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Exploring Japanese Books and Scrolls by Franklin, Colin - 1999
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[San Francisco]: The Book Club of California [printed at The Artichoke Press], 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. One of 450 copies, quarto size, 169 pp. This publication by The Book Club of California comprises a thorough exploration of Japanese books and scrolls, the contents and techniques involved, and their relation to the history and culture of Japan; Colin Franklin (b. 1923), an English antiquarian bookseller and writer specialising in private press and printing, wrote the book with the intent of bringing new viewers to experience Japanese art. The book is lavishly illustrated with colour facsimiles of book pages and scrolls from a wide range of time throughout Japan's history of book design.
___DESCRIPTION: Half dark blue cloth with pictorial paper boards, tan and blue paper spine label with white lettering, tan and blue patterned endpapers, frontispiece a full-colour Japanese illustration, title page in blue, black, and white with red ornament, full-colour facsimiles of book pages, illustrations, and scrolls throughout; Scripps College Old Style type, quarto size (14.25" by 10.25"), pagination: [i-vii] viii-xi [xii] [1-2] 3-156 [1 colophon], one of 450 copies, unnumbered. In a slipcase covered in tan and blue patterned paper, with matching paper spine label with white lettering.
___CONDITION: A fine copy; the covers clean, the corners straight and unrubbed, the binding tight with solid hinges, the interior clean and bright, and free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, as new. The slipcase is near fine, strong and sturdy, clean, with some rubbing to the corners of the spine and edges of the opening, else fine.
___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an unusually large and heavy book and additional postage may apply; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
___DESCRIPTION: Half dark blue cloth with pictorial paper boards, tan and blue paper spine label with white lettering, tan and blue patterned endpapers, frontispiece a full-colour Japanese illustration, title page in blue, black, and white with red ornament, full-colour facsimiles of book pages, illustrations, and scrolls throughout; Scripps College Old Style type, quarto size (14.25" by 10.25"), pagination: [i-vii] viii-xi [xii] [1-2] 3-156 [1 colophon], one of 450 copies, unnumbered. In a slipcase covered in tan and blue patterned paper, with matching paper spine label with white lettering.
___CONDITION: A fine copy; the covers clean, the corners straight and unrubbed, the binding tight with solid hinges, the interior clean and bright, and free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, as new. The slipcase is near fine, strong and sturdy, clean, with some rubbing to the corners of the spine and edges of the opening, else fine.
___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an unusually large and heavy book and additional postage may apply; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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- Publisher The Book Club of California [printed at The Artichoke Press]
- Place of Publication [San Francisco]
- Date Published 1999
- Keywords Books About Books, Book Club of California, BCC, Japanese Art, Scrolls, Pen and Ink, Bookbinding, Facsimiles
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New York: Published by Oak Knoll Press, 2005. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to 11" - 13" tall. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Handsomely produced in blue cloth covers, with gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xi [2], 3-156 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially…
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