$192
An accordion book of hand-colored illustrations of Kabuki masks. 12mo., cloth boards, in box. In Japanese. A fine copy. By Betsy Verne Franco. Illustrated by Daniel Verne. Cut-Leaf Maple Press, 1999. 32mo., accordion book. Two of 1000 copies. Color and black-and-white illustrations throughout. With printed and signed note by Mitzie Verne laid in. A fine set. By James Lord Bowes. London: Henry Sotheran, 1882. 4to., gilt-decorated red cloth boards and backstrip. A rare catalogue of markings from Japanese pottery, illuminated manuscripts and books, and lacquer, enamels, metal wood, ivory, etc. Wear to edges and extremes of boards and backstrip; fading to backstrip; sticker residue to front board; leaves loose from binding; otherwise sound. With an introduction by Reiko Chiba. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1976. 32mo., illustrated cloth boards. Color woodblock prints throughout. A fine copy. By Ann Filemyri. P. Scobey's Vestige Press, 1987. One of 100 copies. Signed Pati Scobey to colophon. A fine copy. By P. Scobey. Ricochet Works, n.d. 12mo., illustrated boards. One of 27 copies. Signed Pati Scovey to rear pastedown. Illustrated throughout. A fine copy.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2007-10-31
