Published by Shimbi Shoin, 1908
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 6 volume set. Folios; 50 cm. 1908 - 1909. All volumes housed in publisher's cloth chitsu case portfolios. Wear, tear, and fraying to portfolio cases. Books themselves are in excellent condition. Japanese stab bindings in silk cloth. 376 plates, 316 collotype plates and 48 color woodblock prints. Japanese text. "A famous illustrated catalogue depicting some 3000 art objects as swords, mirrors, musical instruments, etc." Some volumes have a previous ownership stamp inside the chitsu case. From the notable Asian art collector's library of Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude. Printed by the renowned Japanese printing house of Shimbi Shoin. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Language: Japanese
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 1358. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1926 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: Japanese Pages: 1358.