FS: Books about Japan: Art, Architecture, Lifestyle etc.
DIRK KRANE
BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN, ART, ARCHITECTURE, LIFESTYLE ETC.
1. SHOGUN, THE SHOGUN AGE EXHIBITION, Tokugawa Art
Musuem, Japan, (1983), first edit., 4to, 279pp,
profusely illustrated in color, glossary, index.
Soft cover catalog of the 1984/1985 exhibition
in America and Europe $15.00
2. DALBY, Liza, Peter Grill, Dvid Hughes.....:
ALL-JAPAN THE CATALOGUE OF EVERYTHING JAPANESE,
William Morrow & Co., New York, 1984, First Edition,
4to, 224pp, blue cloth, photo illustrations, Very
good in good+ dj. About Literature, Film, Tea
Ceremony, The Bath, Crafts, Culture etc. $20.00
3. DURSTON, Diane & FUJII, Lucy Birmingham: THE LIVING
TRADITIONS OF OLD KYOTO, Kodansha International Ltd,
Tokyo, (1994), First Edition, 4to, 111pp, black
glossy covers, photo color illustrations. Near fine
in same dj. Kyoto, history, crafts, temples,
gardens. $20.00
4. GROSBOIS, Charles: SHUNGA IMAGES OF SPRING. ESSAY ON
EROTIC ELEMENTS IN JAPANESE ART, Nagel Publishers,
Geneva, Paris, Munich, (1964), Folio, 157 pages, 155
illustrations in color and b&w, many mounted color
plates, some multiple folding plates. cloth with
gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. Very good in
chipped dj, with slipcase. $65.00
5. HAJEK, Lubor: UTAMARO, PORTRAITS IN THE JAPANESE
WOODCUT, Spring Books, London, n.d.(ca.1960), 4to,
85,58pp, pictorial soft covers, decorated endpapers,
frontispiece, 8 b&w plates, 58 color plates
including some folding plates. Leaves are stitched
together and inside a Japanese type case. Exterior
of case faded with small damp stain. Book is in very
good condition. $25.00
6. HIBI, Sadao: JAPANESE DETAIL ARCHITECTURE, Chronicle
Books, San Francisco, (1989), 1st American, 4to,
142pp, pictorial cover, color photographs. Very good
to near fine. Photographs of traditional Japanese
Architecture $15.00
7. KAWATA, T. (editor): GLIMPSES OF THE EAST. NIPPON
YUSEN KAISYA OFFICIAL GUIDE 1938 TWENTY FIRST ANNUAL
ISSUE 1939, Nippon Yusen Kaisya, Tokyo (Japan), 1938,
large 8vo, appr. 500pp, decorated silk type covers
with cloth backing, world map endpapers, profusely
illustrated in color and black and white, index
stubs by country. Minor wear, else very good.
Official guide promoted by Japanese Nippon Yusen
Kaisya Steamship Line. Listing all the Principal
Ports of the World, indexed by country. Full with
advertisements of importers, exporters, steamship
companies, manufacturers, newpapers, etc. Some
reference also to the international situation as of
1938. $45.00
8. KOIZUMI, Kazuko: TRADITIONAL JAPANESE FURNITURE,
Kodansha International Ltd., Tokyo, (1986), First
Edition, 4to, 223pp, red cloth, decorated endpapers,
profusely illustrated,near fine in same dj.
Comprehensive work on Japanese collectable furniture
$50.00
9. MISHIMA, Yukio: FIVE MODERN NO PLAYS, Alfred A.
Knopf, New York, 1957, 1st American, 8vo, 198pp,
cloth over boards, photo illustration. Very good in
a spine faded dj which also has minor tears and tiny
top piece missing $25.00
10. MIYAJIMA, Shin'ichi: JAPANESE INK PAINTING, L.A.
County Meseum of Art, Los Angeles, (1985), first
edit., 4to, 191pp, cloth, pictorial label, pictorial
endpapers, profusely illustrated, limited to 3000
copies. Exhibition catalog. VG $20.00
11. RAWSON, Philip: EROTIC ART OF THE EAST; THE SEXUAL
THEME IN ORIENTAL PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, Putnam's
Sons, New York, (1968), Book Club Edit, 4to, 380
pages, profusely illustrated, many full color plates,
bibliography, index. Describes Erotic Art of India,
Islam, Japan, China in detail $15.00
12. SEGI, Shinichi: YOSHITOSHI THE SPLENDID DECADENT,
Kodansha International Ltd., Tokyo, (1985), First
Edition, 4to, 157pp, brown cloth, color and b&w
plates(some fold-out), bibliography, indexed. Near
fine in same dj. The Last Master of Ukiyo-E $60.00
13. SLESIN, Susan & STAFFORD, Cliff & ROZENSZTROCH,
Daniel: JAPANESE STYLE, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.,
New York, (1987), 4to, 287pp, red cloth, 800 color
photographs. Near fine in a good dj. Interior
decorating and lifestyle in modern Japan $20.00
14. SOULIE, Bernard: JAPANESE EROTISM, Crescent Books,
New York, (1983), 1st American, 4to, 96 pages, black
cloth, profusely illustrated. Very good in dj Erotic
images from Japan 2 pages of text, 40 monochrome
plates.Black cloth with paper over boards titled in
gilt. Near fine in darkened and worn dust jacket.
Reproduced from an earlier edition printed in
1911. $10.00
15. SPRY-LEVERTON, Peter & KORNICKI, Peter: JAPAN, Facts
On File Publications, New York, (1988), 1st American,
4to, 192pp, black cloth, map endpapers, photo
illustrated, bibliography, index. Very good in dj.
History, social life, customs of Japan $15.00
16. Tadao, Ogura, H.E. Robinson, and others: THE
COMPLETE WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF YOSHIDA HIROSHI, Abe
Publishing, Tokyo, (1987), 4to, 203pp, pictorial
covers, frontispiece of artist, 259 woodblock color
reproductions, catalog of works. Near fine. A work
of Art $50.00
17. YAGI, Koji: A JAPANESE TOUCH FOR YOUR HOME, Kodansha
International Ltd., Tokyo, (1986), Fifth Edit., 4to,
84pp, cloth covers, detailed color illustrations,
bibliography, index Near fine in same dj. Japanese
interior architecture $15.00
18. ZACHA, William: TOKAIDO JOURNEY, William Zacha,
Mendocino, (1985), First Edition, 8vo, 64pp,
pictorial soft covers, color illustrated. Near fine
The Art of William Zacha $20.00
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