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Origami: The Oriental Art of Paper Folding by Harry C Helfman, 1960
 
'Origami: The Oriental Art of Paper Folding by Harry C Helfman' by Harry C Helfman was published by Platt and Munk Co Inc in New York in 1960. A version of the same book is currently in print with Dover Publications as 'Fun with Origami'.

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As the following advert, which was published in the New York Times on 3rd December 1960, evidences, it was originally published in two forms, as a kit containing a paperback book and folding paper, and as a hardback book which contained a few extra designs.

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This photo is said to show Yoko Ono at Abraham & Strauss bookshop NYC in 1961. Copies of the kit version can be seen behind her and stacked at the bottom right.

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The paperback version of the book contained the following designs:

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And the following information about the author:

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