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Xin Yuan Shi

Ke, Shaomin · 1974

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Taibei (Taiwan), Taiwan Kai ming shu dian, 1974. Tai 4 ban (4th edition). Cloth. 488 pp. 4to. "New History of the Yuan Dynasty. Soiling along fore edge else a near fine copy in original cardboard slipcase.

Japan Since 1931. Its Political and Social Developments

Borton, Hugh · 1940

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

New York, Institute of Pacific Relations, 1940. First edition. Cloth. xii, 149 pp. 8vo. Institute of Pacific Relations Inquiry Series. A very good copy in a good repaired dust jacket.

The First Japanese Constitution

Sansom, George · 1938

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,385)

Tokyo, Asiatic Society of Japan, 1938. First edition. Paper wrappers. 18 pp. [2]. 8vo. Sir George Bailey Sansom (1883-1965) was a noted scholar of Japanese history. A very good copy with light browning to fore edge.

Guang Ming Jiang Zhuan [Five Volumes]

Huang, Daozhou, ed. Chen, Yuansu · 1937

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.61 | ¥19,955)

Shanghai, Shang wu yin shu guan, 1937. First edition. Paper wrappers. [11], 379 pp. Sm. 8vo. "Biographies of Famous Generals" from the Zhou Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. Text in Chinese. Spines worn at tips, one volume with chipped front wrapper, but overall still very good cop...

Buddhist Japan. Introductory Essays on Japanese Buddhism

Hanayama, Shinsho, et al. · 1962

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Tokyo, Buddhist Laymen's Association, 1962. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. 24 pp. 8vo. Includes four essays: The Distinctive Character of Japanese Buddhism by Shinsho Hanayama, Jodo Buddhism in the Light of Zen by Shijun Bando, Some Universal Doctrines of Buddhism by S...

The Kabuki Theatre

Ernst, Earle · 1956

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

New York, Oxford Univ. Press, 1956. First edition. Cloth. xxiii, 296 pp. Illus. with 58 b/w photos and 3 diagrams. 8vo. Spine roll else very good in a good price-clipped, chipped, and repaired dust jacket.

Modern Japanese Novels and the West

Keene, Donald · 1961

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

Charlottesville, Univ. Virginia Press, 1961. First edition. Paper covered boards. 37 pp. Illus. with 4 b/w drawings. Sm. 8vo. One of 1,500 copies. A near fine copy.

Sakugen Nyuminki No Kenkyu. 1

Makita, Tairyo · 1955

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Kyoto, Hozokan, 1955. First edition. Cloth. 396 pp. 8vo. "A Study of Sakugen's Trip to Ming China. Volume I." Text in Japanese. A near fine copy.

Jinsei No Meicho. II

Kurata, Hyakuzo; Arishima, Takeo; Mushanokoji, Saneatsu · 1968

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Tokyo, Daiwa Shobo, 1968. First edition. Cloth. 295 pp. 8vo. "Great Book of Life." II. Some staining to boards, but still a good otherwise clean copy. In Japanese.

Acta Asiatica. Bulletin of the Institute of Eastern Culture 9

Toho Gakkai (Institute of Eastern Culture) · 1965

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Tokyo, Toho Gakkai, 1965. First edition. Paper wrappers. 112 pp. Sm. 4to. Articles include: Disintegration of the Political Principle of the Edo Regime and the Formation of the Han Clique; On Chi-li-fa (Eltabar/Eltabir) and Chi-chin (Irkin) of the T'ieh-le Tribes; Lexikalische...

Acta Asiatica. Bulletin of the Institute [of] Eastern Culture 1

Toho Gakkai (Institute of Eastern Culture) · 1960

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Tokyo, Toho Gakkai, 1960. First edition. Paper wrappers. 119 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. Sm. 4to. Articles include: Pre-ceramic Age in Japan; Fujiwara Shunzei and Literary Theories of the Middle Age; The Song of Ch'ih-le Chinese Translations of Turkic Folk Song and Their Inf...

