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Hardcover in brown cloth. Light wear to tips and minor sunning to edges. Very Good pictorial dust jacket, light sunning and edgewear, now in Mylar. 158 pp. Includes 156 images, with 110 being full-color. From the back of the dust jacket: "This volume documents the extraordinary talent and artistry that went into the making of the splendid robes and garments worn during the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries -- the four-hundred-year period considered as the golden age of Japanese costume." Beautifully produced book that discusses the historical background, design styles, and innovations within the Japanese costume tradition, with chapters categorized by societal sectors.