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JAPANESE DECORATIVE ART. A Handbook for Collectors and Connoisseurs. Translated by Katherine Watson by Feddersen, Martin - 1962

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JAPANESE DECORATIVE ART. A Handbook for Collectors and Connoisseurs. Translated by Katherine Watson

by Feddersen, Martin

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New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Eight color plates, 239 figures, one map, and four tables, one folding. First U.S. edition. First fully documented one-volume work on the crafts of Japan, with separate sections on ceramics, metalwork, lacquer, netsuke carving, leatherwork, and basketry. Includes an historical introduction concerning technological and stylistic developments, a record of the names and genealogies of craftsmen, an explanation of the Japanese system of dating, discussion on the sources of iconography and motifs, and an extensive bibliography. Salmon cloth binding, with gilt and black titles. The dust jacket is a bit rubbed, with a light dampstain to the bottom of rear panel and some unnecessary tape reinforcement on the verso of the spine; otherwise very good.

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  • Publisher Thomas Yoseloff
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1962
  • Keywords General, Feddersen, Martin Japan Antiques Decorative Art Asia Illustrated Books Ceramics Metalwork Lacquer Sculpture

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JAPANESE DECORATIVE ART A Handbook for Collectors and Connoisseurs

JAPANESE DECORATIVE ART A Handbook for Collectors and Connoisseurs

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London: Faber and Faber. VG+. 1962. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. 296 pages. Dust jacket price clipped. Translated by Katherine Watson. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .
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Japanese Decorative Art: A Handbook for Collectors and Connoisseurs

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London: Faber and Faber, 1962. Clean, crisp and unmarked, F/VG. Full red cloth binding. 296pp. Many b&w photos. Fold-out chard in back. In a lightly rubbed dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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Japanese Decorative Art: A Handbook For Collectors and Connoisseurs

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London: Faber and Faber, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 283pp+ index; folding table tipped in at rear. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket.
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Japanese Decorative Art: A Handbook for Collectors and Connoisseurs

by Martin Feddersen (translated by Katharine Watson)

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New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1962. First US Edition . Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ shows scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner wear/creases/small tears. Orange cloth boards underneath are clean and bright with only minor edge and corner bumps. The internal binding is good and text pages are tight. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting, no remainder marks. There is some light toning to the page edges and the pastedown and end pages also show toning from reacting to the dust jacket.
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JAPANESE DECORATIVE ART a Handbook for Collectors & Connoisseurs

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NY: THOMAS YOSELOFF. VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1962.
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Rare Japanese Decorative Art: A Handbook For Collectors and Connoisseurs - London: Faber and Faber, 1962 [Hardcover] Feddersen, Martin

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Generic, 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Japanese Decorative Art. A Handbook for Collectors and Connoisseurs.

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London.: Faber and Faber., 1962.. First edition.. Hard cover. . Fine copy (owner names on end papers, edges) in fine dust jacket (in mylar). . Octavo.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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Japanese Decorative Art: A Handbook for Collectors and Connoisseurs

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New York: Yoseloff, 1962. hardcover. very good(+). More than 200 illustrations plus a folding table at rear. 296 pages, 8vo, orange cloth; spine lightly rubbed. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, (1962). A very good(+) copy<br/> <br/>
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London : Faber and Faber, 1962. Hardcover. Good. Original gilt lettered cloth, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w and some in colour, foldable table in rear.
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Japanese Decorative Art: A Handbook for Collectors and Commoisseurs

Japanese Decorative Art: A Handbook for Collectors and Commoisseurs

by FEDDERSEN, Martin; WATSON, Katherine [translator]

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New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1962. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket in protective mylar. Some wear to bottom board edges and corners; pages yellowing; former owner's name penned to front endpaper. Jacket with some wear to edges and corners; some scuffing to edges; sunning to spine.
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