Inspiration in Bloom; Washi Craft Dolls
Kyoto: Seigensha Co., Ltd., 1996. First Edition. Hardcover (28.5 x 22.5cm), pp. 72; lilac paper covered boards, embossed floral pattern, lettering in dark pink on spine, photographic dust wrapper with pink spine, flaps and half of back cover, lettering in black, white, yellow, orange, red and dark pink, magenta presentation slip (is there a proper name for this?) with lettering in white; moss green textured endpapers.
Tail of spine gently pushed; very light foxing to top edge of boards and text block; very shallow (1mm) ding 75mm down fore edge of front cover; bottom edge a touch faded; endpapers have mild foxing, tips of edges are a little faded; mostly clean and bright throughout; dust wrapper is unclipped, top edge very gently curled, verso has moderate foxing, presentation slip has closed 25mm tear at rear hinge of spine, lightly scuffed along fore edge of front cover. Item #992
Photographic scenes of washi craft dolls. Includes a ‘How To’ section written in kanji and accompanied by step-by step photographs.
Price: $80.00