The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi
Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博)
1987 · ★ Gold Star object
Foundational complete corpus/reference for Yoshida’s woodblock output, reproducing 259 prints from roughly 1920–1939 with essays, chronology, process material and bibliography. A cornerstone modern Japanese print reference.
Read the catalogue note →- Creator
- Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博)
- Publisher
- Abe Publishing (阿部出版)
- Edition / printing
- First edition / first printing — 1 May 1987
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese / English
- ISBN-10
- 4-900090-89-1
- ISBN-13
- 978-4-900090-89-7
- Format
- Bilingual Japanese/English softcover with illustrated paper jacket and original clear vinyl protective jacket; 203 pp.; approx. 27.2 × 22.2 cm
- Pagination
- 203 pages
- Dimensions
- approx. 27.2 × 22.2 cm
- Condition
- Overall Near Fine — approx. 9.1–9.2; underlying book/jacket Near Fine+
- Completeness
- Original clear protective vinyl jacket present
Catalogue note
Foundational complete corpus/reference for Yoshida’s woodblock output, reproducing 259 prints from roughly 1920–1939 with essays, chronology, process material and bibliography. A cornerstone modern Japanese print reference.
Credit / attribution note: The same ISBN also exists in a documented 1991 second printing, but the user’s colophon explicitly gives 1 May 1987 with no later printing line; this copy is therefore verified as original 1987 first printing.; Clear protective vinyl jacket is an original publisher-issued component; its creasing/staining must not be attributed to the underlying book.
Edition / bibliographic note: Colophon explicitly gives publication date 1 May 1987 with no later printing line; first-printing status is verified. Original price ¥5,800.
Condition note: Underlying paper jacket and interiors are exceptionally clean and bright. Clear vinyl jacket is VG/VG+ with rippling/creasing and a rear surface stain; those blemishes are not attributed to the book itself.
Preserved discrepancies / uncertainties: The same ISBN also exists in a documented 1991 second printing, but the user’s colophon explicitly gives 1 May 1987 with no later printing line; this copy is therefore verified as original 1987 first printing. | Clear protective vinyl jacket is an original publisher-issued component; its creasing/staining must not be attributed to the underlying book.
Research status: Bibliographic context independently revalidated 15 Aug 2026. Japanese library data corroborates the 1987 Abe Publishing issue, while the same ISBN is also documented for a later 1991 printing; the photographed 1 May 1987 colophon remains decisive for this copy's first-printing status.
Legacy record ID: 006
Why this object matters
The verified 1987 first printing remains an exceptional corpus and scholarly reference, with its original protective jacket. Its continuing use in attribution supports Gold, but 9.3 better distinguishes a major retrospective reference from the original prints or an irreplaceable primary archive; no condition defect is newly inferred.
Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9.3 / 10 · Gold Star.
This is a curatorial judgement, not a measurement accurate to one tenth or a market valuation. Read the explanation and its evidence limits together.
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