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KITAHARA Teruhisa. Yesterday's Japanese Toys (1989)



KITAHARA Teruhisa. Yesterday's TOYS, Celluloid Dolls, Clowns, and Animals (Jouets japonais d'hier). Photography by KUDO Masashi. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1989. E. O. américaine / First American ed. — OUT OF STOCK

Description — In-4° (30 x 23 x 1 cm), 114 p., 700 g.
Pict. softcover w/ flaps, color pictures of 229 Japanese toys. Text in English.
Couv. souple ill. à rabats, photos coul. de 229 jouets japonais. Texte en anglais.

État / Condition — Excellent (légères salissures sur la couv. / slight soiling on cover).

Remarques & avis / Review — Excellent panorama of Japanese toys from early 20th c. to the 1960s — celluloid dolls, clowns, animals — of which Kitahara owns the largest collection in the world (more than 10.000 items). The magic of old collectible toys!

Excellent panorama de jouets japonais du début du XXe s. jusqu'aux années 1960 — poupées en celluloïde, clowns, animaux — dont Kitahara détient la plus importante collection au monde (plus de 10 000 pièces !). La magie des vieux jouets de collection !

Divers / Misc. — La première édition japonaise date de 1988 (Graphic-sha).
The first Japanese edition is dated 1988 (Graphic-sha).












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