£150 - £200
(Japan, Art, Antiques.) Henri L. Joly & Kumasaku Tomita: 'Japanese Art & Handicraft: An Illustrated Record of the Loan Exhibition Held in Aid of the British Red Cross in October - November, 1915', London, Yamanaka & Co, 1916, limited edition, number 39 of 175 copies only, 2 volumes bound in 1, 170 plates from photographs (several colour), all tissue guarded with printed captions to guards, depicting Japanese paintings, prints & drawings, sculpture and carvings, netsuke, lacquer, inro, swords, sword furniture, metal work varia, pottery and enamels, pipe cases and pouches, miscellanea, general title page, separate printed title pages for each volume, list of contributors at front, 213pp text + plates, continuous pagination, large thick 4to (31.5 x 25cm), old half calf gilt (worn, front joint weak), top edge gilt. The very scarce original 1916 limited edition copy
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