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[Croquis japonais (Sketches of Japan) - Probably Georges Bigot's Best Known Work in Japan]. 1886, Tokio, small folio (12 1/2 x 18in - 31.6 x 46 cm), paper wraps, string tied, a blank free page before and after the plates, 29 leaves/plates of etchings printed directly on high quality thin cream laid paper. Front and back cover have etchings laid/tipped onto thick gray stiff card board covers. All of the 29 etchings on cream paper are in a recessed area as is characteristic of this printing process. The book is generally described as containing 31 etchings as the cover etchings are included in the total. The image areas of the 29 etchings vary but, except for one, are generally 5 x 7 in or larger. The largest etching (Two Ladies Playing Shuttlecock/Badminton) has an image area of 8 x 10 in (20.5 x 30.6 cm). Georges Bigot's signature ("G. Bigot") is found on 14 plates. A title is etched in manuscript on 18 of the plates. The etchings in this book are: "L'Etudiant - Album" [A Student], "Ecoliers" [School Boys], "Officer," "Soldat" [Soldier], "Matelot" [Sailor], "Fonctionnaire" [Civil Servant], [Student Reading Book], [Two Seated Ladies], "Bonzes" [Two Priest], "Agent de Police" [Policeman], "Servant," "Facteur" [Postman], [Seated Man], [Two Ladies Playing Shuttlecock/Badminton], [Lady Cutting Another Lady's Hair], [Lady Carrying Water From Well], [Lady Washing Cloths], [Lady Eating], "Marchant de Remedes" [Traveling Pharmacist], [Smoking Man in Rain Gear], "Beato" [Groom With Horse], "Jun_iki" [Man in Straw Rain Gear], "Pecheur" [Man Fishing], "Ama" [A Blind Masseuse], "M. de Poissons" [Fish Monger/Merchant], [Man With Basket Cleaning the Road], "M. de Pueta" [Traveling Shoe Merchant/Seller], "Chanteuses des Rue" [Two Street Singers], [View of Pond and Structures], front cover - tipped on etchings of a lady drinking tea and the lettering "Croquis japonais par G. Bigot, 1886, Tokio," back cover - tipped on etching of a street scene. ~ Condition. The 29 plates are in Very Good condition. The front and back covers, each with a tipped on etching, are in Poor condition. The plates show traces of waterstaining in the margin but none intrudes into the image area. The plates are clean and free of tears and well above average for this book. The binding of the book is solid and all string ties are in place. While the front and back covers have a vertical crease approximately one inch in from the edge, the paper is unbroken. These creases are the normal result of the book being opened. The covers are heavily soiled. The front cover has a 4 inch tear at the upper left which extends approximately one inch into the tipped on etching. The bottom right corner of the front cover is broken off (ca 1 x 1 1/2 inch) and there is a scraped area (ca 1 x 2 inch) at the bottom right. There are numerous small tears, abrasions and creases along the edges of the covers. There is evidence of removal of a bookplate on the inside of the front cover. The front blank free page has a manuscript inscription reading "Xmas 1892 from ??? 'g'." ~~ More information, to include digital pictures, available on request. ~~~ Heavy Book. This book will weigh 6 pounds when packed for mailing. Extra postage applies. N° de ref. del artículo 1886070519
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