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Rare and modern books

Laws, George, Sekka, Kanzaka

A Flight of Butterflies

MOMA/ Thames and Hudson, 1979

35.00 €

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Year of publication
1979
ISBN
0870992066
Place of printing
N Y
Author
Laws, George, Sekka, Kanzaka
Publishers
MOMA/ Thames and Hudson
Keyword
Accordion, Silk, Purple, butterflies, insects, Japanese, Calligraphy
Cover description
Good
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

An accordion book with purple cloth cover in near fine condition. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper. Good slipcase with blemishes from sticker removal and edge wear. This volume is a facsimile copy, printed on specially-made paper and bound in Japan, of a 1904 book called One Thousand Kinds of Butterflies. Woodblock illustrations by Kanzaka Sekka and modern calligraphy by George Laws. A beautiful book of butterfly prints in wonderful colors and patterns. Approx. 75 pages.