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Japanisches Gespensterbuch
by Graf, Oscar and Cäcilie, editors
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Stuttgart / Berlin / Leipzig: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1925. Study of Japanese art incorporating ghosts, demons, and other supernatural & grotesque motifs, a subject typically only skimmed in the usual publications; including prints, paintings, and sculpture. Text in German, with mostly quite well-reproduced plates in b/w & color, some double-page. Stout hardcover, tan calf spine & corner tips over green paper-covered boards. Light wear to book, but water stain to head of spine affecting jacket & book, minor waterstain to front cover, some splitting to inner hinges; some of the color plates are a bit off-register; slipcase rubbed & chipped, with part of the spine label chipped off. Text clean; [12], 63 pages, blank, 142 tissue-guarded plates, of which 45 are in color. Text in German. A surcharge for expedited or international shipping of this oversize book will be required; please inquire for an accurate quote.. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Good/Very Good. Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- t0880os
- Title
- Japanisches Gespensterbuch
- Author
- Graf, Oscar and Cäcilie, editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft
- Place of Publication
- Stuttgart / Berlin / Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Ghosts, Demons, Supernatural, Japanese Art, Japanese Prints, Ukiyo-e, Fantasy Art, Horror
- Size
- Quarto
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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