UTAMARO: A CHORUS OF BIRDS
No author listed. Illustrated by Utamaro.
Stock no. 1828544
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Viking Press. 1st thus 1981. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book reproduces in size and in the fold-out format of the original copy of Utamaro's 'Momo-chidori kyoka awase' in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. To accomodate the left-to-right tradition of the Western reader, the sequence of illustrations has been reversed, however the Japanese verses should be read from right to left. Green cloth boards, white title label to front board. Boards have no spine as book opens concertina style. Colour illustrations in facsimile. B/w illustrations to rear. ISBN: 0870992805. A lovely copy, contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded to spine and lightly knocked at top & tail, foxing to top edge.

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THE RED PONY
Written by John Steinbeck. Illustrated by Wesley Dennis.
Stock no. 2134380
Published by The Viking Press. 1st thus 1945. Very good condition.

Grey cloth, blue title label and gilt title to spine, pictorial onlay to front cover. Superb colour illustrations. Top and tail of spine slightly rubbed. A lovely clean copy contained in blue slipcase which is worn and repaired with clear tape.

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THE RED PONY
Written by John Steinbeck. Illustrated by Wesley Dennis.
Stock no. 1312595
Published by The Viking Press. 1st thus 1945. Very good condition.

Grey cloth, blue title label and gilt title to spine, pictorial onlay to front cover. Superb colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Some light foxing to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown. There are some light fingermarks to page margins and there is a small orange felt-tip(?) mark to edge of textblock.

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THE SHOREBIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
Written by Peter Matthiessen. Illustrated by Robert Verity Clem.
Stock no. 1805564
Published by The Viking Press. 1st 1967. Very good condition.

A monograph. Large format. Beige cloth boards, brown title block with gilt title to spine. 32 full page colour plates, 270 pages including index. Title block to spine rubbed. Text block a little grubby. Contents fine.

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GOOD WIND AND GOOD WATER
Written by Nancy Cabot Osborne; Alice Cushing Gardiner. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
Stock no. 324483
Published by The Viking Press. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards. B/w full page and text illustrations. 248 pages, maps for endpapers. Contents lightly foxed. Otherwise an excellent copy. Dustwrapper edge worn and slightly grubby. Slight loss to edge and spine.

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