The Inland Sea

Weatherhill, 1971. First edition. Pictorial hard cover in tidy condition. Age discolouration and some foxing to page edges. Inscription to previous owner on pre-title page. 290pp with illustrations and folding map at rear. Dust jacket has some edge-wear. It has been covered. Nice copy.
Sheltered between Japan?s major islands lies the Inland Sea, a place modernity passed by. In this classic travel memoir, Donald Richie embarks on a quest to find Japan?s timeless heart among its mysterious waters and forgotten islands. This edition features an introduction by Pico Iyer, photographs from the award-winning PBS documentary, and a new afterword. First published in 1971, The Inland Sea is a lucid, tender voyage of discovery and self-revelation...