from Leonard Shoup

Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International Limited, 1974, 1st Edition, Later Printing , 1974. -----------hardcover, about 7.5w x 10.25h inches, a Very Good+ copy, faint stain at upper spine tip pages, in an attractive Good to Very Good dustjacket, price clipped, some sunning to the spine of the jacket, small nick on spine, 308 pages, profusely illustrated with b&w… Read more

Springfield, Pennsylvania: Springfield, PA.: Edge Books / Gauntlet Press, 2002, 1st edition, First Printing, 2002. ----------3 items (ONE SHIPPING CHARGE), , PRIMER is a Fine hardcover, no dustjacket as issued, signed by Matheson, --- 14 is a trade paperback size pamphlet ---REALITY is a CD which was issued with 14, the CD has RM talking about metaphysical things, CD… Read more

Santa Barbara, California: Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1993, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1993. ----------trade paperback, a Fine unread copy, signed by Matheson without inscription, 136 pages ---"Richard Matheson's bestselling novel, What Dreams May Come, the basis for the hit movie starring Robin Williams, touched numerous readers with its convincing portrait of life after death, based on years of… Read more

Rutland, Vermont / Tokyo, Japan : Rutland, VT / Tokyo, Japan: Charles E Tuttle, 1983, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1983. -----------hardcover, a Fine example, clean tight and crisp, very fresh example of a scarce hardcover in the 1st edition, in a very lightly rubbed Near Fine price clipped dustjacket, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, 451 pages,… Read more

Rutland, Vermont: Rutland, VT: Charles E Tuttle, 1989, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1989. ----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in an Near Fine price clipped dustjacket, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, 320 pages, b&w photos throughout, ---"Shin Kage Ryu jujutsu has existed as a fighting system since the nineteenth century, and the literal meaning of the… Read more

Owen Sound, Ontario: Owen Sound, ON: The Ginger Press, 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1997. ------------softcover, about 9.25w x 8h inches, a solid Good to Very Good example, name stamp to the front endpaper with some blotting to the verso of the cover, ink name stamped on the upper edge of the text block, some curling to… Read more

Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: Rubicon publishing, 2001, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2001. -----------softcover, about 11w x 9.25h inches, a Near Fine example, signed by Sybil Rampen ( The Witch ), Liz Avery ( Rosa ), Elizabeth Bradley ( Abel Mabel ), Betty Neil ( Methusaleh ), Betts Engel and Roberta Eustace ( Double Trouble ), Ankie Gracie (… Read more

California: Valencia, CA: Black Belt Books / Ohara Publications, 2011, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2011. ------------softcover, about 8.25 x 10.75 inches, a near Fine copy, 256 pages, profusely illustrated with b&w photos about all aspects of sword techniques, ---"Describing the principles and techniques that define Japan’s most popular style of swordsmanship, this martial arts manual gives practitioners master-level instruction.… Read more

Cambridge, Massachussetts: Cambridge, MA / London, England: Harvard University Press, 1990, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1990. ----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ dustjacket, 248 pages, ---"In this imaginative exploration of modern legal culture, Lawrence Friedman addresses how the contemporary idea of individual rights has altered the legal systems and authority structures of Western societies.… Read more