Cover Image Property of PUBLISHER
1991 Soft Cover Edition(17th printing, abridged)This image was scanned from my private collection

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Preface
  • Explanatory Symbols
  • The Origins of Origami:
    • What is Origami?
    • Kan-no-Mado
    • Sembazuru Orikata
  • The Origami Tradition:
    • Outstanding Origami
    • The Most Plastically Representative Work- The Frog
    • The Most Elaborate Fold- The Crab
    • Origami and Japanese Paper
  • Folds and Constructions- Geometric Folding Lines:
    • Square Paper
    • Triangular Paper
    • Rhombic Paper
    • Regular Pentagonal Paper
    • Regular Hexagonal Paper
    • Regular Octagonal Paper
  • Origami Fundamental Forms
  • Compound Origami Fundamental Forms:
    • Compound Origami from Square Paper
    • Compound Origami from Right Triangular Paper
    • Compound Origami from Rhombic Paper
  • Square Paper Diagonal Fold:
    • Sailboat I
    • Butterfly
    • Dove I
    • Carrier Pigeon
    • Cup
    • Basket
    • Hat
    • Work Cap
    • Bird-face Cap
    • Japanese Helmet
    • Rabbit Hat
    • Badger Hat
  • Sea Gull Base:
    • Sea Gull I
    • Mandarin Duck
    • Cormorant
    • Shrimp
    • Swan
  • Seal Base:
    • Seal I
    • Penguin I
    • Penguin II
    • Octagonal Ornament
    • Flower Model
  • Book Fold:
    • Boat
    • Fishing Boat
    • Motorboat
    • Fox Mask
    • Sailboat II
    • Double Boat
    • Changeable Picture
    • Photograph Frame I
    • Photograph Frame II
    • Pencil Box
    • House
    • Overseas Cap
    • Winnowing Box
    • Box
    • Snail
  • All-corner Fold:
    • Lotus Blossom
    • Pinwheel
    • Yakkosan(manservant)
    • Picture Forms
    • Flower-shaped Candy Cup
    • Sambo(Japanese Offering Stand)
    • Sambo on Legs
    • Cake Dish
  • Crane Base:
    • Crane Base I
    • Crane Base II
    • Crane
    • Star-shaped Box
    • Morning Glory
    • Cake Box
    • Hibachi(Japanese Charcoal Brazier)
    • Christmas Tree Ornament
    • Kago(Japanese Sedan Chair)
    • Dragonfly
    • Stork
    • White Heron
    • Nesting Crane
    • Hen
    • Horned Owl
    • Crow
    • Japanese Nightingale
    • Canary
    • Sparrow
    • Standing Crane
    • Dove II
    • Goldfish
    • Fish
    • Pheasant
    • Peacock
    • Turkey
    • Balloon
    • Frog
    • Phantom
    • Lily
  • Rectangular Paper:
    • Paper Cracker
    • Paper Hat
    • Wastepaper Basket
    • Folding Box I
    • Folding Box II
    • Kimono
    • Jacket
  • Compound Figures (Square Paper):
    • Rooster
    • Horse
    • Deer
    • Reindeer
    • Rabbit
    • Pegasus, the Flying Horse
    • Pointer
    • Cat
    • Monkey
    • Dachshund
    • Fox
    • Seated Fox
    • Badger
    • Kangaroo
    • Camel
    • Goat
    • Kid
    • Lion
    • Tiger
    • Squirrel
    • Spitz
    • Seal II
    • Bear
    • Fisherman Bear
    • Wolf
    • Elephant
    • Polar Bear
    • Rhinoceros
    • Pig
    • Cow
    • Water Buffalo
    • Wallet
    • Thread Container
    • Cubical Box
    • Six-sided Box
    • Hanging Ornament
    • Mystery Box
    • Hot Plate Holder
    • Woven Mat
  • Right Triangular Paper:
    • Sea Gull II
    • Grasshopper
  • Triangular Paper:
    • Wild Goose
    • Wild Duck
    • Iris Blossom I
    • Iris Blossom II
    • Swallow
    • Crayfish
    • Duck
    • Goose
  • INDEX OF FOLDS

Cover Image Property of PUBLISHER
1968 Hard Cover Edition(8th printing(1972), unabridged)This image is from my personal library

TABLE OF CONTENTS cont.
(they simply ommitted the last 82 pages below)

  • Compound Figures(Equilateral Triangular Paper):
    • Eagle
    • Dragon
  • Rhombic Paper:
    • Macaw
    • Bat
    • Quacking Duck
    • Demon Mask
  • Compound Figures(Rhombic Paper):
    • Giraffe
    • See-no-evil, Hear-no-evil, Speak-no-evil
    • Alligator
    • Rhombus Constructions
  • Other Polygonal Paper:
    • Chinese Bellflower
    • Azalea Blossom
    • Six-sided Ornament
    • Turtle Base
    • Turtle
    • Dragonfly II
    • Octagonal Ornament II
  • Specially Shaped Paper:
    • Double Crane
    • Crab I
    • Crab II
    • Dragonfly III
    • Gibbon
    • Octopus
  • Costume Folds:
    • Girls' Festival Dolls(Dairibina)
    • Dancer(Banzai-raku)
    • Old Man and Old Woman
  • The Ideal Modern Origami:
    • Compound Origami With a Modern Touch
    • Origami Dimensional Forms
    • Size and Thickness of Origami Paper
    • The Yeas and Nays About Using Scissors
  • Independent Creativity
  • Bibliographic Note
  • Index of Folds

Title: The World of Origami
Author: Isao Honda
Format/Publication Date: HC:1968-1972;TPB:1976-1991(abridged,17th printing)
Publisher: Japan Publications Trading Co., San Francisco, CA
Language: English
Page Count: 264(1968);182(1976-1991)
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11 1/2" x 8 1/4"
ISBN: 0870403834

SUMMARY- By 1976, this book became abridged and lost 82 pages of content - I will revisit this when the 1st edition I just ordered arrives so I can give you the full Table of Contents of the original. There is no way I can afford to compare the English edition to the Japanese edition - the most inexpensive one I could find as of this writing(March 2022) is approximately $200! Mr. Honda was one of the people instrumental to bringing origami to the American mainstream consciousness. His books popped up in libraries everywhere. He and Mr. Yoshizawa were contemporaries, and while Mr. Honda was the first to publish, it was Mr. Yoshizawa who became the better known. Mr. Honda's knowledge of traditional models was unsurpassed, and his background in art makes this book a pleasure to read and work models from. This one goes on your "must have" shelf, but make sure and hunt down any printing before 1976 in order to get the complete original work.

1968-1972 Hardcover edition- The covers are identical, so that will not help you in identifying one of the earlier printings. If they do not provide the number of pages, ask before you buy this. It is worth your while to get the complete unabridged book. In 1976, they simply wacked off the last 82 pages, including Mr. Honda's one page essay titled "The Ideal Modern Origami." I have an interest in the histories of crafts, and this essay hints strongly at Mr. Honda's aim in sending his books into the Western hemisphere. There's also a veiled sneer at Mr. Yoshizawa's work as "mere ornament." And yet in the jacket notes, Mr. Honda claims Mr. Yoshizawa as a student of his. Wow. Mr. Honda was also declared the leader in today's(1968) origami scene in the same sentence, so I'm guessing there were some tensions in that relationship. I have listed the excerpted pages below the abridged ToC for your reference. I was particularly angry that they cut out Mr. Honda's bibliographical note.