Nara picture books
by Shimizu, Yutaka
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
San Mateo, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dawson's Book Shop, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. Some yellowing to near fine dust jacket and slip case. Inscribed to prior owner and signed by translator Richard Zumwinkle. 4to - over 9_" - 12" tall Limited Edition woven-silk covered paper covers, side-stitched with purple string, in a paper dust wrapper in a slipcase with endcap. cover has paper label-strip with japanese writing. the off-white dust wrapper and off-white slipcase are both oh-so-lightly darkened along their margins/extremities. no other flaws. well preserved.; translated by richard zumwinkle.; 46pp. text, followed by ten full-page illustrations, 4 in color, 6 in b/w and covered by sheets of paper laid-in. the last page contains two tipped-in "paper samples" in color.
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Details
- Bookseller
- B Street Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2011-L594
- Title
- Nara picture books
- Author
- Shimizu, Yutaka
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dawson's Book Shop
- Date Published
- 1960
Terms of Sale
B Street Books, ABAA
We accept returns of any book within 30 days and refund the price, so long as the book is returned in the same condition it was sent.
About the Seller
B Street Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
San Mateo, California
About B Street Books, ABAA
We buy and sell used, rare, collectible and antiquarian books and are conveniently located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area peninsula. We are San Mateo's only used bookstore and have served the area for over 10 years.
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...