[History of the North American Hongwanji Mission] Hokubei kaikyo enkakushi
by Terakawa, Hoko (editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
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About This Item
San Francisco: Hongwanji Hokubei Kaikyo Honbu, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. A chronological history of the North American Hongwanji Mission. Provides a chronology of important events from 1898 to 1935, brief descriptive histories of each church under the mission, and outline of the Y.M.B.A. [Young Men's Buddhist Association] League of North America, and resolutions of ministerial conferences."-A Buried Past, 361.
"History of the Honpa Hongwanji Buddhist Churches in the United States and Canada."-Japanese American National Museum bibliography, 272.
"Best source on this most powerful religious faction, including a history of the church, sketches of each member church and its activities, with many pictures of Buddhist priests and lay leaders."-Magistretti, "A Bibliography of Historical Materials in the Japanese Language on the West Coast Japanese", III.2.
This history of Hongan-ji Buddhism in the United States was published to mark the 2500th anniversary of the birth of the Buddha and the 35th anniversary of the rite's founding in the US.
[4], 4, 3, [3], 9, [1], [14 leaves], [2], 4 (numbered 9-12), 588, [1] pages. The preliminary leaves are halftone photographs and reproductions of messages in Japanese. There are unnumbered monochrome halftones inserted throughout.
OCLC: 23019282, 68313129. First edition (first printing). There are spots of glassine adhered to the covers, perhaps indicating the one-time presence of a tissue jacket, else near fine in a very good paper slipcase.
"History of the Honpa Hongwanji Buddhist Churches in the United States and Canada."-Japanese American National Museum bibliography, 272.
"Best source on this most powerful religious faction, including a history of the church, sketches of each member church and its activities, with many pictures of Buddhist priests and lay leaders."-Magistretti, "A Bibliography of Historical Materials in the Japanese Language on the West Coast Japanese", III.2.
This history of Hongan-ji Buddhism in the United States was published to mark the 2500th anniversary of the birth of the Buddha and the 35th anniversary of the rite's founding in the US.
[4], 4, 3, [3], 9, [1], [14 leaves], [2], 4 (numbered 9-12), 588, [1] pages. The preliminary leaves are halftone photographs and reproductions of messages in Japanese. There are unnumbered monochrome halftones inserted throughout.
OCLC: 23019282, 68313129. First edition (first printing). There are spots of glassine adhered to the covers, perhaps indicating the one-time presence of a tissue jacket, else near fine in a very good paper slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- Downtown Brown Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 362051
- Title
- [History of the North American Hongwanji Mission] Hokubei kaikyo enkakushi
- Author
- Terakawa, Hoko (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hongwanji Hokubei Kaikyo Honbu
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Asian06
- Bookseller catalogs
- WESTERN AMERICANA; Japanese American;
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