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Shiratori, Kurakichi . DIE CHINESISCHE INSCHRIFT AUF DEM GEDENKSTEIN DES K'UE-T'E-K'IN AM ORKON UBERSETZT UND ERLAUTERT
Tokyo 1889 Kokubunsha. A transcription and translation of a T'ang dynasty funerary stela on the death of a famous Western Turkish nobleman (brother of the Khan) found on the Orkhon river. 6 foldout pages with translations of the inscriptions in French, English and German by other translators. Sm.4to.,19 pp., frontis, original front wrap bound in later cloth.VG. Rare. (a20678)
$350.00 Nitobe, Inazo . JAPANESE TRAITS AND FOREIGN INFLUENCES
London 1927 Kegan Paul. Hardcover. Octavo, 216pp., doublepage color frontis, red cloth. Owner bookplate. VG, faint spotting on cover, faint foxing on end papers, no DJ. (a25550)
$55.00 Harrison, John A. . KITA YEZO ZUSETSU OR A DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND OF NORTHERN YEZO BY MAMIYA RINSO
Philadelphia 1955. In The Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Volume 99 No. 2, April 15, 1955 at pp.93-102, illus. Printed in double column. Whole issue has several unrelated articles. Sm.4to., wraps. VG. (a31377)
$45.00 Yonezo, Osawa . BUNKA HENSEN SHI (HISTORY OF CULTURE, END OF TOKUGAWA PERIOD THROUGH THE MEIJI PERIOD)
Bazan 1931 Nansen Nippo Sha. Oblong Folio (10 inches x15 inches), text in Japanese, hundreds of photo illustrations of people, soldiers, buildings, hot air balloon, political cartoons, women's hairstyles, etc. Leather backstrip, gilt decorated silk-covered boards. All edges gilt. Large gilt emblem on front. Good, spine worn, end papers lightly foxed; internally VG. Binding secure. Large heavy book. (a31631)
$475.00 Harben, H.D. . JAPAN AND BACK
Welwyn 1936. Sm.8vo., 281pp., wraps. Near VG, several spots of adhesive residue where several price tags were previously affixed to cover. (a31823)
$45.00 (japan) . USEFUL NOTES AND ITINERARIES FOR TRAVELING IN JAPAN
Tokyo 1910 Eighth Edition 1910. The Welcome Society. 12mo., 37pp., ads, illustratioms, foldout maps, colored pictorial wraps. Small Chamber of Commerce stamp on front. Near VG, spine worn, light rubbing, light wear. (a36884)
$150.00 Fraser, Mrs. Hugh . LETTERS FROM JAPAN A RECORD OF MODERN LIFE IN THE ISLAND EMPIRE ( 2 VOLUMES COMPLETE)
NY 1899 1st. Hardcovers. 2 volumes. Large octavos, 394pp., illustrations, 387pp., illustrations, pictorial cloth. Top edges gilt. Owner signed on front free blank of each volume. VG, light bumping to corners, light rubbing to cloth. 2 volumes (a38528)
$122.00 Schalek, Alice . JAPAN DAS LAND DES NEBENEINANDER EINE WINTERREISE DURCH JAPAN, KOREA UND DIE MANDSCHUREI
Breslau 1925 1st Hirt. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 404pp., mit 193 eigenen aufnahmen, cloth. VG, light wear on top spine end, slight bit of wrinkling in text. (a38663)
$49.00 Tristram, Canon H. B. . RAMBLES IN JAPAN
NY no date. Revell. Large octavo, 306pp., 45 illustrations by Edward Whymper, map, pictorial cloth hardcover. VG. Attractive book. (a41942)
$74.00 Baxter, Glen W. (director) . HARVARD-YENCHING INSTITUTE SINOLOGICAL INDEX SERIES NO. 35 COMBINED INDICES TO THIRTY COLLECTIONS OF LIAO, CHIN AND YUAN BIOGRAPHIES
Tokyo 1960 2nd Japan Council. 4to., 208pp., green cloth. VG plus. No ownership marks. (a41965)
$55.00 Baxter, Glen W. (director) . A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ORIENTOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE JAPANESE PERIODICALS WITH INDICES
Taipei 1966 Authorized reprint. Harvard-Yenching Institute Index No. 13. In Chinese. 4to., about 400pp., wraps. VG, top left corner bumped, spine worn. (a41972)
