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ARMES JAPONAISES DANS LES COLLECTIONS PRIVEES FRANCAISES / JAPANESE ARMOUR IN FRENCH PRIVATE COLLECTIONS - SIGNED LIMITED HARDBOUND EDITION
Burawoy, Robert. Paris: Galerie Robert Burawoy, 1977. First Edition 1/300 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Exhibition Catalog. Fine/Near Fine. 80pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French with some English and Japanese. With a bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1977 exhibition at renowned Parisian specialist in Asian and Tribal Art, Galerie Robert Burawoy, this is an informative, well-illustrated survey of one hundred and thirty-seven examples of Japanese arms and armor produced between the 16th and 19th century selected from French collections. A most handsome example of the uncommon hardbound edition limited to three hundred copies SIGNED AND NUMBERED "Tirage limité a 300 examplaires / No 159 / Robert" by the author, gallerist, and collector in black ink on the last page, as issued, whose dust jacket shows just a bit of wear along the extremities. Inventory Number: 024767