STEINILDER-OBERLIN, E. & KUNI MATSUO
Le Livre des NÔ. Drames Légendaires du vieux Japon. [1re édition h.c.; First edition h.c.].
Paris, L'édition d'Art H. Piazza, [..], 1929. Small stout 8°. Original thin paper wrappers, covertitle in bold black type, largeblue coloured japanese style device at tail, a different one on lower outer cover. Covertitle printed within a wide blue coloured japanese art style ornamental border, repeated on ti.-p. designed by B. Zworykine. Hftitle. (xi), 170pp. Black coloured japanese art style headpieces designed by B. Sworykine, table of contents and table of other works published on 3 unnumbered pp. at rear end. Copy inscribed by kuni matsuo IN FRENCH AND JAPANESE CHARACERS, ADDRESSED TO PAUL RIFFAUD on french title. French language (translated after the original japanese text) collection of 15 selected antique japanese dramatic literature, presented in the Noh teatre, which include name-lists of dramatis personae. Unrimed copy in original decorative publ. paper wrappers. Good to very good copy. (spine reinforced by a modern cloth strip, wrappers a bit dog-eared, some unobtrusive library stamps on f.e.p.).
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