john stewart happer (4 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Used; Very Good. San Francisco, 1912; gray paper covered boards; heavy edge and corner wear with board exposed; illustrated spine with leaf design; spine edges chipped with pieces missing; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; front hinge split; interior pages in very good condition; Interior is clean and unmarked; 84 pages.

HARDCOVER. 1st edition. 84pp, small octavo. owner name, moderate rubbing to spine edges, cover wear, tape label to spine, tight binding, some foxing, text remains clean throughout, Good +.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the origina.

Black and white full page plates, vii+ 84pp., Original papered boards, slightly rubbed at the corners, paper is age-toned as usual, bibliography, appendix. Printed at the Tomoye Press in the year of the Rat, Meiji 45. 20 x 14cm. Prior owner bookplate on the front free endpaper, else a very good firm copy. Dora Amsden and John Happer highlight the vast influence of the Japanese artistic movement known as Ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") on the whole Western art scene. The prints by Hiroshige, reflect the significance given to landscapes, but are also a testimony to the complete comprehension of a long gone society.