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    Sale 7981

    Printed Books, Original Illustrations & Decorative Prints

    New York, East

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    9 April 1997

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    Lot 142

    [JAPAN -- ART]. PERRY, MATTHEW C. Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan. Washington, 1856. Vol. I only -- SILVER, JACOB MORTIMER WIER. Sketches of Japanese Manners and Costumes. London, 1867 -- BOWES, JAMES. Japanese Marks and Seals. London, 1882 -- NOGUCHI, YONE. Hiroshige. New York, 1921 -- MICHENER, JAMES A. Japanese Prints from the Early Masters to the Modern. Tokyo, [1959] -- SMITH, BRADLEY. Japan: A History in Art. New York, 1964 -- and 8 others. All with numerous illustrations. Together 14 volumes, various sizes, mostly original bindings, condition varies. (14)

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    USD 920

    Estimate

    USD 600 - USD 800

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    [JAPAN -- ART]. PERRY, MATTHEW C. Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan. Washington, 1856. Vol. I only -- SILVER, JACOB MORTIMER WIER. Sketches of Japanese Manners and Costumes. London, 1867 -- BOWES, JAMES. Japanese Marks and Seals. London, 1882 -- NOGUCHI, YONE. Hiroshige. New York, 1921 -- MICHENER, JAMES A. Japanese Prints from the Early Masters to the Modern. Tokyo, [1959] -- SMITH, BRADLEY. Japan: A History in Art. New York, 1964 -- and 8 others. All with numerous illustrations. Together 14 volumes, various sizes, mostly original bindings, condition varies. (14)

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