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Embracing Defeat
by John W Dower
Drawing on a vast range of sources, from manga comics to MacArthur's report to Congress, this monumental new work by America's foremost historian of modern Japan traces the impact of defeat and reconstruction on every aspect of Japan's national life. Alongside the familiar story of economic resurgence, Dower examines how the nation as a whole reacted to the contradictory experiences of humiliation at the hands of a foreign power and liberation from the demands of a suicidal nationalism. The result is a...
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The Rising Sun
by John Toland
John Toland was one of the most widely read military historians of the twentieth century. His many books include The Last 100 Days; Ships in the Sky; Battle: The Story of the Bulge; But Not in Shame; Adolf Hitler; and No Man’s Land. Originally from Wisconsin, he lived in Connecticut for many years with his wife.
The Chrysanthemum and The Sword
by Ruth Benedict
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture is an influential study of Japan by Ruth Benedict written at the invitation of the Office of War Information in order to understand and predict the behavior of the Japanese in World War II by reference to a series of contradictions in traditional culture.
Hirohito and The Making Of Modern Japan
by Herbert P Bix
Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeIn this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look at the enigmatic leader whose sixty-three-year reign ushered Japan into the modern world. Never before has the full life of this controversial figure been revealed with such clarity and vividness. Bix shows what it was like to be trained from birth for a lone position at the apex of the nation's political hierarchy and as a revered symbol of divine...
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The Great Wave
by Christopher Benfey
Christopher Benfey teaches literature at Mount Holyoke College, where he is co-director of the Weissman Center for Leadership. Benfey is the author of Emily Dickinson and the Problem of Others, The Double Life of Stephen Crane, and Degas in New Orleans. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife and two sons.From the Hardcover edition.
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The World Of the Shining Prince
by Morris, Ivan
Ivan Morris studied Japanese language and culture at Harvard University while serving in the Intelligence Section of the U.S. Navy Reserves. After receiving his Ph.D. from the University of London in 1951, he worked for the Far East Section of the BBC as well as for the Japan and Pacific departments of the British Foreign Office. He lived in Tokyo for several years, writing, lecturing, and teaching. In 1960 he joined what would later be renamed the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at...
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Han geijutsu No. 31, October 1934
by Onchi Koshiro
Tokyo: Han Geijutsu, 1934 Quarto 28x20.5 cm., wrappers, 20 leaves, edition of 400 copies. Han geijutsu was a periodical which featured graphics by contemporary Japanese artists from 1930 to 1936. This issue is devoted to Onchi Koshiro, with a two-color woodcut cover and twenty woodcuts, all starkly modernist and abstract. No library holdings for this issue found outside of Japan. This copy with light foxing on front cover, interior near fine.
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$4,400.00
Impressions of Japanese architecture and the allied Arts.
by Architecture - Cram, Ralph Adams
1906. London, Lane, 1906. 24,5 : 16,5 cm. 227 pages, 52 plates. Original cloth. Front cover in lower left part rubbed, upper left corner rubbed.
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$43.42
Youma. The Story of a West-Indian Slave
by Hearn, Lafcadio
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. First Edition. Decorated Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. 193, [2] pp. Decorative fabric pastedown on cover. Title labels on front board and spine. Browning of spine. Minor chipping of spine label, but printed lettering on this label mostly vanished -- see picture. Light red ink of former owner's name over title on title page.
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$300.00
The New Far East: An Examination Into the New Position of Japan and Her Influence Upon the Solution of the Far Eastern Question, With Special Reference to the Interests of America and the Future of the Chinese Empire
by Millard, Thomas F
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. Hardcover. Very good. Gilt stamped maroon cloth boards, octavo, not illustrated. Book has mild rubbing and edgewear to boards and spine, binding tight, book review and previous owner's signature to front endpapers, otherwise text clean and unmarked, carrying faint odor.
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$20.00
![[Sake] Transactions of the Asiactic Society of Japan. December 1940, Second Series, Vol. XIX](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/635/997/1043997635.0.b.0.jpg)
[Sake] Transactions of the Asiactic Society of Japan. December 1940, Second Series, Vol. XIX
Asiatic Society of Japan, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. 307 pages. Includes U. A. Casal, Some Notes on the Sakazuki and on the Role of Sake Drinking in Japan; James A. Rabbit, Rice in the Cultural Life of the Japanese People; and Shigeo Kishibe, On the Origin of the P'i P'a. First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover (paper over boards; cloth spine); no dust jacket, as issued.
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$37.50
Untitled (Seated Japanese girl)
by Alberg, Christine S
n.p.: n.p., 1981. Original work. Framed original pencil drawing, signed and dated by the artist. 12.5 x 16.5 inches (frame); 8.5 x 13.5 (image area). Faint hint of sunning to top and bottom edges of sheet, otherwise in fine condition; double-matted in gold-colored metal frame with minor scratches. Posed portrait of a young Japanese girl, dressed for an occasion, with nametag (?) and flower attached to her dress. Possibly based on historical photograph, connected to relocation? Scan shows partial image;...
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$115.00
Japanese Works of Art, Prints and Paintings.
by [SOTHEBY'S AUCTION CATALOGUE]
London.: Sotheby's.. 1986.. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 214 + 10pp, some annotions in ink in one section and on verso lower cover, one page little creased, edges little soiled, otherwise a good copy in protected paperback. quarto. Catalogue of an exhibition held on 12th and 13th June 1986. .
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$16.54
Girl on Raining (Studio Caption).
by KAJIMA, SEIBEI (1866-1924)
(Circa1905).. Hand-coloured albumen print 26 x 20.5 cm, studio caption and number "B 1064" in the negative lower right, the print wrinkled and fading. From the estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled catalogue mark and notation (in Japanese and English). .
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$49.60
Books on Japanese Art: Ursus Bulletin no. 51
New York: Ursus Books, Ltd., Rare & Scholarly 32 pp. 292 items. A bump to bottom of spine, light wear to edges, otherwise fine. . Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Cover design by Ron Gordon, Abe Brewster, Oliphant Press. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$22.00
Memory on Cloth: Shibori Now
by Wada, Yoshiko Iwamoto
211pp., prof. illus. in color & b&w. Appendices. Cloth, d.j. in mylar protector. As New
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$45.00
Shadowings
by Hearn, Lafcadio
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Printed by University Press, John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, MA, 1901. First Edition, Later Printing. Decorated Cloth. Very Good. With rare dust jacket, a later printing (1901) of the First Edition. 8vo. 268, [6] pp. The heart of the book are Japanese stories and fantasies, but also pieces on aspects of Japanese culture -- old Japanese songs, Japanese female names, the cicada insect. Last four unpaginated pages are ads contain ads for three Hearn titles. Dust...
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$300.00
1922 letter from Mission House in Sitapur India to W.A. Tripner in Cumberland, PA
by [Jones, E. Stanley. Mabel Lossing Jones]
India, 1922. Ephemera. Fine. A two page typewritten letter from Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Jones, missionaries in India, to Mrs. Tripner. The letter describes how a flood had ruined grain, medicine, books, furniture, buildings. School continues in any available dry spot, and the benefit that street children gain from reading and writing, general education, cleanliness etc. Eli Stanley Jones (1884-1973) was an American Methodist Christian missionary, theologian, and author. He is remembered chiefly for his...
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$75.00
HIROHITO Behind the Myth
by Behr, Edward
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good+; with a Very Good+ dust jacket. Minor rubbing and edge wear to jacket. Text is unmarked. ; 9.13 X 6.38 X 1.65 inches; 496 pages.
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$30.00
Album of Japanese Color Woodblock Designs and Illustrations
String. Card thickness boards. . Good. N.d., circa mid-19th century. 4to. 25.5 by 18.5 cm. 15 leaves (with content), containing a total of 24 color plates. One page of Japanese text, and short captions in Japanese along side each plate. The graphics are consistently bold, varied though they are. Sometimes its from the metallic color, other times, the unusualness of the more abstract patterns, or the tweaking of perspective. The images range from figurative to abstract, with many have aspects of...
