Traditional Japanese Furniture, Kazuko Koizumi, translated by Alfred Birnbaum, SF. Kodansha International LTD. 1986, NF, HC, 4to
Traditional Japanese Furniture, Kazuko Koizumi, translated by Alfred Birnbaum, SF. Kodansha International LTD. 1986, NF, HC, 4to
Traditional Japanese Furniture, Kazuko Koizumi, translated by Alfred Birnbaum, SF. Kodansha International LTD. 1986, NF, HC, 4to
Traditional Japanese Furniture, Kazuko Koizumi, translated by Alfred Birnbaum, SF. Kodansha International LTD. 1986, NF, HC, 4to

Traditional Japanese Furniture, Kazuko Koizumi, translated by Alfred Birnbaum, SF. Kodansha International LTD. 1986, NF, HC, 4to

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Koizumi, Kazuko. Ny, Tokyo, and SF. Kodansha International LTD. 1986
English, First Edition, Near Fine, HC,4to 12" X 8 1/2", 224 pp. 
ISBN: 087011722x

Near Fine quarto, red cloth over board, stamped white titling to spine. Covers pristine. Binding tight, sharp tips, and no markings throughout. Minor toning to pages, otherwise pristine and intact. Replete with black-and-white and full-color illustrations, many full page. 224 pp. including illustrations and index. Near Fine white pictorial dust jacket, minor soiling to back cover, maroon titling to cover and spine, illustrations of objects from collection to covers. Interior flaps include black lettering. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. Text in English. Contents include 60 full-color pages and more than 800 plates and figures.  Written by a pioneer in the field, Kazuko Koizumi, this is the first comprehensive work on Japanese collectibles and contains a wealth of illustrated material, most of which comes from the author’s personal archives. Koizumi puts works into context and traces the evolution of furniture through the evolution of Japan’s culture.