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100 Seasonal Paintings of Japan
Japan Dentsu Inc. 1991 First Edition Decorative Cloth Fine Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall
Published by Dentsu on the occasion of their 90th anniversary. Presumed first and only printing. Published 1991. Printed and bound in Japan. This book has primary text in Japanese and secondary text in English. Celadon green silk [or silk-like] binding, with crisp black-stamped calligraphy to the paper label on the front board. Unbumped spine head and tail, with sharp corners. 1-inch by 1/8-inch stain near the tail of the spine, else an exceptionally clean binding. 16.75 x 11.75 inches. With xxii and 238 numbered pages. With 100 stunning full-color, full-page plates, some of which are fold-out. Identification and commentary appear in Japanese and in English opposite each plate page. All plates specially printed on heavy coated stock. An immensely clean copy, and very tight. Almost certainly unread. In a matching slipcase of celadon green silk on hardboards with gilt-stamped Japanese characters to the front board. Slipcase with a 2 square-inch stain in the lower corner of the front board, merely a cosmetic issue. A Fine copy in a Very Good slipcase. A presentation of art images cataloged according to the four seasons, the images taken from pictorial calendars issued by Dentsu over the years.
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75.00 USD
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A Chronological Table of Chinese and World Cultures: Philosophy, Art, Technology
Taipei, Republic of China National Palace Museum 1988 Third Edition Cloth Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Printed in Taiwan. 11.25 x 8 inches. Accordian-style book with unnumbered continuous pages. With numerous color illus. above and below a running date line, i.e., in chronological order. Cocoa-brown cloth boards with gold lettering to the front board. The boards are square and tight, and virtually without blemish. An exceptionally clean copy. Either unread or very gently read. No remainder marks. Housed in a sturdy slipcase of matching cloth and lettering. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good Plus slipcase.
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17.50 USD
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A Descriptive and Illustrative Catalogue of Chinese Bronzes Acquired during the Administration of John Ellerton Lodge
Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Freer Gallery of Art 1946 First American Edition Buckram Very Good Minus Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Published by the Free Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Oriental Studies No. 3. An English language publication with secondary text in Chinese characters. Presumed first printing of the first edition, 1946. Printed and presumed bound in Baltimore, MD. Ex-library but with very few ex library markings and from a non-circulating collection: the Research Library of the Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco. In the medium-duty brown buckram binding, with crisp gilt-stamped lettering, and with a small brown design to the front board to the spine. Fairly clean and well-preserved binding. Moderately rubbed and bumped spine and tail and corners, with the upper front corner moderately abraded. Hinges tender but holding nicely. 14 x 10 inches. With v and 108 numbered pages of text consisting of commentary on the plates, interspersed with maps of China, B&W figures and 50 full-page duo-tone plates. Apart from the the discreet library markings, a very clean copy. The plates themselves are free of library stamps. Gently read. A Very Good Minus copy.
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70.00 USD
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A Small But Very Fine Private Collection of Japanese Color Prints
New York, New York, U.S.A. The Walpole Galleries 1920 First Edition Paperback Very Good Minus 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
From an auction of June 14th, 1920. 10 x 7 inches. Light brown over-wrappers with brown-stamped lettering. With 47 numbered pages of text itemizing 208 lots and with several B&W plates, being reproductions of Japanese woodblock prints. Generally a clean copy. A Very Good Minus copy. From the private library of Herbert McLean Evans, with his initials in soft lead pencil to the back of the front wrapper. Evans [1882-1971] was a highly regarded U.S. anatomist and embryologist. He was an ardent collector of rare books and of Japanese ukiyo-e prints.
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40.00 USD
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Altjapanische Porzellane aus der Porzellansammlung Dresden; the Catalogue of the Exhibition of the Ko-Imari Collection of the Dresden Museum, DDR
1975 First Paperback Edition Paperback Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Exhibition at Expo 1975 in five cities in Japan, and apparently sponsored by the Takashimaya department store. This is a paperback edition, not hardback. Presumed first paperback printing. Believed printed and bound in Japan. This is a bilingual edition in Japanese and in German. Full-pictorial wrappers. 9.75 x 8 inches. 100 numbered pages. Heavy coated stock with numerous color plates, some full-page. Unbumped spine head and tail, with sharp corners, except for a semi-bump to the uppercorners, quite minor. A lovely copy, clean and tight. Respectfully read and with the occasional English word in pencil appearing at footnotes. A Very Good copy.
