Search Results: Japan from Mainly Books

Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Very Good+. 1984. Trade Paperback. 0912964219 . Large paperback exhibition catalogue, inscribed to no one in particular and signed by curator Jacobsen: "With best wishes - Robert Jacobsen." Displays for the first time and interprets this important collection of screens, illustrated in color and black and white, has mild rubbing at the corners and along the edges of the spine, else excellent condition ; 80 pages .

Laurel Glen Publishing. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. 1571456066 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws, the glossy silver jacket shows some surface-rubbing but has no other flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "an elegantly designed celebration of the classic Japanese art of woodblock prints" .

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 080481936X . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has some moderate rubbing to the glossy surface and no other flaws, the jacket is clean and presentable and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, also includes a Foreword by James Michener, "lavishly illustrated with one hundred large, full-color photographs, with detailed information about each print and the artist who made it" ; ; 248 pages .

Chicago & New York: Rand McNally & Company. Near Fine. 1927. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, beautiful green and lilac decorative binding, numerous color-tinted photographs throughout and a Defining and Pronouncing Vocabulary at the end of the book, this fine gift/collector's copy has two minor flaws: mild surface-wear at the corners of the cloth and a gift inscription dated 1958 on the first blank page .

Hachette. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 1844300285 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, costume/fashion, illustrated with color photos, book has moderate surface-wear at the corners, excellent condition otherwise, the jacket has scuffing to the glossy surface and a bit of edge-wear at the corners, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included; ; 216 pages .

Japan: Sodo Kimono / Academy Press. Fine. 1982. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. A stated first edition of this 37-page paperback, condition is AS NEW, illustrated with photos and drawings, binding is attractive textured paper, author established the Sodo Kimono Academy in 1964, in order to revive the wearing of the Kimono, the "beautiful traditional Japanese costume in which the mind of Japan unfolds." .

Bath, England: Maine Maritime Museum. Fine. 1996. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Oblong paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, 48 pages, illustrated throughout, "succeeds in conveying to a twentieth-century reader an impression of a country and a culture which has long since disappeared, and which was in the process of disappearing even as he was writing .

New York: D. Appleton & Company. Very Good. 1926. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, clean, presentable copy, 223 pages, 62 illustrations, the red cloth spine is slightly faded and has a few short creases, mild traces of edge-wear are present at the corners, this copy is clean, the binding is tight and the contents are fine .

Philadelphia: United Lutheran Publication House. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1934. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, the orchid colored jacket is tanned on the spine and has a few short edge-tears at top of spine and top corners, the jacket is clean and quite presentable, the original price (75 cents) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, 157 pages, a novel about mission work in Japan .

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1959. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, a discreet blind cownership stamp is the only remarkable flaw, the jacket has been price-clipped to remove the Japanese price but the U. S. Price (3.75) is present, also, the purple color is sunned to gray on the spine, the jacket is clean and attractive and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, illustrated with eight full-page plates and numerous sketches .

Charles E. Tuttle Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1958. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, the former owner's discreet blind stamp is the only remarkable flaw, the jacket has been price-clipped but the American price (3.75) is present, there are no other significant flaws to this stunning copy and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "Here are twenty-five tales about the Foreign Settlements or Concessions in Japan following the opening of the country to foreign trade in 1859, and an additional ten strange stories that revolve around those times" .