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Noh Theater Plays (59 vol. / 1911-1941)



Noh Theater Plays (pièces de théâtre Nô). 59 volumes. Tokyo : (various publishers), Meiji 44 (1911) ~ Showa 16 (1941).OUT OF STOCK

Description — 59 volumes in-8° (23 x 16 x 22 cm for the lot), 25~160 p. per vol., 3,9 kg.
Japanese bindings, numerous b&w ill. for 2 vol. Text in Japanese (furi).
Reliures japonaises, nombreuses ill. n&b pour 2 vol. Texte en japonais (furi).

État / Condition — VG~Good / TB~Bon.

Remarques & avis / Review — A fine and important set of Noh plays and working booklets — with stage directions, pronunciation specifications, postures — from the Meiji (16 vol.), Taisho (39 vol.) and Showa (4 vol.) eras, two with a profusion of pretty top-of-the-page engraved vignettes and some full-page illustrations, and fine Japanese paper, pretty covers, fine printing and cursive writing for the bulk. Heroes, demons and tengus!

Un lot bel et important de pièces de théâtre Nô and livrets de travail — portant didascalies, éclaircissements de prononciations, postures — des ères Meiji (16 vol.), Taisho (39 vol.) and Showa (4 vol.), deux avec abondance de jolies vignettes gravées de haut de page et quelques illustrations à pleine page, et bon papier japonais, jolies couvertures, bonne impression et caractères cursifs pour la plupart. Héros, démons et tengus !

Divers / Misc. — x



























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