[Rarebooks] FS: Catalogue Announcement: Japan

Kaaterskill Books books at kaaterskillbooks.com
Wed Jun 11 08:57:58 EDT 2008


Our Catalogue 7: Asia Part II: Japan is now available.  It lists 290 
items including a large number of works on Japanese art such as 
Siegfried Bing's Artistic Japan (complete in 36 issues), Barboutau's 
Biographies des artistes japonais, Gaston Migeon,'s Chefs-d'oeuvre 
d'art japonais, volumes from the Ledoux collection, Louise Norton 
Brown's  Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan, works on 
ceramics such as Sozan No Toki. (1923) and Kazan Sakuhin Shu (1920), 
Gunsaulus's Japanese Sword-mounts in the Collections of the Field 
Museum (signed). Also: the first issues of Dajokan nisshi (32 issues 
from 1868 & 1871), the first publication of Aime Humbert's 
description of Japan from his visit in 1863-4 as minister 
plenipotentiary from Switzerland during its first trade delegation: 
"Le Japon...1863-1864" in 23 parts in Tour du Monde (in complete 
issues) as well as the first American edition entitled "Japan and the 
Japanese. Illustrated." Plus Osaka Tekkojo. (ca 1903) with 60 plates, 
a transcript of a war crimes trial with the defendant found not 
guilty, a record of the building of the Meiji Shrine, Meiji jingu 
zoeishi. (1930), a large collection of auction catalogues on Netsuke, 
and much more.


The catalogue can be downloaded or viewed as a pdf file from:

http://www.kaaterskillbooks.com/catalogues/Catalogue7.pdf

If you would prefer a printed copy, please let us know.


Regards,


Charles Kutcher
Kaaterskill Books
P. O. Box 122
East Jewett, NY 12424
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