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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 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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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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£24.49
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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£102.05
Japanese Crest Design
by Pie Books
Japan: PIE Books. 2005. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Also includes the original wrap around. Illustrated with colour photographs and drawings. Black & white drawings. Limited text in Japanese although all the titles for the groups of designs are also in English. 400 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition...
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£47.43
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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£26.12
The Secrets of Mariko: A Year in the Life of a Japanese Woman and Her Family
by Bumiller, Elisabeth
Paperback. Acceptable.
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£8.32
Pictures From the Water Trade: Adventures of a Westerner in Japan
by Morley, John David
Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985. Hardcover. Good+ in Good dust jacket/Good.
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£6.53
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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£7.19
Early Mikimoto Pearl ephemera including postcards, printed map & instructions on the care of pearls
by Mikimoto Pearls
Japan, 1950. 3 Mikimoto postcards- Mr. Kokichi Mikimoto, Mikimoto Cultured Pearls & Women Divers. Mikimoto Pearl Island, with M logo on verso. 4th card of the Shima Kanko Hotel. Postcards have text in English and Japanese. Folding map on tissue "Guide Map of Mikimoto Pearl Island", printed in blue; a mimeographed sheet explaining the cultured pearl process, invented by Mr. Kokichi Mikimoto.
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£102.05
![Gentleman's Diary. Victor's Pearls, Compliments of the Imperial Hotel. (cover title); ドリ ムピロ [Dream Pillow] (title page ?).](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/300/120/1586120300.0.b.jpg)
Gentleman's Diary. Victor's Pearls, Compliments of the Imperial Hotel. (cover title); ドリ ムピロ [Dream Pillow] (title page ?).
by [Erotica]. Victor's Pearls, Imperial Hotel
[Tokyo, Japan]: Victor's Pearls/ Imperial Hotel, no date (circa 1960s). 32mo (4.5" x 3"). Publisher's striped blue & red cloth over flexible boards lettered in gilt on the upper cover.
Gilt dull affecting legibility, lacking "magic Glass," otherwise very good.
A splendid & sexy guide apparently given to gentlemen patrons of Victor's Pearls which had a location in Tokyo's Imperial Hotel. Provides 38 pages of color illustrations from photographs featuring gorgeous nude & semi-nude girls, mostly Asian, &... Read more about this item
Gilt dull affecting legibility, lacking "magic Glass," otherwise very good.
A splendid & sexy guide apparently given to gentlemen patrons of Victor's Pearls which had a location in Tokyo's Imperial Hotel. Provides 38 pages of color illustrations from photographs featuring gorgeous nude & semi-nude girls, mostly Asian, &... Read more about this item
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£40.82
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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£24.49
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A Complete Guide to Japanese Ikebana
by SHOZO SATO
31 x 26 cm-A tight, clean, and unmarked copy-" First Edition Thus-undated, edition date based on the library of congress number, no other date noted-Near fine in plastic dust wrapper. Quarto. Over 400 illustrations, including many, tipped-in color plates. . HARRY N. ABRAMS, INC. NY 1965. A COMPLETE GUIDE TO JAPANESE IKEBANA. PRINTED AND BOUND IN JAPAN. The book has beautiful color plates of traditional Japanese flowering art. The art of arranging flowers has been practiced for over 600 years. The book...
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£146.91£132.22
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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£8.36
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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£489.84
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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£9.80
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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£12.25
Target Tokyo. Newsmap for the Armed Forces. Monday, October 18, 1943. 214th Week of the War - 96th Week of U.S. Participation.
by [JAPAN - WORLD WAR II - PROPAGANDA] MANNING, F. E. (MAPMAKER)
Washington, D.C.: Army Air Forces.. August 10,1943.. Very large folding colour poster 119.8 x 89 cm, edgewear and small fold splits with no loss to the image, the sheet toned along the folds, but in very good condition. Striking hemispherical view with Japan at the centre, encompassing the area from Iran in the west, Australia in the south, and as far as the west coast of the U.S. at the east of the map. The map maker, F. E. Manning, was one of the distinguished news illustrators of the war, in a style...
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£395.25
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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£24.45
The Mikado's Guests. A Story of Japanese Captivity
by [WWII] Bancroft, A and Roberts, R.G
Perth: Patersons Press, 1945. Paperback. Good. ...[T]old in direct Japanese style by a survivor from H.M.A.S. Perth, gives a very real idea of the adventures and sufferings of a group of prisoners of war in the hands of the Japanese." Sml. 8vo, 171 pp, original brown stiff card covers, with blue title, b&w illustrations and map. Covers slt dusty, with crease down center, chip at top of spine. Binding tight, interior clean, but printed on war time paper, uniformly toned. OCLC: 4086316. Trove: 2462263.
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£61.23
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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£24.49
Guide to Japanese Culture
by Japan Cultural Institute
Japan Publications (U. S. A.), Incorporated, 1977. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£7.50
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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£248.18
Mining in Japan, past and present
by [Noshomusho., Kozankyoku]
Tokyo?: Japanese Bureau of Mines, 1909. Records the past history and present condition of mines in Japan, with emphasis on gold, copper and coal mines, with a section on oil fields as well. 8vo, iv, (2), 322pp, with a title page in Japanese at the end, 7 illus, 3 maps, diagrams & tables. With a large folding color map of the mining districts of Japan (with a 6" closed tear repaired). OCLC: 2921808. Published by the Bureau of Mines, The Department of Agriculture and Commerce of Japan. 1909. Orig. gray &...
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£224.51
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Summer 1993: Immortals and Sages: Paintings from Ryoanji Temple
by Onishi, Hiroshi; Oba, Takemitsu; Castile, Sondra
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked text. Lavishly illustrated. Views of the garden and the artwork. Also includes a plan and pictorial scheme of the Ryoanji Hojo. 56p. Notes. Important examples of Momoyama figure painting from the Zen Temple of Ryoanji where they had once decorated a room facing onto a 15th century rock garden. Also includes aerial view of Kyoto.
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£15.51£11.63
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
by John W. Dower
Paperback / softback. New. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the 1999 National Book Award for Nonfiction, finalist for the Lionel Gelber Prize and the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, Embracing Defeat is John W. Dower's brilliant examination of Japan in the immediate, shattering aftermath of World War II.
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£19.40
Photo album of a British Businessman's life in Ceylon, Hong Kong with two Japanese Ama divers photographs
by [Sri Lanka; Photography] [Karl Lewis, photographer]
1920. Hardcover. Very good overall. An interesting photograph album of about 92 photographs compiled by an unknown British businessman who visits Hong Kong, Colombo & wider Ceylon. He visits Hong Kong as a bachelor and here there are several amusing snapshots of men in kimonos, some parading with parasols. Arriving in Ceylon, the businessman seems to have been involved with either rubber or coconut plantations. He appears to marry in Ceylon. There are also 13 vernacular shots of Colombo buildings and...
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£530.66
