This is a wonderful book series on kimono and other textile related subjects that has everything going for it. It's loaded with gorgeous photos of museum quality pieces, and printed on thick, high quality paper with concise, informative explanations in both Japanese AND English! It was published by Kyoto Shoin and is known as Kyoto Shoin's Art Library of japanese Textiles.

The titles in the set are:

1. Shosoin Textiles

2. Tsujigahana

3. Clothes of samurai Warriors

4. Kosode Kimono

5. Yuzen Dyeing

6. Furisode Kimono

7. Japanese Embroidery

8. Noh Costumes

9. Kyogen Costumes

10.Kabuki Costumes

11.Shibori Japanese Tie Dyeing

12.Japanese Ikat

13.Kogin & Sashiko Stitch

14.Tsutsugaki Textiles

15.Katazome, Komon, Chugata

16.The Clothes of thhe Ainu People

17.Japanese Modern Textiles

18.Ryukyu Bingata from Okinawa

19.Meibutsugire Tea Ceremony textiles

20.Sarasa Printed and painted Textiles

These beautifully done books are hardback, about 95 pages, and are 6" wide and 8 1/2" long. They're in brand new, mint condition, having been stored all this time since the publisher had to sell all of its remaining stock when they went bankrupt about ten years ago. Since then they have been out of print.

I use these books myself, as do many other textile dealers. They are rarely put up for sale, and can be difficult to find individually, let alone as a whole set like this. I happened on a small lot of them that had been in a storehouse and am listing them all here.

You'll be nothing but thrilled when you get these superbly done works, and will enjoy flipping through the pages again and again as I do. It's the next best thing to going to an exhibition, and in a way is even better because you'll be able to soak up the considerable information at your own pace, in your own space. A wonderful addition to your textile library, this collection is a library in its own right.

I'm offering these as a complete set of 20 for less than $30 each, a significant savings off the regular price of $37 each that I sell these for singly in my ebay store. Please look in my store for individual titles, where you can see more detailed pictures showing the contents of each book.

As with the store listings, this set is being offered for instant purchase. In addition to the discounted price for the set, I'm also offering a shipping upgrade to EMS express insured airmail with these. Your set should get to you in about 5 days, for a bit less than you'd normally pay for standard airmail, $5.50 per book.

Please ask if you have any questions about this or any of my listings, and thanks for looking, I hope the Year of the Rooster is treating you well!