ADVANCED KARATE by OYAMA, Masutatsu. (SIGNED) - 1970

Japan Publications, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1974. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 0870400010 . Fourth printing. Hard cover published by Japan Publications in 1974. Black covers with gilt lettering on spine. Bookplate from a prior owner is attached to front endpaper. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket has some creasing along top and bottom edges, is faded some along spine and is in very good minus condition. 4to, 256 pages, 2.8 lb.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 256 pages .

Japan Publications (USA), 1974. Early Edition. Hardback. Good Condition/Good. VG-/Good+ 5th print 1974 Japan Pub hardback, price showing to inner front flap of DJ with snip to top corner of flap, many photos throughout. Some creasing and small chips along edges of jacket with some discoloration along inside edges of DJ, pages a little tanned, tight and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Martial Arts; Combat Sports & Self-defence; ISBN: 0870400010. ISBN/EAN: 9780870400018. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 091407.. 9780870400018

Japan Publications. hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Tokyo, Japan: Japan Publications, 1970. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Very rare first printing in slipcase. 256 pp., over 1,500 ills., index, oversized (about 9 X 12 inches), black cloth, dust jacket. A spectacular text with no names, no tears, virtually no wear. Light rubbing to the dj at some extremities, few short closed edge-tears, price-clip to front dj flap, leaving USD$ price ($12.50). This is the true first printing, full-size edition in purple dust jacket. The slipcase is Nearly Fine with light rubbing to spine. A stunning copy of this very scarce and important martial arts book, seldom seen in the original slipcase. Fine/Nearly Fine/Nearly Fine.

Beijing: Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, no date, [about 2002]. Boxed Set. Rare presentation copy issued by the PRC government to foreign institutions and VIPs. Boxed set includes hardcover book, CD-ROM for windows computers and a VHS tape. All are unused and suitable for gifting. Box shows minor shelfwear. Book cover shows many very-small bubble-like spots, most on the rear. See photo. Ninety page book with many color illustrations provides an overview of Chinese acrobatics and how it developed from diverse origins such as hunting, farming, the military, ritual, games and sports, palace entertainments and cultural exchange. CD-ROM includes music clips, text and images. Videocassette shows 16 winning acrobatic performances from competition in a range of disciplines, including unfixed pole climbing, plate spinning, contortionism, chair stacking and loose steel wire stunts. Purchasers should take precautions against the possibility that the PRC-government produced CD-ROM may host… Read More

Rodney Stone, A Tale of the Napoleonic Wars by Arthur Conan Doyle. First Edition, copyright 1896 and published 1897 by D. Appleton And Company, New York. Illustrated by Sidney Paget. Used. Exlib. GOOD- CONDITION.Red buckram cloth boards. Gilt titling. Black & White plates Illustrated by Sidney Paget. Frontis and 11 all additional plates are present, in nice shape, and affixed to binding. 408 pages plus adverts. RARE/SCARCE/HARD TO FIND.

Verne, Jules MICHAEL STROGOFF, THE COURIER OF THE CZAR. No info on copyright page. Grosset & Dunlap 1926 Universal-Film de France Photoplay Edition. USED. VG/Acceptable Original charging charioteer dust jacket. Front panel and spine of jacket have some loss. Please see our photos. Apple green boards with orange titles box. Film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli. Now protected by a mylar wrap. 315 pages 5 ¼ X 7 5/8.Please excuse our stack of books photos. Michael Strogoff is the only title available here.

9 pics-clear plastic cover; blue plastic back cover; plastic spiral binding; minimal shelf wear; tiny name inside; otherwise like new

Hilaire Belloc The Girondin Thomas Nelson and Sons, London. FRENCH REVOLUTION. Copyright page states: First Published 1911. VG/ No DJ included. Used. Green boards with gold gilt titling on spine. Titles are bright but some chipping off of gilt. 372 pages plus adverts. 5 1/8 X 7 ½.

T.E. Lawrence. SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, A TRIUMPH. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Privately Printed, 1926. First Published for general circulation 1935. First American Edition. States MCMXXXVI on the title page. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City, NY. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET IS INCLUDED. 672 pages, indexed. Beige buckram boards. Spine has darkened a bit. 6 7/8 X 9 ½.

New York: Alex Sullivan, 1941. First Printing, date from internal evidence of Joe Louis' last figh June,t 1941. Very Good, small scrape top edge front wrapper, front wrapper a touch faded, faded seller's stamp top edge front cover. 64 pp. with numerous black and white photographs of heavyweight boxing legends. SCARCE. . First Printing. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Vanguard Press, 1933. Hardcover. Good. 1st edition with a good unclipped DJ, a small piece of the DJ's endflap is being used as a bookmarker; a one-inch square chunk is missing from the heel of the spine and DJ.

Hard cover, approximately 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches, 792 pages. Sports, boxing. Complete records of all active fighters the world over who boxed in five or more contests from January 1, 1948, to December 31, 1948. Inside front cover (see pic) - Inscribed and signed by Joe Waterman, To Howard Smith State Athletic Commission, Tacoma, Wash, Mar 21, 1949. Vintage item in good condition, light binding looseness, cover wear notably at corners, normal cover soiling/wear, normal aging/yellowing, no handwriting other than gift inscription, no markings, no tears,

Traditional Aikido, Sword, Stick, Body Arts, Volume 1, Basic Techniques by Morihiro Saito - 9th Dan (June 1992 16th Printing), Copyright 1973 by author, ISBN 0870402668, 132 pages, dimensions about about 7 x 10 inches, Printed in Japan, published by Sugawara Martial Arts, Institute, Inc., Tokyo Japan, Translated into English by William F. Witt, printed in both languages.. Softcover book in good condition, cover show minor wear mostly around edges, spine is tight, pages are clean, unmarked, contains many black/white photographs of actual techniques. Book is most suited to be used along with physical instruction..LAXVespa, Los Angeles - maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into--Media Mail USPS-you get the copy pictured - carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit. 7 Days Coast to Coast, faster if closer .. Aikido 6566 PB 1 Sealtest 1 pound 4ecco