The Wise Bamboo
by Morris, J. Malcolm
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. First British Edition. Hardcover. 222 pages; Clean and secure in original blue cloth binding in very good dustjacket with some minor wear at spine ends and light toning to rear panel of dustjacket. During the Occupation of Japan at the conclusion of World War II, Morris, an army officer, was sent to Japan where he was assigned the plum job of managing Tokyo's famous Imperial Hotel as a billet for Army Officers designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. When he was demobilized in 1946, he stayed on to manage the hotel for several more years. This book relates his experiences and observations over those years. Fascinating. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43800
- Title
- The Wise Bamboo
- Author
- Morris, J. Malcolm
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Occupied Japan, Imperial Hotel Tokyo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana and American History; Modern First Editions; Biography and Autobiography;
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About the Seller
Antiquarian Book Shop
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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.
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