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This volume presents endless varieties of netsuke systematically categorized to serve as a principle guide for netsuke collectors..
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In this volume (9th reprint) Mr. Bushell speaks primarily to the experienced collector, to the connoisseur, presenting discoveries, insights, and opinions derving from some two decades of research and finding cogent answers to some of the questions that have perplexed the netsuke world..
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For collectors who have discovered the delights of such miniature Japanese art forms as the inro and the netsuke, this authoritative and enlightening book offers a wealth of valuable information. That it also affords entry to a world of fascinating design and superb craftsmanship goes without saying. In addition to illustrating in color and discussing in detail 108 distinguished inro and their accompanying netsuke, as well as 18 related miniature objects, it presents highly informative essays on the making of inro, on pearl shell inlays, and, in particular on the materials and techniques of lacquer art, the last of these with 62 color photos. It also furnishes an extensive list of lacquer artists' signatures with 386 photos. It is refreshing to have an author tell his readers not only what his book is but also what it is not. In his introduction Bushell says: "This book is addressed to the collector of inro, netsuke, and other forms of miniature Japanese art, with emphasis on works in lacquer. Its purpose is specific and limited. It is not a comprehensive study of lacquer. It is not a historical survey, a technical analysis, a comparative examination, or a compendium of terms and definitions. In point of time it is limited to the Tokugawa, Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa periods. In point of craft it is limited to the later development of precise and sophisticated techniques, with their brilliant decorative effects." Bushell points out that he is not making an unnecessary emotional appeal in praise of lacquer. His objective is far more practical. This book is the product of his efforts to understand the structure underlying the beauty of lacquer art and to provide clear and simple explanations. Because other books on the subject had not satisfied him, he undertook his own basic research, and here he presents the information he acquired through painstaking study with master lacquer craftsmen and other authorities..
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Synopsis This new edition of the Rough Guide to Cult Movies offers a new improved blend of essential trivia and informed opinion as it takes you on a tour of the most compellingly weird - and weirdly compelling - films in the world. From 'A Bout de Souffle' to 'Zoltan Hound of Dracula', this guide selects films to savour in every genre from circus movies to westerns of all flavours - spaghetti and sauerkraut. New genres have been added - gambling and vampires - and this edition includes a miscellany of movie trivia identifying, for example, the four women who have played Hamlet on screen, a peek at celluloid's greatest back stories (such as the rumours of munchkin mayhem in The Wizard Of Oz) and a personal selection of cult movies from the likes of Johnny Depp, Julie Christie, Kevin Spacey and Bert Kwouk..
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"An eclectic, essential guide to the world's greatest cult authors and the facts behind their fiction that no self-respecting student should be without Looking for critical coverage of your favorite author? Want to know why cult fiction moves people in unexpected ways? This little gem reveals all." -Fresh Direction, Oct. 2005

"Publishers have to think harder about how to reach the hordes of critical consumers of film, TV, internet and pop culture who should be reading books as sharp and savvy as all the shows, sites and bands they adore. The Rough Guide to Cult Fiction offers a delightfully off-the-wall example of how to do it. This is a diamond in the rough, but a true gem all the same. Almost 300 wackily enthusiastic mini-essays introduce mad, bad and dangerous to know writers, from Ballard to Burroughs, Highsmith to Houellebecq, Sartre to Self...The guide deserves a home in record, DVD and game stores. And it ought to be displayed alongside a shelf or two of titles by the authors that it describes." -The Week in Books, The Independent 22 Apr. 2005.
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"Rare is the resource that is equally accessible to both newcomers and the well-initiated This Rough Guide is one of the happy exceptions Aside from being informative, the guide is attractive, with red highlights visually breaking up blocks of text." -Comic Buyer's Guide

Faster than a speeding bullet, this Rough Guide brings you the mind-bending truth about the fantasy world's bravest and baddest, telling you all you need to know about the superheroes who save us and their vile enemies. Awesome features include:

• Superheroes and Heroines: The essential A-Z of the spandex-suited legends, including sidekicks, fatal weaknesses and implausible powers.

• The Villains: Asbestos Lady to Violator.

• The Origins and Creators: The artists who created the superheroes, and the key comics and publishers.

• The Influences: How superheroes influenced such icons as Jerry Seinfeld, Elvis Presley and Donald Duck, inspired scientists and changed fashion.

• Comics, Novels and Graphic Novels: The high flyers and where to find them.

• The Places, the Contexts and the Ephemera: The what, where and why of superhero lore on TV, in the movies, in print and on the Internet.

• The Background: All you need to know about the legends from Batman to Namor The Submariner and The Incredibles..
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