Search Results: Japanese Culture from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Weatherhill, 1999. Paperback First Edition Thus [1999], so stated. First Edition Thus [1999], so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows light wear to extremities; faint creases at front and rear faces; thumb-smudges at fore-edge; binding square and secure; text shows some circlings and check marks in the Director's Index at the rear of the book. Despite some indications of use, remains a presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 399pp. Trade Paperback. This comprehensive look at Japanese cinema in the 1990's includes nearly four hundred reviews of individual films and a dozen interviews and profiles of leading directors and producers. Interpretive essays provide an overview of some of the key issues and themes of the decade, and provide background and context for the treatment of individual films and artists.

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.

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.