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Japanese Book on Elephants and Ivory

Japanese Book on Elephants and Ivory. The Elephant I-II by Etsujiro Sunamoto. Titel and text in Japanese.) 2 volumes. Osaka, , Seson Fugen Kai, 1932. Edition printed in 1000 copies. No. 966.
Two hardbound 8o-volumes in fabrics imitating elephant skin. No dust jacket, as issued. With elephants in gilt and gilt lettering in Japanese on boards and spines. Endpapers with drawings of elephant ceremonies. A very good copy. Illustrated with several hundred black and white drawings and photo-reproductions of elephants, hunting and ivory art. Vol. I; (LXVI), 1151 p. , (III) + plates. Vol. II; (VIII), 1153 p. , (XLIV) + plates. In the second volume a bibliography in English: "Literature on Elephant, Ivory, Ivories & Alllied Subjects" with 1069 titles.