Bi (Beauty)

1936. MATSUNO, Kazuo. Bi [Beauty]. 114 pp. Folio, publisher's illustrated wrappers, in a new cloth folding box. Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1936. A splendid survey of 1930's Japanese design with articles on a wide variety of subjects. This is the sole issue published of what was intended to be a guide to the design world. A small piece missing from the front wrapper, but overall a fine copy of a rare book, with OCLC listing only the National Diet Library