Elsa pratt davis (6 Ergebnisse)

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. Pictorial cloth (hard cover) in mylar protected dust-jacket, (10.75" x 9.25"). Unpaginated; 12 full-page, four color woodblock illustrations. The book tells twelve tales of well known Japanese animal folk stories. In a price clipped jacket, showing edge chipping and several closed tears; internally clean, tight and bright. This is NOT an ex-library copy. SCARCE Size: Oblong Quarto. Elsa Kula (illustrator).…

Hardbound. Zustand: 2 - Very Good. 1st Edition. Description: During her stay in Japan, Elsa Kula studied woodblock printing. The illustrations for this book are the product of Miss Kula's adaptation of traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques to mixed-media print-making. Elements of the ancient process have been combined with some recently developed techniques to create unique, imaginative pictures for this book. In painting, in sculpture, in architecture, one sees the magic animals of Japan, and from Japanese folklore one hears and reads stories of these mythical creatures. The animal legends and their embodiment in the art of Japan are the inspiration this book. BINDING/CONDITION: mustard color cloth with red; a Fine book, with a Very Good dust jacket; the jacket is price clipped. Decorated endpapers. oblong format: about 9.25 inches tall by 10.75 inches wide. about 30 pages (unpaginated). oblong format: about 9.25 inches tall by 10.75 inches wide.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good +. 1st Edition. Hardcover golden rod boards with red lettering on the spine and color with illustration and decorated endpapers. Includes color and b/w illustrations, unpaginated. The DJ is in Very Good + condition with the exception to wear to the extremities protected in brodart. Elsa Kula (illustrator).…

dj. First Edition. First printing. Oblong quarto (23 x 27cm.); mustard yellow pictorial publisher's cloth-backed boards in yellow pictorial dustwrapper; [30pp]. Textblock clean and sound; scratch on ffep (verso); top edge slightly deckled, else Fine. Boards lightly soiled and worn about edges; spine pushed at heel, fraying slightly at crown; Near Fine. Dustwrapper pitted and soiled, with tearing and rolling along edges; front panel has two closed tears, plus one on rear. Chipping w/ loss of material along bottom front edge, and crown and heel of spine. Hinges chapped. Inner flap price-clipped. Sticker on rear panel. Wrappers just Very Good. Introduces children to many notable creatures of Japanese lore, such as Manekineko, Kappa, and Tengu. Also features an explanation of the Japanese zodiac. Illustrated in color throughout.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN . B000JC9MDU Oblong Hardback. No statement of Later Printing on the Copyright page, assumed first edition. Book is in Very Good to Near Fine condition, a tight bright attractive copy with no markings to the book. Price clipped Dustjacket is in Good to Very Good condition with some edgewear and very minor chipping. The dustjacket has been placed in a Brodart protective cover by us to protect it and it looks much better than described. . This does not affect the dustjacket in any way, as all taping is done on the outside of the protector. No Signature.…

Hardcover. Rectangular picture book format; yellow cloth boards with red illust. of magic animals; red spine lettering; patterened endpapers; unpaged;stunning color lithographsthroughout. .stories of mystery and wonder about some of the magic animals in Japanese legend. fine; clean, tight, & attractive;p.o.'s gift inscription on front flyleaf. Elsa Kula (illustrator). …