ELISSEEFF (Vadime), Immortal Japan - Lot 149

ELISSEEFF (Vadime), Immortal Japan Paris, Del Duca, Mondes et Visages series, circa the 1950s. Large quarto, hardcover with a color-illustrated dust jacket. A beautiful popular-science work devoted to the traditions, landscapes, arts, and customs of Japan. An Orientalist historian and renowned specialist on the Far East, Vadime Elisseeff offers here an elegant and richly illustrated overview of Japanese civilization, ranging from Shinto shrines to the decorative arts, traditional theater, and daily life. The carefully curated illustrations include numerous color reproductions and photographs of monuments, temples, gardens, costumes, and works of art. A copy in its original illustrated dust jacket.