Pp. 94, numerous monochrome illustrations (mostly full page, one folding); impl. 4to; brown cloth, spine lettered in red; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, tiny chip near fore-edge centre of back panel, the backstrip lightly faded; the upper free endpaper slightly marked; Chas. J. Sawyer, Ltd./Kodansha International, London, 1982. U.K...... More
Pp. illustrated in colour and black & white (many full page), select bibliography; med. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed; Phaidon, Oxford, 1987. Revised and enlarged edition, paperback, second impression thus. *First published in 1966. More
Preface by David Waterhouse. Pp. [vi]+x+494, mostly printed double column, profusely illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, errata slip and extra page 49A loosely inserted, bibliography, glossary, signatures; med. folio; chartreuse silk, lettered in grey; upper hinge tender at foot; Lovejoy Press, Washington, DC., 1980. Edition limited to..... More
Translated by Richard Zumwinkle. Pp. vi+46, 10 plates (4 coloured), plus 2 tipped-in paper samples; patterned blue/grey silk over paper wrappers, spine sewn in the Japanese style, with vertical calligraphic paper title label on upper wrapper; printed dust wrapper, edges lightly browned and worn; within printed card two-part box, slightly..... More
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Pp. 222, illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 2004. *With prices realised sheet loosely inserted. More
A collector's guide to all the subjects illustrated including an exhaustive account of the Chushingura and other famous plays, together with a causerie on the Japanese theatre. Illustrated with reproductions of over 270 prints from the author's collection and other sources: 22 in colour. Pp. xvi+382, 72 plates (9 coloured..... More
Pp. 64, text illustrations (several full or double page), notes; wide demy 8vo; dark brown cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, short split at foot of backstrip; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; Thames and Hudson, London, 1974. First edition. *The..... More
Six catalogues for auction sales on Wednesday, March 20 & Thursday March 21, 1985. Totalling over 400 pages, illustrated in colour and black & white; cr. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges occasionally a trifle rubbed; together within a pictorial papered slipcase; Christie's, New York, 1985. *Japanese prints, armour, and..... More
