Japanese Illustrated Books
London: HMSO, 1972. Softcover. Peach wraps with black line drawing and lettering. 15 text pages followed by 60 bw illus. With a color frontis. Good. Tight copy and with clean text in List of Illustrations and very good, clear bw plates. Introductory text, however, has underlining and highlighting on 5 of 8 pages. Major art museum ex-lib. copy with usual marks; spot of front cover missing where a label was removed. Item #158212
The introduction covers the development of book production, use of colour, colour printing, publishers and artists, Ukiyo-e, process of book illustration, appreciation of Japanese graphic art, and forgeries. With an annotated list of the 60 bw plates.
OCLC: 248329152
Price: $29.97