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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.
Bushido
by Nitobe Inazo
Bushido, often translated as Way of the Warrior, came from the Samurai way of life and moral code. It emphasized loyalty, skill, moderation and honor, and became a widespread influence throughout Japan. In Shogakukan Kokugo Daijiten, the Japanese dictionary, "Bushido is defined as a unique philosophy (ronri) that spread through the warrior class from the Muromachi (chusei) period." Nitobe Inazo, in his book Bushido: The Soul of Japan, described it in this way. "...Bushido, then, is the code of moral...
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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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Samurai
by Stephen Turnbull
Stephen Turnbull took his first degree at Cambridge University, and received a PhD from Leeds University for his work on Japanese religious history. He has travelled extensively in Europe and the Far East and also runs a well-used picture library. His work has been recognised by the awarding of the Canon Prize of the British Association for Japanese Studies and a Japan Festival Literary Award. He is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of...
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Samurai William
by Giles Milton
With all the adventure, derring-do, and bloodcurdling battle scenes of his earlier book, Nathaniel’s Nutmeg, acclaimed historian Giles Milton dazzles readers with the true story of William Adams—the first Englishman to set foot in Japan (and the inspiration for James Clavell’s bestselling novel Shogun). Beginning with Adams’s startling letter to the East India Company in 1611—more than a decade after he’d arrived in Japan—Samurai William chronicles the first...
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The Making Of Modern Japan
by Marius B Jansen
A sweeping history of modern Japan begins in 1600 and retraces the three major upheavals in Japanese history that have helped shape it into a modern Asian nation.
The World Of the Shining Prince
by Ivan Morris
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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Japan Books & Ephemera
Impressions of Japanese Architecture and the Allied Arts
by Ralph Adams Cram
Marshall Jones, 1930. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1930. First Printing. 242 pages. No dust jacket. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering. B&W photographs throughout. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Pages are rough cut. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Moderate tanning to spine, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards.
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€31.04
The Modern History Of Japan (The Praeger Asia-Africa Series)
by W.G.Beasley
Praeger Publishers, 1971. Paperback. Acceptable. 1971. 8th Printing. 350 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Highlighting to pages throughout. Minor dog-eared corners. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light sunning to spine and edges. Creasing to spine.
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€16.36
![歌舞伎図説. [Kabuki Zusetsu] =Kabuki Illustrated Catalog](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/622/009/745009622.0.b.jpg)
歌舞伎図説. [Kabuki Zusetsu] =Kabuki Illustrated Catalog
by Shuzui, Kenji and Yoshimi Akiba, ed
Tokyo: Chuubunkan, 1944. Third edition reprint of the 1931 Manyoukaku edition, folio, 2 vols. in 1; pp. vi, 2-260, ii, 1-(ii), 1-2, 1-171, ii, 29-1, ii; stab bound with blue boards and braided cord; fine with mild browning to pages and rubbing to board edges; cardboard slipcase. The first volume consists of over 700 images of prints related to the depiction and advertisement of kabuki theater, while the second contains the explanatory text and index.
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€135.87
Japan. An Attempt at Interpretation
by Hearn, Lafcadio
New York: Macmillan, 1904. Hardcover. Very good. Hearn, son of a Greek mother and Irish father, was born in Greece and became a Japanese citizen after marrying Koizumi Setsuko, the daughter of a prominent family. In 1895, he took the name Koizumi Yakumo (Eight Clouds). This work is his introduction to Japan of the Meiji era, and describes the transition from feudal to a more modern society. 8vo, color frontispiece, v, 541pp, teg, ads (2). Original gilt and black stamped tan cloth, with gilt title and...
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€567.12
Graphic scenes in the Japan Expedition...comprising ten plates, and an illustrated title-page, printed in colors and tints by Sarony & Co
by Heine, Wilhelm
New York: G. P. Putnam & Co, 1856. Large folio (approx. 20½ x 15"), consisting of a title page, and introduction leaf, and 10 leaves of descriptive text to accompany each of the 10 plates, of which one is a lithograph portrait of Commodore Perry from a daguerreotype by P. Haas, 2 chromolithographs, 7 lithographs printed in 2 colors on India paper and mounted (as issued), original pictorial wrappers with the title enclosed by 8 vignette scenes and an American eagle at the top, the wrappers backed in...
