The Hokusai Sketchbooks
by Michener, James A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Good
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Vermont & Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 1958. 286pgs. 187 full-page plates and hundreds of text decorations.Clay and black cloth with Japanese letters. on the front panel, Bright gilt lettering on the spine. there is offsetting to the preliminary page, light spot on the front free endpaper, Dampstain on the lower right corner of the front panel, otherwise internally free of wear. Price-clipped pictorial jacket has chips on the upper extremities. Housed in a Cardboard box with a paper label, which has been reinforced.. Hokusai was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. He was influenced by Sesshu Toyo and other styles of Chinese painting.. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good+/Good. Illus. by Hokusai. 10.2 x 6.6 x 1.5 inches .
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030881
- Title
- The Hokusai Sketchbooks
- Author
- Michener, James A
- Illustrator
- Hokusai
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Vermont & Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Japanese Prints Hokusai James Michener
- Size
- 10.2 x 6.6 x 1.5 inches
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Gilt
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