02-14-201302-14-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
February 14, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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Japanese Printing and Woodblock Books, 20th century, Nine Volumes:

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$150$150
Auction: Discovery - 2637MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: February 14, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Japanese Printing and Woodblock Books, 20th century, Nine Volumes: Mitsukuri's La Vie Sociale au Japon, Paris: Société Franco-Japonaise de Paris, 1922, illustrated, untrimmed and mostly unopened, in printed publishers' wraps; four accordion-style books of woodcuts based on brush paintings, some printed in color, mostly natural history subjects, tears, at least one board missing, contents generally acceptable; program for the Azuma Odori, back cover damaged, illustrated throughout, with color and monochromatic images; illustrated book on woodworking projects, with photogravures, color illustrations and schematics; sample book of decorative Japanese papers, containing more than 100 paper samples, some corners dog-eared, others with small samples trimmed away, the majority intact; and Gwen Frostic's My Michigan, Frankfort, Michigan: by the author, [1957], illustrated with polychrome woodcuts throughout. (9)
Estimate $150-200


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Keywords

Franco-Japonaise de Paris, Gwen Frostic, Frankfort