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25.00 USD
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An Exceptionally Important Collection of Rare and Valuable Japanese Color Prints, the Property of Carl Schraubstadter, February 1921
New York, New York, U.S.A. American Art Association 1921 First Edition Paperback Good Plus 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
For a sale of February 10th, 11th & 12th, 1921. With prices realized noted in pencil in the margins. Foreward by Carl Schraubstadter. 9.75 x 6.75 inches. Plain beige wrappers with black-stamped lettering. Tiny paper losses at spine head and tail. Wrappers are age-yellowed and lightly soiled and with previous owner name and address on back wrapper. Text block remains sound although signatures are threatening to separate. With many unnumbered pages of text, listing in detail 931 lots offered for sale. Also 102 B&W plates, being reproductions of Japanese woodblock prints. Light foxing near the preliminaries. A number of notations in pencil throughout. Else a clean copy. A Good Plus copy. The sale is widely regarded as one of the most important sales of the first half of the 20th century of Japanese color prints. So listed at p. 10, The Evolution of Ukiyoé: The Artistic, Economic and Social Significance of Japanese Wood-Block Prints, by Takahashi Sei-Ichiro, 1955. From the private library of Herbert McLean Evans. Evans [1882-1971] was a highly regarded U.S. anatomist and embryologist. He was an ardent collector of rare books and of Japanese ukiyo-e prints.
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150.00 USD
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An Exceptionally Important Collection of Rare and Valuable Japanese Color Prints, the Property of Carl Schraubstadter, First Sale, February 10th, 1921
New York, New York, U.S.A. American Art Galleries 1921 First Edition Paperback Good Plus 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
For the first sale only, Thursday evening, February 10th, from a auction of February 10th, 11th & 12th, 1921. Includes Lot Nos. 1 to 238. 9.75 x 6.75 inches. Plain beige wrappers with black-stamped lettering. Wrappers are age-yellowed and with some pencil notations on back wrapper. Text block stapled together at bindery. With unnumbered pages of text, listing in detail 238 lots offered for sale. Also with XVIII B&W plates, being reproductions of Japanese woodblock prints. A fairly clean copy. A Good Plus copy. From the private library of Herbert McLean Evans, with his initials in soft lead pencil to the back of the front wrapper. Evans [1882-1971] was a highly regarded U.S. anatomist and embryologist. He was an ardent collector of rare books and of Japanese ukiyo-e prints.
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60.00 USD
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An Exhibit and Sale of the Melvin & Toyoko McGovern Collection of Important Netsuke
Seattle, WA Honeychurch Antiques 1989 First Edition Paperback Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Printed and bound in Hong Kong. Attractive full-pictorial glossy paper wrappers, with crisp lettering and design, and with virtually no scuffing/rubbing. Unbumped spine head and tail, and with sharp corners. 9.5 x 7 inches. With 76 numbered pages and with numerous B&W photo illus. An exceptionally clean copy, and quite tight. Very gently read. No remainder marks. A Fine copy. The "prices realized" sheet is slipped in.
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20.00 USD
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An Exhibition of Chinese Archaic Jades
New York, New York, U.S.A. C. T. Loo, Inc. 1950 First Edition Decorative Boards Very Good Plus No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
This exhibition was arranged for the Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, January 20 to March 1, 1950. Text in English, with no ancillary text in Chinese. NOT ex library. Printed and bound in NY. Beige cloth spine with crisp gilt-stamped lettering, and with turquoise paper hardboards with crisp gilt-stamped lettering and archaic design. 11 x 8.5 inches. A touch of bumping to the spine head and tail, and with sharp corners. Text block firmly bound in. With unnumbered pages including text and full-page plates. Featuring 60 (LX) plates in monochrome, all on medium-weight, matte stock. All items illustrated in the plates are accompanied by detailed commentary and citations. No remainder marks. A very clean copy, and rather tight. Very gently read. There is no DJ present. A Very Good Plus copy of a fairly scarce scholarly work on Chinese jades.
