Takabatake Kasho Meiga Taishu / Kasho Takahata Masterpiece Collection

Kasho Takahata
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1976.
First Edition.

35cm x 28cm. 160 pages, colour illustrations. Maroon cloth, silver lettering, cloth clamshell case, silver decoration, publisher’s box. Text is in Japanese, primarily illustrations.

Monograph of Japanese artist and fashion illustrator Kasho Takahata (1888-1966). Primarily illustrations, there is a short essay and chronological biography at the rear in Japanese. Limited edition of 1,500 of which this is number 1,298. Only 1 copy recorded in OCLC at 20/09/2020.

Minor foxing to edges. Foxing to title page and minor to moderate foxing to some pages at front and rear, mostly clean throughout. Joints of publisher’s box weak. Very Good Condition.

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