Early Japanese Sword Guards Sukashi Tsuba
by Sasano, Masayuki & Richard L. Gage
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0870401769
- ISBN 13
- 9780870401763
- Seller
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo & San Francisco: Japan Publications Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0870401769 . Purple silk moire fabric covers; spine lettered in gilt; ribbon marker; gravure illustrations including 8 double page color plates. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 284 pages; "The major aim of this book is to present clearly and accurately the beauty of open-work tsuba arranged according to design school and historical period. To this end, the author has selected 216 outstanding works, each of which is shown in actual dimensions printed in gravure. Detailed information including school, period, artist, dimensions, etc. , are presented too. Fifty especially outstanding tsuba are shown in full-color illustrations. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11313
- Title
- Early Japanese Sword Guards Sukashi Tsuba
- Author
- Sasano, Masayuki & Richard L. Gage
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0870401769
- ISBN 13
- 9780870401763
- Publisher
- Japan Publications Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo & San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- 0870401769, Swords, Antiqes And Collectibles, JAPAN, Military History
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About the Seller
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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GRASS VALLEY, California
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