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Published by Tenshodo Model Section, Tokyo, 2000
Seller: A Book Preserve, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. SIGNED! Very Scarce. First Edition. Fine. Three books (one hardcover and two staple-bound booklets) in clear glassine slip-case. The slip-case is cut on one edge, but remains in very good condition and has done it's protective chore: all three books remain in ultra fine condition. Hardcover in opaque dust wrapper: Oblong 4to. 288 pp. Color Illus. & photos. Frontispiece color artwork by Mike Pearsall. Japanese text with intro. notes by Donald H. Drew (in English) and Urs Egger (in German). SIGNED on title page by company CEO Hideo Niimoto or his son Keiji. This book visually and comprehensively commemorates 50 years of Tenshodo designs and products, which have been called the "Rolls-Royce" of model trains. Staplebound English translation booklet 4to. 43 pp.; staple-bound catalogue/checklist 4to. 16 pp. An OCLC search turned up no copies listed in world libraries. [This is a heavy large format book that will require additional postage (and in this case, insurance) for orders outside the USA. We will contact you with actual shipping costs and ask for authorization before shipping]. Signed by Author(s).