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KINAI ANGYA

1919. Item #54844

[SKETCHTOUR BOOK] KINAI ANGYA. Kanao Bun'endo, Taisho 8 [1919] Thick 8vo., flexible printed pictorial covers, 35; 959 + colophon & ads. (The extensive ads make up a useful bibliographical resource on Bun'endo.) First printing of this interesting work - the artists include Nakazawa Hiromitsu, Mizushima Nihou, Nabei Katsuyuki, Kato Seiji, Shima Seien and Yamaguchi Sohei. The writers are an eminent group: Yosano Akiko, Kambara Ariake, Takahama Kyoshi, Kato Hekigoto and Aoki Getto. The book resenbles the SANYO ANGYA and the OFUDA ANGYA. With the usual Bun'endo eclectic mix of color woodcut, lithography, halftone, zincograph, collotype, etc. This copy is a bit worn and foxed, without the original slipcase. Overall, though, an acceptable copy of this important and scarce work.

Price: $450.00