Japanese Toys - Playing with History
by Sakamoto, Kazuya (translated by Pomeroy, Charles A.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Tokyo, Japan and Rutland, Vermont: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha and Charles E.Tuttle, Inc., 1965. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: This is the English edition with revised text in one volume (first Japanese edition in six parts, 1962). Blue silk covered boards with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear. 516pp. 12 colour plates and many b/w illustrations. This book is a comprehensive survey of Japanese toys - toys form different areas of Japan are illustrated and the descriptions reveal local varioations on general themes. The book describes how the toys have historical and cultural implications and backgrounds of fascinating folklore. Some of the toys are for children to play with, others are used as charms and decorations..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008258
- Title
- Japanese Toys - Playing with History
- Author
- Sakamoto, Kazuya (translated by Pomeroy, Charles A.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha and Charles E.Tuttle, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo, Japan and Rutland, Vermont
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- japanese toys, folk art, kokeshi, rare toys
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art History;
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