Hardcover
1920 (Taisho 9) · Japan
Japan, 1920 (Taisho 9). Hardcover. Good. 8vo. 25 by 19 cm. 156 pp. including 34 color printed woodblock plates of traditional Japanese confectionary designs and recipes. Designs range from literal depictions of candies to more abstracted designs intended to decorate candies, and perhaps also pastries. Some candies are just like Western-style bon bons, while others are more exotic to the Western eye. Candies range from small to larger loaf-like. Bound with cloth covered boards and two cords holding together the stab binding. Condition: wear, with some loose seams, to the cloth covering. Soiling throughout. Still, the color of the color plates remains very vivid and seductive.
(Inventory #: 006824)