Biographical Dictionary of Japanese History by Seiichi, Editor (Burton Watson, Trans) Iwao - 1978

Tokyo: Kodansha, 1978. 655pp, index, bibliography, appendices, genealogical charts, bw ills. Green cloth in jacket. Prev owner stamp inside front cover (under flap), light foxing to top edge.Includes 521 entries covering major political, intellectual and religious figures from ancient times to the present.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Kodansha America, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

International Society for Educational Information, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. 8x6x2. 1st printing from 1978. 655 pages. A Very Good Hardcover with a Very Good dustjacket that is wrapped in Archival protection. Just some light shelfwear to the book and dj. All orders shipped with delivery confirmation!

Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International, 1978 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Thick 8vo. 655 pp, foreword, preface, Ancient Period, Medieval Period, Early Modern Period, Modern Period, Appendices : Imperial Family Lineage, Fujiwara Family Lineage; Minamoto and Taira Family Lineages; Lineages of the HoJo Regents and Ashikaga Shoguns; Lineageof theTokugawa Shoguns; Buddhist Sects; Organization of the Ritsuryo Bureaucracy; Organization of the Kamakura and Muromachi Shogunates; Organization of the Dajokan Bureaucracy; Major Military Actions; japanese Army Cliques; Japanese Navy Cliques. DJ has minor tears on top edge (1/4"), color is faded from cloth esp at top & much less at bottom spine. "Center for JapaneseStudies" stamped inside on center of ffep, but no ex-lib markings.. : Binding tight, pages clean. 6.3" x 8,5" blue cloth boards x 1.9" thick in rust colored DJ (with mylar removable protector). (45 oz).

Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International, Ltd. w/International Society for Educational Information, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 655pp.incl.index; HB green w/gilt; some rub w/some sun on spine&edges; PONft.endpaper; some highlite&underline, otherwise clean,tight pgs. DJ burnt orange w/blk. rubbed w/chips&tears. "Arranged alphabetically in each chronological division, the 521 entries, each one a concise biography, cover all major political, intellectual, and religious figures from ancient times to the present.

Tokyo, Etc.: Kodansha International Ltd, 1978. 1st Edition. 655p., b/w illus., dj.