Washi: The World of Japanese Paper by Sukey Hughes - 1978

Tokyo: Kodansha International , 1978 360pp, printed on heavy stock paper, bound in creme colored textured silk, Japanese paper was used for the endpapers, binding and hinges tight, illustrated throughout. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. The dust jacket show light edge wear, and is price-clipped. INCLUDES the original card stock slipcase, in Good++ Condition. Text is in English. JAPANESE WASHI PAPER.

Kodansha, 1978. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Covers stained on the bottom edge. Dust jacket torn and chipped. Sticker of weaver Virginia Davis on front flyleaf.

New York: Kodansha. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1978. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0870113186 . Mild bumping to boards. Unclipped DJ, mild edgewear, few small tears, spine lightly faded, publisher's price sticker front flap. Solid binding and clean text. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks or stamps. Slipcase with bumped and rubbed corners, few small tears. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 360 pages .

Tokyo, New York: Kodnasha International, 1982. 2nd printing. hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1982 Kodansha International, tan linien cloth hardcover with dust jacket, Second printing, Inscribed by the author, Fine/Fine, index, 360 pages

Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1978. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Folio. 360pp. Illus. First Edition. Original linen cloth with brown lettering. Japanese paper endpapers with silk strands embedded. . Photo plates of the Washi producers. An exhaustive history of this process. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Folio IInscribed by the author. Beautiful copy in a nearfine clipped dj and VG slipcase.

Kodansha International, 1978-04-26. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Kodansha International, 1978 hardback book and dust jacket in near fine condition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Tokyo:: Kodansha International,. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0870113186 . Some color, mostly black and white photographs and line drawings throughout. First edition. Near fine in a near fine, price clipped dust jacket. .

Tokyo, New York, San Francisco: Kodansha International, 1978. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW clamshell cloth case. Still housed in the publisher's cardboard custom shipping carton. Both the book and inner clamshell case are in PERFECT CONDITION. NO rubbing or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. Crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. The book is bound in the original eggshell white flecked paper-covered boards with a blue cloth spine that is stamped in red and tan. The inner clamshell case is bound in brown silk with a printed paper title label on the spine. Deluxe First Edition. Limited to 1000 numbered copies, this being #24. Profusely illustrated with drawings and 227 photos, 27 in color. This is the deluxe issue in a special binding. IT INCLUDES 92 PAGES NOT FOUND IN THE TRADE EDITION. The extra pages are for 102 tipped-in paper samples and commentary about them. This book addresses all aspects of washi - how it evolved, how it is… Read More