Catalogue of the Morse Collection of Japanese Pottery
by Morse, Edward S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- vg
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Rutland; Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1979. First Tuttle edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. XIX, [1], 396pp (text), XXVIII leaves (plates). Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Book housed in its original slipcase. Frontispiece. This remarkable work documents Edward S. Morse's extensive and spectacular collection of Japanese pottery now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This study is profusely illustrated throughout with numerous b/w drawings and photographic reproductions, as well as 18 stunning plates reproduced in photogravure. Slipcase, Dust-jacket, binding and interior in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34852
- Title
- Catalogue of the Morse Collection of Japanese Pottery
- Author
- Morse, Edward S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Tuttle edition
- Publisher
- Charles E. Tuttle Company
- Place of Publication
- Rutland; Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Japanese pottery, Japanese decorative arts, First edition, Illustrated, Photogravures, Reference
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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