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Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan
by Louise Norton Brown
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$492.42NZ$443.18
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About This Item
London; New York: George Routledge & Sons LTD; E. P. Dutton & CO, 1924. First edition. Cloth. Good. 15" by 10.5". Various. This lovely first edition volume explores the history of art in Japan, highlighted throughout with colour and monochrome plates. The first edition of this work.An academic work exploring the history and development of art in Japan, in particular looking into block printing and book illustration from their beginnings up to the twentieth century.Looking at early printing and engraving in Japan, illustrated books of the seventeenth century, Moronobu, Itcho, Korin, and their followers, Osaka as an art and publishing centre, the impressionists, the late Ukiyo-Ye illustrators, and more.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seventeen colour plates, and twenty-five monochrome plates.Collated, complete.By Louise Norton Brown, who sadly died before this work was published. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards, rebacked. Externally, generally smart, boards and spine are a little rubbed. Light bumping to the extremities. Spine label is rubbed with a couple of spines. Ink to the tail of the spine. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Stamp to the title page and dedication leaf. Plates 7 and 20 are detached but present. Plates 15 and 29 are detaching. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 809P38
- Title
- Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan
- Author
- Louise Norton Brown
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons LTD; E. P. Dutton & CO
- Place of Publication
- London; New York
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 15" by 10.5"
- Keywords
- Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan japan art block printing japan louise norton brown
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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