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Manga
by Katsushika Hokusai
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Yamada, Japan. Early Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI. Manga, one volume of a 15-book series, Japan: Naosaburo Yamada, early 1900s. Octavo slightly larger than 9x6 inches, unpaginated with 29 woodblock-printed leaves, stab binding, paper label on front. Part of a series that was done between 1900 and 1915 (the artist died in 1849), with light coloring. Hokusai, best known for his "Great Wave" image, is a sort of patron saint of manga. Wikipedia: "The first volume of Manga (meaning random drawings) was published in 1814 and was an immediate success. By 1820, he had produced twelve volumes (with three more published posthumously) which include thousands of drawings of objects, plants, animals, religious figures, and everyday people, often with humorous overtones." Condition of this book: Near fine with a touch of dust at the edges. Prints fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). One volume of the 15-volume set. Text is in Japanese. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Japan; Japanese Language; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55473. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55473
- Title
- Manga
- Author
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Yamada
- Place of Publication
- Japan
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Art & Design; Japan; Japanese Language; Antiquarian & Rare. Unbranded Katsushika Hokusai Manga
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Rarities etc.
Biblio member since 2007
Warwick, New York
About Rarities etc.
Rarities specializes in photos, prints and art and photography books. We also offer vintage oddities.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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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