Katachi; Japanese Pattern and Design in Wood, Paper, and Clay
by Iwamiya, Takeji
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W and color gravure; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 170 pages; Folio oversize HC/DJ. 1st edition. Snugly bound and neat in original color illustrated dust jacket. Heavy black linen with titles brightly in silver to spine and desing in blind to upper board. Just light shelf evidence to jacket edges; two short closed edge tears with judicious old tape mends by prior owner. Small binder's flaw to the laid paper endpages at front. Lavishly illustrated with details of Japanese design printed in lush gravure, some in color. Handsome clean copy. NF/VG+. ... Oversize book will require additional charges for most shipping methods. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- DogStar Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41684
- Title
- Katachi; Japanese Pattern and Design in Wood, Paper, and Clay
- Author
- Iwamiya, Takeji
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Bookseller catalogs
- Design;
Terms of Sale
DogStar Books
15 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
DogStar Books
Biblio member since 2020
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Folio
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- Good+
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- First Edition
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