Nara Picture Books

Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1960. First US Edition. Softcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 7" x 10" Softcover in Slipcase; 46pp + 10 plates + 1 page of paper samples; Slipcase is age-toned, clean tight copy, VG condition in VG- Slipcase. Monograph on Japanese Nara picture books of the Edo period (1603-1867). Illustrated with ten plates, some in… Read more about this item

Dawson's Book Shop, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. Some yellowing to near fine dust jacket and slip case. Inscribed to prior owner and signed by translator Richard Zumwinkle. 4to - over 9_" - 12" tall Limited Edition woven-silk covered paper covers, side-stitched with purple string, in a paper dust wrapper in a slipcase with endcap. cover has paper label-strip… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Dawson, 1960. Translated by Richard Zumwinkle. Pp. vi+46, 10 plates (4 coloured), plus 2 tipped-in paper samples; patterned blue/grey silk over paper wrappers, spine sewn in the Japanese style, with vertical calligraphic paper title label on upper wrapper; printed dust wrapper, edges lightly browned and worn; within printed card two-part box, slightly soiled, with a couple of… Read more about this item

SHIMIZU, Yutaka. NARA PICTURE BOOKS. Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1960. 8vo. Decorative cloth Japanese bindin dust jacket, slipcase. (iv), 47 pages, 10 plates (4 in full color), and a lea containing two paper samples. First edition. This is the first English translation of Shimizu's study, first published in 1953. It is the only book in English devoted to… Read more about this item

Los Angeles.: Dawsons.. Limited edition of 750 copies.1960.. Translated. 10 black and white and colour plates, 2 Japanese paper samples tipped in, 46pp + 10pl, quarto, dustjacket and title page little browned, very attractive Japanese binding, good in slip case. A lovely book. Describes the bibliographical features, nomenclature, book titles, history, paintings and calligraphy in the books and the literary… Read more about this item

FAE. SHIMIZU, Yutaka. NARA PICTURE BOOKS. Translated by Richard Zumwinkle. Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1960. First American edition, 1/750 copies. IV + 46 pp. + 4 color and 6 b&w plates; with tipped in paper samples. Large 8vo, silk-covered wrappers, string bound. Browning, else very good in printed dust jacket and slipcase.

Dawson's Book Shop. Good. 1960. Hardcover. Thin carboard slipcase wiht ships, rips, soiled. Dj lightly chipped, stain to upper spine.; 46 pages .

Los Angeles. Dawson`s Book Shop. 1960. Softcover. Sehr gut. C3 --- Mit eingen Abb. auf Tafeln, 46pp., Obrosch. in Orig.-Schuber, schönes Exemplar (= with illustr., very good copy)

Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1960. Paperback. Very Good+. limited to 750 copies. This is a paperback with dj in slipcase. Slipcase shows some handling. translated by Richard Zumwinkle. paper samples intact; Limited Edition; 7 x 10

Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1960. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/In Slipcase. Limited edition of 750 copies. Patterned blue silk over paper covers with a gilt-flecked white title label (In Japanese) on the front cover. Four band purple string stitching. White dust jacket in a cream - color slipcase with formed end closure. 4to.… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1960. PB. very good+, silk Damask covers-wraps (softcover) in vg slipcase. B&W and color illustrations. Japanese manuscript books of the Edo Period (1603-1867). Two Japanese paper samples tipped in. 46pp of text.