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Auction #124 begins on 03 Jul 2025

Nishimura (Shinji)

SKIN-BOATS. A STUDY OF ANCIENT SHIPS OF JAPAN.

Published: Society of Naval Architects, Tokyo, 1931

Edition: First edition

Reserve: $80

Approximately:

Estimate: $160-180

Bidding opens: 3 Jul 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 10 Jul 16:30 GMT

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1 volume. First edition 1931. 

Publishers' original dark green cloth.

Bevelled boards with gilt titles and decoration.

Matching unclipped pale green dust-jacket with

black titles and decoration in mylar cover.

Housed in brown card slipcase with title to spine.

xii, 249 pp.

60 illustrations within the text.

23 full-page plates each with indiidual explanatory leaf.

Two full-page colour plates with indiidual explanatory leaf.

Colour folding map.

Comprising four sections.

Section I.
The Manashi-Katama or Meschless Baskets.

Section II.
The Kame-no-Sé or Turtle Shell.

Section III,
The Kagami-no-Funé or Wicker Boat.

Section IV.
The Kaniwa-Buné or Birch-Bark Canoe.

A lovely copy.

Recorded shipping weight 1500g.

Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.

  • Jacket Condition: Good
  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 27 x 20 cm


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