ISBN10: 0802724248, ISBN13: 9780802724243, [publisher: Distributed in the U.S. by Walker and Co] Hardcover Vol.1 222 p.; Vol.2 245 p.; Vol.3 207 p.; Vol.5 207 p., All volumes illustrated. Vol.1 - Dust jacket rubbed, otherwise good copy without annotations./Schutzumschlag berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen. - Vol.2 - Dust jacket slightly rubbed, otherwise good copy without annotations/Schutzumschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen. - Vol.3 - Dust jacket rubbed, edges a bit bumped, otherwise good and clean copy, no markings./Schutzumschlag berieben, Kanten etwas bestoßen, sonst gutes und sauberes Exemplar, keine Anstreichungen - Vol.5 - spine a bit faded due to light, dust jacket rubbed and edges minimally bumped, otherwise a good copy, no markings./Buchrücken lichtbedingt etwas ausgeblichen, Schutzumschlag berieben und Kanten minimal bestoßen, sonst gutes Exemplar, keine Anstreichungen. Vol.1 Contents - Bunraku : An Appreciation, by Charles. Dunn - 1.The Black Stage - 2.Gorobei from Tennoji - 3.Gidayu-bushi Is Born - 4.The Hearts and Minds of the Artists - 5.Gidayu and the Takemoto-za - 6.The Continuation of the Line - 7.The Playwright Chikamatsu - 8.The People of the Takemoto-za and the Toyotake-za - 9.The Bunraku-za of the Meiji Period and After - 10.Bunraku Artists of Late Edo and Meiji - 11.Recent and Present Artists - 12.The Meaning of Tradition - Chronology - Commentaries on the Illustrations - Contents Vol.2 - ...
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