Japan, a record in colour / by Mortimer Menpes ; transcribed by Dorothy Menpes

Menpes, Mortimer (1855-1938)

1901, First Edition. London : A. & C. Black. Signed, limited and numbered copy. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands worn; panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Binding detached and pages loose. Text remains clear and without blemish. Item #477967

Physical description: xiv, 206 pages, [100] leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm. Contents: Art and the drama -- The living art -- Painters and their methods -- Placing -- Art in practical life -- The gardens -- Flower arrangement -- The geisha -- Children -- Workers -- Characteristics. Subjects: Art Japan. Japan Description and travel.

Price: €40.00