first edition Spiral_bound
1934 · Tokyo (東京)
by (Decorative Arts: Furniture)
Tokyo (東京): Koyosha Henshubu (洪洋社. 編輯部), 1934. First edition. Spiral_bound. vg- to vg. Quarto. 3pp. 20pp. [2]. Spiral-bound illustrated red, black and white wrappers. Volume 13 of the scarce series of Japanese photographic surveys on modernist furniture. At least 16 volumes were known to have been published between 1932 and 1934. This volume is the second part (following vol.11) which focuses on the furniture and decorative furnishings from Japanese cafes during the early 1930s. The first three pages contain text captions in numerical order, followed by 20 plates of beautifully printed b/w photogravure images of the furniture. The final two pages contain (truncated)