The Elements of Japanese Design: A Handbook of Family Crests, Heraldry & Symbolism

John W. Dower, Kiyoshi Kawamoto

New York and Tokyo

:

John Weatherhill

,

1971

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First Edition.

26cm x 19.5cm. xi, 170 pages, black and white illustrations. Black cloth, gilt lettering, blind decoration, illustrated jacket.

With over 2,700 crests drawn by Kiyoshi Kawamoto.

Slightly cocked. Minor foxing to edges. Staining to tail of endpapers and jacket. Jacket worn and discoloured, chunk missing from spine head. Good Condition.