UMEHARA, SUEJI (1893-1983) SHINA KODO SEIKA; SELECTED RELICS OF ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZES FROM COLLECTIONS IN EUROPE AND AMERICA, 7 VOLS, OSAKA, 1933

Yamanaka & Co., original olive cloth with green stylised painted design, ties on spine, silk label inscribed in Japanese, green silk folding portfolios with silk labels and clasp, three parts in seven volumes, edition 143/300

These books are in general good condition, with slight fading in colour of the cloth slip case particularly to the spine, with some fading to beige, and slight staining to the interior of the slip cases. There are minor foxing to the outer pages of some books, and some slight rubbing to the gilding on the end of the pages for some.
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