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€19,022.15
The narrative of a Japanese; what he has seen and the people he has met in the course of the last forty years ... Edited by James Murdoch ... Vol. I. (From the time of his being a castaway in 1850 down to the fight of Shimonoseki.) Vol. II
by Heco, Joseph
[San Francisco: published by American-Japanese Publishing Assn: printed by Kudo Printing Co., Tokyo, n.d., 1950. Reprint of the first edition in English, 8vo, 2 vols., pp. [4], iii, [3], 346, [6]; [6], 254, [6], v, [1]; 7 plates (actually 6, as 1 is not a plate), 6 pp. of facsimiles, a number of wood-engraved illustrations in the text throughout; original red and brown cloth lettered in gilt on upper cover and spine; very good and sound. The verso of the title-p. in volume I notes that the original...
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€489.14
MAKOTO, THE SMALLEST BOY, A STORY OF JAPAN
by Uchida, Yoshiko, Illustrated by Akihito Shirakawa
NY: Crowell, 1970 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. FINE in a Very Good+, Clipped Dj. First Edition, first Printing. In publishers library binding, NOT a library discard..
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€28.36
![肥後金工録 / Higo kinkouroku [= Higo metalworks]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/970/357/1564357970.0.b.jpg)
肥後金工録 / Higo kinkouroku [= Higo metalworks]
by Nagaya, Shigena
Tokyo: Chuo Toukenkai, 1967. Later edition, fukuro toji, 10.25 x 7.25; [4], 2, 36, 6, 26, 1 leaf; text in Japanese; text illustrations, including 88 illustrations of sword guards, or tsuba; brown paper covers, fine. Higo metalworking is a method of inlaying gold and silver details to metalworks. The process was initially used to decorate sword guards and guns, but is also now used to decorate household and art items.
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€108.70
The Four Seasons: Japanese Haiku
by Basho et al
Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, 1958. Slim octavo. Unpaginated; illustrated with block-print decorations. Boards in unclipped dustjacket. VG in VG jacket with slight toning. Contains Japanese haike by Basho, Buson, Issa, Shiki, and many others. Translated by Peter Beilenson.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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€14.18
IMPRESSIONS OF JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE AND THE ALLIED ARTS
by Cram, Ralph Adams
New York, NY: The Baker & Taylor Company. VG+. 1905. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 227 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .
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€28.31
Japanische Farbholzschnitte von Katsukawa Shunsho
by Baller, Willy:
oJ.. Bern, Hallwag-Verlag, 9 Seiten, 24 Bildertafeln Hardcover, Kleinformat, Ecken und Kanten bestoßen, Seiten vergilbt, Umschlagsfolie eingerißen und gewellt, mittlerer Zustand Bücher
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€8.25
COOL MELONS - TURN TO FROGS! The Life and Poems of Issa.
by Gollub, Matthew
NY: Lee & Low, (1999) Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Illustrated by Kazuko Stone. Calligraphy by Keiko Smith. FIRST EDITION. 40 pages, pictorial boards. A biography & introduction to the work of the Japanese haiku poet whose love for nature finds expression in the more than 30 poems included here. Beautifully illustrated in full color. A wonderful book! FINE in FINE dust jacket..
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€28.36
Geisha
by Dalby, Liza
Vintage, 3/12/1985 12:00:01 A. paperback. Good. 0.9000 in x 8.2000 in x 8.2000 in. Previous owner name inked on inside front cover. Signed by the author and inscribed on the title page: To Betty, Liza Dalby, March 1996 with some additional Japanese. No other markings in book. Browning to page edges. Binding is fine. Shelf wear to cover edges.
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€9.68
![日光山両社真圖 / Nikkou san ryousha shinzu [= Accurate map of Nikko]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/390/105/1546105390.0.b.jpg)
日光山両社真圖 / Nikkou san ryousha shinzu [= Accurate map of Nikko]
by Kokubo (artist?)
Nikko: Nantaisha, 1920. Lithographic color bird's-eye map, 14.5 x 20.5"; multiple panels, depicting the major shrines and temples of Nikko with a border of images of local waterfalls in the area and ritual procession at the bottom, "NIKKO" in English on top border; a few shallow closed tears not touching images, old folds, light toning. This popular map of Nikko saw many editions published, some with the border images and some without. The area has some of the most significant architecture in the...
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€217.40
Study of the History of Japanese Sculpture in the Kanto District
by Kuno, Takeshi
Tokyo, Japan: Gakuseisha, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. With the exception of a brief summary in English, the text in entirely in Japanese. Lacking the slipcase, otherwise this book is clean & bright, with no markings. Uncommon. In stock, ready to ship now from Evanston, IL!
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€287.33
![Atami: "the Riviera of Japan" [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/566/161/601161566.0.b.jpg)
Atami: "the Riviera of Japan" [cover title]
Atami: Atami City Office, 1946. Small 12mo, single sheet folded into 10-sided pamphlet; black and white illustrations, mostly photographic; a few stains, else very good. Travel brochure for "Japan's No. 1 Spa," printed in occupied Japan.
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€27.17
THE GREEDY ONE
by Martin, Patricia Miles, Illustrated by Kazue Mizumura
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1964 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. First Edition. 64 pages, reinforced cloth. Near Fine in a Near Fine, clipped dustjacket. Story about Boys' Day in Japan & about Japanese family & community life. In publishers library binding, NOT a library discard..
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€28.36
Five foreigners in Japan
by Gowen, Herbert H
New York, London and Edinburgh: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1936. 8vo, pp. 283, [5] (blank); full orange cloth; fine in dust jacket with light edgewear. Covering the lives of Fernando Mendez Pinto, Saint Francis Xavier, Will Adams, Ranald MacDonald, and Townsend Harris.
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€32.61
JAPAN'S WARTIME LEGISLATION 1939
by Iwado, Z. Tamotsu (Translator)
Hibiya Park, Tokyo: The Japan Times & Mail. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1939. Hardcover. The present selection of Japanese wartime legislation includes practically all laws enacted at thje 1939-39 session of the Imperial Diet and ordinances issued later on their bases. Red cloth, spine and front lettered in white. A scarce look at the Japanese legal environment prior to their entry into World War II. ; 5-1/4" x 7-1/2"; 320 pp; Ex-library with the usual inside markings, edgeworn,...
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€118.15
![童蒙英学手引草 [Doumou Eigaku Tebikigusa] = A primer of English](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/694/123/261123694.0.b.jpg)
童蒙英学手引草 [Doumou Eigaku Tebikigusa] = A primer of English
Tokyo: Aoyama-do, 1872. First edition, fukurotoji, 7" x 4.5", 16 leaves; with 4 Roman alphabets (upper and lower case and 2 styles of script), and a vocabulary in English with Japanese equivalents and pronunciations, all designed for the elementary Japanese student of the English language; original pink paper wrappers, printed label in Japanese on upper cover, sewn in the Oriental manner; some wear and soiling, early owner's annotation on rear cover and flyleaf; good copy.
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€489.14
Japan Before Perry: A Short History
by Conrad Totman
University of California Press, 1982. First Edition/First Printing. Book has no internal or external markings, no highlighting, no rem-mark, and is clean and tight. Covers have no tears or chips, with 1/4" fold to reat, top tip, covers are bright and clean. 246 pgs. w/index.. First Edition/First Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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€11.34
A descriptive catalogue of an exhibition of Japanese figure prints from Moronobu to Toyokuni
by Ledoux, Louis V
New York: The Grolier Club, 1924. Limited edition of 300 copies, printed on Van Gelder Zonen paper at the Gilliss Press, 8vo, pp. xiv, 89, [1]; frontispiece and 28 plates; uncut and partially unopened; brown paper-covered boards, paper label on spine; joints starting, spine and corners rubbed, very good and clean. A letter from the Grolier Club's Committee on Publications dated April 3d, 1924 is laid in. 125 Years of Grolier, P178.
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€81.52
Samurai : The World of the Warrior
by Stephen Turnbull
Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer: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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€6.01
![[Koide Toushou's paintings of Buddhist imagery, figures, and landscapes]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/260/771/1278771260.0.b.jpg)
[Koide Toushou's paintings of Buddhist imagery, figures, and landscapes]
by Koide, Toushou
1927. Large accordion bound folio, 14.5 x 17", 15 color prints on linen with some details finished by hand, brocade covered boards; minor corner wear, a couple small worm lines on edges with negligible effect to images, near fine in a very good purple cloth cover. KOIDE Toushou (1823-1889) was a member of the Japanese literati. By trade he was the publisher of the Shizuoka Newspaper. Like many of his peers he was also an amateur artist (in the sense that he did not need to debase himself by seeking...
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€543.49
Japan and The Indian National Army
by Dr. Tilak Raj Sareen
This book is a very rare copy of the history of India in its long struggle for freedom written by Dr. T. R. Sareen who was the Director, Indian Council of Historical Research, was formerly Assistant Director in the National Archives of India. More information on this author is shown on the photo of the inside of the back page of the jacket. Quotes from the inside jacket: "This struggle was unique in the sense that it was carried on two fronts e.e. one inside the country which believed in achieving it by...
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€30.25
