BUNRAKU - 3 Volumes, Includes The Voices and Hands of Bunraku + a 2 Volumes Set in a Slipcase in Japanese Text

Adachi, Barbara / Domon, Ken / Takechi, Tetsuji

Verlag: Kodansha International /, Tokyo /

Beschreibung

IN VERY GOOD+ TO NEAR FINE CONDITIONS. **The Voices and Hands of Bunraku by Barbara Adachi (1978) 1st Edition, Tokyo: Kodansha International, with a Dust Jacket in a protective mylar cover. 4to, oblong format, pages printed on fine glossy paper, with color & b/w illustrations throughout. Occasional light foxing. **2 Volume set in the original silk covered slipcase (1972). One a hardcover containing full page b/w photographs by Ken Domon, showing behind-the-scenes artistry necessary to produce the Bunraku Plays, how the dolls are manipulated onstage and the major personalities associated with this dramatic art form. The other volume is a soft cover, in original stiff wraps, being a series of essays on Buraku in its many aspects, written by eminent authorities on the subject. Light sunning to the slipcase. Includes folding photographic plates. Folio, both volumes printed on fine glossy paper, text in Japanese. ALSO INCLUDES - An original Playbill "An Evening of Bunraku" Presented by the Tokyo American Club Culture Committee, February 10, 1981. Introduced and assisted by Barbara Curtis Adachi. Playbill includes Osono's Lament from Sakaya, and illustrations of the Bunraku Stage. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 004508

Bibliografische Details

Titel: BUNRAKU - 3 Volumes, Includes The Voices and...

Verlag: Kodansha International /, Tokyo /

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good