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Facing East [Lavish edition of Levine's ukiyo-e inspired drawings]

Facing East [Lavish edition of Levine's ukiyo-e inspired drawings]

Facing East [Lavish edition of Levine's ukiyo-e inspired drawings]
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Facing East [Lavish edition of Levine's ukiyo-e inspired drawings]: Limited Edition; No. 2124 of 2500 sets, Signed by both the Artist and Author at the Limitation and Inside the Top of the Box.

by Michener, James A. & Jack Levine

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New York: Scandinavian University Press, 1970. Limited Edition. A Fine Hardcover in a Fine Box. Fine/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Jack Levine.

Large portfolio of woven beige moire that fastens with a black Madras goatskin belt and loop closing and is gilt stamped on the spine and encloses two inner portfolios, the first of beige moire belted with black Madras leather containing loose sheets of the text by Michener and nine original woodcuts by Levine printed on Arches paper and one hors texte original woodcut printed on Japon Kawanaka paper and four original color lithographs printed on Rives paper.

Signed by both the Artist and Author at the Limitation and Inside the Top of the Box. No Flaws, Gift Quality.. Illustrated by James Levine in the margins and then with 4 original color lithographs and a woodcut on Japanese vellum as well as reproduction of Levine's sketchbook with 54 full color plates with tissue guards, loose and laid in as issued housed together in a satin clamshell box.

The 54 watercolors, gouaches and drawings in the sketchbook were printed in Paris, and hand-colored by pochoir processes on Ingres paper, from 2 to 40 colors were hand-brushed on each. Limited Edition; No. 2124 of 2500 sets,

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Bookseller
Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
012312
Title
Facing East [Lavish edition of Levine's ukiyo-e inspired drawings]
Author
Michener, James A. & Jack Levine
Illustrator
Jack Levine
Format/Binding
A Fine Hardcover in a Fine Box
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket As Issued
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Limited Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Scandinavian University Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1970
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Illustrated Books & History of the Image; Art, American--Japanese influences; Japan--Pictorial works. Form/Genre: Lithographs--New York--1970; Woodcuts--France--Paris--1970. Pochoir prints--France--Paris--1970; Signed Book

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