WE JAPANESE: Being Descriptions Of many Of The Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Fes

Yokohama [1950], Yamagata. Stitched pictorial cloth covers, very clean & solid, 3 vols. bound in 1, index, 591p.,15 x 21 cm., profusely illustrated, complete set. NOTE: NOT ALL COME COMPLETE WITH 3 VOLUMES=THE WHOLE SET ! . *** **** *** . . THE STANDARD REFERENCE ON ALL THINGS JAPANESE . . . SINCE THE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, 1935 . .NOTE: NOT ALL COME COMPLETE WITH 3 VOLUMES=THE WHOLE SET ! . * This excellent reference resource covers virtually everything on and about Japan. Including history, religion, Ainu, crests, Netsuke, Geisha, goldfish, clothing, hot springs, legends, natural history, theater, silkworm, folk art, general arts, literature, chronology, travel guide, national, historical, legendary, artistic, aesthetic, poetic tastes of the Japanese, characteristics, superstitions, customs, festivals, religion, dance, drama, sports, games, flowers, names of the years, fine arts, porcelains, products, industries, sundry, oddities, proverbs, sightseeing and far too many others to list. Each subject is completely covered on one page. A valuable reference and "dictionary" of all things Japanese, with lovely native illustrations. . *** Useful reference resource for students, collectors, writers, library & museum curators. With an index to all subjects. . *** CONFUSION REGARDING CORRECT AUTHOR: FREDERIC DE GARIS: . Some copies do not show Frederic De Garis on the title page, and this leads to confusion as to the correct author. We see that some catalogue this under Atsuharu Sakai the co-author, but not the MAIN author, or others whom are not the author. . This is a bibliographic error persists in the record. Others catalog this under H.S.K. Yamaguchi who was not the author, but the manager of the hotel. . The co-author, contributor was Sakai Atsuharu. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . * .