Ukiyo-e "The Floating World"; Illustrated by twenty-eight rare examples of Japanese woodblock prints by seventeen great masters of the art

Seller

Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)

Seller's Inventory #

19114

Title

Ukiyo-e "The Floating World"; Illustrated by twenty-eight rare examples of Japanese woodblock prints by seventeen great masters of the art

Author

Grabhorn, Edwin & Marjorie Grabhorn

Format/Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Used - Orig. black cloth spine and patterned boards. Fine in fine plain maroon dust wrapper.

Quantity Available

2

Edition

First edition

Publisher

Book Club of California

Place of Publication

San Francisco

Date Published

1962

Keywords

Prints

Bookseller catalogs

Private Press; Prints; Oriental Art;

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Plate

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Cloth

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Fine

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Folio

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First Edition

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Spine

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