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Rare and modern books

Lane, Richard

Images from the Floating World - The Japanese Print; Including an Illustrated Dictionary of Ukiyo-e

Konecky & Konecky, 1978

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Year of publication
1978
ISBN
1568524811
Author
Lane, Richard
Publishers
Konecky & Konecky
Size
XL
Edition
First Edition
Keyword
Japan, Prints, woodcuts, Hokusai, Hiroshige, landscape, Ukiyo-e, Floating World, Prints, Kabuki, Sumo, Erotica, geisha, Courtesans
Cover description
Near Fine
Binding description
Oversize Hardback
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Fine
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

Book is as-new black fine cloth covers, sliver lettering at spine. Excellent condition in every respect with no blemishes of any kind. Previous owner's name and phone number on front endpaper. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear only, no tears or chipping. An encyclopedic reference to the subject, at 364 pages, book is divided between two roughly equal sections with different paper used in each. The first is in four sections: Early genre painting and the rise of Ukiyo-e, The primitives and the first centry of Ukiyo-e 1660 - 1765 The golden age of the color print 1765 - 1810, & Hokusai, Hiroshige and the Japanese landscape 1810 - 1880. 2nd section comprises the Illustrated dictionary of Ukiyo-e, in which illustrations go to b&w. In business for 20 years, we provide excellent customer service and ship in packing material appropriate to assure your package arrives undamaged.