CAT'S CRADLE: Entertaining Games of String Figures [in Japanese but also diagrammatic] Presentation copy by the authors to Mr. David Lister (late leading authority on the history of origami in Britain and founding member of the British Origami Society) WITH BONUS VOLUME: Caroline Furness Jayne's String Figures and How to Make Them, a Study of Cat's Cradle in Many Lands (1962 reprint).

Yuasa, Seishiro and Ariki, Teruhisa

Published by Tokyo, 1973

About this Item

Superb vintage (1973) Japanese String Figure hardback in pristine condition, from the library of David Lister and as presented to him by the authors on 13 October 1973 (inscription). Complete with his catalogue slip recording publication details in English.127 pp, attractively designed and presented through step-by-step instructions. Fold-out text diagram on lilac coloured paper. Lister records that this is the authors' first book. Eye-catching wrapper design. Highly collectible (and useful) and no doubt scarce in this unused, association copy. SUPPLIED WITH: the Dover soft cover reprint (1962) of Caroline Furness Jayne's: String Figures and How to Make Them, a study of Cat's Cradle in many lands (1906) in English. New low price now applied.

Seller Inventory # 000933

Bibliographic Details

• Title: CAT'S CRADLE: Entertaining Games of String Figures [in Japanese but also diagrammatic] Presentation copy by the authors to Mr. David Lister (late leading authority on the history of origami in Britain and founding member of the British Origami Society) WITH BONUS VOLUME: Caroline Furness Jayne's String Figures and How to Make Them, a Study of Cat's Cradle in Many Lands (1962 reprint).
• Publisher: Tokyo
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: Japanese
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Fully illustrated with photos and diagrams
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New