Introduction Netsuke by Earle Joe (23 results)

Condition: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.…

Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Printing. Description: Features 81 color photo illustrations. The small Japanese wood or ivory toggles called netsuke have fascinated Westerners for a century by the humor and delicacy of their craftsmanship. This informative introduction explains the practical need for netsuke, outlines their social and historical background, describes the materials used in their manufacture and gives an account of their stylistic development. Nearly eighty examples from the Victoria and Albert Museum's outstanding collection are shown here. BINDNG/CONDITION: pictorial boards; Very Good condition. reading list, index of artists. 10 inches tall by 7.75 inches wide. 47 pages.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Second impression. Very clean. Illustrated in color. Pictures on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. An Introduction to Netsuke Joe Earle Victoria & Albert Museum 1982 pictorial boards, no dust jacket as issued HB 0880450045 47 pp. Numerous color photographs. FINE, very clean and bright, no markings no writing no chips no tears no bumps not xlib, not remaindered.…

Condition: Used: Very Good. Nice tight clean unmarked copy, 48 pages with color reproductions, approx 7 1/2" x 10" tall.

Hardcover. First Edition [1980], unstated, in accordance with the Victoria and Albert Museum's customary practice. Near Fine: shows only the mildest rubbing to the lamination of the covers and four tiny snags - or tooth[?] - marks at the bottom edge of the front panel. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.1 x 7.5 x 0.3 inches). 47 pages. Profusely illustrated with 79 colored plates of Netsuke. Introduction and Index of makers. Weight: 12.2 ounces. Black boards illustrated with a `Mongol figure' netsuke at the front panel. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards. Product Dimensions: . Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces First Edition [1980], unstated, in accordance with the Victoria and Albert Museum's customary practice.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The inside covers are well foxed, with a bookplate on first page. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Hard Cover. Condition: Book good. 47 pp. Index of artists. Coloured illustrations.

Printed Boards. Condition: Very Good. Explains the practical need for netsuke, outlines their social and historical background, describes the materials used in their manufacture and gives an account of their stylistic development. Illustrates in colour examples from the V&A's collection. Size: 255x195mm. …

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good+ in boards. Text is clean and unmarked. ; Victoria & Albert Museum Introductions to the Decorative Arts; 9.80 X 7.60 X 0.30 inches; 47 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Pictoral boards, Clean pages and firm binding. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front end paper. Professional seller. All pictures are of the actual book that is for sale. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging. Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Illustrated intro to Collectors of Netsuke some pages looked as if the page ends where stuck together as there are some small signs but all pages now free ex Museum association with stamnp on fep ow vg cond.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback,47pp with colour photos. Namon ffep otherwise contents clean. No DJ. VG.

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Colour illustrations, 47pp, index. 25.5 x 19cm. Edges and leaves margins lightly browned, harback covers a little rubbed, otherwise a very good copy. From the library of Aubrey and Eva Sweet, with their bookplate on the front endpaper and a label indicating the collection number on the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. None -as Issued. First (English). Netsuke is a monied response to restrictions against ostentatious dress in Japan under Tokugawa Ieyasu ( 1542 - 1616). They are carvings, often less than 5 cm. in height, and were worn on a sash or cord and indic. wealth or position w/o indicating extravagance. (Some cultural customs DESERVE revisiting.) Ivory and wood (often lacquered) were the 2 usual materials of the sculptures. Inlays were common - often of pearl, glass, metal or ebony. Humour was a common theme. The book has 79 marvellous colour plates of examples bequested to the V&A Museum. Many have mythological meaning. Cond: Black boards illus. with a `Mongol figure' netsuke are clean, TIGHT and crisp. In the right light, one `scratch' is visible. All else AS NEW w/o marks, names, etc. Very attractive volume! The carver's often did challenging things such as: a hollow bell (Plate 26) or hollow tree ( Plate 17) or a lion with a loose ball in its mouth (Plate 15). Plate 43 - `Octopus in a Trap' will draw your attention with its inlays and its own haiku. Size: 4to. Ian Thomas - Photography (illustrator).…

Molte illustrazioni a colori, ottimo esemplare in lingua inglese. Catalogo della collezione di Netsuke del Victoria and Albert Museum. Brossura editoriale illustrata, pp. 47, in 4°.