Hoku-Fan
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.
JAPAN
Japanese history, culture and language.
Saipan Then and Now: Photos of World War II and Today; Maps & Interesting Facts
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.
Tale of Flowering Fortunes : Annals of Japanese Aristocratic Life in the Heian Period (Volume 1 Only)
Stanford University Press, 1980. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. Volume 1 only. 428p. Crisp, white pages unmarked. Boards are clean, pointed and firmly bound. Ends lightly bumped. Top edge foxed. Near fine jacket is protected in brodart with light creasing at crown.
Traditional Japanese Brush Art Compendium
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.....
We Japanese (3-in-1)
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.....
Kobo and the Wishing Pictures
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.....
What Were They Thinking?: A Fresh Look at Japan at War, 1941-45
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.
Artistic Japan: A Monthly Illustrated Journal of Arts and Industries
Sampson Low, Marston and Company. 1st. Folio Hardcover. 332p. Includes upwards of 80 colored plates and numerous illustrations on warmly toned pages. Navy blue cloth boards with illustrated paste-down on front panel are marked with bumped corners and a small chip on left side. Binding is tight, hinges are securely.....
Scholar Painters of Japan: The Nanga School
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.....
Dolls on Display: Japan in Miniature
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.....
Of Rice And Men: The Story of Americans Under The Rising Sun
Veterans' Publishing Company, 1947. 3rd Printing. 8Vo Hardcover. 230pp. Text is unmarked on warmly toned pages. Red boards are severely scratched with staining and edging. Spine feels loose with edging. Boards are coming detached. Book is lightly canted. Text block has darkened deckle edge pages. Aesthetic defects on the outside.....
The Actor's Image
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.
Introducing Japanese Religion
Routledge, 2016. 2nd. 8Vo Softcover. 292pp. Text mostly unmarked except for a few areas containing sparse highlighting. Blue covers are glossy with an upcurl on front and a vertical crease running down backside. Binding tight and square, spine is unbroken. Supplements not included.
Die Kunst Der Samurai
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.
Glimpses of Japan and Formosa
The Century Co., 1924. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 1st edition without any other dates on copyright. Bound in lovely green cloth with bold illustration in black and pale yellow. Binding square and secure. Tips and corners lightly bumped. 235p.Warmly toned pages are unmarked. Plenty of b/w photographic plates throughout. Woven.....
The Crown Prince's European Tour
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.....
Sayonara Home Run!: The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card
Chronicle Books, 2006. 1st printing. Paperback. 4to. 189p. Thick pages unmarked aside from minor smudge on title page. Binding deeply creased though intact. Cover corners are bumped, leaving short split at front spine corner. A superficial slice runs from front spine edge. Bit of soiling to text block. Overall, a......
Tales from Japan
W.H. Allen, 1961. Benvenuti. 1st edition. Hardcover. Folio. 59pp. Pages are unmarked with plenty of lovely full page and cut color illustrations from Benvenuti throughout. Binding square and tight. Illustrated boards are vibrant with light edge rubbing. Includes titled and illustrated glassine jacket in good condition- two tears present on.....
Routledge Handbook of Japanese Business and Management
Routledge, 2016. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 404p. White pages are unmarked. Covers are glossy and clean with gently bumped corners and minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, spine is unbroken.
Tanaka kakuei: Godfather of Japan
Kodansha, 1985. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 381pp. Dual lingual text, with Japanese a vis to English, remains unmarked. Cherry red cloth boards are titled in silver foil and remain clean and pointed. Similarly titled spine is square with hinges tight. Includes jacket in very good condition, unclipped and glossy. Marked.....
Collective Works of Hijikata Hisakatsu
Sasakawa Peace Foundation, 1993. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 271pp. Text unmarked on white pages, with b/w illustrations. Bound in yellow cloth with pointed corners, silver gilt lettering on front and slightly faded on spine. Binding is tight and square. Large watermarks on front and back boards.
The Katsura Imperial Villa
Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers, 1953. Overseas Edition. 4To Hardcover. Contents unmarked on white pages with b/w photography, text in Japanese. Bound in dark blue cloth and silver gilt lettering. Jacket in good shape, unclipped with lighty rubbed edges and a few small closed tears on spine ends. Binding tight and.....
The Fleet That Had to Die
Ballantine Books, 1960. 12mo Softcover. 242p. Text is unmarked with a warm patina and some dog-eared corners. Wraps are bright with lightly bumped corners and minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Spine is creased.
Three Reflections (Japanese Fairy Tale Series, No.21)
T. Hasegawa, 1894. 1st printing. Enlarged English Edition. Softcover. 12mo. 1st printing of no. 21 in Hasegawa's Japanese Fairy Tale Series. Silk stitched binding secure. Untitled spine lightly chipped. Profusely illustrated with beautiful color woodblock prints on folded crepe paper (chirimen-bon). Folded edge of the cover/copyright page has been opened.....
Legend in Japanese Art: A Description of Historical Episodes Legendary Characters, Folk-Lore Myths, Religious Symbolism Illustrated in the Arts of Old Japan
Charles E. Tuttle Company Publishers, 1967. 1st Printing. 4To Hardcover. 623p. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Includes upwards of 700 illustrations including 16 full color reproductions. Red cloth boards are pointed with black lettering and gilt design. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Jacket is clipped and intact with.....