Japanese history, culture and language.
2018. Japanese edition. Softcover. 8vo. This copy is written in Japanese. White and gray wraps are clean with pointed corners. Spine is uncreased with straight edges. Text block is straight. Binding is secure. 199p. Interior is completely unmarked with white crisp pages and black illustrations through out. Glossy Dust Jacket.....
12Mo Hardcover. 11pp. No exact date indicated; style approx late 1800s. Artist book in English with Japanese title on front board. Green embroidered boards with title pastedown. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages; each individual page is six-folded into a cardstock thickness. Front hinge is intact, rear board has.....
Education Commission of the Okinawa Prefecture, 1975. 12Mo Softcover. 219pp. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, creasing, small peel at upper foredge corner of back cover; foxing on inner covers.....
North-China Daily News & Herald Limited, 1938. 8Vo Obl. Hardcover. 143pp. Tan boards, brown spine, red and brown lettering and graphics on front boards. Sepia text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, some separation after title page. Textblock is square with lightly bumped corners. Ex.....
Japan: Bunrindo, 2013. Vol. 8, No. 728. 4To Softcover. 159p. Pages are unmarked with b/w and color photos throughout. Covers are pointed and glossy with minimal wear. Binding is tight, spine is unbroken.
Ohmsha Co. Ltd., 1991. Japanese Edition. 8vo Hardcover. 376p. Previous owner's caption inscriptions penned in red ink on first few pages of color photos. Rest of interior is unmarked on white pages, text in Japanese. Dark red textured cloth boards are vibrant and pointed with a sewn in bookmark and.....
Kadokawa Shoten, 1992. Japanese Edition. 12mo Softcover. 277p. Contents are heavily notated and circled, text in Japanese. Binding is tight although canted with hinges securely attached. Brown wraps are clean with lightly bumped corners. Name penned on top edge with foxing on text-block. Spine is uncreased. Still, a half decent.....
Confederate Air Force, 1990. Softcover/JDL. 47pp. Glossy pages are unmarked with b/w photos, text in Japanese and English. Blue wraps are pointed with lightly rubbed surface. Stapled binding is tight and intact.
Elephant Folio Hardcover. 100pp. Hardcover compendium of traditional Japanese art. Blue boards, silver and gold lettering on spine and front board. Text in Japanese and artwork is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, slight separation between pp 44 and 45. Moderate+ overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, some board spottage, abrading.....
Fujiya Hotel, 1950. 3-in-1. Paperback. 8vo. 1950s- 3 books in 1 on customs and culture of Japan for travelers. Japanese sewn binding with illustrated linen covers and folded rice paper leaves. Cover illustration done in gold, brown and blue. Faintly foxed and rubbed. 591p. Pages unmarked though slightly yellowed. Binding.....
Yamagata Press, 1950. 2nd ed. 8Vo Softcover. 591pp 200pp 200pp. Patterned and decorated canvas covers, sewn Japanese binding. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased, uncut folio pages. Bindings are intact, textblocks are square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, some chipping on covers of Vol.....
Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Co, 1964. Noguchi, Yoshie. First Edition. Hardcover, 63ppg. Very well preserved for a children's book. Very good to near fine condition. Light foxing to end papers. Rest of pages are clean and bright. No markings throughout. Dust jacket has only minor creasing.....
Merriam Press, 2008. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 187pp. Signed on title page. Text is unmarked with b/w photos. Blue boards are lightly worn from age. Illustrated DJ has minimal shelf wear but remains glossy and unclipped.
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. 1st Edition. 8vo Hardcover. 220p. Stated first edition with full number line. Grey boards with bold red lettering are pointed with a few minor scuffs on surfaces. Binding is tight with hinges securely attached. No jacket issued.
The Asia Society Inc., 1972. 1st. Folio Hardcover. 135p. White pages are unmarked with b/w illustrations. Brown cloth boards have lightly bumped corners and red lettering. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Jacket has a large but faint water stain on front and back sides, price is clipped. Binding is.....
The Hokuseido Press. Signed. 4To Hardcover. 141pp. Signed and dated with a thoughtful inscription by author on front end-page. Bound in textured original purple silk covered boards with red title, black lettering and gold flecks. Spine-ends covered with green ornamented silken pieces, with tan silk ties. Gorgeous fan decor end-pages.....
Princeton University Press, 1994. Hardcover. 504 pages. Red cloth boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is wrapped in mylar and has some shelfwear and some minor scratches.
Lexington Books, 2024. 8vo Hardcover. 197p. Bright pages are unmarked with a few b/w photos. Boards are pointed and vibrant with minimal wear. Binding is firm with hinges fully attached. No jacket issued.
Cairo, Egypt: Ministry of Information, 1977. 12mo Softcover. 272p. At the inaugural session of the people's assembly. Bright pages are unmarked. Wraps are lightly toned with a small stain on backside. Binding is tight with a lightly creased spine.
The Toyo Bunko, 1963. Limited Edition. 4to Hardcover. 171p. A limited edition copy, only 500 printed. The Oriental Library, no. 22. A clean ex-library book with the typical stickers, stamps, and markings present, but text is otherwise unmarked. Binding is firm with secure hinges. Boards are pointed with faint scuff.....
Deutsches Klingen-Museum, 1984. German Edition. 4to Hardcover. 101p. Contents are unmarked with b/w photos and illustrations, text in German. Binding is firm, hinges are secure. Boards are glossy and pointed with minimal wear.
The Osaka Mainichi Publishing Co., Ltd., 1926. Revised. 8Vo Hardcover. 182pp. Warm pages are unmarked with a top edge adorned in gilt. Binding is tight and square. Bound in plum cloth with gold gilt lettering, pointed corners and minor surface wear. Housed in a protective cardboard case that lays within.....
Osaka Mainichi Publishing, 1926. 8Vo Hardcover w/Slipcover. 182pp. Plum boards, gold and copper lettering, tissue protectors at title and photo pages, fold-out route map, riveted slipcover box. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure with slight separation at front hinge, textblock is square with pointed corners, gilt.....
Harvard University Asia Center, 1986. 8vo Softcover. 248p. Contents are unmarked with some b/w illustrations. Black wraps are glossy with minor wear to edges and bumped corners. Binding is tight with hinges securely attached. Spine is uncreased. Foxing present on text-block.
Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1973. 1st Printing. 12mo Softcover. 373p. Stated first Tut Books printing. Contents are lightly underlined with a few notations on rear endpage, text remains legible. Pink covers are glossy with lightly bumped corners, a sunned spine, and foxing along text-block. Small water stain on bottom edge.....