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octavo, ca. 6" x 9.5", pp. [8], 144 quarter bound in original tan cloth with decorative paper covered boards that are in near fine condition, light wear at corners, light age toning, Contents near fine, all 12 color illustrations called for in list of illustrations are present and near fine. No dust jacket- as issued. There is a plastic protector on the book. At back it is stated copy 19 or 200. Book was printed at Columbia University Press under direction from Georgia Willis Read who states that it is published posthumously from Gaines writings. Note: due to size and weight, shipping outside the USA should be labout as expensive as an average book. Combined shipping can reduce total cost. Seller Inventory # 5386
Title: City Royal : A Memory of Kyoto
Publisher: Georgia Willis Read, New York
Publication Date: 1953
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
8vo (24 x 15.5 cm). Reproductions of Japanese prints, folding. Bound by Laura S. Young in quarter brown linen, decorated paper boards, printed paper label on spine. A fine copy One of 200 (stated) copies, this copy out of series and not signed. Seller Inventory # 410854
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
8vo (24 x 15.5 cm). Reproductions of Japanese prints, folding. Bound by Laura S. Young in quarter brown linen, decorated paper boards, printed paper label on spine. With an autograph note by Laura S. Young, 20 February 1984, loosely inserted: "This is one of 250 copies I bound for Mr. Loos of the Columbia Univ. Printing Offices in Jan. 1954 for a total cost of $600. The bending was designed and the materials used were the work of Mr. Loos.". A fine copy One of 200 (stated) copies signed by the binder Laura S. Young, this copy out of series. Seller Inventory # 410853