$85.00 (travel guide) . HOW TO SEE KANTO AREA YOKOHAMA TOKYO NIKKO KAMAKURA HAKONE FUJI
Tokyo 1950 Japan Travel Bureau. Sm.8vo., 200pp., monochrome photo illus., maps on end papers, printed red cloth. Good, light soiling. (a42125)
$50.00 Arnold, Sir Edwin . JAPONICA
NY 1891 1st Scribners. 4to., 128pp., illustrations by Robert Blum, attractive pictorial front board with Egret in Pine Tree in front of Setting Sun. Good, slight soiling on leaves, light wear on spine ends and corners. (a42461)
$65.00 Pumpelly, Raphael . ACROSS AMERICA AND ASIA NOTES OF A FIVE YEARS' JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD AND OF RESIDENCE IN ARIZONA, JAPAN AND CHINA
NY 1870 2nd revised, Leypoldt & Holt. Lg.8vo., 454pp., woodcut illustrations, index, green cloth with gilt picture of globe on front board. Owner signed on titlepage and on end paper. Good, new endpapers, corners and spine ends a bit worn. (a42651)
$85.00 Turrettini, Francois (translator) . HISTOIRE DES TAIRA TIREE DU NIT-PON GWAI-SI
Geneve 1874-1875 H. Georg. Traduit du Choinois par Turrettini. In French. Offprint from Atsume Gusa. 4to., 89pp., plus errata, wraps VG. (a42664)
$150.00 Boyd, Corabel Tarr . AROUND THE WORLD 1929-1930 LETTERS BY CORABEL TARR BOYD
n.p. n.d. (1930?) Japan, China, India. 4to., 183 leaves, mimeo on rectos only, full leather binding with name of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Parlin printed in gold on front. Good, leather rubbed, faded and worn, spine ends worn. Probably unique copy. Rare. (a42747)
$300.00 (occupied japan) Office of Strategic Services . JAPANESE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES
no date (1945 ?) OSS. 'This brochure is one of the series designed for the instruction of persons going to the Far East....One of the mistakes which the totalitarian countries make is to confuse education with indoctrination. It seems apparent that both the Nazis and the Japanese have made this error...In order to avoid such difficulties, men must be trained in accuracy and in perception of the truth, even when it is unfamiliar.' Large 4to., 71pp., monochrome photo illustrations, spiral bound stiff wraps. Monochrome photo illustrations of Japan and Japanese on every page. Owner signed (Marian N. Smith). VG. Scarce. (a42795)
$245.00 Seitz, Don C. . SURFACE JAPAN SHORT NOTES OF A SWIFT SURVEY
NY 1911 1st Harper. 4to., 158pp., illustrated with many nice fullpage mounted color photogravures, hardcover. Owner signed and dated. VG, some wear on board edges and corners, slight bumping of lower corner of leaves, in new mylar DJ. (a46556)
$90.00 Hearn, Lafcadio . IZUMO BLICKE IN DAS UNBEKANNTE JAPAN
Frankfurt a Main 1907 Literarische Anstalt Rutten & Loening. Translated to German by Berta Franzos. Limited edition. 8vo., 313pp., full vellum with fine glit and black decorated panel on front board and spine. Nice bookplate of Hannah Pollak. VG, light cover wear. (a47135)
$100.00 Kirtland, Lucian Swift . SAMURAI TRAILS A CHRONICLE OF WANDERINGS ON THE JAPANESE HIGH ROAD
NY 1918 1st Doran. 8vo., 300pp., monochrome photo illustrations, cloth. VG, light soiling and uneven fading of cloth. (a49914)
$45.00 Chamberlain, Basil Hall . A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN INCLUDING THE WHOLE EMPIRE FROM SAGHALIEN TO FORMOSA
London 1907 8th edition, revised and partly rewritten, John Murray. Small octavo, 570pp, 32pp. (ads), plans and folding maps, numerous illustrations, large foldout map in rear pocket (this map has one 5 inch closed tear along bottom fold line and one inch closed tear in lower margin not near the map itself), limp red cloth hardcover. Collated complete. Owner signed twice, once on title page. Collated complete. near VG, some light wear overall. (a50042)
