Kabuki by Gunji, Masakatsu - 1969

Tokyo/New York: Kodansha International Ltd., 1969. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Yoshida, Chiaki. Lavishly illustrated tribute to this ancient style of Japanese theater, in 265 pages with fold-out Actors' Chronology in rear, Bibliography, Index, & Introduction by Donald Keene. Second Printing. Translated from the original Japanese. With 57 full-color plates & 407 black-and-white gravure plates. Folio sized hardback with black cloth-covered boards & green embossed lettering on front cover & spine is downgraded to only Good due to damage (chewing top edge of both book & DJ. Otherwise, both are Near Fine: extremely clean & binding is tight & square; NO writing, highlighting or underlining. Pages show light tanning around all edges. Old price crossed out on ffep at top. NOT ex-lib. Shallowly clipped front flap of DJ, with $75. price sticker intact. Small missing piece at bottom of this front flap & scraped upper-outer corner of front cover. Please see our photos! Description & photos copyright Gargoyle Books 2021. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); weekends & holidays ship next business day. SORRY: book is too large & heavy for expedited domestic or international shipping without substantial postage increase.