In the Nature of Materials: Japanese Decorative Arts

by Williams, Marjorie

Description: Very Good. 1977 Cleveland Museum of Art. Softcover. Exhibition Catalog. Brown plastic comb binding. Outer covers and interior separating pages between sections are made of Japanese rice paper with embedded golden yellow fibers. Black and white photographs and illustrations. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Plastic comb binding undamaged. Due to its delicacy, the rice paper outer covering has a few small chips the edges and some loosening fibers. Pages clean and unmarked. A few pages have some ... Read More

The Cultured Pearl: Jewel of Japan

by Reece, Norine C.

Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1958 Charles E. Tuttle Company. First Edition, stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover has gray textured paper-covered boards with blue and silver stamped spine lettering and cover decorations. Color frontispiece. Color and black & white plates. 107 pages. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the tips and some light handling bends near tops of pages. Small spot on top page edges. Name in ink on front endpaper. ... Read More

A Reader's Guide to Japanese Literature

by Rimer, J. Thomas

Description: Very Good. 1988 Kodansha International. First Edition, stated. Trade paperback. NOT ex-library. 208 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. Back cover has two light diagonal creases near bottom corner. Last ten pages have soft creases corresponding to those on back cover. Pages clean and unmarked. First Edition. Read More

The Stones Cry Out

by Okuizumi, Hikaru

Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1999 Harcourt, Brace & Company, Inc. First US Edition, stated. First printing. Full letter line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover has brown textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering and cover decoration. Translated from the Japanese by James Westerhoven. 138 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and ... Read More

A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 2: the Years of Isolation

by Kato, Shuichi

Description: Good; Very Good Jacket. 1983 Kodansha International Ltd. A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 2, ONLY. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped; spine cloth has some vertical wrinkles. 46 pages have some underlining and margin markings in red and blue ink; a few of these pages have numerous markings. 230 pages. Translated by Don Sanderson. Foreword by Rene E. Etiemble. ... Read More

Ikenobo School of Japanese Floral Art

by Nishimura, T. (Compiler)

Description: Good; Poor Jacket. 1951 Ikenobo Floral Art Institute. First Edition, stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover has cream faux-leather-covered boards and gilt spine and cover lettering. Four color frontispiece plates; two are tipped-in color prints. Additional color plates. Black and white illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Covers lightly soiled, with some bleed through of the colored parts of the dust ... Read More

Folk Traditions in Japanese Art

by Hauge, Victor; Hauge, Takako

Description: Good+. 1978 International Exhibitions Foundation. Oversized. Softcover. Color and black & white photographs. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear, with some nicks around the edges. Title page has "Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978" handwritten in ink at the bottom of the page. NOT ex-library. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. 272 pages. Produced in cooperation with the Japan Foundation. Participating Museums: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Ohio; ... Read More

Step-By-Step Japanese Cooking

by Downer, Lesley; Yoneda, Minoru

Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1986 Barron's Educational Series Inc. Oversize hardcover, 8.75 x 11.25 inches, has red textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 192 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Light sh.0. elf wear on bottom edges. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Small stain on inside of jacket at ... Read More

A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 3: the Modern Years

by Kato, Shuichi

Description: Good; Very Good Jacket. 1983 Kodansha International Ltd. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has brown cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Back cover has a small flaw in the cloth original to the volume. 23 pages have some underlining and margin markings in red and blue ink. Four pages near the end have some highlighting in yellow. 307 pages. Translated by Don Sanderson. Foreword by Edwin McClellan. Dust jacket ... Read More

The Joy of Japanese Cooking

by Takahashi, Kuwako

Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1986 Shufunotomo Company, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. First Edition. First printing, stated. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 7.4 x 10.3 inches, has beige textured paper-covered boards with black spine lettering. Black and white illustrations. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 311 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Light shelf wear to the bottom edge. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light ... Read More

Innovation & Tradition: Twentieth-Century Japanese Prints From the Howard and Caroline Porter Collection

by Spangenberg, Kristin L.

Description: Very Good. 1990 Cincinnati Art Museum. Exhibition catalog. Softcover. Oversize, 9 x 10 inches. Black & white illustrated front cover with red and black lettering; covers have fold-in flaps. Color and black & white photographs and plates. High-quality glossy paper. Includes errata slip. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Small smudge on back cover. Spine is tanned. Pages clean and unmarked. 56 pages. Catalog of the ... Read More

Japan: an Historical and Cultural Introduction

by Cooper, E. M.

