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Tokyo International, Tokyo, 1970. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. SADAO KIKUCHI. Ukiyo-e Prints: Masterpieces of the Japanese Wood-block Print, Tokyo International Publishers, 1970.Heavy folio, translation of the 1963 Japanese edition, pp. 350, red cloth boards quarter-bound in beige cloth with black stamped lettering to the spine, printed acetate jacket, 235 plates, color and halftone. Lavish presentation of the masters, including Utamaro, Masanobu, Buncho, Hiroshige and many others whose work is familiar. With a gorgeous trifolding frontispiece by Kuniyoshi.Condition of this book:Near fine with a touch of dust at bottom edge, corner bump, wrapper has a short tear. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). 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: Over 3… Read More

Ediciones Nuevedoce, no place. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. ALEJANDRO BRANA. Un Viaje en el Tiempo, Recorridos por las Casas de Indianos en Asturias, no place: Ediciones Nuevedoce, no date [2008 or later].Quarto, pp. 336, black cloth boards, color photos by Brana, text by Marta Llavona, text in Spanish. Exposes the fine homes of the Indianos, moneyed arrivals from the former Spanish colonies who built beautiful dwellings in Asturias province. A surprisingly scarce book: Worldcat locates only 5 copies, and there are none others in the marketplace at this writing.Condition of this book:Boards lightened at edges, overall fine. Size: Quarto. Text is in Spanish. 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: 2-3 kilos. Category: Architecture; Spain; Spanish Language; Travel &… Read More

Seabury Press, New York, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Uncollected Wodehouse, New York: Seabury Press, 1976.Octavo, first edition, pp. xii, 212, navy cloth-covered boards with silver lettering to spine. Covers the humorist's career from 1914 forward, with short stories and newspaper and magazine articles. Foreword by Malcolm Muggeridge, edited by David Jasen.Condition of this book:Light soiling to jacket and top edge, else fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 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: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1970s; Fiction. ISBN: 0816492867. ISBN/EAN: 9780816492862. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55203. . 9780816492862

Hastings House, New York, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Federal Writers Program. Utah, A Guide to the State, New York: Hastings House, 1941.Octavo, first edition, pp. xxvi, 595, gravure plates, navy cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering to spine and front. Part of the American Guide Series created by the Works Progress Administration during the Depression to give work to unemployed writers and photographers. Condition of this book:Very good with light wear at covers' edges, jacket has short tears at edges and along folds, internally reinforced with binder's tape. Preserved in Brodart. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 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: Travel & Places; United States; 1940s; Antiquarian… Read More