Details
- Dimensions
- 1.5ʺW × 7.5ʺD × 10.25ʺH
- Styles
- Illustration
- Japanese
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Paper
- Textile
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Silver
- Condition Notes
- Fine - very good; light wear commensurate with age and use (see images and individual condition notes). A nice set. Fine - very good; light wear commensurate with age and use (see images and individual condition notes). A nice set. less
- Description
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Title: Japanese Art Book Collection - 9 Books.
Authors: Various.
Publisher: Charles Tuttle Publications.
Editions: (4) 1st ed.
Publications dates: … more Title: Japanese Art Book Collection - 9 Books.
Authors: Various.
Publisher: Charles Tuttle Publications.
Editions: (4) 1st ed.
Publications dates: 1957-1963.
Size: 8vo - Fo.
DESCRIPTION: Offered is a collection of (4) books, publishers cloth hardcovers, gilt title stamped on spine covers, most with semi-gloss color photo illustrated dust jackets, illustrated texts. See below for individual descriptions of Art books.
TITLE(S):
1. Title: Flower Arrangement Art of Japan (1957). 125 p. 1st ed., third printing (1st ed published 1951).
Author: Wood, Mary Cokely.
Measures: .75 W x 6 D x 8.25 H inches.
Condition: Very good; small earmark of soft cover and first few pages at upper corner, light age toned pages, outer hard cover lightly sunned at spine edge.
2. Title: A Net of Fireflies, An Anthology of 320 Japanese Haiku, translated into English verse (1960). 180 p. 1st ed., later printing.
Author: Stewart, Harold.
Measures: 1 W x 5.5 D x 8 H inches.
Condition: Very good; sunned spine cloth, otherwise fine (no dust jacket; as assumed issued. Slipcase condition: Good; 1" breaks at (4) corners of opening, otherwise very good. Book description: Crimson and beige cloth, gilt decoration at upper left board corner, silver stamped/embossed title on spine cover, publisher's wrap-a-around slipcase.
3. Title: Japanese Costume and Makers of Its Elegant Tradition (1963). 374 p. 1st ed., first printing.
Author: Minnich, Helen Benton.
Measures: 1.5 W x 7.5 D x 10.25 H inches.
Condition: Fine; strong square spine, crisp clean and bright text pages. Dust jacket condition: Very good; .5 & .75 inch tears at top edge among other lesser areas of edge wear.
4. Title: Fables in Ivory (1961). 116 p. 1st ed.
Author: Barbanson, Adrienne.
Measures: .75 W x 10.5 D x 10 H inches.
Condition: Fine. Dust jacket condition: Fine. Slipcase condition: Fine. less
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