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How to Make Origami by Isao Honda, 1959
 
'How to Make Origami' by Isao Honda, was published in 1959 by Toto Shuppan Co. Ltd in Japan, by McDowell, Obolensky of New York in the USA, by George J Macleod Ltd in Torontom and by Museum Press Ltd of London in England.

The author does not state whether the designs are traditional, his own original work, or the original work of some other designer.

.... folded models were glued onto the pages.

Lilian Oppenheimer wrote an Introduction to the work, which states:

A full low-res copy of the work can be found at the foot of this page and a full high-res copy can be accessed online here.

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The work contains diagrams for:

Analysis

Cup

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Swan

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Missile

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Pin-wheel

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Folding Box

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Crane

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Canary

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Owl

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Cat

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Kangaroo

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Lobster

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Wild Goose

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Fox

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Crow

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And additionally images of:

As well as the diagrams the work also contains endpapers and a page-filler illustration which contain images of designs not otherwise mentioned or explained in the work, specifically the giraffe, seal, elephant, kabuto, dove, penguin, duck, frog, dog, peacock, eagle and deer.

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The Work

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