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The Japanese Wood-Block Prints Through Two Hundred and Fifty Years
by Sei-ichiro Takahashi
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- Hardcover
- Signed
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- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Very Good
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About This Item
Chuo-Koron Bijutsu Shuppan, Tokyo, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Signed by Author. SEI-ICHIRO TAKAHASHI. The Japanese Wood-Block Prints Through Two Hundred and Fifty Years, Tokyo: Chuo-Koron Bijutsu Shuppan, 1965. Quarto, copy No. 184 of an edition of 1000, pp. 161, white buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine and front, extensive color and halftone illustration including 2 color woodblock prints tipped in, signed on the title page by the author. Devoted to ukiyo-e and its masters, including Hokusai, Utamaro, Hiroshige and others. Condition of this book: Short tears at jacket's edges, else fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Japan; 1960s; Reference. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54296. .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54296
- Title
- The Japanese Wood-Block Prints Through Two Hundred and Fifty Years
- Author
- Sei-ichiro Takahashi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chuo-Koron Bijutsu Shuppan
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Art & Design; Japan; 1960s; Reference. Signed by Author Sei-ichiro Takahashi The Japanese Wood-Block Prints Through Two Hundred and Fifty Years
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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