Posted by Darrel on November 06, 1997 at 00:38:07:
In Reply to: Book Illustrations by Hasui posted by J. W. Bailey on November 05, 1997 at 17:11:43:
Joe:
I have not seen that particular book before,
but I can offer some comparative examples. I have
a 1919 first edition of Aisaburo Akiyama's "Sights
Of Old Capital", signed and inscribed by the
author, with a small, pre-earthquake print by Hasui
that I bought for approximately $150. I have seen
other books by this author published in the 1930's
in the range of $100-$250 if they contain prints
by some artist, and $30-40 if they did not. Given
Hasui's considerable production in the 1930's,
unless the book had a very small edition run, I
suspect that $100-$150 is probably the most it is
likely to fetch on the open market, depending upon
the number of Hasui prints and the condition of
the book and the prints.
Darrel C. Karl
darrel@erols.com