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THE ELEMENTS OF JAPANESE DESIGN; A Handbook of Family Crests, Heraldry & Symbolism / with over 2,700 crests drawn by Kiyoshi Kawamoto
por Dower, John W
- Usado
- Capa dura
- Condição
- Like New/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0834801434
- ISBN 13
- 9780834801431
- Livreiro
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
New York Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1979. Second Printing. Cloth. Like New/Near Fine. Japanese Symbols. Quarto, black cloth with gold lettering on spine and embossed symbol for wood sorrel on cover, profusely illustrated with > 2,700 crests, healdry & symbols (demarcated as: heaven & earth; plants, flowers, & trees; birds, beasts, & insects; man-made objects); archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with two symbols; decorative endpapers with B&W symbols; xi, [xii] + 171 pages <br /> + [1] Colophon. A marvellously illustrated and compendius study of a vast range of Japanese elegant symbolism. <br /> <br /> EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION! Thumbnail-sized rubbed area on front cover of dj caused--presumably--by rough removal of a price tag. No previous owner or remainder marks.
Sinopse
John Dower first encountered Japanese family crests while working as an editor and book designer. His interest in them led him to devote several years to collecting and classifying them.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 9894
- Título
- THE ELEMENTS OF JAPANESE DESIGN; A Handbook of Family Crests, Heraldry & Symbolism / with over 2,700 crests drawn by Kiyoshi Kawamoto
- Autor
- Dower, John W
- Ilustrador
- Japanese Symbols
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Novo
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Near Fine
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- Second Printing
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0834801434
- ISBN 13
- 9780834801431
- Editorial
- Weatherhill
- Local de publicação
- New York Tokyo
- Data de publicação
- 1979
- Palavras-chave
- Japan, crests, healdry, symbols; heaven, earth; plants, flowers, trees; birds, beasts, insects; man-made objects
Termos da venda
Borg Antiquarian
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Sobre o Vendedor
Borg Antiquarian
Membro de Biblio desde 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
Sobre Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
