Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chronicle Book, San Francisco
Date Published: 1989
Description: Photogaphs By Gilles De Chabaneix. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" Tall Used In white cloth with pictorial label to upper cover, 8vo, unpag. (light soiling to cloth). read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarkson Potter, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780517560808ISBN:0517560801
Description: Good in Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Price clipped, DJ nicely in archival wraps. Boards slightly bowed, spine bottom heavily worn & exposed. 276 pages, illustrated. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Date Published: 1988-04-06
ISBN-13:9780517560808ISBN:0517560801
Description: Great Condition in Great Condition jacket. Hardcover, Great Condition, clean/unmarked, tight binding, some edge/jacket wear, from a private collection. read more
Description: Reader copy. *EX-LIBRARY withdrawn copy w. usual labels/1988 oversize hardcover. Dj has scuffs and mylar tears at the edges; bottom board edges rubbed; pgs. have light thumb creases; else clean, solid and unmarked. read more
Description: Very Good. 0517560801 First Edition, First Printing Hardback In Dustjacket, Minimal Wear-Why Pay Collectible Prices For First Editions When I Sell Them At A Fair Price. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. Never used; no marks or writing in book. Binding is clean and free of stains or discoloration. Boards are slightly bowed. All contents clean and bright! 1st Printing with full number line on copyright page.. read more
Edition: 2nd Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarkson Potter, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780517560808ISBN:0517560801
Description: Gilles De Chabaneix. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Decorative endsheets. The beauty and spirit of modern Japan revealed in around 800 full color-photos of traditional thatched roof farmhouses, etc and contempory Tokyo household apartments. A beautiful book. Near fine. read more
Edition: First Edition. First Printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarkson Potter, New York
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780517560808ISBN:0517560801
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to. 287 pages. Illustrated throughout. Tight binding, clean and crisp pages. A hint of light shelf wear to dustjacket, otherwise fine. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. An excellent copy protected in a new removable Mylar cover. Collectible. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter, New York
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780517560808ISBN:0517560801
Description: Gilles de Chabaneix (photographs) Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Red cloth, lettered in white, patterned endpapers. 288 pp., illus. w/ full color plates. Slightly bumped bottom corners, else as issued. Very slight edge wear to dust jacket. read more
Edition: Later printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarkson Potter, New York
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780517560808ISBN:0517560801
Description: Fine in Near Fine DJ. 287 pp. Approx. 10x10 in. Color photos throughout. In almost 800 stunning full-color photographs Japanese Style captures the richness and diversity of modern Japan: from architect-designed contemporary homes to centuries-old farmhouses and inns that represent the dual influences of tradition and change. On this densely populated island nation, elegance and restraint have been refined to a high art. Japanese Style holds many lessons, and delights, for Westerners ans is a ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780517560808ISBN:0517560801
Description: Very Good. 0517560801. Photographs by Gilles de Chabaneix. Design by Stafford Cliff. Research associate: Kyoichi Tsuzuki. Xii, 287 pages, very well illustrated in color, cloth, very good. 10 by 10 inches. From the foreword by David Kidd: "Japan today is a nation in search of a new style. A short tour of any downtown Japanese city, replete with ornate bars, discos, and 'coffee' shops designed to look like, among other things, a mini-Alhambra, Tudor pub, flying saucer, or Texas ranch house, will ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter, NY
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780517560808ISBN:0517560801
Description: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0517560801. Color photographs throughout by Gilles de Chabaneix. Seventh printing. Fine in a near fine, price clipped dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter, NY
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780517560808ISBN:0517560801
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0517560801. Color photographs throughout by Gilles de Chabaneix. Sixth printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. read more
Description: Like New. Oversize Hardcover with DJ. Like new; no internal markings; has lost its "Brand New" shine but no obvious defects. Nearly fine book in nf dj; no remainder mark. In sealed plastic protection. 1st. 1988. Oversize Hardcover with DJ. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter, New York
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780517560808ISBN:0517560801
Description: Photographs By Gilles De Chabaneix. Fine in Fine jacket. Quarto. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 287 pp. , profusely illuatrated with 800 color photographs. This work reveals the beauty and spirit of modern Japanese style and architecture. A clean, tight copy. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Full Cloth
Publisher: Clarkson N. potter, NY
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780517560808ISBN:0517560801
Description: Very Fine in Very Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Book and dustjacket are both clean and bright with no defects. an attractive copy. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
"I really enjoyed this book on Japanese style. I learned a lot about real estate in Japan (did you know houses in major cities are numbered by the date they were built and not numerically in order on the street?) and how to create an open-feeling house in a very small space. There are some very cutting-edge ideas and solutions in this book--have a house made of concrete? line the walls with goose down panels for warmth. Have a tiny yard? fill it with a koi pond. Some designs are extremely traditional but nearly every house included a tea room and a changing seasonal display of some type. The wide-planked wood floors in nearly every home were gorgeous and spotlessly clean. In fact, everything was spotlessly clean and organized. Given the fact this book was published in 1987, the houses are surprisingly undated, except for the very modernistic black/white/gray steel and concrete designs.
Noticeably missing from all the homes were computers. I am not sure if many people owned personal computers in Japan in 1987, or if they hide them, or if they were used mostly in a business setting. Perhaps computers in 1987 were simply too big for these small living spaces. I assume it has since changed, but I found it very calming."
"I have mixed feelings about this book. The photography seemed very good, and it showed some very interesting houses, but I think I went into it expecting it to look at more ordinary homes than it did. There were a few, but most of the houses showcased were custom-designed by various artists and architects to match very specific aesthetics. It was fun to look at, but I'd still be interested in seeing more typical homes that combine traditional Japanese and "modern" Western styles and designs."
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