'Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers' - Charles W.Eliot
Artists: Various Author: J.M.Richards Publisher: The Architectural Press Date: 1963 Condition: A first edition hardback, complete with original and unclipped dust wrapper over maroon cloth boards, the wrapper generally tidy with some minor nicks and chips to the edges, overall this book is in very good, clean and little-used condition. One minor dent to the bottom corner of the back cover. Owner's initials and date in ink on inside flyleaf
In 1962 the eminent architectural critic J.M.Richards was invited to Japan to see what was going on there in the realm of new architecture and this book documents that trip. Illustrated throughout in black and white, it makes interesting reading as he looks at a country where old and new were required to sit next to each other
