Japanese Prints & Drawings from the Vever Collection by Hillier, Jack - 1976

Sotheby Parke Bernet 1976. 3 VOL SET, BOXED NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION (#1916/2000), HEAVY- Extra shipping req'd! Lg quarto, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt Japanese lettering to front boards, teg, marbeld eps, 1034pp total, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl discolouration to spines, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sm ex-libris plates to front pastedowns of each vol, light foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with tape repairs, some cracking/closed tearing & light tanning to spines, moderate chafing & soiling/foxing, light foxing to flaps) in slipcase, VG+ (tidy with minor chafing & bruising)

Sotheby Parke Bernet Pubns. Used - Good. Used - Good. Volume 1 only. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day).Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre.' Ex-library, but has been well cared for. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.

Sotheby Parke Bernet Pubns. NF. 1976. Hardcover. Hardbacks in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jackets . Folio 13" - 23" tall. 1000 pages. ONe of 2000 copies in a limited edition. Includes slipcase. Complete 3 volume set. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

Sotheby Parke Barnet, 1976. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 3 books per box

Sotheby Parke Bernet Pubns. Used - Good. Volume Three. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.

New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1976. Hardcover. Fine condition in a fine dust jacket and in a fine slipcase. One of 2000 numbered copies. Bound in publisher's original light and dark bown cloth with the front covers and spines stamped in gilt and in a light and dark bown paper covered slipcase stamped in gilt on the front cover.

Sotheby Parke Bernet Publication LTD, New Jersey and Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, New York, 1976 Book. Good. Hardcover. English text.; Hardcover (3 volumes with dust jacket in slipcase). Top edges gilt.; 34 x 25.5 cm.; 8.3 Kg.; 1034 pages with black and white and a few colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jackets and slipcase. Interior in very good condition.; Limited edition of 2,000 copies of which this is 793.; Among the arts of Japan, the colour print continues to exercise the strongest appeal to us in the West. The main reason for the present widespread and growing interest is the powerful design combined with the beauty of the colour harmonies of the prints. But there are also other reasons; they depict a Japan of the past now almost vanished, its culture, mores, annual events, legends and its history; and they also show the influence of the Japanese print on the evolution of modern Western art. In the last few years the most important event in the world of… Read More

Sotheby Parke Bernet Pubns. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Sotheby, London, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). As New/As New. JACK HILLIER. Japanese Prints & Drawings From the Vever Collection in 3 volumes, London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1976-77.Heavy folios, No. 27 of an edition of 2000, pp. xix, 349; 350-673; 674-1034, brown buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine and front, top edges gilt, extensive illustration, gatefolds, slipcased. Arntzen & Rainwater N167: "The catalogue of one of the most important collections of Japanese prints and drawings ever formed."Condition of this set:Fine, no flaws. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). 3-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; 1970s; Reference. ISBN: 0856670251. ISBN/EAN: 9780856670251. Pictures of this… Read More

This three-volume set is number 1,151 of 2,000 numbered copies in a special edition. Appears unread. 974 plates and text illustrations; some in color. The Wikipedia article on Henri Vever (1854–1942) writes that the French jeweler was a collector of a broad range of fine art, including prints, paintings, and books of both European and Asian origin. By the 1880s, Vever had become one of the first Europeans to formally collect Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints.