The People of Japan
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966. Stuart Fox- Photographer. First Edition. 255 pp. First printing. Marbled cloth boards with black design and gold gilt lettering on front and spine. Boards and spine have light wear. No dust jacket. The colored front flyleaf appears to have been removed. Book is signed on front half-title page. Leaves are clean. Some age toning.
This book was conceived by Lyle Kenyon Engel, a literary producer who collaborated with major authors to create large-format, photo-essay books.
Buck’s The People of Japan came late in her career — she had already won the Nobel Prize for Literature (1938) — and reflected her lifelong mission to foster cross-cultural understanding between East and West.
. Good. Item #333
Price: $150.00