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Latter Days 1 (Complete)
by HIROSHIGE Ando 1797-1858 (editors Dr Kiyoshi Shibui & Mr Sadao Kikuchi)
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
2 Hitotsubashi Kanda, Tokyo, Japan: Shuei-Sha Publishing Co Ltd, 1964. Limited Edition . No Binding. Near Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Ando Hiroshige. In white vinyl clamshell box, titles to top cover and spine in blue inks. 24 superbly printed colour plates, loose as issued, each mounted in a paper folder with plate number and title in green to lower corner, plates are bright and unmarked, 37*35 cm, either folio or oblong, with a 4 pp red paper contents list and a 20 pp cream loose folder containing an introduction, biography and plate listing with description in both Japanese and English. Titles include Soto to Uchi, Tokaido 53-Tsugi No Uchi, Kiso Kaido 69, Tsubaki ni Kotori etc. Housed in a cardboard boz with corners gone, titles to spine and top cover. Stunning colour plates! These 24 plates make up the Hiroshige 24 Masterpieces which were part 4 of a broader set of Japanese woodblock illustrations. Utagawa Hiroshige was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, and one of the last great artists in that tradition. He was also referred to as Ando Hiroshige (an irregular combination of family name and art name) and by the art name of Ichiyusai Hiroshige. See Wiki for a full Bio.
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- Bookseller
- Madoc Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004982
- Title
- Latter Days 1 (Complete)
- Author
- HIROSHIGE Ando 1797-1858 (editors Dr Kiyoshi Shibui & Mr Sadao Kikuchi)
- Illustrator
- Ando Hiroshige
- Format/Binding
- No Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Shuei-Sha Publishing Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- 2 Hitotsubashi Kanda, Tokyo, Japan
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" t
- Weight
- 7.94 lbs
- Keywords
- Ando Hiroshige Japanese woodblocks colour prints Ukiyo-e Hanga landscape
- Bookseller catalogs
- Prints;
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Llandudno, Conwy
About Madoc Books
We are close to the beach and the wonderful Snowdonia National Park. Dealing in Fine & Rare Antiquarian books in the heart of North Wales. We have a general stock of rare books, which include, but are not limited to: history, topography, private press and items with a Welsh interest.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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