Tanrokubon: Rare Books of Seventeenth-Century Japan

First Edition, 1984. 228 pages.

Book measures 7.5 x 10.5 inches. Paper-covered boards in paper-covered slipcase. Foreword by Matsumoto Ryushin. Includes the essay 'The Development of Tanrokubon and the period of their publication', The Art of Tanrokubon Illustrations', Tanrokubon as Literature', 'The Term Tanrokubon'; and then breaks down into Tanrokubon illustrations and synopses of the texts in the following categories: A Classical Tale (Ko-monogatari), War Tales (Gunki Monogatari), Kowakamai Librettos (Kowaka Shohon), Otogizoshi, Kamazoshi, and Old Joruri Librettos (Ko-joruri Shohrn). Includes notes, glossary, selected bibliography, and index at the end of the text.

Near Fine in Near Fine slipcase. A very nice copy.