Japanese Inn: Reconstruction of the Past
New York: Random House, 1961. Hardcover. 8vo., 365 pp. A classic of travel literature. With fifty black and white illustrations and illustrated end papers. A popular social and cultural history of Japanese life, which is told through the story of the Minaguchi-ya. The venerable inn on the Tokaido Road is visited over a 400-year period by a myriad of travelers and guests, which ranged from samurai warriors to Buddhist pilgrims. Very Good with light handling in a Very Good lightly age toned dust jacket which has a few snags. Item #509202575
Price: $75.00
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