Intended for use by art collectors and students who wish to find the identity of signatures in Japanese ideographs, this book instructs on counting the strokes of a character, analysing sounds, predicting consonantal and vowel changes, reading dates, and analysing signatures. Also included are listings of Emperors, personages, and provinces, an index of names, and a dictionary of characters used in names.
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Seller: Klondyke, Almere, Netherlands
Condition: Fair. Original gilt lettered cloth, dust jacket + supplement, addenda and corrigenda (phoyocopy); Underlinings and annotations with pen (mostly in the beginning); book block broken. Seller Inventory # 287258
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Seller: Victoria Bookshop, BERE ALSTON, DEVON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. Has thumb tabs on some pages 552 p. Book. Seller Inventory # 500050142
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Seller: RZABASBOOKs, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Seller Inventory # 012342
Seller: Glacier Books, Pitlochry, United Kingdom
hardcover. 1972 rep. 552pp, two owner's signatures, Fine in VG price clipped dw A concise and comprehensive guide to the reading and interpretation of Japanese proper names both geographical and personal, as well as of dates and other formal expressions. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service. Seller Inventory # 56237