Exquisite : The World of Japanese Kumihimo Braiding by Sahashi, Kei [editor] - 1988

Kodansha International, 1988. A crisp, clean copy in full purple cloth binding. 120pp. Dust jacket in a new mylar cover.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.

Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. Minor edge wear to dust jacket. Owner's sticker on ffep, otherwise clean and tight.. Purple cloth with gray lettering on spine. Black and color dust jacket with yellow, purple, and green lettering. 120 pp. Approx 40 pages of color plates plus many BW illustrations. "Through the broad vision of Kei Sahashi, the editor, who is an expert in the research and promotion of traditional Japanese craft products, three highly talented artists of widely different media have been brought together to explore and devise uses for kumihimo. Some of of these are radical, some more conservative, but all serve to illustrate the beauty of kumihimo and where they can find use, both in everyday life and for special occasions and ceremonies." -- dj flaps.

Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International, 1988. First U.S. Edition . Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 120pp. Illustrated w instructional bw photographs, and colour photo plates. Grey endpapers. Adhesive ghost on ffep. Purple cloth w silver-grey lettering on spine. Faint adhesive ghosts top and bottom of boards. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Colour photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, preserved in archival cover. Quarto - 26.5x19.5cm

NY: Kodansha International. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0870118439 . Color and black and white photographs by Akihiko Tokue throughout. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .

Kodansha International, 1988-04-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!