$145.00 Hearn, Lafcadio . KOTTO: BEING JAPANESE CURIOS WITH SUNDRY COBWEBS
NY 1902 1st Macmillan. First edition, first printing with background of title page incorrectly printed upside down. Hardcover. Octavo, 251pp., photo illustrations, original olive green cloth with gilt and black decoration on front.Top edge gilt. VG, light cover wear, corners gently bumped. (a51652)
$220.00 Spry, W. J. J. R.N. . THE CRUISE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP 'CHALLENGER' VOYAGES OVER MANY SEAS, SCENES IN MANY LANDS
London 1876 1st Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington. 8vo., 388pp., 24pp., large foldout map, text illustrations, original green cloth with gilt ship on front board and gilt soldier and publisher's logo on backstrip. VG, some slight spotting on fore-edges, slight wear on lower spine end and corners. (a51920)
$600.00 (japan) . SURVEY OF JAPANESE FINANCE AND INDUSTRY - COMPLETE RUN FROM VOLUME 1 No. 1 JUNE 1949 THROUGH VOLUME XXII No. 3 JULY-SEPTEMBER 1970
Tokyo 1949-1970. Journal published quarterly by the Industrial Bank of Japan in Tokyo. Unbroken run of over 110 issues (with a few duplicates.) 6 volumes. 4to, issues with original covers, indices, stiff wraps. Ex- institutution library. Good to Good plus. A few issues detached from binding. Scarce. 6 volumes as described. (a52668)
$1100.00 Inoura, Yoshinobu and Toshio Kawatake . A HISTORY OF JAPANESE THEATER I - UP TO NOH AND KYOGEN; II - BUNRAKU AND KABUKI
1971 Japan Cultural Society. 2 volumes (complete). 8vo., 163pp., 103pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Owner bookplates. VG, Set of two volumes. (a52694)
$45.00 Loonen, Ch. . LE JAPON MODERNE
Paris 1894 1st Plon. In French. 8vo., 326pp., 35 gravures 'd'apres des photographies japonaises, original printed wraps bound in new wraps. Good, original wraps are chipped and worn. RARE. (a54704)
$55.00 Gubbins, J. H. . THE PROGRESS OF JAPAN 1853-1871
Oxford 1911 1st Clarendon. Scholarly treatment. 8vo., 323pp., foldout map, glossary, green cloth with gilt lettering. VG, new end papers, no DJ. (a55467)
$300.00 Yoshimoto, Tadasu . A PEASANT SAGE OF JAPAN THE LIFE AND WORK OF SONTOKU NINOMIYA TRANSLATED FROM THE HOTOKUKI
London 1912 Longmans. 8vo., 254pp., hardcover. Owner signed. Good, cover soiled and somewhat worn, light foxing. (a56168)
$75.00 Field, Henry M. . FROM THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY TO THE GOLDEN HORN; FROM EGYPT TO JAPAN (2 VOLUMES)
NY 1877 1st Scribner, Armstrong. Hardcovers. 2 volumes. Small octavos, 355pp., 424pp., original green cloth.. VG, new endpapers in each volume, light wear to spine ends, light water staining on margins in Volume 2. 2 volumes (of 3). (a57475)
$50.00 Bohner, Hermann . SEAMI (ZEAMI) SHU-DOSHO KYAKURAI-KWA SCHRIFTEN DER DRITTEN SCHRIFTTUMSPERIODE DES MEISTERS
Tokyo 1961 Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Natur und Vokerkunde Otasiens. In German. Sm.4to., 48pp., wraps. VG. (a57882)
$65.00 (japan) . RESUME STATISTIQUE DE L'EMPIRE DU JAPON
Tokio 1919 Cabinet Imperial Bureau de la Statistique Generale. In French and Japanese. 8vo., 185pp., limp printed bue cloth with gilt lettering. Good plus, light cover wear. Scarce. (a58216)
$85.00 de Becker, J.E. . SEXUAL LIFE OF JAPAN BEING AN EXHAUSTIVE STUDY OF THE NIGHTLESS CITY
NY n.d. (c. 1902) American Anthropological Society. Lg.8vo., 386pp., illustrations, yellow cloth hardcover with black rectangle on spine. VG, light cover wear, no DJ. (a58218)
$64.00 Abraham, J. Johnston . THE SURGEON'S LOG BEING IMPRESSIONS OF THE FAR EAST
NY 1912 Dutton. Ship voyage from England to South Pacific and Japan. Lg.8vo., 338pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Good, cover rubbed and a bit worn, occasional light foxing. (a58301)
$55.00 Otis, Clara Paine . LETTERS FROM ACROSS THE SEA TO YOU
Tokyo 1957 1st Konishi.8vo., 212pp., wraps in original pubisher's box. VG, top corner very slightly bumped, in Fair Box, worn. (a58435)
$50.00 Hearn, Lafcadio . GLIMPSES OF UNFAMILIAR JAPAN 2 VOLUMES
Boston 1894 Houghton. 2 volume. Sm.8vo., 699pp., illustrations, index, original green cloth hardcovers with silver bamboo decorative pattern on front and spine.boards and backstrips. VG. 2 volume set. (a58601)
$150.00 Field, Henry M . FROM THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY TO THE GOLDEN HORN; FROM EGYPT TO JAPAN (2 VOLUMES)
NY 1877 1st Scribner, Armstrong. 2 volumes. Sm.8vo., 355pp., 424pp., original green cloth hardcovers. One volume owner signed with tiny village library stamp on end paper (no other library markings.) Good, covers a bit worn, leaves evenly browned with some light occasional soiling. 2 volumes. (a58850)
$70.00 Nara, Tsutae . A JOURNEY OF OF A THOUSAND MILES - ENCOUNTER OF A JAPANESE CHRISTIAN AND AN AMERICAN MISSINARY IN CHINA DURING THE WAR
Tokyo 1979 YMCA Press. Translated from Japanese by Keiko Adachi Sellner. 12mo., 126pp., photo frontis, original hardcover. Signed presentation copy from Nara. Near Fine, no DJ. (a60447)
$60.00 Exner, A H . JAPAN AS I SAW IT
New York n.d. (c. 1900?) Stokes. Lg.8vo., 259pp., photo illustrations and drawings (many mounted on black stock pages), original dark green cloth with gilt trim and lettering. VG. (a60473)
$75.00 Hearn, Lafcadio . LOTOS - BLICKE IN DAS UNBEKANNTE JAPAN
Frankfurt a Main 1906 Literarische Anstalt Rutten & Loening. Translated to German by Berta Franzos. Limited edition. 8vo., 304pp., full vellum with fine glit and black decorated panel on front board and spine. Nice bookplate of Hannah Pollak. VG, light cover wear. (a60643)
$75.00 Kaempfer, Engelbert 1651-1716; Scheuchzer, John Gaspar 1702-1729) . HISTORY OF JAPAN, GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF THE ANCIENT AND PRESENT STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THAT EMPIRE; OF ITS TEMPLES, PALACES, CASTLES AND OTHER BUILDINGS; OF ITS METALS, MINERALS, TREES,PLANTS, ANIMALS, BIRDS AND FISHES; OF THE CHORONOLOGY AND SUCCESSION OF THE EMPERORS, ECCLESIASTICAL AND SECULAR; OF THE ORIGINAL DESCENT, RELIGIONS, CUSTOMS, AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE NATIVES AND OF THEIR TRADE AND COMMERCE WITH THE DUTCH AND CHINESE. TOGETHER WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGDOM OF SIAM
Kyoto 1929. Originally written in Dutch, translated to English and published in 1727. This is the 1929 reprint by Koseikaku. Limited edition of 150 but this copy is stamped No. 186. 2 volumes in one. Lg.4to., title page in Volume 1: HIstoria Imperii Japanoice, Londini, MDCCXXVII, title page in English in red and black ink, 10pp., LII, 612pp., 75pp., 6pp., 45 plates many of which are foldout or doublepage, full leather with gilt decorated spine and mounted red leather spine label. Neat Fine internally (wrinkle on second title page and two small pieces of adhesive tape on initial pages. Binding is Fair, the covers are beginning to detach and the leather is beginning to separate, the spine is detached (in nice condition). Needs appropriate rebinding. Highly desirable and scarce history of Japan. (a60826)
$875.00 Murray, George T.; Gardiner, Robert S.; Baxter, Katharine Schuyler . THE LAND OF THE TATAMI; JAPAN AS WE SAW IT; IN BEAUTIFUL JAPAN A STORY OF BAMBOO LANDS (3 VOLUMES BOUND IN ONE)