Fuku Kei Zensho. [32-Kan]: Tsuketari Sakuin. [Fu-Hui Ch'Uan-Shu]. (Fukkei Zensho)

[Ko, Rokuko]. Huang, Liuhong. Obata, Shizan. Yamane, Yukio, ed · 1973

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Tokyo, Kyuko Shoin, 1973. Cloth. [8], 383, 76 pp. Sm. 4to. Magistrates Handbook. Text in Chinese with Japanese reading marks. Facsimile reproduction of Kaei 3 (1850) kanpon Each page represents 2 leaves of the original. A very good clean copy in a like slipcase.

A Reconnaissance Geography of Japan

Trewartha, Glenn Thomas · 1934

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Madison, Univ. of Wisconsin, 1934. First edition. Paper wrappers. 283 pp. Illus. with 49 b/w photos and 54 drawings and maps, 2 of which are folding. 8vo. University of Wisconsin studies in the Social Sciences and History Number 22. A very good copy with some scuffing on the w...

Haniwa Oyobi Soshingu. Kokogaku Koza 9

Takahashi, Kenji · 1936

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Tokyo, Yuzankaku, 1936. First edition. Paper wrappers. 230 pp. Illus. with 2 b/w plates and numerous in-text b/w photos. 8vo. "Lectures on Archaeology: 9: Haniwa and Ancient Costume Accessories." Text in Japanese. Capations in English added in ink by a later hand. Spine torn a...

Haniwa Oyobi Soshingu. Kokogaku Koza 12

Takahashi, Kenji · 1929

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Tokyo, Yuzankaku, 1929. First edition. Paper wrappers. 230 pp. Illus. with 2 color and 2 b/w plates and numerous in-text b/w photos. 8vo. "Lectures on Archaeology: 12: Haniwa and Ancient Costume Accessories." Text in Japanese. Capations in English added in ink by a later hand....

Shukusatsu Marunouchi Ima to Mukashi

Watanabe, Takejiro. Nakata, Otoichi, ed · 1952

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Tokyo, Mitsubishi Jisho, 1952. First edition. Illustrated paper-covered boards. 8, 70 pp. + plates. Illus. with color & b/w plates and maps, some folding. 8vo. "Marunouchi now and then." A short history of Tokyo's business district written by the president of Mitsubishi Real E...

Han Kagami. 3 [ Volume 3 of 16 Only]

Minami, Kazuo · 1986

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Tokyo, Kyuko Shoin, 1986. First edition. Cloth. 458 pp. Sm. 4to. Small tear to endpaper at hinge, library stamp on top edge else a very good copy.

Select Specimens of Antiquities in the Archaeological Seminary, the University of Tokyo. No. 12. Bronzes and Others. Bungakubu Kokogaku Kenkyushitsu Shushuhin Koko Zuhen

Tokyo University · 1952

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,964)

Tokyo, Tokyo Daigaku (University of Tokyo), 1952. First edition. Cloth. 20 pp. + plates. Illus. with 25 loose b/w plates and two tipped in reproductions. Sm. 4to. List of plates in English; text in Japanese. A very good+ copy, lightly rubbed, offsetting on the title.

Gashu Jokamachi Hagi

Furudate, Mitsuomi · 1973

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Shimonoseki, Nishi Nihon Kyoiku Tosho, 1973. Orange paper-covered boards. 131 pp. Illus. with 51 color drawings with facing captions and 1 two-page color map. 4to. "Book of the Castle Town Hagi." A collection of evocative watercolor drawings by Mitsuomi Furudate of this mediev...

Me de Miru Nihon No Onsen

Nihon Onsen Kyokai (Japan Spa Association) · 1953

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,385)

Tokyo, Nihon Kotsu Kosha, 1953. Cloth. Unpaged. Illus. with approximately 400 b/w photos and 50 small maps. "Pictures of Japanese Hot Spring Spas." Covers approximately 70 spas, most in two page spreads. Four pages of text, eight pages of lists, and twenty pages of advertiseme...