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THE NETSUKE HANDBOOK; with 226 new photographs in color and gravure / adapted from the Japanese by Raymond Bushell
by Reikichi, Ueda
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1979. Eleventh printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Photographs. 8vo, maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival polyester-protected photographicc dust jacket (price-clipped), profusely illustrated with 226 color and B&W glossy plates; biblio., index; 325 pages. Weight: 2 lbs. Raymond Bushell (1910-1998) was an expert collector and scholar of Netsuke, and this is an important and very useful reference.<br/><br/>SUPERIOR CONDITION: Tight, bright, clean copy with many bright, unfoxed illustrations. No previous owner's or remainder marks.raymond.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7239
- Title
- THE NETSUKE HANDBOOK; with 226 new photographs in color and gravure / adapted from the Japanese by Raymond Bushell
- Author
- Reikichi, Ueda
- Illustrator
- Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Eleventh printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles E. Tuttle Company
- Place of Publication
- Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Japan, wood, ivory, carvings, obe, myths, belts, miniatures
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Biblio
- The Greek root for a variety of words referring to the book, such as bibliography, bibliomania, etc. Also, one of the world's...
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