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B.000613 A Child's Good Night Book (in Japanese) Author: Brown, Margaret Wise Illust: Charlot, Jean $150.00 Tokyo The Home Library Circle 1962 Paper Covered Boards Very Good in Very Good jacket 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. Very early edition in Japanese of this classic and rare book in a very nice dust jacket. And with the distinctive and well-reproduced Jean Charlot color illustrations, which won him a Caldecott Honor award in 1943. Various bedtime scenes of people and animals sleeping with or tucking in their children, birds, fish, kangaroos, a monkey and a lion, squirrels, etc. Approx. 30 pages. Some edge rubbing to the paper board and the dust jacket, esp. to the corners and spine ends. One small rubbing blemish to front of dust jacket. Interior is clean and tight. |
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1663 Beijing (Peking) Museum of Handcrafted Art 1978 Author: $129.50 Beijing 1979 Cloth Spine with Boards Near Fine in Very Good jacket First Edition 13in. H x 10in. W Folio. Very nice copy of this rare book in Chinese about handcrafted works of art. 167 objects are shown in color photographs, most are 1/2 page to full page in size, a few are smaller. Text is in Chinese. DJ and endpapers moderately foxed, interior has very occasional light foxing. Cover boards are covered in a patterned vinyl with gilded title. |
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28.3.37 The Monthly Calendar of Floral Japan Author: Nishi, Kiichi $120.00 Yokohama, Japan Yoshikawa Book Store 1936 Paper Covered Boards Very Good. No Jacket Yokohama: Yoshikawa Book Store, 1936. Hardcover 8vo book in Very Good condition. Full of beautiful full-color plates. 87 pgs. |
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B.000659 The Collected Works of Shinran in Two (2) Volumes: the Writings and the Introductions, Glossaries & Reading Aids Author: Shinran $99.50 Kyoto, Japan Jodo Shinsu Hongwanji-Ha 1997 Cloth Near Fine in Near Fine jacket Assumed First Edition Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. Two volume ex-library set donated by the local Buddhist Church. Appears unread. DJ in mylar. Typical library markings but no rear pockets-could have been reference set. 704 and 362 pages. Interior is clean, binding is very good. |
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4927 Japan in a Nutshell, Volumes I Religion, Culture & Popular Practices, Volume II Psychology, Traditions, Customs & Manners Author: Sakai, Atsuharu $95.00 Yokohama Yamagata Printing 1949 Wraps Very Good in Good jacket Assumed First Edition 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. Signed by Author Two volume set fom just after WWII, bound in traditional Japanese manner, cover cloth is gilt pictorial silk; books are each wrapped in an illustrated card stock. Author has signed both volumes in english and japanese. 258 and 255 pages. wraps for volume I has been repaired along spine and several other torn locations with japanese tissue and is chipped at top & bottom of spine. |
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E6021 Japanese Pottery ISBN: 571087094 Author: Jenyns, Soame $87.50 New York Praeger Publishers 1971 Cloth w/ Gilded Spine Very Good- in Very Good- jacke 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. Tall. This is in Very good-/ Very Good-condition. There is light edgewear to the bottom corners and spine ends of cover. The color is slightly rubbed. The dust jacket is sunned, and has some edge discoloration to white rear and flap edges. Japanese Pottery is a subject in which the contributions of the west, in spite of the monumental activities of Brinkley and Morse, have been almost negligible. Book includes 120 pages of just plates, and a map, at the end of the book. No marks from a previous owner. 380 pages, plus plates. |
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1792 Japanese Temples Sculpture, Paintings, Gardens, and Architecture Author: Kidder, J. Edward Jr $80.00 Tokyo Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha 1964 Cloth w/Gilding Near Fine in Very Good++ jacke First Edition Folio-over 12in. -15in. tall. The book is in Fine condition with a mylar cover, the spine is lightly sunned, the cloth appears to be bronze color Shangtung silk, the slipcase has been repaired. The pages are clean, no markings inside the book. The slipcase is in good condition. Because of the size of the book shipping will be extra. |
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29.1.5 The Hokusai Sketch-Books, Selections From the Manga Author: Michener, James A. Illust: Hokusai $75.00 Rutland, VT Charles E. Tuttle Co. 1962 Hardcover Very Good in Very Good jacket First Edition 6th Printin 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. Tall. Between 1814 and 1878 there was published in Japan a series of woodblock printed volumes entitled Hokusai Manga or Hokusai's sketches from life., which was destined to be one of the most popular art publications ever issued anywhere in the world. 187 full page plates and the hundreds of text decorations have been assembled in this volume in 286 pages. |
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B.000359 A Tree, a Blade of Grass ISBN: 3822896551 Author: Maeda, Shinzo Illust: Maeda, Shinzo, Photographer $75.00 New York, New York, U.S.A Taschen America, LLC 1993 Cloth Very Good++ in Very Good++ jac Reprint, Ireland Ed 10 1/4in. H x 11 1/2in. W. His classic work. 287 pages of Maeda's beautiful nature photographs on heavy art stock. Cover board have one bump on bottom edge of both covers. DJ has tiny bit of lower corner wear and front surface rubbing. |
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B.000998 World of Origami ISBN: 870403834 Author: Honda, Isao $40.00 Tokyo, Elmsford, & San Fr Japan Publications Tradin 1976 Soft Cover Very Good+ No Jacket Second Printing 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. 1976, Second Printing, in Very Good+ condition. Book contains 131 origami models, over 1, 500 easy-to-understand explanatory charts, and 62 photographs of completed works. There are no marks from a previous owner.182 pages, including index. |
