Kenro Izu "Light Over Ancient Angkor"
by Kenro Izu
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Friendswithout, 1997 Friendswithout, 1997 Text in Japanese with an introduction in English. Kenro Izu, born 1949 in Osaka, Japan and now residing in New York City. In 1993 he was inspired of the preciousness of all life by ruined temples of Angkor. And from this experience , he was motivated to start the series 'Sacred Places,' sacred sites of Asia, traveling and photographing in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Syria, Jordan, Burma and China. During the photography for "Light Over Ancient Angkor" in Cambodia, he witnessed many child victims of landmines due to poverty and lack of available medical care in the country. He decided to create a free children's hospital in Siem Reap, Cambodia, and founded a not-for-profit organization; Friends Without A Border in New York. In 1999, Angkor Hospital for Children opened its doors, since then the 105 beds pediatric general hospital treated over 1,300,000 children to date. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Covers are bright and undamaged. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 10" x 10".. Second Edition.. Paperback. Near Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Catron Grant Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 700281
- Title
- Kenro Izu "Light Over Ancient Angkor"
- Author
- Kenro Izu
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Second Edition.
- Publisher
- Friendswithout
- Date Published
- 1997
- Bookseller catalogs
- India & South Asia; Photography;
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About the Seller
Catron Grant Books
Biblio member since 2012
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
About Catron Grant Books
Specializing in olderbooks on travel and exploration in Asia, and World War II Pacific and Southeast Asia.Online sales and antiquarian book shows in the American West.
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