Robinson b w foreword (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. 53 Pp. Brown Cloth, Gilt And Stamped In Brown. One Of 100 Copies Specially Bound For Patrons Of The Library, Of A Total Edition Of 300 Copies. This Copy With An Envelope Addressed To Patron Glen Dawson Enclosing A Memorial Mass Program And Three Memorial Cards. Photographs (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 25.5 x 30.5 cm.; 1.6 kg.; 191 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The dust jacket shows edge wear, scuffs and scrathes on the front cover, spine and back cover. A few wear marks on the front cover. Ex-libris stamp at the bottom of the front free endpaper Remaining interior in very good condition.; A pioneering publication which deals with the most famous series - the Seishu gishi den (1847-48) and its sequel the Seishu gishin den (1848) of the forty-seven masterless samurai (ronin) by artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). The true 18th-century tale of revenge by forty-seven ronin for the death of their lord was enormously popular in Japan: it was dramatised for the Kabuki theatre and its heroes were often depicted in ukiyo-e prints. Kuniyoshi was a master in the genre of warrior prints, and his series expressively portrays these warrior 'folk heroes'. Dr. Weinberg's book also includes translations of the texts which appear on the prints and which recount each hero's exploits. In addition, there are photographs of the relics of the masterless samurai and the ruins of their castle in Ako.…

First Edition. SIGNED by Geiger, Weber, Nunis and Robinson. 8vo. 53 pp. Photographic illustrations. Original color photograph of Maynard Geiger laid in, along with printed announcement for the celebration and the evening program; and the letterpress notice of Fr. Geiger's death from Doyce Nunis. Tan cloth with gilt decoration and red lettering on spine. A fine copy.…