Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters (Tuttle Martial Arts) by Nagamine, Shoshin (McCarthy, Patrick -Translator) - 2000

Tuttle Publishing, Boston . Rutland, Vermont . Tokyo, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Foreword by Funakoshi Gisho, foreword by Kadekawa Junki, translator's foreword, author's preface and about the author. The text is illustrated with black-and-white illustrations and photographs. Tan coloured cloth covered boards with navy blue coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper, showing you author and his son, with blue coloured titles to the front panel and blue and peach coloured titles to the back strip. "Now available for the first time in English, Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters, the late Shoshin Nagamine's groundbreaking work, recounts the legacy and life history of Okinawa's greatest martial artists." – from the front fold over panel blurb.  Minor rubbing of the book corners and back strip corners. Ruffling of the dustwrapper edges and rubbing of the panels.  This is the first edition in the English language. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - XIX, [2], 2 - 169, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Martial Arts; Japan; ISBN: 0804820899. ISBN/EAN: 9780804820899. Inventory No: 0128270. . 9780804820899