A Short History of Japanese Architecture
by SADLER, A L
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Angus and Robertson 1941. FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xiv + 140pp + 122 plates to rear- not counted presumed all present, VG- (moderate fading & tanning/discolouration to spine & board edges, light foxing to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sm ex-libris label to front pastedown, moderate tanning & sporadic light foxing throughout, occasional cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping & loss to edges with tidy archival tape repairs, moderate discolouration & foxing)
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- Title
- A Short History of Japanese Architecture
- Author
- SADLER, A L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Angus and Robertson 1941
- Keywords
- first editions history Japan Japanese buildings design architecture
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- First Edition
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- Chipping
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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