1906, 1892, 1895. 3 titles bound in one volume. Octavo hardcover. Top edge giilt. 124pp., photo illustrations; 135pp., photo illustrations, foldout map; 381pp., photo illustrations. Original wraps bound in for the Murray and Baxter titles. Bound in one hardcover volume with two mounted leather spine labels. VG, spine labels worn, some foxing. Great collectible for Japan enthusiasts. (a60848)
$125.00 Smith, Bradley . JAPAN A HISTORY IN ART
NY 1964 1st(stated, but was preceeded by a limited edition) Simon and Schuster. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 295pp., fully illustrated with strong colorful illustrations, bound in coarsely textured brown cloth with bold gilt lettering in Japanese on front and gilt lettering on spine in English. Inscribed and signed by Bradley Smith. Near Fine, spine lettering slightly worn. In clear glassine DJ. (a61034)
$75.00 Bird, Isabella L. (I. Bird Bishop) . UNBEATEN TRACKS IN JAPAN AN ACCOUNT OF TRAVELS ON HORSEBACK IN THE INTERIOR INCLUDING VISITS TO THE ABORIGINES OF YEZO AND THE SHRINES OF HIKKO AND ISE 2 VOLUMES
NY 1881 1st Putnam. 2 volumes. Octavo, 407pp., 392pp., illustrations, foldout map, index, maroon cloth with gilt pictorial front, gilt spine lettering. Bookplate and Owner signature of Herbert Knight. Good, covers and spine ends worn. Excellent reading-recommended! 2 volumes. (a61041)
$175.00 (japan) . THE TREATMENT OF THE WEST IN TEXTBOOKS OF JAPAN - A HISTORICAL SURVEY
1958 Japanese National Commission for Unesco. Sm.4to., 58pp., photo illustrations, original printed wraps. Good. Scarce. (a61495)
$145.00 Collins, Perry McDonough . A VOYAGE DOWN THE AMOOR: WITH A LAND JOURNEY THROUGH SIBERIA AND INCIDENTAL NOTICES OF MANCHOORIA, KAMSCHATKA AND JAPAN
New York 1860 1st Appleton. Small octavo, 390pp., 4 lithograph plates with tissue, original pressed brown cloth hardcover. Institution bookplate. Discard stamp and owner signature on title page. Small date stamp at end. Good, light fraying on corners and spine ends. (a61752)
$175.00 (fire insurance) . THE TOKIO MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE THE FIRST CENTURY 1879 - 1989
1980 1st Tokio Marine. Octavo, 209pp., appendices, hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Miki Kikuchi. Near Fine, slight foxing on fore-edges, in VG DJ. (a62487)
$45.00 (japan guide) . TERRY'S JAPANESE EMPIRE INCLUDING KOREA AND FORMOSA
Boston 1914 Houghton Mifflin. Small octavo, 799pp., 8 maps, 21 plans, original limp cloth hardcover. Good, old light light water stain on lower right corner of all pages. (a64869)
$135.00 Hartshorne, Anna C. . JAPAN AND HER PEOPLE VOLUME II
Philadelphia 1902 1st Coates. Octavo, 374pp., illustrations, large color folding map in rear, orange pictorial clothhardcover. VG. Volume 2 (of 2) only. (a66186)
$50.00 Baxter, Katharine Schuyler . IN BAMBOO LANDS
NY 1895 1st Merriam. Octavo, 381pp., photo illustrations, glossary, large foldout map, hardcover. Good, corners worn, spine browned. (a66529)
$45.00 K'ung, T. P. . THE TRAGIC DEATH OF CHANG TSO-LIN A DOCUMENTARY SURVEY OF A PRELUDE TO THE JAPANESE INVASION OF MANCHURIA
Peiping 1932. Octavo, 39pp., photo illustrations, original printed wraps. VG, light cover chipping. Scarce. (a66763)
$150.00 Norman, Henry . THE PEOPLES AND POLITICS OF THE FAR EAST, TRAVELS AND STUDIES IN THE BRITISH, FRENCH, SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE COLONIES, SIBERIA, CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA, SIAM AND MALAYA
NY1895 1st Scribner's. Large octavo, 608pp., illustrations, 4 maps, original decocorated cloth hardcove. VG, spine browned and slightly frayed at head, some brown spots on cover (a68550)
