The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections de George Nakashima - 1981

Kodansha America, Inc. CLEAN near fine 1982 2nd printing hardcover with very good slightly sunned dust jacket. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Printing. 1982.

Japan: Kodansha International Ltd., 1981. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 221 pages. Glossary. Bibliography. Colour photography and black and white illustrations. The author "Writes movingly about the grandeur of ancient trees and stunning figured woods and explains how he selects and prepares his materials. Above all, he impresses us with his devotion to discovering the inherent beauty of wood so that noble trees might have a second life as furniture... Looks at the world through the eyes of an artist and evokes the joy of living in harmony with nature." - from dust jacket. Heavily worn former library copy with the usual library markings. Back hinge open. Front hinge starting. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A worthy reading copy of this esteemed work..

Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International Ltd.. Very Good/Good+. (1981). First Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. Inscribed by the author . 4to., 223 pp., slight fading of DJ spine .

Kodansha America, 1981. Fine. Stated First Edition. Fine cloth hardback. Inscribed, Signed and dated (1983) by George Nakashima on front end paper. Near Fine jacket. Exceptional.

Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International, 1981. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. INSCRIBED. Brown cloth, lettered in gold foil. xxii,23-223 pp., illus. 1st edition: 1981. Pages adjacent to flyleaves slightly foxed, otherwise as issued. Color pictorial dust jacket shows mild surface rubbing, price-clipped front flap, now in mylar. Inscribed by Nakashima on front flyleaf, full signature, personalized to Katherine and Edgar Seder(?), dated March 1982..

Kodansha International. NF. 1981. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardback in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 221 pages. Signed and dated by author George Nakshima on front endpaper. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged and ship with tracking information. Binding tight and pages crisp. No owernership bookplates or markings. .

New York: Kodansha International Ltd, 1981. Fine in fine jacket.. Signed first edition of the architect and furniture designer's stunningly illustrated autobiography. Nakashima's discussion of his artistic development covers his childhood in the Pacific Northwest; youthful travels and work in Paris and Tokyo; wartime internment in Idaho; and eventual construction of his studio and workshop in New Hope, Pennsylvania, now designated a National Historic Landmark. Additional chapters explore his design philosophy and the technical aspects of woodworking, materials selection, and hand craftsmanship, illuminated by glowing color photography and Nakashima's own sketches. A gorgeous production. 11.5'' x 8.5''. Original dark red cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Brown textured endpapers. In original ($52.00) dust jacket. Illustrated throughout with line drawings by the author and photographs by G. Barrows, G.W. Holland, Dana Levy, Osamu Murai, Ezra Stoller, and Hiroshi Suga. 221, [3] pages. Signed by Nakashima… Leer más