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HOKUSAI: THE MAN MAD-ON-DRAWING WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOE HLOUCHA AND 48 COLOURED WOODCUTS REPRODUCED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY W. FORMAN
by Hokusai
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good Plus / Good Plus (slipcase)
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Prague, Czech: Artia, Undated. Stated Second Edition. String-bound. Very Good Plus / Good Plus (slipcase). Large octavo, 10 in. x 8 in., pp. 115. Illustrated with forty-eight color illustrations and several black and white illustrations. Printed and sewn in the Japanese style, string-bound on double-fold paper. Previous owner's long inscription to half title page. Protected in a trifold hardback red slipcase of red cloth stamped with gilt Mt. Fuji image with two faux-ivory closure darts. Sunning and light rubbing to trifold cover; small dark stain to slipcover spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86336
- Title
- HOKUSAI: THE MAN MAD-ON-DRAWING WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOE HLOUCHA AND 48 COLOURED WOODCUTS REPRODUCED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY W. FORMAN
- Author
- Hokusai
- Format/Binding
- String-bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus / Good Plus (slipcase)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated Second Edition
- Publisher
- Artia
- Place of Publication
- Prague, Czech
- Date Published
- Undated
- Keywords
- Japanese Art, Mt. Fuji, Japanese woodblocks
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aardvark Rare Books
Biblio member since 2004
Eugene, Oregon
About Aardvark Rare Books
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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