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Japanese Toys: Playing with History
by Sakamoto, Kazuya; Sonobe, Kiyoshi (Illustrator); Pomeroy, Charles A. (Translator)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Rutland, Vermont/Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc./Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1965. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Sonobe, Kiyoshi. Massive, profusely illustrated guide to folk toys from across Japan's history, arranged by region of origin. In 516 pages with decorative endpapers, maps, & black-and-white & full-color photographs throughout. Orig. published in Japanese in 6 parts in 1962, this is the First English-language Edition, First Printing, all in one volume, from 1965. With blue silk-covered boards lettered in bright gilt to spine, this hardcover small quarto is in Near Fine condition: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white with just a whisper of tanning to edges, but completely unmarked. Very mild rubbing & sunning to upper & lower extremities & tiny area of cloth loss in front joint near head of spine. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus): bright & colorful, but with chipping along top edges, heavier to back cover; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm Pacific time; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too large for expedited domestic or any international shipping without preapproval of extra postage (at least double per USPS rates_.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023542
- Title
- Japanese Toys: Playing with History
- Author
- Sakamoto, Kazuya; Sonobe, Kiyoshi (Illustrator); Pomeroy, Charles A. (Translator)
- Illustrator
- Sonobe, Kiyoshi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Language Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc./Bijutsu Shuppan-sha
- Place of Publication
- Rutland, Vermont/Tokyo, Japan
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- folk art culture cultural toys carved wooden history historical Japan Japanese asian
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Cultural Studies/Popular & Folk Culture/Countercultures; Dolls & Toys;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Quarto
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- Rubbing
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