1900 JAPANESE THEATRE w/ 28 HAND COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS incl. 10 FULL PAGE PLATES

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1900 JAPANESE THEATRE w/ 28 HAND COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS incl. 10 FULL PAGE PLATES:
$320.00

SCÈNES DU THÉATRE JAPONAIS: L\'ÉCOLE DE VILLAGE (TERAKOYA). Drame Historique en un Acte.
(SCENES FROM THE JAPANESE THEATRE: THE VILLAGE SCHOOL / TERAKOYA. A Historical Drama in one Act.)
Translated into French by Dr. Karl Florenz, Professeur at the Imperial University, Tokyo. TEXT IN FRENCH.Published by T. Hasegawa, Tokyo, Japan, 1900. First Edition.Stiff printed card covers, pictorial boards, string bound (Japanese style), printed on double sided rice paper, 8x11 inches (20.5x27.5 cm). Pagination: [4], III, [3}, 32, 9.Beautifully ILLUSTRATED with 28 HAND COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS, including 10 full page plates. The illustrations are by Yoshimune Arai,Condition: VERY GOOD book, the front cover has some wear at the corners, and a thin few inch long light crease starting at the bottom edge, internally near fine, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. The illustrations are all gorgeous. A lovely copy. The scarce dustjacket is mostly present but is lacking its spine and is completely split at the folds, therefore it is in four pieces; also the panels are worn and chipped along the edges. The dj is now being held together in a mylar jacket protector.
A solid, attractive copy of the book, in a worn, split, flawed, but scarce dustjacket.Free Shipping within the United States. International buyers please check Shipping Details for costs to your country.