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738 Ishikawa Splendid Author: Inakoshi, Kohichi Illust: Inoue, Shinya, Photographer $37.50 Ishikawa Ishikawa Prefectural Gove 1984 Cloth w/Gilded Spine As New in Slipcase, Fine jacke Assumed First Edition Private Press. 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. 187 page large book filled only with color photos of Ishikawa Prefecture, located on the western side of Japan on the Japan Sea. This book is from the estate of a Texas Legislator who was probably given this book during a trade mission. Book is in slipcase and has dj as well, cloth cover is high-quality. Alternates between 4 photos on 2 pages and one photo on 2 pages. Really astounding photos of both cities and nature. If you want to see Japan then this is the book. see scan of slipcase and of dj rear. |
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C2242 Japanese for Busy People ISBN: 870115995 Author: Association For Japanese Langu $35.00 Cary, North Carolina, U.S Kodansha Amer Inc 1984 Paperback Near Fine. No Jacket Stated First Edition 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. Volumes I & II-Beginner & Intermediate The book is in Near Fine condition, with no writing inside from previous owners. The pages are clean and tight. |
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29.1.9 From Castle to Teahouse, Japanese Architecture of the Momoyama Period Author: Kirby Jr., John B. $32.00 Rutland VT Charles E. Tuttle Co. 1962 Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine jacket First Edition 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. The Momoyama period of Japanese art history at the turn of the 16th century have left their imprint in the shoin and sukiya styles upon residential architecture. The castle-fortress was an important part of this period. The book has mnay b/w photos and architectural plans included. 222 pp. DJ is price clipped. Minor foxing on the endpapers. |
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8.1.19 Seven Weeks in the Orient By an American Girl Author: Crawford, M. Leola $30.00 Chicago Howard D. Berrett 1914 Cloth /w Gilding Very Good 8vo. Chicago: Howard D. Berrett, 1914. 8vo Hardcover in Very Good condition. Rear hinge is split. Minor insect damage to covers. Edge wear to spine. Includes 68 illustrations. 234 pgs. |
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C122 Simon and Garfunkel Complete Author: $30.00 Buckram w/ Gilding Very Good in Very Good- jacket 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. Tall. The book is in very good condition, there is some light tanning to the interior pages, and the corners have been lightly bumped. The dust jacket is in very good-condition, the previous owner wrote a number on the inside flap of the dj, there is some edge wear, and minor soiling. The book is written in Japenese and includes tabs to 48 of their songs. We have no clue about any of the rest of the information becasue of the language. |
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1284 Sojourn in Lilliput: My Seven Years in Japan Author: Otis, Clara Paine $25.00 New York Carlton Press 1962 Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good+ jacket 1st Edition Inscribed By Author Inside cover page is signed by the author! Inside cover page also has previous owners signature. No other writing, pages are clean and tight. DJ is solid with minor wear to edges. Both top and bottom edges have sml tears and chipping. A beautiful tight copy! |
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29.1.10 The Enduring Art of Japan Author: Warner, Langdon $25.00 Cambridge, MA Harvard 1958 Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good jacket First Edition 2nd Printin 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. Professor Warner had firsthand experience trekking across both China and Japan. He begins with chronological history and then examines three aspects-folk art, the development of the short hand convention in painting, and impact of Zen Buddhism and its expression in the art of gardens and the ceremony of tea. 113 pp of text followed by 92 pages of b/w illustrations. Dust jacket spine top and corners show wear. Previous owners name inside front cover. |
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2474 A Wreath of Cloud Being the Third Part of "the Tale of Genji" ISBN: 1125301090 Author: Murasaki, Lady $15.00 Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 1927 Cloth Very Good. No Jacket First Edition Thus 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. The book is in Very Good condition, translated from Japanese by Arthur Waley. |
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E5869 Sayonara Author: Michener, James A. $15.00 New York, NY Ranom House Inc. 1953 Cloth w/ Gilding Good in Good jacket First Printing 12mo-over 6-3/4in. -7-3/4in. tall. A Japanese American Love Story. A beautifully wrought story, lean, muscled and dramatic. A powerful job of suspense and narrative but it has a genuine importance other than literary....A short novel that can be read at a single sitting. 243 Pages. DJ is plastic and has a few tears around the edges. Light foxing throughout the pages. |
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E3254 Japanese Discovery of Europe, 1720-1830 ISBN: 804706697 Author: Keene, Donald $12.75 Stanford, California Stanford University Press 1996 Paperback Near Fine. No Jacket New Revised Edition 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. The book is in Near Fine condition, with minimal edge wear to the cover. The pages are clean and tight with no markings from a previous owner. 255 pages. |
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