1927. COOMARASWAMY, Ananda K. HISTORY OF INDIAN AND INDONESIAN ART. London: Edward Goldston; Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann; New York: E. Weyhe, 1927. 295 pp. + 128 plates in b/w. 4to., green cloth stamped in gilt. Good. Spine splitting at joints. Occasional light thumbing in the text. Plates at front and... More about HISTORY OF INDIAN AND INDONESIAN ART
1909. COOMARASWAMY, Ananda K. INDIAN CRAFTSMAN. London: Probsthain & Co., 1909. 130p. 8vo. Bound in blue cloth with gilt stamping on spine and front covers. Bookplate on FPEP. Some small dents to covers. untrimmed pages. Scarce first editon, good condition. More about INDIAN CRAFTSMAN
1883. [COPPER ENGRAVING] MATSUURA YASU, artist. NIKKÔZAN MEISHÔ JÛNIKEI. Nikko: Shiozawa Ken'ichiro, Meiji 16 [1883]. The original sheets (from a folding album?) have been remounted on Japanese paper and fukuro-toji string binding. The cover of the original series is a bit edgeworn worn but the 12 hand-colored copper engravings, each..... More about NIKKÔZAN MEISHÔ JÛNIKEI
1996. CORDIER, Henri. BIBLIOTHECA JAPONICA. Dictionaire bibliographique des ouvrages relatifs a l'empire Japonais. New York: Martino, [1996]. A facsimile reprint of the Paris 1912 edition. Limited to 100 copies. 8vo., green cloth, spine in gilt. As new. More about BIBLIOTHECA JAPONICA
19. [COSTUME DESIGNS - NOH THEATER] NOH-KA GABI. Tokyo & Kyoto: Unsodo, n.d. [Showa 9, 1934]. Large brocade covered wooden box of 102 (of 100 - there are 2 extra plates not called for in the contents pages) plates of Noh costumes, patterns, masks, etc. An impressive mixture of printing... More about NOH-KA GABI
1972. (COWARD, Vanessa). INSTRUCTIONS FROM AN UNKNOWN MASTER. Illustrated by Vanessa Coward. 1/100 copies on hand-made paper, signed by Coward. 8vo., black cloth-backed, gold paper-covered boards; illustrated with tipped-in color plates. Offsetting from plates, else fine. More about INSTRUCTIONS FROM AN UNKNOWN MASTER
1930. FT. CRAM, Ralph Adams. IMPRESSIONS OF JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE. New York: The Japan Society, (1930). First edition thus. 8vo, 242 pp., 56 b&w plates. Dark green cloth, t.e.g. Near fine, in chipped dust jacket. Gift inscription: "Compliments of Courtenay Crocker Henry O. White December 1934" More about IMPRESSIONS OF JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE
1905. CRAM, Ralph Adams. IMPRESSIONS OF JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE AND THE ALLIED ARTS. New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, (1905). First edition. Illustrated with black and white plates, mostly from photographs. 227 pp. Octavo, maroon cloth, gilt-stamped title to spine and upper board. Binding is slightly askew and edgeworn, with... More about IMPRESSIONS OF JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE AND THE ALLIED ARTS
1969. CRANE, Florence Hedleston. FLOWERS AND FOLK-LORE FROM FAR KOREA. Seoul: Sahm-bo, 1969. #475/ 1000 copies reprinted from the 1931 edition. 4to., black cloth, lettered in gilt, a.e.g.; prelims. + 5-93pp. of full page tipped-in color plates with facing text + index. Fine, in the acetate wrapper. More about FLOWERS AND FOLK-LORE FROM FAR KOREA
1969. CRANE, Florence Hedleston. FLOWERS AND FOLK-LORE FROM FAR KOREA. Seoul: Sahm-bo, 1969. #475/ 1000 copies reprinted from the 1931 edition. 4to., black cloth, lettered in gilt, a.e.g.; prelims. + 5-93pp. of full page tipped-in color plates with facing text + index. as new in the printed box with a.... More about FLOWERS AND FOLK-LORE FROM FAR KOREA
1942. [CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT] Hiratsuka Un'ichi. KÔYÔ KUYÔ Hiratsuka Un'ichi Shôgashû. Signed by Un'ichi, numbered 12 of 300 copies. Published by the important NIHON AISHOKAI group. Shôwa 17 [1942] Small 8vo., Bound western-style in paper-covered boards. There are 12 wood-engraved illustrations and other devices within, as well as wood-engraved illustrations..... More about KÔYÔ KUYÔ Hiratsuka Un'ichi Shôgashû
1931. [CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT] HIRATSUKA Un'ichi, editor. KITSUTSUKI Hangashû 3-go Shizumono. This "Dôjin" magazine was limited to a maximum of 500 copies, though, as it ceased production that year of 1931, it would be hard to credit such a large production of it. Edited by Hiratsuka Un'ichi, as well as... More about KITSUTSUKI HANGASHÛ Sango Shizumono
1943. [CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT] KAWAKAMI Sumio, artist. SHINDERERA SHUSSE EBANASHI' Tokyo, Showa 18 [1943]. Small, 21.2 x 15 cm., brightly colored and charming version of Cinderella, printed privately for Kawakami in color woodblock as number 88 of ad edition of 200 copies. String-bound Japanes-style, fukuro-toji, enclode in the original printed... More about SHINDERERA SHUSSE EBANASHI
