Voices and Hands of Bunraku by Barbara Adachi - 1979-02-22

Kodansha International, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. 0.9000 in x 10.0000 in x 9.8000 in. IN SLIPCASE

Kodansha, 1978. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Tokyo, New York and San Francisco: Kodansha International, 1978. Hardcover. VG/VG-. General shelf wear to dust jacket. Owner's sticker on a first page, otherwise clean and tight contents.. Goldenrod cloth with black lettering and design. Black and color-illustrated dust jacket, white and orange-brown lettering. Approx 145 pp. Filled with color plates and BW illustrations. "Bunraku blends music, action, and narrative so skillfully that the spectator quickly forgets he is watching dolls of wood and cloth rather than live performers; the plays, too, move the audience, being intricate works woven around the themes of sacrifice, loyalty, heroism, and passion." -- dj flap.

Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Peccinotti, Harri (photography). 145 pages, plus glossary/index, illustrated, introduction by Donald Keene. The jacket is covered with protective plastic and is immaculate, as is the body of the book. Overseas customers please note the book weighs over a kilo and will attract additional postage. "The history and artistry of one of Japan's oldest dramatic traditions is presented along with the illustrations of the puppeteers, puppet-makers and other artists and craftsman who have enabled the art to survive."

Kodansha International, 1978. Book. FIRST. A NEAR FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Kodansha America, 1990. Hardcover. vg/vg. 4to. 143pp & index. A nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. This is a SIGNED presentation copy from the author Barbara Adachi.

Kodansha International, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!