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FORMS, TEXTURES, IMAGES: Traditional Japanese Craftsmanship in Everyday Life. A photo essay by Takeji Iwamiya / edited, with an introduction, by Mitsukuni Yoshida / with an appreciation by Richard L. Gage.
by (Iwamiya, Takeji); Yoshida, Mitsukuni; editor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York/Tokyo: Weatherhill / Kyoto: Tankosha, (1982)., (1982).. Very good. - Quarto [14-1/2 inches high by 10-1 /2 inches wide], red buckram titled in gilt on the spine with a device stamped in gilt on the spine, in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed with a tiny stain to the front panel. 303 & [1] pages. Profuse black-and-white & color photographic illustrations by Takeji Iwamiya. Very good.
Second printing.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95629
- Title
- FORMS, TEXTURES, IMAGES: Traditional Japanese Craftsmanship in Everyday Life. A photo essay by Takeji Iwamiya / edited, with an introduction, by Mitsukuni Yoshida / with an appreciation by Richard L. Gage.
- Author
- (Iwamiya, Takeji); Yoshida, Mitsukuni; editor
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York/Tokyo: Weatherhill / Kyoto: Tankosha, (1982).
- Date Published
- (1982).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- DECORATIVE ARTS; DESIGN; CRAFTS; JAPANESE; PHOTO-ESSAY; PHOTOGRAPHER; TAKEJI IWAMIYA; MITSUKUNI YOSHIDA; RICHARD L. GAGE; FORMS, TEXTILES, IMAGES: TRADITIONAL JAPANESE CRAFTSMANSIP IN EVERYDAY LIFE.
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Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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