AMER AUGUST 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, August 24, 2015.
TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (Japanese, 1886-1968) "A BOOK OF CATS: BEING 20 DRAWINGS".New York: Covici Friede, 1930. 4to (328 x 247 mm). Poems in prose by Michael Joseph. [2], 84 pp. Illustrated with 20 hors-texte etchings by Foujita. Printed on Arches paper. Book divided into sections by a decorative page with individual cat's name followed by poem and sketch. With 3 additional loose pages. Original salmon-colored cloth stamped in silver. Limited edition, signed by Foujita on the limitation page, no 177 from an edition of 500. SIZE: Etchings: approximately 260 x 200 mm on 310 x 235 mm sheets (or the reverse). CONDITION: Contents about fine with just a few fingersoils at start, partially unopened. Toning to pages. Cover slightly worn. 47866-3 AW (10,000-15,000)