The Book of Tea
The Book of Tea is an essay in English by Okakura Kakuzo, first published by Fox, Duffield & Company in New York in 1906. It uses the Japanese tea ceremony to explain Japanese aesthetics and culture to Western readers, and questions Western views of the East.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Putman's, 1906
- First published
- Fox, Duffield & Company, New York, 1906
The first edition of The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō was published in London by Putman's in 1906. We track 1 edition.
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- Editions recorded
- 476 on Open Library, 400 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 10 languages
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Who published the first edition of The Book of Tea?
The first edition of The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō was published in London by Putman's in 1906.
How many editions of The Book of Tea are there?
We track 1 edition of The Book of Tea, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- The Book of Tea, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Book of Tea, British Library record via Global Commodities (Adam Matthew) (globalcommodities.amdigital.co.uk)
- The Book of Tea editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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