THE FLOATING WORLD by MICHENER, James - (1954)

New York: Random House, 1954. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. No jacket; spine a little toned, else nice.

NY: Random. VG+/VG (see notes). 1954. 2nd ptg. hardcover. 8vo . 403pp . Bit of fading to spine of price-clipped DJ, but nice overall. .

New York: Random House, 1954. Third printing. Hardcover. 403 pages. "An account of the life and death of an art, of the men who made it and of the lusty age in which they flourished." Includes 65 illustrations with 40 in color. A tight near fine copy in cloth boards and in an about very good dust jacket with some edge chips and tears and a small stain to the rear panel. Still, a presentable copy of this attractive book.

New York:: Random House,, (1954). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine (some toning to the pages) in a poor dust jacket with a large piece missing from the upper edge of the front cover and the top of the spine. Original price of $8.95 still present on dj flap. . First printing. An "authoritative account of the Great Age of Japanese prints (about 1660 to 1860), and the artists who created them. The age in which these men flourished was robust, colorful and art-fostering even though it happened entirely within the period of the powerful Tokugawa dictatorship." Includes 65 illustrations with 40 of them are in full color. Includes information on the Japanese print market today, including an estimate of prices. Brief biographies of the ukiyo-e artists whose works are included in this book. Bibliography, index and glossary. xii, 403 pp.

New York: Random House, 1954. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Bottom corners quite bumped, about very good in fair only, price-clipped dustwrapper.

RANDOM HOUSE. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1954. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. DJ has some chipping, wear, and soil. Owner inscription. ; 9.40 X 6.40 X 1.10 inches .

RANDOM HOUSE. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1954. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. DJ has some chipping, wear, and soil. Owner inscription. ; 9.40 X 6.40 X 1.10 inches .

London: Martin Secker and Warburg, 1954. Second Edition. English Text. London, 1954; bound, pp. 402, b/w and col. ill., cm 16x24.

New York: Random House, 1954. Third Edition. English Text. New York, 1954; bound, pp. 402, b/w and col. ill., cm 16x24.

NY 1954 1st (stated) Random House. Large octavo, 403pp., illustrations, index, hardcover. VG in Good DJ, some chips along edges and at head of spine. .