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$300.00
![Nogaku Komenshu: Onshi Kyoto Hakubutsukan Tokuubetsu Tenkan [Old Portrait Masks of the Noh Drama]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/153/732/1202732153.0.b.jpg)
Nogaku Komenshu: Onshi Kyoto Hakubutsukan Tokuubetsu Tenkan [Old Portrait Masks of the Noh Drama]
Folio. Unpag. full-page plates (3 color with tissue guards). Japanese text. Pictorial boards with title on attached paper label, faded, lightly stained green cloth slipcase with bone clasps.
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$295.00
Zeami and the No Theatre in the World
by Ortolani, Benito & Samuel L. Leiter, eds
8vo. 177pp., Wraps. Light rubbing to covers, otherwise excellent condition.
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$28.50
The Silent Traveller in Japan
by Chiang Yee
NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1972. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 430 pages illustrated in b&w and color by Yee. "Customs and rituals, dress and language, poetry and drama, painting and sculpture, kites and carp, trees and flowers, everything is revealed to us in Mr. Yee's inimitable text and delightful drawings. Familiar centers and out-of-the-way corners of Japan all come under the Silent Traveller's scrutiny -- Tokyo's Ginza, a Shinto dance at Ise,...
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$25.00
Kimono: Fashioning Culture
by Dalby, Liza Crihfield
New Haven: Yale University Press. xi, 384pp., prof. illus. (some color). Notes, Bib., Index, Glossary. Cloth, d.j. VG/VG
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$60.00
Danjuro's Girls: Women on the Kabuki Stage
by Edelson, Loren
8vo. 264pp., illustrated, Pict. Boards. As New
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$60.00
Di Bawah Pendudukan Jepang. Kenangan Empat Puluh Dua Orang yang Mengalaminya
by Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia
Jakarta: Arsip National Republic Indonesia. sm. 4to. 142pp. some photos. Text in Indonesian. Soiled Wraps, light foxing (first few leaves). Very small tear at head of spine. VG
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$40.00
Sashiko: Traditional Japanese Quilt Designs
by Nihon Vogue
Tokyo: Nihon Vogue. 42pp., color & b&w illus., of patterns. Stapled Wraps. VG. Excellent primer on Japanese quilting and embroidery design.
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$35.00
Eagle Against the Sun: The American War With Japan
by Spector, Ronald H
Free Press, 1984. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$6.36
Some no jiten: Fudo o utsusu hito no waza (Textiles & dyeing) (Japanese Edition)
162pp. prof. illus. in color & b&w. Wraps. c.3/4" tear at rear hinge. VG.Please Note: New York State residents must pay NY sales tax. If tax exempt, please submit a copy of your resale certificate (ST-120). Thank you.
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$35.00
Naval Camouflage 1914-1945
by David Williams
Condition: New. Extremely well preseved book that was kept in storage. No signs of wear on the book. Small wrinkle noted along the top of the back dust cover. Please see photos.
This is a very detailed and unique book with hundreds of B&W, and some color photos of naval vessels used during the time period of 1914 - 1945. It showcases a full array of patterns with narrative about each ship/pattern. Camoflage schemes used by the US Navy & British Allies and those of enemy Navies - German, Italian, and... Read more about this item
This is a very detailed and unique book with hundreds of B&W, and some color photos of naval vessels used during the time period of 1914 - 1945. It showcases a full array of patterns with narrative about each ship/pattern. Camoflage schemes used by the US Navy & British Allies and those of enemy Navies - German, Italian, and... Read more about this item
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$148.00
ART OF KABUKI Famous Plays in Performance
by Leiter, Samuel L
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Edgewear to jacket, including a few short tears. Rubbing to jacket. Ink mark to bottom edges. Small blemish inside front cover from sticker adhesive. Text is clean and unmarked, illustrated. ; 8.80 X 8.50 X 1.10 inches; 323 pages.
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$30.00
