World of Japanese Tattooing - Color-Illustrated

Tokyo: Haga Publication, 1976. Second printing. 12 x 8-1/2 inches. [2],253,[3]pp. Blue cloth stamped in gilt to spine, in color illustrated slipcase protected by glassine wrapper. Text in Japanese and English. Color and b&w illustrations. Ownership blindstamp to English "contents" leaf, else fine. Slipcase bumped to spine panel ends and lightly scuffed; glassine wrapper somewhat tattered and toned. Near Fine. Very Good Slipcase in Good Glassine Wrapper dust jacket. An uncommon and relatively early exploration of the history and art of Japanese tattooing, with an essay in English by Iiazawa Tadasu.