The Book of Tea First English Edition 1906 Very Rare in this First Edition

  
Title: The Book of Tea First American Edition.. Publisher: Fox Duffield & Company, New York. Edition: First Edition First American Edition.. Octavo, [18cm/7.5inches], full gilt-embossed cypress-green pp.

The Book of tea was originally written in English and is one of the great English tea classics. Okakura had been taught at a young age to speak English and was proficient at communicating his thoughts to the Western mind.

In his book, he discusses such topics as Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life. The book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuz argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected art and architecture, and he was a long-time student of the visual arts. In the book, Kakuz states that Teaism, in itself, is one of the profound universal remedies that two parties could sit down to. Kakuz went on to mention that tea has been the subject of many historical events, such as peace treaties and the like. He ends the book with a chapter on Tea Masters, and spends some time talking about Sen no Riky and his contribution to the Japanese tea ceremony. According to Tomonobu Imamichi, Heidegger's concept o fDaseininSein und Zeitwas inspired although Heidegger remained silent on this by Okakura Kakuz's concept ofdas-in-der-Welt-sein(being-in-the-worldness) expressed inThe Book of Teato describeZhuangzi's philosophy, which Imamichi's professor Ito Kichinosuke had offered to Heidegger in 1919, after having followed private lessons with him the year before. Covers have stains; spine has a small hole and tears. Second blank page has a sticker. There are Pen marks or underlining in pen in about 15 pages. Yellowish stains due to age in about 7 pages. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. Rare First Edition, only First English Edition for sale.

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