Chado: The Japanese Way Of Tea (First Edition) by Sen, Soshitsu

Tankosha, 1979. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Tankosha, 1979. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

New York: Weatherhill/Tankosha, 1990 Lavishly illustrated with 90 color plates and almost 500 black-and-white photos. It introduces the setting, utensils, and refreshments used for tea, and guides the reader through a tea gathering from the time the invitations are sent, to the serving and drinking of the tea, to the final bows of the host as the guest depart through the garden. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many; his stamp to the first free end page. Condition notes: [viii], 186 numbered pp +1; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, green eps, frontis. Cover: bronze cloth, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear, crinkle across head. DJ: unclipped, glossy dark brown/green, color photo plus dark brown/red titles front, white/red titles spine; light edge/shelfwear, head mildly wrinkled.

Weatherhill/Tankosha, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First edition, near fine brown cloth hardcover shows touch of bumping to couple of corners, else tight and unmarked, in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) that shows exposure toning to spine edges of panels and bit of same at top of front panel. 186 pages nicely illustrated in black & white and color. Good looking copy of this lavishly illustrated work that "...sets forth the way of tea as it has developed over the centuries and is practiced today.

USA: Weatherhill/Tankosha, 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 186 pages. Glossary. Index. Profusely illustrated with photography in color and black and white. Author was Grand Master XV, Urasenke School of Tea. "... Sets forth the way of tea, which was founded by Sen Rikyu's great-grandson... Sets forth the way of tea as it has developed over the centuries and is practiced today. The reader is introduced to the setting, utensils, and refreshments used for tea, and is then guided through a tea gathering from the time the invitations are sent, through the serving and drinking of the tea, to the final bows of the host as the guests depart through the garden." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked. Light wear to dust jacket which bears closed two-inch opening to upper edge of front panel. A quality copy of this wonderful work..