$90.00 Nag, Kalidas . DISCOVERY OF ASIA
Calcutta 1957 1st Institute of Asian African Relations. Covers China, Japan, Indonesia, IndoChina, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt. 4to., 784pp., 1 color plate, 18 monochrome plates, index, hardcover. Signed by Nag. Good plus, some light wear on cover; in Fair, worn, DJ. (a69598)
$45.00 (japan) . JAPAN THE OFFICIAL GUIDE
Tokyo 1941 revised and enlarged. Japanese Government Railways. Octavo, 898pp., 63 maps and plans, hardcover. Good, rear hinge beginning to crack. (a70695)
$50.00 Dautremer, Joseph . THE JAPANESE EMPIRE AND ITS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
London 1910 Fisher Unwin. Translated from French. Hardcover. Large octavo, 319pp., 20 illustrations, map, original brownn cloth with gilt lettering and gilt circular design with red dot on front. Top edge gilt. VG plus, small piece of opaque tape on title page, slight bit of foxing on initial and final pages. (a70701)
$95.00 Japanese Government Railways . AN OFFICIAL GUIDE TOJAPAN A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS
Tokyo 1933 Japanese Government Railways. 12mo., 10 illustrations, 14 plans, 36 maps, gorgeous colorful end papers from prints by Hiroshige, red cloth. Fine. Almost impossible to find a copy in this beautiful condition. (a70733)
$250.00 (japan) . PHOTOGRAPHIC DIARY OF THE VISIT OF GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA TO JAPAN AT THE INVITATION OF HIS EXCELLENCY SHIGERU YOSIHIDA MAY 10TH TO MAY 23RD 1961
1961. Some of Americans on the trip: Mrs. Charles Webster, Mrs. Erastus Cornig, Mrs. Herman Ruhm, Mrs. Lynn McNaughton, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Beebe, Dr. and Mrs. John Carmody, Mr. and Mrs. John Swartley, Mr and Mrs Gerlad Holbrook. Most all photos in album show members of the tour. Many dinners, sightseeing and meetings, are shown as well as about a dozen gardens including Korakuen, Chinzanso, Kyurinso Villa, Sankeren, Yoshida in Oiso, Nagoya Castle, Todaiji Temple, Nomura in Kyoto, Sentogosho Palace, Ryoanji Temple, Nijo Castle.Hardcover. Oblong 4to, many photo illustrations, hardcover covered with padded silk cloth. Decorative string ties and gilt lettering on front board VG plus, slight uneven fading and soiling on cover. (a70744)
$100.00 Hartshorne, Anna C. . JAPAN AND HER PEOPLE 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Philadelphia 1902 1st John C Winston. Small octavos, 377pp., 374pp., many fine photogravures by Gilbo and Co., original maroon cloth with very bright gilt picture of three large flying cranes on both front. Signed by Julia Howe Allegheny, 1909. VG plus, light fraying of spine ends. Lovely set. (a70796)
$120.00 Griffis, William E. . THE JAPANESE NATION IN EVOLUTION
NY 1907 1st Crowell. Hardcover. Octavo, 408pp., photo illustrations, red cloth. Top edge gilt. Owner signed (Charle Potter). Near Fine, slight fading of spine. (a70798)
$49.00 Weale, B. L. Putnam . THE RE-SHAPING OF THE FAR EAST 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
NY 1911 (1905) Macmillan. Hardcovers. 2 volumes. Octavos, 548pp., 535pp., photo illustrations, index, original maroon cloth. Small paper labels on lower spines and Athenaeum bookplates (a few other small institution markings). VG, light wear. 2 volumes. (a71124)
$99.00 Wilkinson, Hugh . SUNNY LANDS AND SEAS A VOYAGE IN THE SS. 'CEYLON' NOTES MADE DURING A FIVE MONTHS' TOUR IN INDIA, THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MANILA, CHINA, JAPAN, THE SANDWICH ISLANDS AND CALIFORNIA
London 1883 1st John Murray. Hardcover. Octavo, 324pp., frontis folding map, illustrations, attratcive blue cloth cover with gilt and black decoration and lettering. Good, new end papers, cover a bit worn. Good solid copy of Scarce book. (a71131)
$390.00 Thompson, Edward Maunde (editor) . DIARY OF RICHARD COCKS CAPE-MERCHANT IN THE ENGLISH FACTORY IN JAPAN 1615-1622 WITH CORRESPONDENCE VOLUME I
Franklin reprint of original Hakluyt Society.This volume covers from 1615 through to 1617. Hardcover. Octavo, 368pp., index, blue cloth. Near Fine, no DJ. Volume I only (of 2). (a71471)
$110.00 Beaujard, Andre . LES NOTES DE CHEVET DE SEI SHANOGON' DAME D'HONNEUR AU PALAIS DE KYOTO
Paris 1934 1st Maisonneuve. Traduction in extenso de l'ancien texte japonais. Avec une preface de M. Adatci. In French. Sm.4to., 329pp., wraps with later paper spine. Good, text lightly toned and lightly worn. (a71582)
$65.00 Batchelor, Dr. John . AINU LIFE AND LORE ECHOES OF A DEPARTING RACE
Johnson 1971. Reprint from original edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 448pp., monochrome illustrations, yellow cloth. Owner name stamp and number on end paper. VG plus, no DJ. (a72614)
$70.00 Isaka, Takashi (editor) . JAPAN
Tokyo 1927 Rotary Clubs of Japan. 4to. 146pp. plus about 30pp., of illustrated advertisements, monochrome photo illustrations, large color foldout map, stiff wraps with lovely color illustration on front. Owner signed. Near Fine in original plain Good DJ, light wear. Attractive book! (a72615)
$175.00 Carpenter, Frank G. . JAPAN AND KOREA
NY 1925 1st Doubleday Page. Hardcover. Large octavo, 310pp., 106 photo illustrations, end paper map, cloth. VG, light cover wear, no DJ. No ownership marks. (a72766)
$49.00 MacFarlane, Charles . JAPAN: AN ACCOUNT, GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL
Hartford 1856 Silas Andreus & Son. Hardcover. Octavo, many engraved illustrations, bound in coarse green cloth with mounted leather spine label. VG, very faint water line in top corner of each page. No ownership marks. (a72842)
$210.00 (asia) . HARVARD JOURNAL OF ASIATIC STUDIES 2001, 2002, 2003 (6 ISSUES BOUND IN 3 VOLUMES)
Cambridge 2001, 2002, 2003 Harvard-Yenching Institute. 3 years of this semiannual publication, bound in a separate volume with covers for each issue for each year. Octavos, matching institutional buckram. Each volume has a donation bookplate, insitution stamps on two fore-edges, and some stamps inside covers and on bound in covers for the inidividual issues. VG. 3 volumes. (a74667)
$90.00 Peri, A. Penitent ( George Cullen Pearson) . FLIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PARADISE
NY 1886 1st Putnam. Much about life in Japan. Hardcover. Small octavo, 389pp., unusual and attractive brown and beige patterned cloth hardcover with orange lettering. Bookplate of Atkinson. VG, light wear on corners. (a75161)
$129.00 Nagao, Philip M. . JAPANESE LOCAL HISTORIES IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Washington 1988 1st Library of Congress. Hardcover. 4to., 324pp., original printed black buckram. One one light Depository Library stamp and number on front end paper and slight shadow of label on spine. Near Fine. Bibliography of histories of prefectures in Japan. (a75803)
$145.00 Bock, Felicia G. (translator, annotator) . CLASSICAL LEARNING AND TAOIST PRACTICES IN EARLY JAPAN WITH A TRANSLATION OF BOOKS XVI AND XX OF THE ENGI-SHIKI
1985 Arizona State University. ISBN 0-939252-13-9. Occasional Paper No. 17, Center for Asian Studies. Octavo, 102pp., original wraps. Fine. (a79004)
$69.00 Japanese Government Railways . AN OFFICIAL GUIDE TO JAPAN. A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS.
