Art of the Netsuke Carver, the
by Meinertzhagen, Frederick
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1956. First Edition. Oversize Hardback. Very Good/Poor. XL. Book is in dark green cloth with lightly bumped corners. Previous owner's name on front end paper, a paperclip rust stain on inside front cover. 80 pages with about 25 in the back on glossy paper with numbered examples of netsuke from the author's collection, perhaps 8 examples per page in b&w photos. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is in tatters with large open tears, now wrapped in a protective cover. The author, a London antique dealer, gives an historical and critical account both of the more notable individual netsuke craftsmen and a detailed accounting of the schools formed in the principal towns. Publisher's page contains the words ""First published"" and the date. Contents include netsuke, function and form, The makin gof netsuke, materials and technique, History of ... The author's collection.
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- Bookseller
- Pistil Books Online (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143472
- Title
- Art of the Netsuke Carver, the
- Author
- Meinertzhagen, Frederick
- Format/Binding
- Oversize Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Routledge and Kegan Paul
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- XL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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