Here at the Museo del Origami, we have a copy of this book. It was a gift from Lillian Oppenheimer to Ligia Montoya of Argentina. The dedications says: “To Ligia, whose generosity exceeds only her creative talents”. Ligia died in in 1967. So this is a confirmation that the book was published not in 1978 but earlier, possibly in 1958 if you have the date in the book (I don’t see it).
The lower right corner of the cover is missing. Perhaps the date was there, because I can’t find any date in the rest of the book. The inner back cover has: “This book has been published by my association in two versions: Japanese and English,with the kind permission of Kyuryudo Printing Company, Ltd. We will continue to publish books for the general public.” I also see 150 yens (all with the google translator). What’s different from earlier books by AY is that the drawings are much bigger (facilitating the comprehension of beginners). To me, they were not drawn by Yoshizawa himself. They look very different from his drawings, are much bigger, some of them with an illustrtion of hands holding models. They look like drawings made at the publishing company. Maybe he granted permission for someone else to adapt his illustrations? The book is definitely a collaboration between AY and the publisher, as said in the introduction. It also has some traditional models, like the flapping bird and the frog. Laura > On Jun 21, 2024, at 11:40 AM, David Kirkland via Origami > <origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote: > > Contents Origami Digest Vol 218, Issue 14, Topic 1: > Hi Lorenzo, > This book matches most of the book numbered 3 in British Origami Society’s, > David Lister’s compilation, The Books Of Akira Yoshizawa. I was able to > acquire one from a Yoshizawa book lot. > > It does have 50 pages. The dimensions are 19cm by 17cm. The front and back > card covers are in multi-color. A monochromatic presentation is used for > each origami subject and there are at least 6 different colors. It is bound > with a thick paper ribbon instead of string. The arrangement of the bound > pages are colorfully symmetrical with the center middle of the book. There > are 26 simple models. > > The title page does have a bold number 1! There is no ISBN number. This is > all that can be verified from your picture, Lister’s book #3 description, and > my copy. > > The publication date is now the mystery. Is it 1978 or is it 1958? Lister > did have a few typos in his origami Lists, but he was also a lawyer. I would > vote that his dates were spot on. I think that Lister was correct about this > book’s 1978 publication date. I’m also thinking that the colors used for > this publication could help determine the date. Another data point for > detective investigation is the original price of 150 yen. So where does the > 1958 come from? > > Inside the back cover of this book is a reference to 1958 . 7 . 16 and 6 > pictures of origami (face, sailboat, peacock, ?, ostrich, and nun) that are > not diagrammed in this book. The fourth origami pictured is so small; it > could be a baby bird or puppy. I could speculate that the inside back cover > is a tribute to Yoshizawa’s Cooper Union exhibition in New York in 1958. > Could it be a twenty year anniversary highlight? Maybe this is why the > picture that you have provided has a label referencing 1958. I really want > to learn Japanese! We could have cleared up that inside back page in a jiffy. > > There IS something mysterious about this book. Please help us to focus our > discoveries. > > Many Thanks, > Dave > > > > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> > > On Thursday, June 20, 2024, 12:00 PM, > origami-requ...@lists.digitalorigami.com wrote: > > Send Origami mailing list submissions to > origami@lists.digitalorigami.com <mailto:origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.digitalorigami.com/mailman/listinfo/origami > <https://lists.digitalorigami.com/mailman/listinfo/origami> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > origami-requ...@lists.digitalorigami.com > <mailto:origami-requ...@lists.digitalorigami.com> > > You can reach the person managing the list at > origami-ow...@lists.digitalorigami.com > <mailto:origami-ow...@lists.digitalorigami.com> > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Origami digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Yoshizawa "misterious" book (at least for me) (Lorenzo) > 2. OUSA Convention - I invite you to participate in the ATC swap > (gera...@neorigami.