Berlin. Wasmuth. Black and white plates, 24pp, hinges cracked, some even browning, minor wear extremities of paper covered boards, attractive copy. Guide in German language to early Japanese woodblock prints. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 134595). More
Shueisha. 1975. Profusely illustrated with colour and black and white reproductions, 141pp, chronology, hardback quarto in slipcase. Small tear to plastic covering slipcase, still a very good copy in plastic covered dustjacket. In Japanese. A selection of prints by Harunobu, depicting urban life in Edo, with subjects including courtesans, sumo..... More
Honolulu Academy of Arts. 1977. Black and white illustrations, 119pp, very good in torn and now protected dustjacket, quarto. The exhibition, for which this monograph has been written, recorded a splendid selection of ukiyo-e art; illustrated books and broadsheets of great aesthetic and historical importance. (When referring to this item..... More
University of British Columbia. Colour illustrations, 50pp, references, a very good copy in original wrappers bound in Japanese style. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 156262). More
London. Faber Gallery of Oriental Art Series. 1957. 10 colour tipped in plates, colour plate laid down upper cover, 24pp, light shelf wear paperback, clear plastic wrapper, elegant bookplate tipped in front free endpaper and neat chop upper margin of title page, very nice copy. Quarto. Mr Robinson sketched the..... More
New York. Rizzoli. 1989. Profusely illustrated in colour throughout, 288pp, chronology, list of lenders, glossary, indexes of artists, actors, roles, plays and subjects, dustjacket tape repaired on reverse and a little worn, now protected. A very good copy. Quarto. This book contains lavish colour illustrations of Osaka prints of the..... More
London. Sotheby's. 1997. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 100pp, price list loosely inserted, a good copy in protected paperback. Catalogue of an auction held in London on Wednesday 18 June 1997. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 130315). More
London. Sotheby's. 1978. Black and white illustrations, 142pp, errata slip loosely inserted, handwritten estimates, papercovered boards worn at corners and spine. 30 x 21.7cm. Catalogue of sale held on Wednesday 22nd March, 1978 (When referring to this item please quote stockid 164972). More
Tokyo. Shueisha. 1975. 64 full page colour plates some folding, black and white illustrations in text, 143pp, very good copy in dustjacket in original slipcase. Small quarto. Text in Japanese only. This is volume 6 of a 17 volume set published between 1973 and 1976. Each volume stands on their..... More
Tokyo. Kodansha. 1973. Text in Japanese, stunning full-colour prints, 82pp, quarto hardback. Illustrated slipcase rubbed and patchily faded, gilt-stamped titling on spine and upper cover, signed by artist front free endpaper, a good copy. Catalogue of Takidaira's paper-cut art prints. The collection reflects Takidaira's masterful use of strong lines and..... More
London. Victoria and Albert Museum. 1922. Black and white photographic plates, 21pp, brief introduction to Japanese theatre. Discoloured paper wrappers, browning to leaves, still a sound, clean copy. Catalogue from an exhibition of Japanese prints illustrating various branches of Japanese Theatrical Art, with an introduction by Colonel Edward F. Strange..... More
