Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised edition - with 296 new illustrations including 182 in colour. Oversize. Spotting to page edges. Seller Inventory # 531166
Seller: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; well illustrated with both 214 black and white photographs as well as 182 color photographs of netsuke sculptures; contains over 300 reproductions of netsuke artist's sginatues; 556 pages. Book. Seller Inventory # 024865
Seller: Walden Books, London, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Please note that this is a heavy item and will require extra postage.; (Revised Edition) Dust jacket loose, a number of rips, some tears with loss on rear and spine; Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine, faint water stain on front board, binding tight; No ownership marks, text clean, hundreds of photographs of Netsukle in both colour and B+W. (Included are a few pages listing the 'Resale prices of Hindson Netsuke' from 13/08/89) ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 580 pages. Seller Inventory # 40840
Seller: Lion Books PBFA, Kidderminster, WORCS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 4to 11" - 13" ; 566 pages. Seller Inventory # 85437
Seller: Antiquariaat Looijestijn, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1982, revised ed., cloth with dustjacket, (10), 566 pp., top edge stained, else very good copy of the preferable edition, heavy item! Seller Inventory # 236935293
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. revised. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, glossy blue dust jacket with color illustrations and white lettering, 566 pp, profusely illustrated in bw with some color illustrations. Foreword by W.W. Winkworth. "Since its publication in 1974, this book has established itself as a standard reference work for collectors of netsuke. 1300 representative pieces from one of the most comprehensive collections ever to have been formed are discussed and illustrated, including full details of artists, schools and subjects. In this new revised edition over 100 more photographs of artists' signatures have been added, bringing the total to over 300, and greatly increasing the book's vaule for the collector. Each new signature has been carefully choses from a large selection to ensure its authenticity. In addition, 182 of the pieces are now illustrated in full color. The bibliograpahy has been expanded to include all major new books published in the intervening years."- Dust jacket. VG/VG (light bumping to boards at corners, light wear to dust jacket). Seller Inventory # 178775
Seller: George Longden, Macclesfield, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Blue cloth. Pictorial jacket. 300 x 195 mm. xii, 566 pp + 32 pp colour plates. Revised edition, with 296 new illustrations of which 182 are in colour. Some loss of cloth at bottom edge of front board. A little grubby on top and fore-edge. Jacket is very lightly dulled and a little creased, with a little slight wear at extremities. Book. Seller Inventory # X4458
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Jorge Welsh Books, Lisboa, Portugal
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 2nd Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 21.5 x 31 cm; 2,740 Kg; 612 pages with 182 illustrations in colour and 1414 monochrome.; Revised edition with 296 new illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The dust jacket shows edge wear, scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover. The top of the spine is slightly chipped on the left side. The outside of the text block show minor yellowing. Minor signs of wear in the interior. Very good condition overall.; Since its publication in 1974, this book has established itself as a standard reference work for collectors or netsuke. 1300 representative pieces from one of the most comprehensive collections ever to have been formed are discussed and ilustrated, including full details of artists, schools and subjects. In this new, revised edition over 100 more photographs of artists' signatures have been added, bringing the total number to over 300, and greatly increasing the book's value for the collector. Each new signature had been carefully chosen from a large section to ensure its authenticity. In addition, 182 of the pieces are now illustrated in full colour. The bibliography has been expanded to include all the major new books published in the intervening years.; Reviews of the First Edition: "Such a comprehensive work with every item illustrated, some with signature details as well, will make this a standard reference for many years to came". Museums Journal.; "Mr Davey's book is more than an ordinary art book: it is a rich source of information and will be used by Netsuke collectors as an encyclopedia." Times Literary Supplement.; "The serious collector will find this volume a welcome addition to his library." Antiques Monthly. Seller Inventory # 1643B
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Hennessey + Ingalls, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book has minor shelf wear. Seller Inventory # 20101217115404