The Ornamental Arts of Japan
by George Ashdown Audsley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£595.00£535.50
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1882-84. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 16.5" by 12". Various. The first edition of this lavishly illustrated work exploring the beauties of Japanese art, colourfully illustrated with chromolithographs. The first edition of this work.An uncommon work.Four parts bound in two volumes, being parts 1, 2, 5, and 6 only, of a total of 9 parts, lacking parts 3, 4, 8, and 9.An impressive work exploring the beauties of the ornamental arts of Japan.The author of this work, George Ashdown Audsley, discusses the different mediums oft used in Japanese art, presenting some of the fine examples to be found across the country.Audsley was an accomplished architect and artist who wrote one of the first and most important books on Japanese art in the English language, titled 'The Keramic Art of Japan'. Part I covers drawing, painting, engraving, and printing. Part II covers embroidery. Part V covers incrusted work. Part VI covers metal work.The chromolithographs faithfully portray the vivid and captivating beauty of the art explored in these volumes.Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-one chromolithograph plates, and nine monochrome plates.Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece, ten chromolithograph plates, and sixteen monochrome plates.Collated, all plates are present. Rebound in an institutional cloth binding. Externally, smart, with only a few light marks to the boards. Surface wear to the recto of the front endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few light handling marks. Small closed tear to the tail of a few pages. Institutional stamps throughout. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
Originally published: London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1882-1884. New selection of plates.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 896P53
- Title
- The Ornamental Arts of Japan
- Author
- George Ashdown Audsley
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1882-84
- Size
- 16.5" by 12"
- Keywords
- The Ornamental Arts of Japan japan ornamental arts art japan george ashdown audsley
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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