A run of the magazine issues. SHOSO^ Magazine

ONCHI Koshiro^, editor

Publication Date: 1935

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ONCHI Koshiro, editor. A set of SHOSO^ Magazine 30 volumes. Tokyo, Showa 10-19 [1935-44] Aoi Shobo. [700cc?]. 8vo. in size, wrappers. 30 volumes in magazine format of this, the premier journal in Japan dedicated to the book arts and graphics of its day, edited by the foremost artist and book designer, Onchi and filled with graphic and textual contributions by contemporary giants. In the original magazine wrappered covers. Shoso^ had some 103 numbers, but the large majority were published in slender pamphlet format and we have here the more substantial magazines. Very scarce, especially in such a complete run of the magazine. Very good condition overall. Occasional splitting of spines but all the issues are complete. At one point, we were advised that a magazine format #79 was missing from this set. But checking other sets, we found they were also missing that number in magazine format. Checking with the newly catalogued set at the National Diet Library in Japan (they have catalogued 87 of the total of 103 total issues, it appears that #79 was not in magazine format after all, but rather one of the regular pamphlets Onchi issued when paper became scarce during the Pacific War. I should mention that we also have a very few of the slender pamphlets (#s V.4 #4; V.6 #2, 3, 8) that were issued as example of the total production. So all 30 magazine format works and four of the pamphlets are included in this lot, as well as a number of announcement cards and other advertising material for SHOSOU. Important, unusual. Seller Inventory # 89274

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Title: A run of the magazine issues. SHOSO^ Magazine

Publication Date: 1935