Bernard Leach, Hamada Potter, 3rd print, Kodansha 1981, Very Good hardcover w DJ

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Leach, Bernard. Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., 1981.
English, Third Printing, Very Good, HC, 4to, 12"  x 9", 305 pp. 
ISBN: 087011252X

Third Printing hardcover, heather buckram over boards, small liquid stains (looks like tea) to board edges front ant back, not affecting text block, and previous owner's name in marker to title page. Very Good brown pictorial dust jacket, price-clipped, light sunning to spine and light shelf wear, now in Mylar. 305 pp. Includes black-and-white and full-color images of Hamada's pottery, and illustrations from his sketchbooks. From inside the dust jacket: "The first book in English to include a large selection of [Shoji] Hamada's best pots, this volume goes beyond biography or technical exegesis: it opens a window onto the creativity of a potter who points a way for the craft world of today."