$150
Japanese Printing and Woodblock Books, 20th century, Nine Volumes: Mitsukuri's La Vie Sociale au Japon , Paris: Société Franco-Japonaise de Paris, 1922, illustrated, untrimmed and mostly unopened, in printed publishers' wraps; four accordion-style books of woodcuts based on brush paintings, some printed in color, mostly natural history subjects, tears, at least one board missing, contents generally acceptable; program for the Azuma Odori, back cover damaged, illustrated throughout, with color and monochromatic images; illustrated book on woodworking projects, with photogravures, color illustrations and schematics; sample book of decorative Japanese papers, containing more than 100 paper samples, some corners dog-eared, others with small samples trimmed away, the majority intact; and Gwen Frostic's My Michigan , Frankfort, Michigan: by the author, [1957], illustrated with polychrome woodcuts throughout. (9)
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-02-14
