CONTEMPORARY NETSUKE. by KINSEY, Miriam

Tuttle Publishing. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Tuttle Pub, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in very good condition. First edition, second printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is protected in mylar. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1987. 3rd printing. Glossy hardcover. FINE. As new - gift quality. Price clipped jacket. Slipcase/packing box has very faint wear. 261 indexed pages. Third printing. 7.5x10.5x1"" Contemporary netsuke has the integrity of the Japanese tradition in workmanship, beauty, and feeling, but integrates new concepts and designs. Miriam Kinsey traces the historical background of the art and goes on to examine its current state. She provides a basic knowledge that every collector needs to judge authenticity, workmanship, and materials along with a wealth of information on subject matter, techniques, scholarly interest, and investment. Over 110 signatures and brief biographies of present-day netsuke and okimono carvers are included and there are close-up studies of 27 leading artists. Among the nearly 200 illustrations are 108 photographs in full color, by Tomo-o Ogita, 51 in black and white, by Tsune Sugimura, a photo essay showing the creation of a netsuke, and… Read More

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Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company. As New in As New dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0804811598 . 261 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. As New in publisher's cardboard slipcase.; 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. .

Rutland: Tuttle. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0804811598 . Color and black and white photographs throughout. Foreword by Hans Conried. Third printing. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, else fine in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a fine slipcase. .

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0804811598 . 261 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. A very fine copy protected in a new Mylar cover. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not price clipped, Not ex-library. The book appears unread, and looks New. Collectible.; 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" t .

Rutland, VT/Tokyo : Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1977. Hardcover. Good. Original gilt lettered half cloth, dust jacket, illustrations in colour and b/w, large 8vo.; Partly browned on top.

Kinsey, Miriam. CONTEMPORARY NETSUKE. Tuttle, Rutland, 1977 (3rd Pr., 1987). Quarto, cloth, DJ, 261pp., illustrated with 158 color and b/w photos. Fine in Fine DJ.

Rutland, VT:: Charles E. Tuttle Company,, (1977). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket in a very good cardboard slipcase. (hint of toning to pages, price-clipped) . First printing. A look at netsuke from its origins to contemporary carvers. Includes a photo-essay on the creation of netsuke. Foreword by Hans Conried. Illustrated with 51 black and white photographs by Tsune Sugimura and 108 full color photographs by Tomo-o Ogita and sketches by Adelheid Roth Roscher. Bibliography, glossary-index, and list of dealers.Slightly oversized format, printed on heavy glossy stock throughout. 261 pp.