Search Results: Japan from Black Cat Hill Books

Tokyo, Japan publisher unstated, presumed printed in Japan , 1902. Hardcover First Edition [1902], unstated. Very Good: light rubbing to extremities; cloth 'binding' at head and heel of spine is broken at front, causing loosening, but string is strong and intact); all tinted photographic images are in excellent condition. A beautiful and rare Japanese item. Oblong 8vo. 60 fine photogravure images, 100x145mm, on 59 leaves, 150x220mm (one plate has two images), all coloured by hand, tied into publisher's boards covered in colour-patterned cotton cloth with applied paper label title as above. 60 pages (printed one side only). No text except for the English language caption below each picture. Pastedown title at front board. Decorative cloth over boards. Pages attached to boards by a tied string. Dated (as before 1912) by the 38th picture which refers to the enthronement of the "present" emperor in 1868 (Emperor Mutsuhito,actually enthroned in 1867, who died in 1912. Have seen… Read More

New York, NY Dodd Mead & Company, 1980. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Book shows light wear to extremities; foxing starting at endpapers and outside edges of page block; faint rubbing and soiling; binding remains secure; text clean. DJ shows similar rubbing and soiling; light wear to extremities; tiny, closed tear and attendant crease at top rear face; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a clean, sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 253pp. Hardback with DJ. In 215 pages, the author, John Curtis Perry managed to captured the basic essence of the American Occupation of Japan after World War II. From the way he writes, it appears to be one of America's finest hours, both as a nation and as a people. Rarely has the two foes who fought such a bitter war against each other, kiss and made up so quickly. As a people, Americans proves to be very… Read More

Manchester, CT Knowledge, Ideas & Trends, 1993. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 249pp. + Bibliography. 8vo. 254pp. With the Assistance of Yukiko Kurokawa and Hiroshi Kawai. Academic Press Paperback.

New Haven, CT Yale University Press, 1982. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Book shows just a touch of wear to extremities; considerable bowing of boards; minimal wear; binding a litttle cocked. but there is no spine lean, and the signatures remain perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to its sheen; one-inch, closed tear at top edge front face; scuff at head of backstrip; tiny tear at heel of spine; mylar-protected. No longer 'As New, but remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 322pp. Introduction by the Editor. Hardback with DJ. The details in history, combined with intelligent insight, makes for an excellent resource. For anyone interested in knowing names, dates, events that shaped Kamakura and the Bakufu that thrived in it, I recommend this book.

Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press, 2002. Paperback First Edition [2002], unstated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. "OK " stamped at rear face; else flawless. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 166pp. (Select Papers, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Chicago, 11). First Edition [2002], unstated. Paperback.

Rutland, VT Charles E. Tuttle Company, Publishers, 1974. Paperback First Edition Thus (1974), so stated. First Edition Thus (1974), so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: backstrip ever-so-slightly sunned, but titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Tiny dot at bottom edge (this is not a remainder mark, but a local "new" retail bookstore marks their books this way); a publisher's price sticker, once sew-in to the binding at the front endpaper, has been removed. Free of any creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a couple of very minor flaws. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches). 227 pages + Tuttle Books ads. Translated by Kencho Suematsu. Introduction by Terence Barrow.… Read More

Tokyo, Japan Wayward Press, 1969. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: Book shows only minor indications of use; mild rubbing to sheen of french wrappers; just a touch of wear at corner tips, with a little heavier rubbing at head of backstrip which has been tape-repaired; small snag at front hinge has been tape repaired; backstrip ever-so-slightly sunned, thoughbinding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 167pp. Illustrated by Tadahito Nadamoto with pen and ink drawings. French Wraps: Trade Paperback. A rundown on the history and current practice. A practical guide.

Washington DC George Washington University, 1982. Paperback Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of soiling; else flawless. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 87pp. Paperback. Essays by Kim Woodward and Alice A. Davenport [The Security Dimension of China's Offshore Oil Development]; Robert Sutter [U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan]; Edward Olsen [Modifying the US's Korea Policy]; Donald Macdonald [The 1946 Elections and Legislative Assembly in South Korea]; and Paul Kuznets [The Dramatic Reversal of 1979-1980: Contemporary Economic Development in Korea].

Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press, 1976. Hardcover First Edition [1976], unstated. Very Good+ in Good DJ: Book shows indications of light use; just a touch of wear to extremities; slightest spine lean; binding secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities; faint rubbing and soiling; a dampstain at the top of the front hinge has led to crinkling and slight loss at that point and another, smaller and fainter dampstain at the top front corner; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a clean, securely bound, presentable copy in an flawed, but mostly whole DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 345pp. First Edition [1976], unstated. Hardback with DJ. After a distinguished career as a jurist in Germany, Alfred Oppler came to the United States in 1939, and in 1946 was invited to Tokyo, where he was SCAP's authority on reform of the Japanese legal order to implement the principles of the new Constitution. Here is his account of the legal reforms and the methods used… Read More

New York, NY Putnam: Perigree Books, 1972. Paperback First Edition Thus (1982), so stated. First Edition Thus (1982), so stated. Good+ in wraps: mild rubbing to the panels; the heel of the backstrip has been reinforced with tape; a very fine stress crease at the backstrip; the binding leans very slightly; but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A carefully-used copy showing moderate wear and minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.35 x 0.6 inches). 217 pages. Translated from the Japanese by Francis Mathy. Language: English. Weight: 9 ounces. This is a black softcover with orange gate in upper left corner of the front panel. Trade Paperback.

Tokyo, Japan University of Tokyo Press, 1974. Hardcover First Edition [1974]; Fourth Printing [2001]. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ also is flawless; unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.3 x 1.25 inches). xxxvii, 383 pages. Translated by Mikiso Hane. Weight: 1 pound, 13 ounces. First Edition [1974]; Fourth Printing [2001]. Hardback with DJ.

Rutland, VT Charles E. Tuttle Company, Publishers, 1961. Paperback First Ed thus, First Printing stated. First Ed thus, First Printing stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: former owner's initials at upper corner front free endpaper; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling; half-inch tear at bottom front hinge; binding square and secure; text clean. Clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 202pp. Mass Market Paperback. First book by a Florida-born student of Japanese history and translator who lived in Korea and in Japan. His collection of loosely connected short stories and sketches is based on material collected during eighteen months spent in Tokyo working for the ASAHI EVENING NEWS. 

Tokyo, Japan The Toho Gakkai (The Institute of Eastern Culture, 1980. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: former owner's name at the upper front panel; very light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a faint crease near the lower front corner; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.9 x 0.35 inches). 178 pages. Language: English. Weight: 8.5 ounces. Paperback.

Baltimore, MD Penguin Books: Peregrine , 1969. Paperback First Edition (1969), not directly stated, but indicated by a lack of reference to subsequent printings, in accordance with Penguin's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good in Wraps: moderate rubbing to the wrapper covers; a couple of green marker pen marks at the lower backstrip and along the rear "hinge"; stress creases here and there to the panels; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A moderately used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.15 x 0.7 inches). 348 pages. Preface and Introduction by the author. Language: English. Weight: 11.3… Read More