Fine Books & Manuscripts, and the Dornish Collection of Children's Book Art
Thu, Jan 16, 2025 12:00PM EST
Live Auction
Lot 171
[JAPAN]. Massive group of books on Japanese art, customs, h...
Estimate: $300 - $500
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[JAPAN]. Massive group of books on Japanese art, customs, history, and culture. Several hundred volumes filling seven cartons, including: ROME, Florence. The Tattooed Men. New York, 1975. First edition. ? LOUIS, Lisa. Butterflies of the Night. New York and Tokyo, 1992. First edition, inscribed and signed by the author. ? HOFFMANN, Yoek (compiler). Japanese Death Poems. Rutland and Tokyo, 1986. First edition. ? MICHENER, James. The Hokusai Sketch-Books. Rutland and Tokyo, 1971. ? LEE, Sherman. The Sketchbooks of Hiroshige. George Braziller, 1984. First edition. Two volumes, slipcased. ? ILLING, Richard. Japanese Erotic Art and the Life of the Courtesan. New York, 1983. ? and hundreds more. Sizes and bindings vary. Majority in English, but a portion in Japanese. Condition generally very good. Third party shipping required.