Description: Very Good. 1970 Pergamon Press, Australia. Softcover. Black and white plates. Map endpapers. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Front cover has a crease at the bottom corner that affects the first few pages. A few small stains on back cover. Pages clean and unmarked. 155 pages. Read More

Prince Genji: a Continuing Source of Inspiration

by Gunya, Heishun (Editor)

Description: Near Fine; Very Good Jacket. No date in book, circa late 1980s. Gunya Film Productions. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 11.25 x 8.75 inches, has dark blue cloth-covered boards with silver spine and cover lettering. Color photographs of traditional Japanese confections called wagashi, meticulously styled as inspired by Prince Genji from the story the Tales of Genji. Confections designed by Tokiko Yoshikawa. Text in English. Binding tight. No visible wear to exterior of the ... Read More

The Golden Age of Japan, 794-1192

by Hempel, Rose

Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1983 Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 9.8 x 11.5 inches, has blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering and blind-stamped cover lettering. Color and black & white photographs and illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. There is a light vertical crease in the front free endpaper. Except for some small light ... Read More

Japan: the Shaping of Daimyo Culture, 1185-1868

by Shimizu, Yoshiaki

Description: Fine; Near Fine Jacket. 1989 George Braziller, Inc., National Gallery of Art, Washington. No edition stated. Stated First printing. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 9 x 12 inches, has terra-cotta red cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering and cover decoration. Color photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Except for a very small (approximately one-eighth inch) ... Read More

The Japanese Movie

by Richie, Donald

Description: Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1982 Kodansha International, Ltd. Revised edition. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 8.5 x 12 inches, has black cloth-covered boards with red spine lettering. Black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. 212 pages. Printed in Japan. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has light edge and surface wear. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. ... Read More

Sakura in Glimpse

by Toshiaki, Kirihata

Description: Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1992 Shinjuku Shobo Co. Ltd. Oversize oblong hardcover, 12.5 x 9.5 inches, has black cloth-covered boards with silver spine and cover lettering. Front cover also has blind-stamped title in Japanese characters. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. 80 pages of plates with legend at rear. Text in Japanese, with locations of ... Read More

Pioneers of Japanese-American Trade: Their Struggles and Triumphs as Described in Early New York Issei Founders of Japanese-American Trade

by Miyakawa, T. Scott

Description: Good; No jacket. 1970 Privately printed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green rice-paper covered boards with fiber inclusions and maroon cloth-covered spine. Gold spine lettering. Black and white frontispiece. 71 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear, with mild sunning at the edges. There were three paperclips marking pages in the book that left rust marks and impressions on the pages they were on, as well as on the adjacent pages, ... Read More

Masterpieces From the Collection: Modern European Painting and Sculpture

by N/A

Description: Very Good+. 1988 Bridgestone Museum of Art. Ishibashi Foundation. Second edition. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Softcover. Oversized, 8.25 x 11.75 inches. Color reproductions of painted art works with black and white photographs of sculptures. Black & white reference images at back. High-quality glossy paper. Except for image captions in English, all text is in Japanese. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Spine is sunned. Appears to be unread. ... Read More

Masterpieces From the Collection: Modern Japanese Western-Style Painting

by N/A

Description: Very Good. 1987 Bridgestone Museum of Art. Ishibashi Foundation. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Softcover. Oversized, 8.25 x 11.75 inches. Color reproductions of art works with black and white reference images at back. High-quality glossy paper. Except for image captions in English, all text is in Japanese. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Spine is sunned. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked. 103 pages. Carefully packed, shipped in a ... Read More

This is Japan: Number Six: September 1959

by Saito, Torao (Editor)

Description: Very Good; Good case. 1958 Asahi Shimbun Newspaper Publishing Company, Tokyo, Japan. Annual. Softcover. Oversized, 10.25 x 13 inches. In decorated wooden slip case. Color and black & white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only slight wear to the edges from removing from and replacing it in the slipcase. Pages clean and unmarked. 388 pages. Text in English. Contains many well-illustrated articles on Japanese culture, ... Read More

Power Performance for Singers: Transcending the Barriers (Japanese Edition)

by Emmons, Shirlee; Thomas, Alma; So, Chiharu

Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 2007 Ongaku no Tomo Sha. Text in Japanese. First published in English in 1998 by Oxford University Press. Translated by Chiharu So. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has off-white textured paper-covered boards with gray spine lettering. Maroon endpapers. Black and white illustrations. Maroon woven index ribbon. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends very lightly bumped. Small dent on front cover. Gift inscription on verso of title page ... Read More

Yoshitoshi's Thirty-Six Ghosts

by Stevenson, John

Description: Near Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1983 John Weatherhill, Inc. A Blue Tiger Book. First Edition, stated. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 10.2 x 14.5 inches, has black textured paper-covered boards with red spine lettering and blind-stamped cover lettering in Japanese kanji characters reading: Yoshitoshi. Grey endpapers have white spider web design. Color illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Book is in excellent condition with only light shelf ... Read More

Skyscape: Tetsuro Sawada Works

by Sawada, Tetsuro

Description: Near Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1989 Abe Publishing Co. Ltd. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper, with a personal inscription. No edition stated. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 10.2 x 10, 75 inches, has black textured paper-covered boards with white spine lettering Front cover has facsimile of author's signature in white. Color illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Text in Japanese, English, and French. Binding tight. Book is in ... Read More

Ayumu: Serizawa Keisuke No Sosaku to Shushu

by Serizawa, Keisuke

Description: Very Good; Good Slipcase. 1982 (Shouwa 57) Shikosha (Shikousha), Kyoto, Japan. Oversized softcover with glossy coated dust jacket. Text in Japanese. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Color photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. One quarter inch nick on the back fore edge of the jacket. Pages clean and unmarked. 279 pages. Includes original cardboard slipcase in good condition with some wear and slight soiling. ... Read More