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Nishikicho et al: Hokuseido Pr. [1933]. Hardcover. String bound, 141 pp in purple cloth, very good; Lacking one front endpaper, rear endpaper torn, strings retied, no slipcase, but bright & attractive. ; Lacking one front endpaper, rear endpaper torn, strings retied, no slipcase, but bright & attractive. .

Hokuseido Press, 1933-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Tokyo: Hokuseido Press. Near Fine. 1933. Hardcover. Purple silk cloth, string tied, label. Pictorial endpages. Cloth lightly sunned to extremities. PO name. Numerous illustrations. ; quarto; 141 pages .

Hokuseido Press. VG+. 1933. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 141 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

Tokyo:: The Hokuseido Press,, N. D., but circa 1933.. First edition.. Publisher's silk boards; string-tied, with applied Japanese paper label.. Near fine; one plate torn at the mount; not affecting image, and has been neatly repaired.. 4to.. With numerous black and white and mounted full color illustrations.

Japan: The Hokuseido Press. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover (silk cloth) book with silk ties in very good condition. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

Nishikicho, Kanda, Tokyo, Japan: Hokuseido Press, 1933. 4-hole Japanese Binding. Near Fine. ...being an illustrated commentary on the Girls' Festival and the Boys' Fetival." 141 pages, 4 color plates, smaller b/w photos on nearly every page. Purple taffeta over cover boards, bound with four-hole binding, white knotted cords; red paper title glued to front cover.; 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 ''.

Hokuseido Press, 1934-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Ex library copy. Includes box. Box has heavy damage. Book itself is clean and in good condition.

Tokyo, Japan: Hokuseido Press, 1933. Hardcover. VG- (age toning to edges, overall wear to boards, illustrations and text are clean). Purple silk over boards with red paper title block on front cover, silk ribbon ties, color illustrated end pages, color frontispiece, xi, 141 pp, illustrated in bw with 3 color plates with tissue guards and descriptive letterpress. Colophon mounted on leaf at end. An illustrated commentary of the Girls' and Boys' Festivals. "If you visit Japan in Februrary or April, over and above the medley of everyday life, your eyes will be drawn by the colorful show in some windows and open toys shops- Japan in miniature. These are appointmens either for the Girls's Festival on March 3rd or the Boys' Festival on May 5th." - Introduction.

Tokyo, Japan: Hokuseido Press, [1933] (from colophon tipped to the last blank page). First edition Quarto 10.5" x 7.5"), xi & 141 pages including exhaustive illustrations from photographs in text & occasionally full page, with color frontis & 3 color plates (two folding). Publisher's original decorated purple silk over boards stabbed & cord-bound in the Japanese style, with applied printed title label on the upper cover, in the original box This copy with calligraphy & two chops at a leaf adjacent to the half-title page. Shallow diagonal corner crease at front free endpaper, short tear in the upper margin of the frontis (illustration unaffected), small merchant's label on the title page, otherwise a lovely, Near Fine copy in the publisher's worn box: split or splitting at the joints, with evidence of crude repairs, soiled, rubbed, etc."If you visit Japan in February or April, over and above the medley of everyday life, your eyes will be drawn by the colorful show in some windows and open toy shops -… Read More

Hokuseido, Nishikicho, 1936. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. G. CAIGER. Dolls on Display, Japan in Miniature, Nishikicho: Hokuseido Press, 1936.Quarto, fourth edition (first was 1933), pp. xi, 141, string-bound purple silk-covered boards with a paper label on front, boxed, halftone and color illustrations, some folding. An explanation for Westerners of the cultural significance of dolls as they were displayed during the Girls Festival and Boys Festival, annual celebrations of children. The illustrations show the finest craft work in the field.Condition of this book:Fine, box poor with missing pieces. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Japan; 1930s; Children. Pictures of this item… Read More

Hokuseido Press. VG+. 1933. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 141 pages. Light foxing to one front endpaper page. Otherwise, text and illustrations are all bright and clean. No fading to covers, binding solid . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1933. 4to, xi, [1], 141, [1]pp., coloured plates (2 folding), numerous other illustration illustrated endpapers, orig. Japanese style purple silk boards with yellow ties, printed label on upper cover, a fine copy, in worn and torn slip-case.

Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, [1933]. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Silk cloth with tie-binding, illustrated with several tipped-in colour plates and also black & white photographs in the text. Just some light foxing to half title, otherwise an excellent copy. Size: Octavo . Category: Antiques & Collectibles; .

Tokyo, The Hokuseido Press. 1933. Original publisher's purple silk Japanese binding, silk binds on spine, large 8vo: pictorial endpapers, English title-page, Japanese tile-page, coloured frontispiece, english title-page in red & black, 142pp., many bl.& wh. photographs, 3 coloured plates [2 Folding], Japanese tipped-in colophon. Light wear to spine. Fine copy.

Nishikicho, Kanda, Tokyo, Japan: Hokuseido Press, [1933]. Hardcover. Very Good+. Stab binding, purple silk over boards, bound in yellow rope, with tassels extending onto front board, printed red label mounted to front board; in publisher's box; 4to (268x190mm); pp. 141, with color frontis., 3 color plates, 2 folding b/w plates, b/w illustrations in text. Previous owner's bookplate on verso of FFEP, adhesive stain somewhat visible through recto of FFEP; otherwise internally nice and clean, and binding is fine. Box is broken and age-toned.

Tokyo, Japan: The Hokuseido Press, 1933. First edition, undated [1933]. Excellent example including original presentation box, promotional booklet for this book, additional list of publications, slip at front in Japanese. Box includes list of agents selling this book. Illustrated in black and white with some color plates, two folding color plates. Deep purple rough silk covers with paper label, cord binding, original (but tattered) glassine dustjacket, presentation box with label on front cover and spine. The book is in very good condition with firm binding, clean pages, one folding plate having an upper corner chip that barely touches the printed area, no names or other markings. The presentation box is unevenly faded and has edgewear, box joints visible in a few areas but structurally sound.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Presentation Box. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tokyo: Hokuseido Press.. 2nd Edition.. Showa 15. [1940].. 4 colour plates, 2 folding, numerous black and white photographic illustrations, xi + 141pp. Attractive purple cloth covered boards, contrasting red cloth title label upper cover, Japanese binding with tassle ties, cloth worn with loss at corners and edges. Good copy. The author writing in the 1930s notes the young Japanese are becoming more Westernized "their bobbed heads buzz with thoughts of cinemas and sports. So it is that every year a decreasing number really understands the significance of the festival figures and their tiny trappings." The book is divided into two parts: The Girls Festival and The Boys Festival with an appendix. .

Tokyo, Japan: Hokuseido Press, 1933 . 1st Edition. Japanese style. Fine. Bound in publisher's original Japanese style patterned cloth covered boards. Decorated endpapers with printed pper label on frony cover. Publisher's original printed pattern box is torn in corners. Book is in fine condition. Most pages contain photographs illustrating the high artistry of Japanese dolls.

Tokyo, Hokuseido Press [1933]., 1933. First edition. 4to. 4 color plates (2 are fold out) and 81 b/w photos. Original Japanese style purple silk binding. Fine copy. No signatures or bookplates. No foxing. Enclosed in the original box with large paper label.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine.