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1934891821934. DESIGN BOOK Yoshida Gyokujô compiler. TANSAI GAFU. Kyoto Happpôdô Shôwa 9 1934. 2 vols. complete. Tall folios 36.7 x 25.4 cm orihon folded album in woodcut printed paper over board covers with printed paper title labels. There are 25 total full page color woodblock prints. Interesting style mixing flat solid colors with small naturalistic elements in a single print. Good impressions and colors. Complete in clasped chitsu case with printed silk label. Case is worn books about good. The set eventually ran to 4 volumes these are the first two produced. unknown books
1987008598San Francisco: November 29th Committee for Palestine 1987. Original offset lithograph poster commissioned by the Committee for Palestine from noted Chicano social movements artist Juan R. Fuentes. A colorful poster of green red black blue yellow and white depicting 3 faces the text inEnglish Arabic Spanish and Hebrew. Near Fine fainte creases. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. OCLC notes one library holding at the University of Michigan. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 21 1/2" x 16 1/2" . November 29th Committee for Palestine books
197342884Ames IA: Iowa State Univ. 1973. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. A very good copy with numeral and gallery stamp on front wrapper. Unpaged 32 pp. Illus. with b/w photos. Sm. Obl. 4to. Held at the Memorial Union Gallery. Iowa State Univ. unknown books
1902891971902. DESIGN Fujii Rindô. SHOKUMON ZUKAN 1-4. Kyôto Yamada Unsôdô Meiji 35 1902. Four volumes complete each volume with printed title string-bound Japanese-style fukuro-toji. 24.2 x 16.4 cm. Illustrated throughout with lightly colored woodblock prints of traditional design motifs. The covers are worn some pages split but present. unknown books
1933900971933. DESIGN FUJII Tatsukichi designer. SÔSAKU SENSHOKU ZUANSHÛ. A Collection of Designs for Dyework Tokyo & Osaka: Bungado Showa 8 1933. Large portfolio 41 x 31 cm. decorative cloth covered clasped chitsu case with a printed decorative label all enclosed in the publisher's folding cardboard outer box. A 4 page fascicle of preliminaries and a table of contents. With the chitsu design the cover design 3 preliminary page designs and 61 designs on the 50 content fascicles. The designs are primarily in color woodcut printed on both paper and occasionally cloth. A beautiful production here in almost perfect condition. Fujii Tatsukichi 1881-1964 was one of the most important reformers of the traditional arts in Japan. His creativity touched nearly every area: lacquer pottery papermaking dyeing - his influence was enormous. This scarce and lovely portfolio of his original designs helps to illustrate why he was so important. This deluxe production cost 25 yen in 1933 - a princely sum during the depths of the Depression in Japan. Complete. $4500.00. unknown books
1903874891903. DESIGN Gotô Ryûkô. HANA NO NISHIKI #3. Kyoto: Unkindo Meiji 36 1903. A single woodblock-printed sheet approx. 36 X 50 cm. folded into printed covers 25.2 x 17.8 cm. Unkindo a short-lived but brilliant publisher later merged into the Unsodo concern. A bit browned and edgeworn it is number 3 from an unknown number of such single-sheet designs. Very unusual unknown in the literature. unknown books
1910891951910. DESIGN Hagino Issui designer. ZUAN HYAKUDAI. 3 Vols. Kyoto Unsodo Meiji 43 1910 An orihon in 3 volumes 27 X 19 cm with woodblock printed covers all in a later fitted clasped cloth chitsu case. Unsodo outdid itself in this early design effort. Dozens of double page horizontal designs which become large prints the paper size being 37.5 x 27 cm as well as circular and fan-shaped and single page designs too. Most in the neo-Rimpa style which Unsodo artists pioneered at the beginning of the last century - bold and lovely. A bit of browning and fading the covers show some wear but overall very good condition a very nice impression of this important set. Complete. One of the very best of the Unsodo design books which is very good indeed. unknown books
1938894341938. DESIGN HAPPÔDÔ publisher/printer. KOKUGA ÔGI. Kyôto Happôdô N.D. other sources indicate a date of 1938 Very large oblong brocade porfolio 36.5 x 59.0 cm. Contains an undated Happôdô colophon and 50 design prints 49 in color and one as a textual calligraphic introduction to the work A source indicates the designs were done by Yamaoka Chinpei. The prints are extraordinarily lavish with sprinkled metal flakes overprinting metallic inks etc. A wonderful tribute to the Neo-Rimpa and Deco sensibilities of the age. The case has been restored the prints are quite clean. unknown books
1894886851894. DESIGN HARUNA Shigeharu editor. Kôgei Ôyô ZUAN ZASSHI 7 issues. No.'s 20-26 Tôkyô Meiji 26-27 1893-4. 24.5 x 16.6 cm. Stab-bound wrapper's in woodblock printed paper covers. Haruna Shigeharu 1847-1913 was a pottery painter born into the upper classes in Ishikawa prefecture here using his artistic and design skills to organize and edit this "PRACTICAL ARTS DESIGN MAGAZINE" full of black and white design ideas and articles on such topics as the Columbian Exposition etc. Very unusual periodical here in very good condition inside and out. A short but continuous run. unknown books
1933891861933. DESIGN Hisatomi Jun; Yoshida Tamashiro designes. SHINKÔ KOSODE BURI 1 2 3 5. Kyôto Happôdô Shôwa 8 1933 36.1 x 26.1 cm. Each volume of the four of five contains 10 lovely color-printed woodblock design in a kimono sleeve format. A wonderful collection of these "shinkô" "modern" designs. The woodblock printed covers are loose and some folds in the folding albums are starting. Sold with all faults. 4 volumes. unknown books
10411DESIGN IN GREECE 1/1970-2/1971. Athens: N.P. 1971. 4to. Self-wrappers. 290 pages. First edition. An annual periodical of Architecture in Greece with illustrations and texts written in Greek and English. Covers worn else good. unknown books
1904832901904. DESIGN ISOZAKI Kôsaburo. KINKAN'EN SHINISHÔ YÔHON NEW SAMPLES OF COLORED MATTING - "KIN KAN EN." Okayama Meiji 37 1904. Cord bound Japanese style title printed on front cover. 34.2 X 22.6 CM. 34 full-page color woodcuts of flat-weave matting designs. The matting is still made today in Okayama from the igusa plant. Very simple and delicate designs. A sample book for the Isozaki line. unknown books
1906879181906. DESIGN Kamisaka SEKKA. NIHON JOSÔ 7 vols. Kyoto Unsodo Meiji 39 1906. 26.3 x 18.7 cm. String-bound Japanese style fukuro-toji printed paper title labels. An interesting visual history of women's fashion in traditional Japan. The bw woodblock prints were supervised by the master himself Kamisaka Sekka. A good impression some cover soiling in very good condition overall. Complete. unknown books
1934849061934. DESIGN Kamisaka SEKKA. UTA-E Kyoto & Tokyo: Unsodo Showa 9 1934. 1 volume 31 x 22 cm cloth ribbon bound covers paper label. 25 color full page images after designs by Sekka. As Sekka's last work it crowns his remarkable career with a lovely evocation of Koetsu's Saga-bon. For more on this important work see Hillier's description on p.976 of the second volume of his ART OF THE JAPANESE BOOK. The condition is a bit better than average with relatively little of the offsetting from the prints to the poems that is usual in this book. Slight foxing and slight edgewear. The printing is very good the colors lovely. It is a very good copy overall. Housed in the original professionally repaired chitsu case with title label that shows general soiling all over and is lacking its clasps. One volume complete:. unknown books
1936892161936. DESIGN Kanô Shûhô artist. Ukiyoe Monyô KOSODE HYAKUSEN. Kyoto Happodo Showa 11 1936. 36.7 x 27.2 cm. Though this copy has no colophon or textual material it consists of 48 of the 50 woodblock printed sheets each with two designs so 96 of 100 designs. Each design is identified by the original ukiyo-e artist's name. The printings are fine the condition good overall. With the original title page all in a clasped chitsu case. Sold with all faults. unknown books
1901891941901. DESIGN KOSUGI Sugimura & YOKOI Tokifuyu designers. DAI NIHON BIJUTSU ZUFU 4 vols. Tokyo Yoshikawa Hanshichi Meiji 34 1901. 4 plate volumes orihon folding albums illustrated with 154 pages of color woodcut. 25.1 x 18.5 cm Complete as such BUT not including the 4 text volumes. A lovely compendium of traditional design. Very good colors impression and condition. Volume 4 is split at one fold; its rear cover is detached and its front cover attached with a tissue repair. unknown books
1937872251937. DESIGN MAGAZINE. TEIKOKU KÔGEI Vol.11 #12. Tokyo Showa 12 1937. 25.7 x 19 cm. Decorated wrappers. Interesting articles on contenporary art and design. furniture fashion kitchenware graphics etc. etc. The dominant sensibility is Deco throughout. Illustrated with halftone photo plates. Very good. unknown books
196315032Ulm: Hochschule fur Gestaltung 1963. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. September 1963 Double issue 8 and 9 of 21 published in 14 volumes. Celebrated magazine arm of the influential German school of design which was founded by Inge Aicher-Scholl Otl Aiker and Max Bill. Somewhat musty but in clean very good condition. This issue features IBM advertisements in Students' Work Josef Albers speaks about color system for petrol filling stations and other product designs in the Teacher Design Work section. 85 pp. All issues of this design journal have become difficult to track down. <br/><br/> Hochschule fur Gestaltung paperback books
1932894051932. DESIGN Iida Shikô. HÔEN-CHÔ. Kyoto: Maria Gabô Shôwa 7 1932 Oblong orihon folding album in the original publisher's chitsu clasped case. 28.3 x 39.0 cm. There are 23 ornately printed circular designs with metallic inks etc. Maria Gabô was not prolific but what they printed was always done with first rate craftsmanship. unknown books
1902845761902. DESIGN Matsuoka Tokikata; Honma Hyakuri. Kojitsu Sôsho SHOKUMON ZUE. 7 vols. originally privately published by Hyakuri apparently from 1815-25 as a completion of work begun by Tokikata in the late 18th very early 19th century. This is the reprint of this classic work done as part of the "Kojitsu Sôsho" Classic Library series published by Yoshikawa Hanshichi et al in Meiji 34 35 19012 Very slightly smaller than the original volumes each about 18.2 x 24.9 cm string-bound Japanese-style fukuro toji with printed paper title labels - all bindings match. Hundreds of beautiful color textile designs reproduced in color woodcut. Nobleman Ladies Ceremonial dress Brocades Imperial costumes all are covered. Retains most of the appeal of the original edition. Slight external wear lovely inside. unknown books
1815832561815. DESIGN Matsuoka Tokikata; Honma Hyakuri. SHOKUMON ZUE. 7 vols. privately published by Hyakuri apparently from 1815-25 as a completion of work begun by Tokikata in the late 18th very early 19th century. 19.3 x 26.9 cm string-bound Japanese-style fukuro toji with printed paper title labels - all bindings match. Hundreds of beautiful color textile designs reproduced in color woodcut. Nobleman Ladies Ceremonial dress Brocades Imperial costumes all are covered. Important and quite scarce as few sets were produced. Some worming otherwise the overall condition is very good. unknown books
1933877691933. DESIGN NAITÔ Ryôji. SÔSHOKU KATTO GASHÛ. Tokyo Sosaku Zuan Kankokai Showa 8 1933. Western bound in incised leatheroid over boards. 26.8 x 19.5 cm. 78 bw images mostly full page of "Decorative Cuts" drawing on the female form - flappers vamps and decadent androgynous beauties in many roles pirates a cowgirl a nun etc. etc. Ero-guro meets Beardsley. Very good condition in the original publisher's slipcase. Very unusual showing a different side of the decorative impulse in the Japanese 1930s. unknown books
1917891151917. DESIGN NAKAGAWA Yoshinaga designer. NAKAGAWA ZUANSHÛ. Nagoya Fukada Zuan Kenkyûsho Taishô 6 1917. Wonderful portfolio of lithographed designs in a Deco idiom. Reminiscent of the early work of Sugiura Hisui but with its own unique quirky sense of boldness and fun. Animal and vegetal themes for the most part. Very unusual. Complete as issued. unknown books
1918869371918. DESIGN ODA Kazuma artist and designer. ÔYÔ ZUAN Gekkan Dai-ichi-go. Tokyo Papiyon Zuansha Taishô 7 1918. Folio-sized wrappers 34.5 x 24.2 cm. This "Practical Design" monthly features the work of Oda Kazuma 1882-1956 in this its first issue. This issue features articles on the use of electric lights at night for advertising with a note at the end on some recent advertising posters that have appeared. Obviously a periodical by professionals for professionals in the design and advertising world. Not a world one usually thinks of Oda Kazuma belonging to but here he turns his talents at lithographic printmaking to more practical ends with sevarl examples of advertising designs and commercial art. Very good condition throughout. Very unusual. unknown books
1915857611915. DESIGN Saikasha. SAIKA. Tokyo 1924-9. 30 issues bound into 10 volumes out of 36 issues bound in 12 volumes. Significant run of the SAIKA series which captured Japanese and Asian design in all its manifestations - objects utensils. fabrics rugs architectural elements lacquerware cloisonnee etc. etc. There is a total of approximately 500 plates of which about 100 are color woodblock printed and another dozen or so are color collotypes and color lithographs. The remainder are collotypes and offset. An interesting series from the reference library of the Mitsukoshi Department Store. Two of the volumes are disbound with a few plates missing but they have the original covers. Sold with all faults and priced accordingly. Unusual set. unknown books
