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Nishimura, Shinji.
A Study of Ancient Ships of Japan Part IV Skin-Boats.
Publisher: Society of Naval Architects, Tokyo;
Edition: 1st Edition
Date of Publication: 1931
Stock Code: 2720
FIRST EDITION. Quarto. Xii, 249 pp. With 60 illustrations within the text and 25 plates each with individual explanatory leaf and colour folding map, as called for. Publishers’ original dark green cloth with bevelled boards and gilt titles & decoration in matching unclipped pale green dust-jacket with black titles & decoration; housed in brown card slipcase with black titles. Jacket unevenly sunned mainly to spine; a few minor creases. Slipcase toned and a little rubbed to spine but a near fine copy in like slipcase. Scarce. £150.00