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Book Chinese Porcelain – Ko Sometsuke from the Kitaoji Rosanjin Collection, 1978
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
, Satou and Takeshi, Murayama
Published by Kyuryudo, Japan, 1969
Senju Sato, the founder of the Sekido
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20th Century Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Porcelain
Book Chinese Porcelain, Ko Sometsuke from the Kitaoji Rosanjin Collection, 1978
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
, Satou and Takeshi, Murayama
Published by Kyuryudo, Japan, 1969
Senju Sato, the founder of the Sekido
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20th Century Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Porcelain
Book Chinese Porcelain Ko Sometsuke from the Kitaoji Rosanjin Collection, 1978
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
, Satou and Takeshi, Murayama
Published by Kyuryudo, Japan, 1969
Senju Sato, the founder of the Sekido
Category
20th Century Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Porcelain
The Cut-Outs of Henri Matisse by John Elderfield
Located in Bradenton, FL
Braziller, Inc. of Madison Avenue, New York. Illustrated, printed in Japan, 127 pages.
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1990s Japanese Used Japanese Books
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Paper
102 Favorite Paintings by Norman Rockwell
Located in Bradenton, FL
with dustjacket published in 1978 by Crown Publishers, Inc. of New York. Printed and bound in Japan
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1970s Japanese Used Japanese Books
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Paper
The Hermitage, Selected Treasures from a Great Museum
Located in Bradenton, FL
1990. Printed in Japan, illustrated, 164 pages.
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1990s Japanese Used Japanese Books
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Paper
American Beauties by Charles Sullivan
Located in Bradenton, FL
American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Printed and bound in Japan. Illustrated, 159 pages.
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1990s Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Large Collectible Art Book “Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture”, 1982
Located in View Park, CA
. » Printed and bound in Japan by Abrams, 1982. With text by Frederick Hartt (though the book hails from Japan
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1980s Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
$112 Sale Price
78% Off
Santa Fe Style by Christine Mather
Sharon Woods
Located in Bradenton, FL
published in 1986 by Rizzoli of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. Illustrated, 264 pages.
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1980s Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Vintage Collection of “Global Interior” Design Publications- set of 7
Located in Cordova, SC
Nearly a complete set of the Global Interior publication that was produced for the Japanese market
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1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
1965 The Spectacle of Tokyo Olympics
Located in Bath, GB
box, in a near fine condition.
Captions are in Japanese and English, the text is in Japanese.
A
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1960s Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Miniature Rooms, the Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago
Located in Bradenton, FL
1984 by Abbeville Press. Printed in Japan, 168 pages.
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1980s Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
The Great Book of Currier
Ives
America
Located in Bradenton, FL
Japan. 487 pages.
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1970s Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Signed Araki
s Magnum Opus: Complete Book Collection 1-20 + Satchin and Mabo
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
published in Japan in 1996 by Heibonsha Limited, Publisher.
21 books complete collection limited edition
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1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
$7,898 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Hardcover Book
Located in Bradenton, FL
Park Lane of New York. Manufactured in Japan, illustrated, 336 pages.
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1980s Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Art Deco by Victor Arwas, 1st Edition
By Harry N. Abrams
Located in Bradenton, FL
. Abrams, Inc. of New York in 1980. Printed and bound in Japan. 416 Illustrations, including 200 plates in
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1980s Japanese Art Deco Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
American Indian Painting
Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
. First edition published in 1981 by Abbeville Press of New York. Printed in Japan, illustrated, 165 pages.
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1980s Japanese Native American Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Kimono as Art The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota by Dale Carolyn Gluckman, Hollis
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
lavishly illustrated book showcases fifty-five masterworks by Japanese kimono artist Itchiku Kubota (1917
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Early 2000s Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Norman Rockwell’s People by Susan E. Meyer
Located in Bradenton, FL
, published in 1981 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., of New York. Printed and bound in Japan, 242 pages.
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1980s Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Yayoi Kusama Sogetsu Art Museum 1992 (Rare Kusama exhibition catalogue)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yayoi Kusama Sogetsu Art Museum Tokyo / Committee of the Exhibition of Yayoi Kusama, 1992:
A rare early 1990s Kusama exhibition catalog marking the turning point of Kusama’s interna...
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1990s Japanese Bohemian Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Hasegawa Publishing – Sword and Blossom Poems, Volume II
Located in Hamburg, DE
Immerse yourself in the rich cultural tapestry of ancient Japanese poetry with "Sword and Blossom
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Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Arata Isozaki: Four Decades of Architecture Design Series by Stewart 1st Ed 1998
By Arata Isozaki
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
. Stewart, Arata Isozaki, Richard Koshalek.
Arata Isozaki is considered to be one of Japan's greatest
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Late 20th Century Japanese Brutalist Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Impressionist Masterpieces by John House
Located in Bradenton, FL
Japan. Illustrated, 128 pages.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Used Japanese Books
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Paper
Keiko Nomura, Deep South Book, 1999
By Keiko Nomura
Located in CA, CA
emotionality evoked throughout the book. In Japan, the deep South is known as the island of Okinawa, a tropical
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Late 20th Century Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Kyonen - Nobuyoshi Araki - 1st Edition, AaT Room
Eyesencia, 2002
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Aat Room, 2002.
