Chashitsu: Original Drawings and Photographic Illustrations of Typical Japanese Tea Architecture and Gardens

Kyoto: Tankosha Publishing Co, 1959. Cloth. Near Fine. The 1959 1st edition of this lovely, uncommon study of Japanese tea ceremonies and architecture. Clean and Near Fine in its dark-gray cloth. Tall quarto, dozens of crisp black-and-white photos --and hundreds of drawings-- supplementing the text. The Title Page, the Preface, the Outline of Chashitsu, Contents of Drawings, Index of Photographic Illustrations, Glossary of Chashitsu and captions for the photographs and drawings are all in English, the remaining text --the vast majority-- is in Japanese. Also includes a handsome example of the publisher's printed slipcase.