"What I Have Known". Tokujiro Ishida: Reflections Upon Fifty Years by Ishida, Tokujiro - 1989

Japan: Dainippon Yubenkai Kodansha, 1989. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 10 1/2" X 14 1/2. FINE/ NO DUST JACKET. 78 pp, with most containing full page b&w prints. Text is clean, unmarked, unread, pristine. Artist signed a bookmark, and a sticker on the last page has initials and the number 00279, from a limited edition. Dark blue boards are straight & tight. The book is bascially new. Has slipcase box which is shining silver, with hand painted title pasted on front. Box has double folds over book. It has some very faint staining. Ivory clasps. Beautiful set; gift quality.

Japan: Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. / Shashin Kagaku Co., Ltd., 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Early if not 1st printing of this volume numbered 4065. Spine tight, blue cloth boards rigid and square, tips pointed with only a couple of translucent spots here and there on the covers. Book is newish and is full of pictures of wood block prints by the artist on fine glossy paper. Corporate leader a Zen master! No dust jacket. There is a pamphlet explaining the volume laid in. Tall Folio.

Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. / Shashin Kagaku Co., Ltd., 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 80 pages, tall Folio. Out of Print. No DJ. Japanese Character and English Text. Profusely illustrated with b&w prints and photographs. Includes preface, epilogue, index. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt Japanese Character title on front cover. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and cover boards, moderate spine fade, a few light stains on back cover. Tightly bound with very clean and crisp pages. No marks. Volume is in Very Good condition..