George Lazarnick Editor (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue with silver bindings tight and square. Light tape residue to lower spine, small darkening to center right edge of volume 1 board. Interior pristine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Near fine. Hardcover. Two volumes. Quarto. 11 x 8.75". Continuous pagination. 1059pp. INSCRIBED by Lazarnick. Index of Meinertzhagen's full collection, photographically reproduced in these two volumes. Most pieces illustrated. Dust jackets have a little fading. Scarce. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York, Alan R. Liss, Inc., 1986. Quarto, two volumes , lviii, 584 and vi, 585-1059 pages with a colour frontispiece and over 5000 illustrations (from photographs of the index cards, many of them containing hand-drawn illustrations). Blue cloth lettered in white; edges slightly marked; an excellent set with the excellent dustwrappers (a little sunned on the spines and lightly scuffed). Frederick Meinertzhagen (1881-1962) had a 'remarkable drawing ability and talent in representation of subjects and facsimile signatures of Japanese artists; . handled, by his own calculation, at least 100,000 netsuke; . purchased and recorded, in most part with illustration and calligraphy, over 10,000 netsuke on index cards' (page xi). 'The cards provide a hand drawn facsimile of the artist's signature, accurately recording the carver's original calligraphy and his "kakilan". Historical backgrounds, critical commentaries, notes on various artists, and methods of collecting are included by Meinertshagen on the cards, along with illustrations of some 100 unsigned netsuke. The book also includes photographs, correspondence, and personal insights by those who knew Meinertzhagen, providing a complete and detailed account of his life and work' (dustwrapper blurb). 2 items].…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. In 2 volumes. Volume 1 A-M: lvii + 584 pages. Volume 2 N-Z: 585-1059. Profusely illustrated. These volumes represent the lifetime collection and study of netsuke by Frederick Meinertzhagen, one of the world s foremost authorities on netsuke. Meinertzhagen realized the need for a single source that would provide the necessary information for collectors to fully appreciate their unique qualities, but was unable to find a publisher willing to take on such an enormous task. Eventually, he indexed his entire collection; it is currently on display at the British Museum library, so that others might benefit from it. With the permission from the Museum, netsuke enthusiast George Lazarnick photographed the entire Index for publication, thereby creating a source that successfully presents this wealth of information to all serious collectors and dealers of netsuke. The Index consists of two volumes with over 5000 entries that provide detailed information on individual netsuke. Perhaps the most exciting and helpful aspects of the Index are the marvelously accurate drawings by Meinertzhagen. The cards provide a hand drawn facsimile of the artist s signature, accurately recording the carver s original calligraphy and his kakihan. Historical backgrounds, critical commentaries, notes on various artists, and methods of collecting are included on the cards, along with illustrations of some 100 unsigned netsuke. The book also includes photographs, correspondence, and personal insights by those who knew Meinertzhagen, providing a complete and detailed account of his life and work. Very scarce. Photos provided upon request.…