Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, v, viii, x, 472 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine tan with red lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Price clipped front flap. Slight soiling wear to the exterior with rubbed joints/fore edges and few chips to head/tail edges. Boards have slight tilt to the spine and rubbing wear to the edges. Text block has mild age toning to the edges, offsetting to the end papers, previous owner's information to the front end paper, cracking to gutter at pages 470-471 and few notations to the rear pastedown. Several instances of notations and underlining interiorly. Illustrated. First Edition. 1371385. FP New Rockville Stock.

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Bookseller: Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1371385
Title: CITY LIFE IN JAPAN: A STUDY OF A TOKYO WARD
Author: Dore, R.P. [Ronald P.]
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Place of Publication: Berkeley and Los Angeles
Date Published: 1958

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