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Vermont / Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1972. 7th Printing. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12x9x1. Seventh printing. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket with very good slipcase. Two surface tears on slipcase panel, slipcase panel bumped. Jacket flap clipped with price intact. 1972 Large Hardcover. 287 pp. Includes 257 plates (55 in color), bibliography, and index, with detailed information by the well-known historical novelist James Michener, divided into sections on early prints, full-color prints, landscape and figure prints, and modern prints. Richard Lane also provides notes on the prints. "In James A. Michener the Japanese print has found its ideal commentator. Combining the finished literary style of an outstanding novelist with a mature knowledge of his subject, he is able to bring this great art form to life in words, directly communicating his understanding, love, and enthusiasm rather than obscuring his subject in pedantry. In fact, it might almost be said that he here…
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