Item #87363 Hon no Bijutsu 本の美術. Onchi Kōshirō 恩地孝四郎.
Hon no Bijutsu 本の美術
Hon no Bijutsu 本の美術
Hon no Bijutsu 本の美術
Hon no Bijutsu 本の美術
Hon no Bijutsu 本の美術

Hon no Bijutsu 本の美術

1952. Item #87363

Onchi Kōshirō 恩地孝四郎. Hon no Bijutsu 本の美術. 1952. Large 8vo., 135pp., hand- bound By Sei-ensô in decorated leather. This is one of only 5 copies so bound of the entire edition of 1500 copies. Illustrated mostly in b+w, but with color plates. This is Onchi's seminal work on book design (the title translates as "book arts"); it includes his opinions on book aesthetics and a catalogue of his own extensive output of book designs. There is a bit of scant light foxing to some text leaves, but the illustrations are clean. Housed in (the original?) handmade paper-covered clamshell box. This is an essential work by arguably the most important book designer of modern Japan.

Price: $950.00

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