MASTERPIECES OF NETSUKE ART: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors

Hurtig, Bernard

Published by Weatherhill, New York, 1973

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1st Edition. Signed by Author. First Edition of this definitive monogram on Japanese Netsuke and a key Netsuke reference from the noted Krouners' Oriental collection, with their neat bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper, Inscribed by Netsuke scholar Bernard Hurtig on the half-title page. 'Terry & Burt, Tonight's tete a tete was beautiful: I hope to count you as friends for the next 100 years, Bernard Hurtig, Oct.7/74'. Folio. 245 pp. A fine copy in 1/4 brown silk over beige brocade, gilt titles and decorations in the publisher's pictorial slipcase with brown silk top and bottom edges. Profusely illustrated with 1075 colour illustrations, Index, Glossary and Bibliography. With an excellent presentation of the highlights from the Atchley, Baur, Bushell, Gercik, Greenfield, Hurtig, Kenzo collections with commentary. An exceptionally nice copy of this important book.

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Title
MASTERPIECES OF NETSUKE ART: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors
Author
Hurtig, Bernard
Publisher
Weatherhill, New York
Publication year
1973
Signed
Signed by Author
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition.
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TBCL aspires to offer the rapidly expanding and better connected modern book collecting world a focus on exemplary copies of important books. Every effort is made to obtain 'special' copies with a focus on unique examples - signed material and noteworthy inscribed presentation and association copies. Our areas of interest are very broad based extending from the origins of the printed word through to the moderns.

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