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THIS IS KARATE
by Oyama, Masutatsu
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0870402544
- ISBN 13
- 9780870402548
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo, Japan: Japan Publications, Inc, 1974. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large Quarto, 12 in. x 8.5 in., pp. 368. Illustrated with blaack and white photographs. Black cloth boards with gilt title and red decoration to spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Shallow dent to top of front board. Unmarked interior. Light rubbing to edges of dustjacket, with a couple small cllosed tear at top of spine. Price clipped. Protected in mylar. "In this book, Masutatsu Oyama, a karate master standing at the very pinnacle of today's karate world, makes available to everyone the essence of his thirty years of karate study and training. Mr. Oyama poured his whole being into writing this book and has included a large number of special techniques. There are two thousand photographs in this massive work, which took four years to complete from planning to final production." (from rthe dustjacket).
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87039
- Title
- THIS IS KARATE
- Author
- Oyama, Masutatsu
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0870402544
- ISBN 13
- 9780870402548
- Publisher
- Japan Publications, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo, Japan
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- martial arts
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Price Clipped
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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