johnson rare books & archives, ABAA (9 results)

Trade paperback. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Signed and dated by Lawrence on the title page. "The first book in the Encyclopedia of Japanese Art series is devoted to Hirado porcelain and is the only work devoted exclusively to the subject in English. This much needed volume traces the origins of one of Japan's great porcelain manufacturers from its first years in the 17th century to its closure early in the 20th century. Illustrated with over 100 color plates, almost all of which are published for the first time, it displays the extraordinary range of Hirado wares originally made exclusively for the wealthy Matsura family." Tall octavo. Original pictorial paper wrappers. Near fine.

Seller Inventory # 70098

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Second printing. "Masatoshi is the last netsuke carver to belong to the great tradition of Japanese craftsmanship, belonging, that is, in all particulars but one - this book; for never before has a master carver described himself, his training and his approach to his work." Profusely illustrated, largely in color. Quarto. Original greeen cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy, housed in the publisher's slipcase.

Seller Inventory # 66868

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Inscribed by Bushell to noted netsuke scholars Miriam and Robert Kinsey on the half-title, with Robert Kinsey's address label to the front flyleaf. "In addition to illustrating in color and discussing in detail 108 distinguished inro and their accompanying netsuke, as well as 18 related miniature objects, it presents highly informative essays on the making of inro, on pearl-shell inlays, and, in particular, on the materials and techniques of lacquer art, the last of these with 62 color photos. It also furnishes an extensive list of lacquer artists' signatures with 386 photos." Tall octavo. Original gray cloth binding, with silver titles. Light fading along the extremities of the boards. The dust jacket is rather edgeworn.

Seller Inventory # 70130

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Limited to 2,400 copies. For over fory years, the name Virginia Atchley has been synonymous with the collecting of miniature Japanese arts in America. Her eclectic collection encompasses netsuke, inro, pipe cases, and tobacco boxes in a wide range of styles, techniques, and materials. This lavish catalogue examines more than 400 pieces, with signatures. Illustrated throughout with color photographs. Quarto. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles and a ribbon marker. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 69503

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. "Collaborative, ephemeral, self-reflective, multidisciplinary - the work generated by the rapid series of experimental artistic movements that energized the public sphere in postwar Japan was anything but private, static, or expected, despite the enduring engagement of Japanese artists with Western modernism. For two decades, a small but progressive group of visual artists, musicians, dancers, theater performers, and writers variously confronted the fraught legacy of World War II in Japan, which included occupation by a foreign power, growing economic inequality, and the clash between repressive social mores and an increasingly industrialized, urban, and consumer-oriented culture. Art, Anti-Art, Non-Art offers an introduction to this highly charged and innovative era in Japanese artistic practice." Quarto: xiv, 140 p. with a frontispiece, 39 plates, and 29 figures. Original boards; issued without a dust jacket. A fine copy.

Seller Inventory # 76623

Trade paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Signed and dated by James Oda on the title page. In this extensive and expansive investigation into Nichiyu D soron (Japanese-Jewish common ancestry theory), the author concludes that the Lost Tribe of Israel established the the Imperial family 2500 years ago. Octavo: 153 p. with numerous textual figures. Original printed paper wrappers. A fine copy.

Seller Inventory # 76660

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. The standard biography of the samurai and translator who was one of the first Japanese people to visit the United States. John Manjiro (or Nakahama Manjiro, 1827-98) was also instrumental in negotiating the Convention of Kanagawa, which ended Japan's 220-year-old policy of national seclusion by opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American vessels. Octavo: xii, 257, [3] p. with photographic illustrations and a map. Original blue buckram binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 77231

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. 328 pp. with an index and 35 plates. Quarto. Original burgundy cloth binding, with black titles. Period ink presentation inscription opposite the author's preface, with a previous owner's ink signature to the top of the title page. Just a hint of foxing to the edges. In the scarce dust jacket, which is lightly sun faded along the spine with some mild edgewear; otherwise very good.

Seller Inventory # 66887

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. ".surveys the work of the major artists from the first books of the early 1600s to those that were published up to the end of the American occupation in 1951, selecting from the often prolific output of these artists to show them at their most typical and impressive. The artistry and techniques of book designers, artists, block-cutters and printers are examined, based on specimens of optimum condition and unfaded color." Quarto, two volumes: 1131 p. with over 900 illustrations, including 225 color plates. Original cloth bindings, with black titles. Just a hint of dust spotting along the edges; else a fine set in fine dust jackets. Housed in the publisher's slipcase.

Seller Inventory # 75991