A History of Japanese Lacquerwork
by Von Rague, Beatrix
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- very good
- ISBN 10
- 0802021352
- ISBN 13
- 9780802021359
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1976. Undetermined. very good. 1st English Edition. viii,303pp. Large octavo with orange cloth boards. Gilt decoration on front and lettering on spine. Black endpapers. B&W photos throughout. Dust jacket has some wear to corners and edges. very good An illustrated history of Japanese lacquerwork. Separated into different periods, with sections at the back: a glossary of common Japanese descriptive terms, period table, Japanese names nad technical terms with their corresponding written characters and Japanese provinces. 1976
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 138559
- Title
- A History of Japanese Lacquerwork
- Author
- Von Rague, Beatrix
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0802021352
- ISBN 13
- 9780802021359
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Ceramics|Japanese Art
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