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495.00 USD
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An Exhibition of Chinese Stone Sculptures
New York C. T. Loo, Inc. 1940 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Plus No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
This exhibition was arranged for the Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, January 20 to March 1, 1950. Text in English, with no ancillary text in Chinese. NOT ex library. Printed by the William Bradford Press, NY. Most inscription translations by Suchen Ho. Cinnamon cloth spine with crisp gilt-stamped lettering, and with brownish-bronze paper hardboards with crisp gilt-stamped lettering and archaic design. 11 x 8.5 inches. Just a hint of bumping to the spine head and tail, and with sharp corners. Text block firmly bound in. With unnumbered pages including text and full-page plates. Featuring 35 (XXXV) plates in monochrome, all on medium-weight, semi-glossy stock. All items illustrated in the plates are accompanied by detailed commentary and citations in the text section. No remainder marks. Very slight age yellowing arounfthe page edges, not at all into the text or the plates. A very clean copy, and rather tight. Very gently read. There is no DJ present. A Very Good Plus copy of a fairly scarce scholarly work on Chinese stone sculptures.
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350.00 USD
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An Exhibition of the Sculpture of Greater India, a Fully Illustrated Catalogue
New York, New York, U.S.A. C. T. Loo, Inc. 1942 First Edition Decorative Boards Very Good Plus No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Text in English. Printed and bound in NY. Tangerine-colored buckram spine with crisp gilt-stamped lettering, and with orange paper hardboards with crisp gilt-stamped lettering and archaic design. 11 x 8.5 inches. A touch of bumping to the spine head and tail, and with sharp corners. Text block firmly bound in. With 72 numbered pages including double-page map, text and 69 monochrome plates, some full-page and all on medium-weight, semi-glossy stock. All items illustrated in the plates are accompanied by detailed commentary and citations. No remainder marks. A very clean copy, and rather tight. Very gently read. There is no DJ present. A Very Good Plus copy of a fairly scarce scholarly work on the sculpture of India and vicinity.
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135.00 USD
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Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Ceramics. 23 March - 3 April 1999
London, England Eskenazi 1999 1873609078 / 9781873609071 First Edition Paperback Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
A catalog of an exhibition in New York. Printed and bound in the UK. Text in English. Full-pictorial wrappers. Unbumped spine head and tail, and with sharp corners. 11.75 x 8.5 inches. 51 numbered pages, with various featured bronze and ceramic art objects. Heavy coated stock with numerous color plates. A clean copy. Gently read. A Near Fine copy.
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80.00 USD
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Archaeological Finds Han Tombs at Guangzhou and Hong Kong
China Chinese University of Hong Kong 1983 First Paperback Edition Paperback Very Good Minus 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
This is a bilingual edition in Chinese and in English. 11 x 8 inches. A paperback publication in pictorial wrappers. Generally unbumped spine head and tail, and with fairly sharp corners, except that there is a bump to the upper left corner of the front wrapper near the spine head. 261 numbered pages, with approximately 11 color plates and with numerous B&W photo illustrations. A clean and tidy copy, inside and out. No remainder marks. A Very Good Minus copy. Very scarce in any condition.
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40.00 USD
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Ars Asiatica XII, Les collections archéologiques du Musée National de Bangkok
Paris Les Editions G. van Oest 1928 First French Edition Paperback Very Good Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Achevé d'ímprimer le 20 juin 1928 sur les presses de Protat Frères, Macon. Ce n'est pas une édition bilingue. Texte en français uniquement, pas en anglais. NOT ex library. Printed and bound in France. Issued June 20, 1928, by Protat Frères, Macon. This is from an unstated limitation; probably not more than 5,000 copies. This is not a bilingual edition. Text in French only, not in English. Large folio, 13.75 x 10.25 inches. This is a paperback bound in European over-wrappers. Light age-fading to the wrappers but very little soiling. Crisp black-stamped lettering to the front over-wrapper and spine. Front with photo-reproduction of a bust in a dark greenish hue. Almost no bumping to the spine head and tail, and with fairly sharp corners. The top three inches of the front wrapper and over-wrapper are separating near the spine head, not threatening the overall integrity of the binding. Sewn binding, with 36 pages of text followed by XL full-page, heliotype plates, the plates printed by L. Marotte. Opposite each plate are commentaries corresponding to the plates. In the bottom corner of the last several pages, not into the text or images, are several tiny raised bumps, as if blind-stamped. Cause undetermined and merely a cosmetic consideration. A few speckles of light foxing to the prelliminaries. This book presents very well. Note that several of the pages are unopened, as issued. An exceptionally clean copy, inside and out. A Very Good copy.
