Essay David Robinson (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Crisp clean unclipped dust-jacket with light shelf-wear and small chip on rear lower edge, fresh grey covers, tight binding (unread), clean pages, no inscriptions. Facsimile of 1805 edition with introductory essay by David Robinson. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kg. ISBN: 0948639369. ISBN/EAN: 9780948639364. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50113120182. All our books are sent by tracked mail. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional shipping charges.…

SOFTCOVER. Condition: NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: Issued without a dustjacket. 1st Edition. Thick Square 4to in colour printed stiff glossy card covers, 163pp on thick glossy art paper, 231 items. colour plates, etc. Price list loosely inserted . [CONDITION: A well preserved AS NEW unmarked and unread copy ] . To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 25.5 x 30.5 cm.; 1.6 kg.; 191 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The dust jacket shows edge wear, scuffs and scrathes on the front cover, spine and back cover. A few wear marks on the front cover. Ex-libris stamp at the bottom of the front free endpaper Remaining interior in very good condition.; A pioneering publication which deals with the most famous series - the Seishu gishi den (1847-48) and its sequel the Seishu gishin den (1848) of the forty-seven masterless samurai (ronin) by artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). The true 18th-century tale of revenge by forty-seven ronin for the death of their lord was enormously popular in Japan: it was dramatised for the Kabuki theatre and its heroes were often depicted in ukiyo-e prints. Kuniyoshi was a master in the genre of warrior prints, and his series expressively portrays these warrior 'folk heroes'. Dr. Weinberg's book also includes translations of the texts which appear on the prints and which recount each hero's exploits. In addition, there are photographs of the relics of the masterless samurai and the ruins of their castle in Ako.…