Netsuke
by Jonas, F. M
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0804804222
- ISBN 13
- 9780804804226
- Seller
-
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Rutland, VT/Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1960. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Octavo, burgundy red cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. 185pp. including index and very extensive list of Japanese netsuke carvers with names and short biographical notes. Illustrated throughout with color and black and white photographs of 213 carvings in metal, ivory, wood etc. Both inro and netsuke illustrated and discussed in detail with historical commentary. A very fresh, tight, clean, unmarked volume in a crisp, sharp, sparkling dust jacket. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 06062
- Title
- Netsuke
- Author
- Jonas, F. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0804804222
- ISBN 13
- 9780804804226
- Publisher
- Charles E. Tuttle
- Place of Publication
- Rutland, VT/Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- NETSUKES ART SCULPTURE, JAPAN, JAPANESE, CARVING, MINIATURE, ILLUSTRATED, SIGNATURE, NAME, ARTIST, ART, INRO, NETSUKE, MOTIF, MATERIAL, HISTORY, HISTORICAL, TOGGLE, BIBELOT, JONAS, BOXWOOD, MEDICINE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Japan;
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
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- Fine
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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