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[EPHEMERA - Matchbox and Matchbook Covers]. A COLLECTION OF OVER 950 JAPANESE MATCHBOX AND MATCHBOOK COVERS from both the pre- and postwar period mounted in one album. These covers offer a dizzying display of Japanese graphic design of the early to mid 20th Century in miniature. The designs range from traditional ukiyo-e inspired images of geisha and samurai to sleek art deco images that advertise everything from hotels, tea rooms, bars and restaurants, to barbershops, service stations, and factories. Not just To^kyo^, but also other towns and cities all over Japan. Unlike other albums which include only the front covers, in this album, the whole box is squashed flat and included, without the inner box or matches. The squashing has rendered the boxes a bit rumpled and there is wear to the boxes throughout, but the designs are strong; the best of which give an impression of largeness despite their small size. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of EPHEMERA - Matchbox and Matchbook Covers : COLLECTION OF OVER 950 JAPANESE MATCHBOX AND MATCHBOOK COVERS. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, antiquarian books, livres anciens, livres rares and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |