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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)
$55.00Yonezo, 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 Plus, spine worn, end papers lightly foxed; internally VG. Binding secure. Impressive large heavy book. (a31631)
$380.00Fraser, Mrs. Hugh. LETTERS FROM JAPAN A RECORD OF MODERN LIFE IN THE ISLAND EMPIRE ( 2 VOLUMES, COMPLETE)
New York 1899 first edition. Macmillan. 2 matching hardcover volumes. Bright red cloth with gilt pictures on front board of crane, etc. Large octavos, 394pp., illustrations, 387pp., illustrations, pictorial cloth. Top edges gilt. Owner signed on front free blank of each volume. Good plus, some light stains on covers, bumping to corners, hinges not cracked in or out in either volume; no djs. 2 volumes (a38528)
$79.00 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 (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 (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)
$245.00Hearn, 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)
$39.00 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 Spry, W. J. J. R.N. . THE CRUISE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP 'CHALLENGER' VOYAGES OVER MANY SEAS, SCENES IN MANY LANDS
London 1876 first edition Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington. Hardcover Octavo, 388pp., 24pp., large foldout map, text illustrations, green cloth with fine gilt ship pictured on front and gilt lettering with publisher's logo on spine. VG plus, some slight spotting on fore-edges, slight wear on lower spine end and corners. No ownership marks. All hinges secure and unbroken. The Very hard-to-find first edition. Lovely copy. (a51920)
$340.00 Loonen, Ch. . LE JAPON MODERNE
Paris 1894 1st Plon. In French. Octavo, 326pp., 35 gravures 'd'apres des photographies japonaises, original printed wraps bound in new wraps. Good, original wraps are chipped and worn. This original printing is quite scarce. (a54704)
$50.00Field, Henry M.. FROM THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY TO THE GOLDEN HORN; FROM EGYPT TO JAPAN (2 VOLUMES)
NY 1877 1st edition. Scribner, Armstrong. Hardcovers. 2 volumes. octavos, 355pp., 424pp., original green cloth. Good, inner hinges cracking, light wear to spine ends, light barely-visible water staining on endpapers and around all pages in Volume 2. Bindings secure. No owner marks. Top edge gilt. (a57475)
$33.00 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 with black linear design on boards. Near VG, light soiling on top fore-edges which affects about one quarter of an inch on top margin of final pages, slight tape residue on end papers, no DJ. (a58034)
$65.00 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)
$50.00Hearn, Lafcadio. GLIMPSES OF UNFAMILIAR JAPAN ( 2 volume set)
Boston 1894 Houghton. 2 volumes. 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)
$79.00Nara, Tsutae. A JOURNEY OF OF A THOUSAND MILES - ENCOUNTER OF A JAPANESE CHRISTIAN AND AN AMERICAN MISSINARY IN CHINA DURING THE WAR (signed by Nara)
Tokyo 1979 YMCA Press. Translated from Japanese by Keiko Adachi Sellner. 12mo., 126pp., photo frontis, original hardcover. ***Signed presentation copy from Nara. Fine. like new. no dj. (a60447)
$25.00 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)
$75.00Hearn, 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)
$39.00 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)
Shanghai 1906 first edition. North -China Herald; Boston 1892 first edition Rand Avery; London and NY 1895 first edition . Tennyson Neely. 3 titles bound in one hardcover volume. Octavo . Top edge gilt. 124pp., photo illustrations; 135pp., photo illustrations, large color 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)
$150.00 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 Hartshorne, Anna C. . JAPAN AND HER PEOPLE VOLUME II
Philadelphia 1902 1st Coates. Octavo, 374pp., illustrations, large color folding map in rear, orange pictorial cloth hardcover. VG. Volume 2 (of 2) only. (a66186)
$40.00 Long, John Luther . MISS CHERRY-BLOSSOM OF TOKYO
Philadelphia 1905 Lippincott. Fiction. Octavo, 364pp., monochrome illustrations, pictorial cloth. VG, attractive book, light soiling. (a69621)
$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 (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 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. Near Good, inner hinges cracked, cover a bit worn. Good solid copy of Scarce book. (a71131)
$290.00Batchelor, 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, no DJ. (a72614)
$25.00 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 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 Howard, B. Douglas . LIFE WITH TRANS-SIBERIAN SAVAGES
London 1893 first edition Longmans Green. A visit with the Ainu people of northern Japan. Hardcover. 12mo., 209pp., 3/4 leather with red marbled boards. Owner signed (F. Porter June 1903). VG, light cover wear, a few pages have light soiling, one page corner creased, head of spine worn down 1/4th inch, light bit of wear along outer hinges. Scarce. Important and essential in any serious Japan Collection. Very Good condition. (a8311)
$1100.00 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 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. Limp Hardcover. 12mo., 370pp., color frontis, color folding maps, gilt printed limp boards covered with tan cloth and with endpaper maps. Top edge gilt. Near Fine. No ownership marks. Outstanding condition! (a83463)
$370.00 Browne, G. Waldo and Nathan Haskell Dole; Joseph Wheeler . THE NEW AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST VOLUME II THE PHILIPPINES AND JAPAN
Boston 1910 Marshall Jones. Hardcover. 4to.,xv. pp.193-371, many photo illustrations, 2 color maps, olive green cloth. VG. (a84618)
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