/ black, script printing. 95 pgs w/ bw illustrations. grey & bw illustrated dustjacket w/ aqua blue printing. Text in Japanese. Roughly translated title. Illustrated throughout with black/white illustrations of Japanese nightclubs and cabarets. Remains tightly bound. More
Nagoya: Hakkei Gokoukai, 2007. Hardcover. Textured beige boards with gray spine lettering. White and color-illustrated boards with green lettering. 48 pp. BW and color illustrations. Text in Japanese. More
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1989. Softcover. glossy gold, red & black illustrated wraps. 412 pp., many bw illustrations and drawings. Appears to be a lightly read copy. "This is a complete analysis and depiction of the most important surviving pre-Buddhist monument in China, on that incorporates much of the..... More
New York: Bonanza, 1950. Second. Hardcover. Orange cloth over boards. Chinese red dust jacket with black lettering and decoration. Mylar cover. 148 pp. with bw illus. throughout. A history, with 147 supporting bw photographs (taken up through 1936) and 113 line drawings of the traditional architectural styles of homes and..... More
N.Y. Hastings House, 1950. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, pale green dust jacket with black illustrations and lettering, decorative end pages, xii, 148 pages, black and white illustrations. Contents include: Preface. -- Introduction, by E.C. Scheneck. -- Chinese houses and gardens in retrospect..... More
Tokyo / New York: John Weatherhill, Inc. / Harper & Row, 1967. Hardbound. oatmeal cloth boards w/ brown embossed illustration; brown quarter cloth spine w/ gilt printing. BW illustrated dust jacket. 419 pp. Profusely illustrated in bw. Oversize. Lower textblock, at spine has a red star stamp. A nice copy..... More
New York: Walker / Weatherhill, 1969. Third printing. Hardcover. Olive green cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, white & color illus. dust jacket, 218 pp., BW and color illustrated throughout. "The sukiya style, originating in the ceremonial teahouse under minka influence, was expanded to include private residences, restaurants..... More
Tokyo, Japan: Benrido, 1945. Hardcover. flexible tan boards w/ vellum spine, red script printing. 139 pgs w/ leaves of plates totaling 301 bw illustrations. Text in Japanese. Roughly translates to 'Traditional/Folk Farmhouses Of Kyoto.' WorldCat lists publishing date as 1949, but colophon translates to June 15/20 of 1945. More
Elizabeth, New Jersey: Hollym International Corporation, 2007. Hardcover. Blue/grey boards with color image. Black lettering on spine. 152 pp. with color images throughout. Text in English. No. 9 in the Korea Culture Series. Focuses on temples. Covers the history of Korea's Buddhist architecture, location and design of temple sites, temple..... More
Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Co. Inc., 1962. Hardcover. black cloth boards w/ mounted ivory strip w/ red print printing. 222 pgs w/ bw illustrations. glossy black dustjacket w/ white illustration & dark gold printing. Remains a nice, sharp copy. Illustrated throughout; 268 black and white examples. Light tanning to..... More
Tokyo: The Shokokusha Publishing Co., Inc., 1953. Hardcover. dark green cloth boards w/ gilt letters on spine and front cover, 161 pp., BW illus., paper samples on last 3 pp. Photo is of a PREVIOUS COPY from our collection; this copy is NOT ex-library. Cloth of this copy is green..... More
Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus, 2002. Paperback. Illustrated wraps. 192 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps. Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-185) and index. More
Tokyo: Ekusuanarejji, 2015. Softcover. White wraps, color pictorial dust jacket, 116 pp., color illus. and drawings. Text is in Japanese and English. Documents changes to the footprint of Japan's Himeji City, home to more than half a million residents. Includes illustrations of plans and drawings, finished buildings and spaces, and..... More
Tokyo, Japan: The Shokokusha Publishing Co., Inc., 1954. Hardcover. square, oatmeal linen boards w/ black printing; black spine printing. 119 pgs w/ bw illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. Illustrated throughout without interior and exterior photography and floor-plans. A nice copy. More
Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Crimson floral patterned silk boards, turquoise illustrated end papers. xix, 125 pp. Illustrations and maps in BW. Chapters: The Urban Settlement, The Fortification, The Newari House, The Buddhist Monastery, The Hindu Priest House. More
Taiwan: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, 2008. Second Printing. Softbound. Black french flaps with patterned holes in front cover, 72pp, profuse color and BW illustrations. Text is in Taiwanese and English. Exhibition catalog; other location at the Palazzo delle Prigioni. Each architectural concept is annotated and offers a brief..... More
Tokyo: Sezon Museum of Art, 1993. Softcover. White wraps with embossed grey image. 137 pp. with color and bw images throughout. Text in Japanese and English. Catalogue from the exhibition shown in Tokyo and Hyogo between February and June of 1993. Includes 2 main essays followed by the plates, arranged..... More
Delhi: Asia Press, 1965. Hardcover. Red cloth boards, red and black illustrated dust jacket with gold, black and white lettering, 253 pp., bw illustrations. "Immortal Khajuraho is a most vivid and masterly account of the temples and a bold and uninhibited analysis of a complexity of ideas. It portrays the..... More