A photo-diary collection of Araki’s works created over the course of 2001. Digitally dated, full bleed black and white images in typical ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Memoirs of a Geisha A Portrait of the Film By Peggy Mulloy 2005 Hardcover Book
By David James
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
years before WWII when a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a servant in a
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Masken Gesichter Der Menschheit
Face Masks of Humanity
, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
, Mexico, Japan and Europe.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large collection of used and
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20th Century Swiss Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Art of Collecting, The Spaulding Brothers and Their Legacy, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Matisse, American Masters, World War I propaganda posters and Japanese prints.
NPT
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21st Century and Contemporary American Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
Art Pottery of America by Lucile Henske, First Edition
By Lucile Henzke
Located in valatie, NY
with native clays attended the fair were inspired by the displays shown by the French and Japanese.
NPT
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20th Century American Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper
"Unai No Tomo" Early 20th C. Japanese Illustrated Toy Books, Volumes #2, #3, #4
Located in Norton, MA
Early 20th century Japanese illustrated toy books. "Unai No Tomo". Ca. 1911. 3 volumes from the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Used Japanese Books
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Silk, Paper
Japanese 1
Located in New York, NY
work has been in 20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying
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Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda
Floating Thoth
Two Boat Fish Sea, Japanese style, ink and gold leaf on panel
By Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos
Located in Dallas, TX
latest published books are The Japanese 3 and Talos.
In 2003, he was commissioned by the Benaki Museum
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2010s Contemporary Used Japanese Books
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Gold Leaf
Antique Turkish Ceramic Bowl with Fish Design / Excavated Item/Late 12th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
have also included references from Japanese art books.
A black-and-white photograph is included with
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15th Century and Earlier Turkish Other Used Japanese Books
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Pottery
The Last Supper, Etching on Paper Modern Artist A. Ramachandran "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
International Symposium of the Japanese Board on Books for Young People, Oita. In 1996, he participated in a
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2010s Modern Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper, Etching
Blue Flower in Tower, Ink, egg tempera and gold leaf, illustrated architectural
By Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos
Located in Dallas, TX
illustrator at the Dutch De Groene Amsterdammer. His latest published books are The Japanese 3 and Talos.
In
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2010s Contemporary Used Japanese Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Iris Missouriensis, Ink, egg tempera and gold leaf, architectural flower
By Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos
Located in Dallas, TX
Dutch De Groene Amsterdammer. His latest published books are The Japanese 3 and Talos.
In 2003, he was
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2010s Contemporary Used Japanese Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Jacob Pins (1917-2005) - 1992 Woodcut, Jack Checking Eishi
By Jacob Pins
Located in Corsham, GB
This fascinating print depicts the Art Historian Jack Hillier, a specialist in Japanese prints
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1990s Used Japanese Books
Materials
Woodcut
Interior of the Kannon Temple at Asakusa
— Tokyo Landmark, Early Edition
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
County Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
Literature: 'Shin-Hanga: New Prints in Modern Japan
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1930s Used Japanese Books
Materials
Woodcut
"Suburb of Gif-sur-Yvette, France" Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto, Modernist Landscape
Located in New York, NY
on covers of numerous books about wartime Japanese Americans.
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1930s Modern Used Japanese Books
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
James Jean The Bear Signed Numbered Embellished Print
By James Jean
Located in Draper, UT
from a wide range of influences, including Renaissance painting, Japanese woodblock prints, and comic
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2010s Used Japanese Books
Materials
Giclée
Spanish
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
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Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Piet 1
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Piet 2
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Northeaster 2
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Northeaster 1
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Maple Drive
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
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Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Barnett
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
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Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Barnett (green)
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
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Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Alden 2
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Alden 1
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
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Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Shingles (green)
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
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Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Shingles (red)
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Turkish Landscape
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Reynaud
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
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Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Moonrise (over Tivoli)
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Jetsam
Located in New York, NY
20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work
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Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Family
Located in New York, NY
. Andrew’s work has been in 20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Used Japanese Books
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
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Used Japanese Books For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of used Japanese books is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, cotton and fabric, all used Japanese books available were constructed with great care. Used Japanese books have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Used Japanese books made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made used Japanese books over the years, but those made by Daido Moriyama, Issey Miyake and Isamu Noguchi are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Used Japanese Books?
Used Japanese books can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $350, while the lowest priced sells for $29 and the highest can go for as much as $7,700.
Questions About Used Japanese Books
- How were book presses used?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A book press was used to bind books with pressure. When a book is placed in the center of the press, the platen is lowered to firmly press the book to hold its shape. Today, book presses are a popular home decor choice for collectors and avid book readers alike. Shop a selection of vintage book presses on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Japanese temple is used for prayer and worship. Most temples in Japan are Buddhist. Sites used for Shinto religious practices are known as jinja or shrines. You can find a range of Japanese art, furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021A Japanese low screen was traditionally used while seated upon the floor. The low screen would block wind and drafts, provide limited privacy, and are often decorated with seasonal themes.
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