Tokyo: T y T ji Kenky jo / Ceramics Research Institute, 1941. First Printing. Hardcover. Published in Showa 16. Small quarto, 12 inches tall, cloth in worn plain unprinted dust jacket and in original printed cardboard slipcase (somewhat worn and soiled). The book itself is very good, light soil and.....
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1981. First printing. Hardcover. octavo, gray cloth boards in dust jacket, book is in good condition, jacket is in very good, jacket shows moderate rubbing and curling at the edges with several small tears, book has a tear and creased corner on the front panel.....
Tokyo: Sairyuusha, 2005. Paperback. Inscribed by the author. 2005, Softcover, Japanese text. 268 pp. Fine copy.
Japan Library, 1999. First English language edition. Hardcover. First Edition in English. c.1999. Hardcover. Cloth. 8vo. 213pp. Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Mild toning to dustjacket flaps.
1998. Paperback. Softcover. c.1998. 4to. Illustrated Wraps. Very nice collection of Japanese botanical drawings, most full-page renderings, all in full-color. 104pp. Text in Japanese and Latin. Fine. Contents unmarked.
Tokyo: Hinoki-Shoten, 2002. First Printing. Hardcover. Translated into English with portions of the texts in Japanese. Quarto, 14.5 inches tall, 2 volumes, one in cloth and one in stiff wraps, housed together in wraparound cloth chemise with stabs, books fine, slight bit of fading and mellowing to chemise. Text volume.....
(Tokyo): Japan Travel Bureau, (1947). Wraps. 12 x 8.5 inches, wraps with spiral binding, good with wear to covers, small corner loss, contents very good, inscription inside front cover dated 1947 and with "Lt. Bernice Shine" in pencil on cover -- Shine joined the WACs in 1943 and spent three.....
Oxford: Oxbow Books Limited, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Presumed first edition, 2004, hardcover with printed paper covered boards, small quarto, 240pp., illustrated in color. Book VG with edgewear that includes mild bump to bottom front board, rubbing, binding tight, previous owner's sticker to front flyleaf, otherwise text clean bright and.....
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1993. Paperback. Printed paper wraps, octavo, not illustrated. Book has mild shelfwear to wraps, binding tight, small red chop mark on title page from Helen Hopper, author of works on Japanese feminism and female leaders, otherwise text clean and unmarked, with faint foxing to top.....
Japan: Komaki's Peace Institute, 2006. Paperback. 2006, Softcover, 577 pp. Near Fine copy; lightly soiled covers. Unmarked contents. An interesting and out-there book. Scarce.
Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Daisan Bunmeisha, 1995. Paperback. 3 volumes, wraps, very good with dust jackets, Regulus Library nos. 214, 215 and 216. In Japanese.
Tokuyo: Shogakukan, 1992. First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto, flexible cloth boards in dust jacket, near fine, lightest wear and soil. 191 pp, illustrated mainly in b/w. A volume in a series of books on "Treasures of Japanese Art." A history and survey of urban residences, their layout, design, architecture and how.....
Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, 1996. Hardcover. Quarto, hardback in dust jacket, about fine. 63 pp, glossy color photos.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1974. First printing. Hardcover. octavo, red cloth boards in dust jacket, book is in good condition, jacket is in very good, jacket shows moderate edgewear with some fraying at the spine, book has previous owner's signature and pencil notes on the front flyleaf and pencil.....
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1992. Paperback. Printed paper wrap, octavo, 494pp., not illustrated. Book has handsome wrap showing only slight edgewear to wrap, binding tight, text has some underlining in pencil and pen scattered throughout. No DJ.
Kyoto, Japan: Mine Shobo, 1978. First printing. Hardcover. Brown stamped white cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 164pp., not illustrated. Book has hint of shelfwear to boards, binding tight, PO signature to front flyleaf, otherwise text clean and unmarked. DJ has mild rubbing, soil and toning.
New York: Obolensky, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author to talk-radio legend Barry Gray on the fly leaf, 'To Barry Gray- the guy I love to argue with on the air, best regards, [signed['. 1960, First Edition. Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Text clean and unmarked;.....
Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, 1984. Hardcover. 9 of 15 volumes, each folio in cloth, in slipcases, all very good or better, light wear or stains to some slipcases. Heavily illustrated, much in color. Heavy group of books will require extra shipping.
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan: Kyoto Museum, 2008. Quarto (11.75 inches tall), stiff wraps, near fine with just a touch of wear and soil. 265 (12) pp, preface in English but rest of text in Japanese, heavily illustrated in full color. OCLC locates 11 copies, but rare in commerce.
Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto Hotel, c. 1915. Paperback. c. 1915. Fold out map for English speaking tourists issued by the Kyoto Hotel. Map measures 13 x 17 inches and folds into a booklet that measures 3.75 x 6 inches. Bright and unmarked; no tears. All text in English, including the ads.....
Osaka: National Museum of Ethnology, 1981. Paperback. Revised edition of the 1977 publication. 11.75 x 8.25 inches, wraps, very good, light wear, 217 pp, illustrated, much in color. In Japanese.
Routledge, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. First Edition. c.1992. Hardcover. 8vo. 281pp. Fine in Fine dustjacket. Mild tanning to edges of dustjacket.
New York: University Publishing Company, 1872. First American edition. Hardcover. First American edition, 1872, hardcover with gilt and black stamped red cloth boards, octavo, 352pp., sparsely illustrated in b&w. Book VG+ with rubbing and mild soil to boards, spine toned, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ...
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981. First printing. Hardcover. Cloth in dust jacket, clean unmarked text, near fine copy in very good+ dust jacket, discoloration to the dust jacket (especially at the spine), light edgewear to the dust jacket.
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1978. First printing. Paperback. octavo, paper wraps, book is in very good condition with sunning and rubbing to the wraps,322pp.