Shimonaka, Yasaburo — Shodo Zenshu (Volume 10)

Tokyo, Japan, Heibonsha, 1930. Hardcover. golden-brown decorative cloth w/ white, black script title plate; green printed emblem on back board. top edge gilt. unpaginated, approx 150+ w/ black printing, fold-outs. brown slipcase w/ black script. There are four fold-outs; each remain precisely folded. Tear to opening page edge. Text in Japanese. Pages lightly tanned; text remains dark and detailed. Volume 10 of Shimonaka's series of Japanese Calligraphy. Good- (one hinge has an approx 7inch crack w/ top portion of binding intact; second hinge approx 5inch w/ paper of pastedown & endpaper still attached; both boards rattled. textblock firm. edge-wear to cloth. corners have light bumping & rubbing. spine ends bumped & scuffed. slipcase highly scuffed & rub w/ moisture like darkenbing to edges; no apparent dampstaining to book) .