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Japan A History in Art by Bradley Smith

Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City, NY, 1964
Hardcover
9.1 x 12.65 inches, 295 pages

The history and cultural heritage of Japan through twenty centuries of artistic expression
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Japan has been subject to sudden invasions of new ideas followed by long periods of minimal contact with the outside world. Over time the Japanese developed the ability to absorb, imitate, and finally assimilate those elements of foreign culture that complemented their aesthetic preferences. The earliest complex art in Japan was produced in the 7th and 8th centuries in connection with Buddhism. In the 9th century, as the Japanese began to turn away from China and develop indigenous forms of expression, the secular arts became increasingly important; until the late 15th century, both religious and secular arts flourished. After the Onin War (1467–1477), Japan entered a period of political, social, and economic disruption that lasted for over a century. In the… Read More

Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1964-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 12x8x1.

UsedVeryGood. 1964 1st hardcover printing. Noticeable lower/upper bind & dj wear. Text is mostly clean & readable.

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Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1964. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Simon & Schuster, 1964. Hard Cover - Good - No dust jacket if issued - Book has slight warp otherwise clean and tight - (SHIPPING IN U.S. AND BY MEDIA RATE ONLY). - Illustrated - 295 pages.. Hard Cover. Good.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1964. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Cloth. Good/Near Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 295 pp. First printing. The book is cocked. The binding is tight and the text is clean. The jacket has some small chips missing along the upper edge.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1964. 1964, 295pp, illus., light shelfwear to cover, 3" tear to dj, repaired with tape, slight edgewear to dj, contents clean.. Buckram. Very Good/Very Good -.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1961. dated (1961), but is a later printing, 295pp, illus., black cloth w/ gilt lettering, light shelfwear to cover, slight edgewear to dj, contents clean.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -.

NY: A Gemini Book/Simon and Schuster, 1964. 295pp. Numouer color plates. Rich, brown cloth binding. Dust jacket has some areas of edgewear, a few repaired edge nicks using archival tape and small loss to spine bottom. Photos on request.. First printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1964-01-01. Hardcover. Dust jacket has some wear and te.

Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1/1/1964. Hardcover. Very Good. 295 p. col. illus., col. map, col. ports. 33 cm. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Wear and tear to DJ. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Doubleday. VG-/VG-. Softcover. DJ: some rubbing & edgewear; small chips/creases/closed tears at edges & corners; some yellowing. Book: some rubbing & edgewear; duststaining/couple small spots on endpages; some yellowing; some cornerwear; otherwise overall clean & tight. 295 pages Keywords: 0385032404

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co, 1961. Illustrated & 1st Printing & Illustrated. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1964. hardcover. Good. 12x8x1. General use wear but has no markings

Garden City, New York (Doubleday & Co.), 1964.. 295pp. Prof. illus. Lrg. 4to. Cloth.

Garden City, New York (Doubleday & Co.), 1964.. 295pp. Prof. illus. Lrg. 4to. Cloth. D.j.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday; A Gemini-Smith Book, 1964. Cloth, 295 pages, colour illustrations, colour map, colour portraits; 33 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First printing. Missing DJ. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction to the history of Japan, by Marius B. Jansen; Introduction to the art of Japan, by Nagatake Asano; Archaic period (before 552) the beginning; Asuka period (552-710) ancient Japan; Nara period (710-794) the golden age of Buddhism; Heian period (794-1185) emerging aristocracy; Kamakura period (1185-1333) the seeds of feudalism; Muromachi period (1333-1568) the dual dynasties; Momoyama period (1568-1600) the country united; Edo-Tokugawa period (1600-1853) isolation and progress; Transition period (1853-1868) time of transition; Meiji period (1868-1912) the new Japan; The works of art; Bibliography.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ. Folio.

UsedAcceptable. 1964 Simon and Schuster. No dustjacket. Cover shows heavy wear and tear with som markings. Binding cracked. Pages unmarked. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.