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150.00 USD
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Ars Asiatica XIV, Peintures Chinoises et Japonaises de la Collection Ulrich Odin
Paris Les Editions G. van Oest 1929 First French Edition Paperback Very Good Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Achevé d'ímprimer le 22 août 1929 sur les presses de Protat Frères, Macon. Ce n'est pas une édition bilingue. Texte en français uniquement, pas en anglais. NOT ex library. Printed and bound in France. Issued August 22, 1929, by Protat Frères, Macon. This is from an unstated limitation; probably not more than 5,000 copies. This is not a bilingual edition. Text in French only, not in English. Large folio, 13.75 x 10.25 inches. This is a paperback bound in European wrappers. Light age-fading to the wrappers and moderate soiling only. Crisp gilt- and black-stamped lettering to the front wrapper and spine. Front with black outline drawing of a seated figure. Almost no bumping to the spine head and tail, and with fairly sharp corners. The text block is firmly bound in. With 62 pages of text followed by LXIV full-page, heliotype plates, the plates printed by L. Marotte. Pages 22-59 contain the commentaries corresponding to the plates. This book presents very well. Note that several of the pages are unopened, as issued. An exceptionally clean copy, inside and out. A Very Good copy.
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195.00 USD
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Arts of Ancient China, March 27 - April 12, 2006
New York, New York, U.S.A. J. J. Lally & Co. 2006 First Edition Paperback Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
A catalog of an exhibition in New York. Printed and bound in Hong Kong. Text in English. Pictorial wrappers, lightly rubbed. Unbumped spine head and tail, and with sharp corners. 11 x 8.5 inches. Unnumbered pages, with various featured bronze and ceramic art objects. Heavy coated stock with numerous color plates. A very clean copy. Gently read. A Near Fine copy.
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75.00 USD
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Arts of Imperial Japan
Seattle, WA Kagedo Japanese Art 2009 096633065x / 9780966330656 First Edition Cloth Near Fine Near Fine Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Printed and bound in the USA. The book is bound in black cloth, with crisp blind-stamped lettering to the front board and to the spine. 13.25 x 9.5 inches. With 135 numbered pages, with numerous full-page color plates, all on heavy coated stock. Unbumped spine head and tail, with sharp corners. An exceptionally clean copy, and quite tight. No remainder marks. Almost certainly unread. The gorgeous full-pictorial DJ is unclipped. DJ with very minor rubbing. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine DJ.
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25.00 USD
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Asian Decorative Arts, November 15, 2011
San Francisco, CA Bonhams 2011 First Edition Paperback As New 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Glossy paper wrappers. 10.25 x 8.25 inches. Text block firmly bound in. 161 numbered pages, plus several unnumbered pages, with color plates throughout, all on heavy-weight semi-glossy paper. No remainder marks. An immensely clean and tight copy. Unread. An As New copy. A catalogue for a highly regarded sale of fine Asian decorative art, held November 15, 2011.
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24.00 USD
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Asiatische Kunst 13/14 Juni 2014, Lempertz
Cologne, Germany Lempertz 1845 2014 First Edition Paperback Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Primary text is in German with secondary text in English. Lempertz Sale No. 1034. This is a catalog for an auction of Asian art of June 13 & 14, 2014. This is a paperback edition, not hardback. Printed and bound in Germany. Full-pictorial wrappers, with crisp lettering and illustration. Unbumped spine head and tail, and with sharp corners. 10.5 x 8.25 inches. With 531 numbered pages detailing 1201 featured lots. All illustrations in color on coated stock. An exceptionally clean copy, and very tight. Very gently read. No remainder marks. A Near Fine copy. This sale featured Chinese, Japanese and other Asian works of art.
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29.50 USD
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