1934. [CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT] Kuriyama Shigeru, editor. HIHAKU Dai-ikkan, Dai-ichigo. Shizuoka, Showa 9 [1934]. Bounbd Western style in block printed wrappers. 28.7 x 21.5 cm. Contains 12 hand-printed images by such masters of the modern Japanese print as Maekawa Sempan, Hiratsuka Un'ichi, Fujimori Shizuo, Yamaguchi Susumu, Kawakami Sumio, etc., etc.... More about HIHAKU Dai-ikkan, Dai-ichigo
[CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT] Matsuzaki U-ichi. Untitled "EIGHT VIEWS OF NAGASAKI" 8 oblong ôban size prints, tipped onto sheets and overlain by English and Japanese bilingual descriptions of the scenes depicted. The sheets are 30.5 x 38.2 cm. Matsuzaki [1895-1972] did these prints in the early 1950s. He had attended Tôkyô..... More about Untitled "EIGHT VIEWS OF NAGASAKI"
1978. [CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT] SARASHINA Genzô, poet & KAWAKAMI Sumio, printmaker. KAPPA-DÔ. Tôkyô, Sancha-shobô. Shôwa 53 [1978]. #188 of 200 copies. Bound western-style, printed on Japanese paper, 25.3 x 17.3 cm., with printed washi paper dustwrapper and the original printed box. Lovely poetry book, illustrated with 12 color woodblock prints... More about KAPPA-DÔ
1970. [Creative Prints] SHINOHARA Cao, artist. HISHÔ NO SHINTAN. Shôwa 45 [1970] A small (7.5 x 7.5 cm) western style square book bound in white leather. Illustrated through in tiny engravings, some colored, signed by Shinohara, numbered 83 of 100 copies. In a lovely little leather slipcase and wraparond paper... More about HISHÔ NO SHINTAN
[CREATIVE PRINTS] WATARAI Jun'suke, artist. KOROPOKKURU NO SHI. a little (9.8 x 7.4 cm) leather wraparound box, gold embossed with 13 copperengravings inside, illustrating a text of [POEMS OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE], the little people being humanculi of Ainu legend who "take their ease under the trees" of the great... More about KOROPOKKURU NO SHI
1891. [Crepe Paper Book] THE RAT'S PLAINT. Tokyo: Published by T. Hasegawa, 10, Hiyoshi-cho, Meiji 24 [1891]. An oblong volume, 15.5 x 18.9 cm, bound with two ribbon ties. [32] pp., including covers. This color woodblock-printed fairy tale out of China, translated by Archibald Little, is one of the scarcer... More about RAT'S PLAINT
1887. [CREPE PAPER BOOKS] Kate James. Japanese Fairy Tale Series, No.14 THE PRINCES FIRE-FLASH AND FIRE-FADE T.Hasegawa: #2 Minami Saegi-chô Tokyo, Meiji 20 [1887], Early printing. Small format, 15 x 9.8 cm, creped paper fairy tale, trimmed all around. A bit of damage to the foredge and the front cover... More about Japanese Fairy Tale Series, No.14 THE PRINCES FIRE-FLASH AND FIRE-FADE
1900. [CREPE PAPER BOOK] FLORENZ, K. Japanische Dramen TERAKOYA u. ASAGAO. Leipzig: C.F. Amelangs Verlag (Hasegawa, Yotsuya Hommura, Tokyo, Meiji 33 [1900]) Large format (19.6 X 15.4 cm) creped paper book, illustrated with color woodcuts. This is the "Dritte Auflage". Near fine in a clasped wraparound that shows but the... More about Japanische Dramen TERAKOYA U. ASAGAO
1909. [Crepe Paper Book] Kimura Shotaro & Peake, Charlotte M. A., transl. SWORD AND BLOSSOM POEMS. Tokyo: T. Hasegawa, (2nd printing, 1909) Covers are crepe paper over boards. Hinges repaired with tape, covers splitting away from boards, contents about very good. More about SWORD AND BLOSSON POEMS FROM THE JAPANESE
1909. [Crepe Paper Book] Kimura Shotaro & Peake, Charlotte M. A., transl. SWORD AND BLOSSOM POEMS. Tokyo: T. Hasegawa, (2nd printing, 1909) Covers are creped paper over padded boards, though the contents are plain paper. Slightly faded and soiled, with a pictorial card tipped on to the t.p. and an... More about SWORD AND BLOSSON POEMS FROM THE JAPANESE
1907. [Crepe Paper Book] Kimura Shotaro & Peake, Charlotte M. A., translators. SWORD AND BLOSSOM POEMS FROM THE JAPANESE. Volumes I II III. Tokyo, 38 Yotsuya Hommura: T. Hasegawa, Meiji 41 [1908] Printed by Kaneko Tokujiro. 18.1 x 12.3 cm. Volume one is a second printing from 1909 after the... More about SWORD AND BLOSSON POEMS FROM THE JAPANESE
19. [Crepe Paper Book] Mrs.T.H.James, Translator. Japanese Fairy Tale Series No.20, THE ENCHANTED WATERFALL. Kami Negishi, Tokyo: Hasegawa, Meiji 25. Small format creped version of this title. The Kami Negishi date points to a production after 1911 and before the mid 1930s. In very clean and crisp condition and unusual... More about Japanese Fairy Tale Series No.20, THE ENCHANTED WATERFALL