Block Printing and Book Illustration in Japan, 1924, Louise Norton Brown
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Block Printing and Book Illustration in Japan, 1924, Louise Norton Brown. Block Printing and Book Illustration in Japan. By Louise Norton Brown. Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1924. ABOUT THE BOOK: Hardcover no dustjacket. Folio, 10 x 15", 261 pages, 43 plates printed on glossy paper, 18 in color, glossary, bibliography, index, half-cloth. Block Printing and Book Illustration in Japan. By Louise Norton Brown. Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1924 ABOUT THE BOOK: Hardcover no dustjacket. Folio, 10 x 15", 261 pages, 43 plates printed on glossy paper, 18 in color, glossary, bibliography, index, half-cloth. Quarter cloth over green paper boards, tan spine with green and gilt, paper label on spine. Illustrations with tissue guard. A First Edition of one of the earliest studies on Japanese prints, identifies major Japanese artists and printmakers. OVERSIZED. ABOUT CONDITION : GOOD PLUS. Not an ex-library copy! A one inch closed tear to the preface page bottom edge, cover edges are lightly scuffed, some wear to front/top spine, very light damp stain on front cover. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Louise Norton Brown was one of the first Western scholars to systematically document Japanese woodblock printing traditions, and this 1924 Routledge publication predates most serious Western scholarship on the subject. Track Page Views With Auctiva's Counter