Tokyo 1933 Japanese Government Railways. 12mo., 506pp., illustrations, 36 large maps, bright red limp cloth with gorgeous color Japanese woodcut end papers. Publisher' copy with Japanese Railways stamp on half title. Very Near Fine, slight fading and fraying on divider ribbons, corners very slightly bumped. Appears to be unused, maps do not ever seem to have been opened. Quite unusual in this amazing condition! (a82160)
$175.00 Chamberlain, Basil Hall . THINGS JAPANESE BEING NOTES ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH JAPAN
London 1905 5th edition revised Murray. Hardcover. Octavo, 552pp., large folding map in rear, index, green cloth. VG, new end papers, map creased. (a82807)
$47.00 Weale, B. L. Putnam . THE COMING STRUGGLE IN EASTERN ASIA
London 1908 first edition Macmillan. Chapters on Russia Beyond Lake Baikal, Greater Japan, Japanese Industrial Growth, Oriental Markets, Internal Condition of China, etc. Hardcover. Large octavo, 656pp., numerous charts and photo illustrations, one very large foldout map, maroon cloth. Bookplate (Charles Galt Fitzgerald.) VG. Quality book. (a82976)
$65.00 Penrose, E. F. . FOOD SUPPLY AND RAW MATERIALS IN JAPAN AN INDEX OF THE PHYSICAL VOLUME OF PRODUCTION OF FOODSTUFFS, INDUSTRIAL CROPS, AND MINERALS 1894-1927
Chicago 1930 first edition University of Chicago. Hardcover. Octavo, 75pp., charts, cloth. VG plus, in VG DJ, light wear. (a83248)
$74.00 Lauterer, Dr. Joseph . JAPAN DAS LAND DER AUFGEHENDEN SONNE
Leipzig no date (preface 1902) Otto Spamer. In German. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 407pp., 100 Abbildungen nach japanischen originalen, cloth. Good plus, tiny tear in at head of spine, light cover soiling. (a83399)
$79.00 Hearn, Lafcadio . KOTTO: BEING JAPANESE CURIOS WITH SUNDRY COBWEBS
NY 1902 1st Macmillan. Hardcover. Octavo, cloth. Owner signed. Ex-library full library markings but no spine number. Good. (a83438)
$45.00 Hearn, Lafcadio . THE GHOSTLY JAPAN
Boston 1899 first edition Little Brown. Hardcover. Small octavo, lovely gilt printed delicate blue cloth with cherry blossom tree in full bloom in white and blue covering front and rear panels and spinebackstrip. Owner bookplate. VG. (a83459)
$135.00 Imperial Japanese Government Railways . AN OFFICIAL GUIDE TO EASTERN ASIA TRANS-CONTINENTAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA VOL. II SOUTH-WESTERN JAPAN
1914 first edition. 12mo., 370pp., color frontis, color folding maps, gilt printed limp boards covered with tan cloth. Top edge gilt. Near Fine. Outstanding condition. (a83463)
$380.00