Tokyo/New York: Charles E. Tuttle, 1973. Book. As New. Decorative Paper. First Edition. Octavo, black cloth spine over hand made decorative paper covered boards. 260 pp. Very generously illustrated throughout with black and white reproductions of the full range of popular art expressions of the horrific supernatural beings of Japanese folk tales and literature. Reprodctions of paintings, prints and book illustrations. 25 pp. introduction by Terence Barrow followed by hundreds of illustrations each with a short note and commentary by Nikolas Kiej'e. A great survey of the grotesque in Japanese art and culture and an excellent reference work. This like new, very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked and unread in a very tight, crisp, sparkling dust jacket. New Old Stock. Fine in fine dust jacket. AS NEW..

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Bookseller: Brillig Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 08028
Title: Japanese Grotesqueries
Author: Kieje, Nikolas
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 080480656X
ISBN 13: 9780804806565
Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle
Place of Publication: Tokyo/New York
Date Published: 1973
Keywords: JAPAN, JAPANESE, FOLK, BIZARRE, GHOST, SPIRIT, KAMI, ANIMISM, TALE, STORY, HORROR, HAUNTING, DEMON, GHOUL, MONSTER, DEVIL, LITERATURE, BELIEF, SHINTO, RELIGION, POPULAR, ART, SYMBOLS, SYMBOLOGY, ICON, ICONOGRAPHY, INK, PAINTING, PRINT, PRINTING, ILLUSTRAT
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