Legend In Japanese Art
London; New York: John Lane The Bodley Head; John Lane Company, 1908. First edition. Hardcover. Small Folio. xliii (i), 453 (2)pp. Original gilt-illustrated orange cloth and gilt lettering and ruling on cover and spine; beveled edges and protected by modern mylar. Gilt edges. Color frontispiece. Title page printed in red and black with vignette. A description of historical episodes, legendary characters, folklore, myth, religious symbolism. Illustrated in the arts of Japan by Henry L. Joly. "With upwards of 700 illustrations, including sixteen full-page reproductions in color." List of color plates and legend of Japanese art at front. Bibliography, legend of Japanese art and Japanese index art rear. Text in English with Japanese index. Binding with light wear along edges, small chips mostly at spine and rubbed. Dealer sticker on inside front cover. Half-title browned. Very lightly starting in a few places due to heftiness of volume. Good+ to very good condition. Item #50604
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