GRASS BLADES FROM A CINNAMON GARDEN
Tokyo, Japan: Printed by Japan Advertiser Press, 1927. 1st edition. Wraps. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy in Good portfolio.8vo., 88 pp., illustrated with 4 colored woodblocks. Housed in the publisher's red, tri-folding, case, with the title on a paper label on the front, lined with mulberry paper. With ivory catches. String-tied red paper wraps, with similar title on paper label; mulberry end papers. The folding portfolio has edge wear along edges. A few minor dots of foxing scattered in the text. Still Near Fine. Item #36311
Lilian May Miller (1895-1943) was an American painter, woodblock printmaker and poet born in Tokyo, Japan. Trained in Japan in traditional painting styles and techniques, Lilian May Miller created lyrical sketches, ink paintings and woodblock prints representing people and landscapes from Japan and Korea, the countries where she spent most of her life.
Price: $400.00