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:09:05 +0200 > From: Lorenzo <lorenzo.luci...@gmail.com <mailto:lorenzo.luci...@gmail.com>> > To: origami <origami@lists.digitalorigami.com > <mailto:origami@lists.digitalorigami.com>> > Subject: [Origami] Yoshizawa "misterious" book (at least for me) > Message-ID: > <caef-4zd0ctv5syemqaezwxf9onnecuv+tnacsr2wy7ykqk8...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi everybody, > > Does anyone know what book this is, and maybe have more information or a > better picture of it? > > https://www.oriwiki.com/showPub.php?BookID=5379 > <https://www.oriwiki.com/showPub.php?BookID=5379> > [image: image.png] > > I wasn't able to link this cover to any of the books listed by David lister > in his compilation of books written by Yoshizawa: > https://www.britishorigami.org/cp-lister-list/the-books-of-akira-yoshizawa/ > <https://www.britishorigami.org/cp-lister-list/the-books-of-akira-yoshizawa/> > > Regards, > Lorenzo > > > > -- > Lorenzo Lucioni > Duesseldorf - Germany > lorenzo.luci...@gmail.com <mailto:lorenzo.luci...@gmail.com> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.digitalorigami.com/mailman/private/origami/attachments/20240620/bda7cddd/attachment.html > > <https://lists.digitalorigami.com/mailman/private/origami/attachments/20240620/bda7cddd/attachment.html>> > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image.png > Type: image/png > Size: 5611616 <tel:5611616> bytes > Desc: not available > URL: > <https://lists.digitalorigami.com/mailman/private/origami/attachments/20240620/bda7cddd/attachment.png > > <https://lists.digitalorigami.com/mailman/private/origami/attachments/20240620/bda7cddd/attachment.png>> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:21:37 +0000 (UTC) > From: "gera...@neorigami.com" <gera...@neorigami.com > <mailto:gera...@neorigami.com>> > To: Origami Lists Digitalorigami <origami@lists.digitalorigami.com > <mailto:origami@lists.digitalorigami.com>> > Subject: [Origami] OUSA Convention - I invite you to participate in > the ATC swap > Message-ID: <1380546791.8211191.1718896897...@mail.yahoo.com > <mailto:1380546791.8211191.1718896897...@mail.yahoo.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > In just a couple of days (Monday, July 24) it will be the deadline for > registering to the OrigamiUSA convention - artist trading card swap. I'll be > participating and hope I can share cards with you. That is why I'm sending > this email to invite you to register as well. > > If you'll attend the convention you can participate in person, but if you > won't, you can still be a part of the swap. Read all the details here: > https://origamiusa.org/convention2024-activity-atc-swap > <https://origamiusa.org/convention2024-activity-atc-swap> > > And if you have origami friends where you live, you can also take their cards > to the swap. Just make sure you talk about it with the swap host ASAP. Her > email address is in the web page linked above. Precisely, friends from my > country will be participating as well, and I'll be taking their cards. It > would be amazing if people from more countries also take part in the swap! > > If you wish to know more about artist trading cards in the origami world, you > can read the following web article: > https://www.neorigami.com/articles/artist-trading-cards-and-origami > <https://www.neorigami.com/articles/artist-trading-cards-and-origami> > > Finally, if you happen to be a creator of original models, you might be > interested in the following challenge to design the whole card using origami > techniques: https://cfcorigami.com/challenge/artist-trading-cards > <https://cfcorigami.com/challenge/artist-trading-cards> > > > So, please... don't forget. You have till the upcoming Monday, July 24, to > make up your mind and register to the swap . > -- > Gerardo G. > gerardo(a)neorigami.com > instagram.com/NeorigamiComKnowledge and Curiosity in Origami: > six private classes online > > "(...) It doesn?t happen often, but when it does, it takes your breath away > and fills you with the true joy of origami. I experienced this in my lessons > with Gerardo G. I wouldn?t trade it for anything. Gerardo is (...)" C. R. > Read the full review > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.digitalorigami.com/mailman/private/origami/attachments/20240620/e0e4cadc/attachment.html > > <https://lists.digitalorigami.com/mailman/private/origami/attachments/20240620/e0e4cadc/attachment.html>> > > End of Origami Digest, Vol 218, Issue 14 > ****************************************
