Search Results: Japan from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books

New York: D. Appleton, 1857. Book. Illus. by Plenty of Woodcuts. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Subtitled, "An Abridgment of the Government Narrative of the U.S. Expedition to Japan, Under Commodore Perry". Pages 415, 8 pages publisher ads. Original green embossed cloth, some rubbed but very little edgewear. Professionally rebacked with original cloth spine laid down. Pages clean, no foxing. Protected in a mylar dustjacket. Includes a place card for a Com. Perry Centennial dinner (undated) by the Japan Society of Seatlle..

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1868. Book. Illus. by folding map of Japan, 8 full page plates, 74 text sketches (complete) . Good. Hardcover. Later Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "A Narrative of a Three Years' Residence in Japan" (1860 to 1863). Japan was terra incognita, isolated for centuries from the outside world, when the author was appointed the first British Ambassador, arriving in Nagasaki. Culture, language, opposition to foreigners, politics and geography all covered in this first volume. Sir Alcock had had much diplomatic experience previously in China. Brown cloth with gilt title on the spine. Some wear at the spine ends and corners. Inside, hinges tight, no foxing or browning but a few minor spots. Nicely illustrated. .

Stanford, Cal: Stanford University Press, 1983. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine, unread copy with no prior owner marks and no edge wear. Dust jacket has slight wear at the corners, and is NOT price clipped. Japanese village farm life seen through Haruko's eyes. Now an uncommon book. .

London: Sotheby, 1974. Book. Illus. by Profuse, some folding and some in color. Volume 4 all in color. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Title continued, "from the Henri Vever Collection". All four volumes from auctions in 1974, 1974, 1977 and 1997. Grey cloth with no edge wear, no prior owner marks, no stains or foxing. Dustjackets with the slightest hint of edgewear, protected in mylar sleeves. Henri Vever was an esteemed and wealthy jeweler in Paris who became one of the earliest collectors of Japanese prints in the late 19th century. He sold a part of his collection (assumed to be all of it at the time) and that is now the major part of the Tokyo National Museum. But the larger portion of his collection was hidden in his home from the Germans in WW Two, and did not reappear until the first Sotheby auction in 1974. Part 4, the auction of 1997 was a group of nearly 200 prints held back by the owners as the best part of the collection. Four… Read More

Boston: Bradley, Dayton, 1860. Book. Good. Cloth. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is the first reprint after the 1855 first edition. It was a popular book in its day, and is thus relatively common now. The 1860 issue had no illustrations, but is said on the title page to be revised from the first. It has its original pressed, brown cloth with some fraying at the spine ends, but clean and tight inside. Pages 586 with an index. Protected in a mylar dustjacket..

New York: Harry Abrams, 1964. Book. Illus. by profuse photos by Tatsuzo Sato, Shihachi Fujimoto and others. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Commentaries and images of famous temples - Horyuji , Yakushiji, Todaiji, Toshodaiji, Taimadera, Muroji, Byodoin,, Chusonji, Joruriji, Jingohi and Kozanji, Kenchoji and Engakuji, Saihoji NS eYOnji, KinkKUJI ns FinkKUJI, sirokuji. A think folio in original gilt/brown publisher's cloth with large gilt title on the front and the unfaded spine. Only a hint of edge wear. As new inside, possibly with one extra plate larger than the book size. Fine bibliography. Very clean and tight. Heavy book, will require extra shipping for overseas customers. Protected in a slipcase. .

Mount Vernon: Peter Pauper Press, 1936. Book. Illus. by decorations by Valanti Angelo. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Copy 314 of a limited edition of 950, a very early publication by Peter Pauper Press.In grey printed hard cover with subtle beige stems and flowers on both boards, Some fading, especially to the spine which also has torn edge at the top of the spine. Protected in a cleam, mylar sleeve. Inside, impeccably clean and tight. No former owner marks, no stains or browning. The six page introduction by Tinker celebrates the intense stydy by Hearn of Japanese culture and literature. This is a prize. .

Washington: Congress of the United States, 1856. Book. Illus. by All Steel Engravings and Maps Present. Near Fine. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The title continues, "Performed in the Years 1852, 1853 and 1854 Under the Command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy". Original full morocco leather bindings, vol one in black, vol 3 in dark red. Volume two has been recently bound in a matching, black binding. The maps in volume two which are difficult to handle and usually damaged have been professionally repaired, and placed in a map case that has a matching black binding. Bright titles on all four bindings, and matching gilt decorated raised bands. Nearly 12 inches high and thick. A superb copy of the first edition with the engravings and maps in fine, unfoxed and unstained condition. Marbled endpapers. Perry "opened" Japan to foreign, in particular United States trade by the show of force of this squadron. This is the… Read More

Stanford, Cal: Stanford University Press, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine, unread copy with no edge wear and no prior owner marks. Dust jacket is also fine and is NOT price clipped. "A lively and colorful account of the Japanese countryside.".

Tokyo: Toto Bunka Co, 1952. Book. Illus. by Large Full Page Plates, 8 or More Color in Each Volume. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A very fine set on the Japanese arts, in English. Distributed by Tuttle. All the dustjackets are very good, with minor fading or nicks on some. Inside the books, clean and tight with no foxing or stains. Color plates are tipped on. Two volumes on painting, one on sculpture, one on architecture and gardens, one on textiles and lacquer, and the last volume on Ceramics and Metalwork. No defects or significant wear to the bindings, all hinges tight. Extra postage to be negotiated because of the size and weight of this 6 volume set..

Kyoto: Reimei Kyokai, 1987. Book. Illus. by fine Japanese art and objects in color. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Light grey hardcover with silver titles on the front board and the unfaded spine. Text in Japanese and English. No edgewear. no damage or scuffs to the dust jacket. The slipcase has minor wear and fading, but still near fine. Works by Hom'ami Koetsu (1558-1637), Sotatsu (17th Century),Ogata Korin (1658-1716)and a few others of that vintage. Profuse iillustrations in an almost AS NEW condition. .

New York: Crown Publishers, 1969. Book. Illus. by 100 color plates, 1500 black/white illustrations. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Beautiful copy with no foxing or stains, no prior owner marks. Very clean and tight inside and out. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped, but it does have a one inch closed tear in an upper corner. Translated by Don Kenny.

Paris: Chelz Benoir Dandre, Garnery et Obre, 1796. Book. Illus. by frontispiece portrait of the author, and 28 copper engraved plates. Near Fine. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very nice full tree calf, the original binding with professionally repaired corners and top edges of both spines. Red title labels with gilt titles on the spines. Marbled endpapers, with hinges tight and all plates present as called for. Light and occasional foxing in both volumes. The first Swedish edition was 1788 in a smaller format; this is the next edition and has the largest illustrations. The English edition followed, also 8 vo. in size. The volumes cover travel from 1770 to 1779. Thunberg was student of the great Swedish naturalist, Linnaeus. He set out to explore Japan and its flora and fauna. He spent several years learning Dutch so he could join a Dutch trading station, as the Dutch were the only foreigners permitted to reside in a few trading factories on the shores of… Read More

Stanford, Cal: Stanford University Press, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A near fine, unread copy with slighto edge wear and no prior owner marks. This is a 1981 printing of the 1981 first edition. Foreign female scholars in 14 essays describe change in the roles of women in Japan. .

Yokohama, and London: Kelly & Co. and Trubner & Co., 1880. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original green cloth, with bright gilt letters on front and spine in the same style as the variant yellow binding. Minimal edge wear. Professionally rebacked, very solid hinges with new sendpapers. Very clean and tight inside, with no foxing or browning or prior owner marks. Printed at the Japan Gazette office in Yokohama. Volume one purlisbed in 1880; volume two in 1881. The author was a Scottish publisher, journalist and author, most of his career in Japan and China. He claims the distinction of founding the first newspaper in Japanese language, which advocated political reforms. Not surprisingly, the authorities pushed him out of the newspaper business and he settled in Shanghai. He returned to Yokohama in 1880, the year of his death. RARE, only two other copies on internet, both in Tokyo, at this writing. A few underlinings on… Read More