JAPAN from Windy Hill Books

NY: David McKay, 1962. Hard Cover. Near Fine in a Very good, clipped dustjacket. Dj has small chips missing from upper front edge and a closed edge tear to lower for edge. In publisher's reinforced binding this is NOT a library discard. . First Printing. Illus. by Kazue Mizamura.

NY: Doubleday, 1961 Hard Cover. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. First Edition. Dj spine and edges somewhat age darkened. Very light bump to lower corner of book. Keiko wants a doll for the Festival of the Dolls, but gets a very different gift instead..

Chicago: Rand McNally, 1964 Hard Cover. First Edition. 64 pages, reinforced cloth. Near Fine in a Near Fine, clipped dustjacket. Story about Boys' Day in Japan & about Japanese family & community life. In publishers library binding, NOT a library discard..

NY Scribners 1969. Hard Cover First Edition. Near Fine in a near fine, clipped dj. Upper corners of book lightly bumped. In Scribner Library binding, NOT a library discard..

NY: Knopf, 1963. Hard Cover. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Illustrated by Richard Powers and with photographs. Dj lightly edge worn and a bit shelf rubbed. "The story of a country's arts and crafts.. First Edition.

NY: Scribners, 1965. Dj lightly edge worn with one closed edge tear to lower back edge, lower corner of book lightly bumped.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+ Dustjacket. Illus. by Marianne Yamaguchi.

NY Scribners 1967. Hard Cover. VERY FINE in a FINE, CLIPPED DUSTJACKET. First Edition. Set in modern Japan. Illustrated by Susan Bennet..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1960 Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION REVIEW COPY. 192 pages, cloth. Story of two boys whose home & family have been destroyed struggling to recapture the Honorable Sword, the only remaining symbol of their family's glory. Set in feudal Japan. VERY GOOD+ in lightly worn dustjacket..

Harcourt, Brace & World NY 1965 Hard Cover. FINE in a NEAR FINE, CLIPPED DJ. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with photos by Ira Spring, 48pgs. In publishers library binding, not a library discard..

NY: Dutton, 1990 Hard Cover. FINE in a Fine dustjacket. FIRST EDITION. Paterson retells a popular Japanese folktale about a pair of Mandarin ducks. Illus in watercolor & pastel paintings in the style of 18th c. Japanese woodcuts..

London: Warne, (1974) Hard Cover. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE dustjacket. A Fanatasia Pictorial . Illustrated by Saburo Watanabe. Adapted by Keisuke Tsutsui. Translated by Ann Herring. 1975 Reprint. 28 pages, boards. Original 20th c. parable by a leading humorist of modern Japan. .

NY: Macmillan, 1957. Hard Cover. Very Good+ in a Very Good Dustjacket. FIRST PRINTING REVIEW COPY. 136 pgs, cloth. Story of a peasant family of Japan & of the festivals & name days important in their lives..

NY: FS&G, (1992) Illus by author. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. REVIEW COPY. 31 pgs, boards. Story of a boy living on the coast of Japan who awaits his father's return from fishing on a day when a storm comes up. Japanese artist's first picture book. FINE in FINE dustjacket..

NY: Harcourt, Brace, 1955 Illustrated by author. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. VERY GOOD+ in spine chipped dustjacket. 146 pages, cloth. 14 folk tales in this, the author's second collection. Bookplate. . Very Good+/Very Good.

NY: Crowell, 1974 171 pages, boards. Story of the daughter of a samurai set in feudal Japan.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. Illus. by Haru Wells.

Japan: Charles Tuttle, 1964 Printed in Japan. 63 pgs, cloth. Kobo's father paints so many wishing pictures for his customers that he has no time to paint one for Kobo. 16 full pg color illus & numerous in blk/white. Previous owner's ink name. Chipped dustjacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Yoshie Noguchi.

Crowell, (1975) First edition, first printing. Illustrated by Jaru Wells. 179 pgs, cloth. Story of a 13 year old boy who lives in the world of Osaka's Bunraku theater puppeteers in the 18th c. & describes the poverty he witnesses. 1977 National Book Award Winner, no award medal on dust jacket. Near Fine in a Very Good+ Dust… Read more

New York Parents' Magazine Press 1971. Hard Cover. Fine, no dj. Illustrated by Shosuke Fukuda. First edition..

New York: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1983 Illustrated by author. Hard Cover. Near Fine in a Fine Slipcase. Limited/Numbered. SIGNED by Author/illustator. Limited edtion #263 of 1000, signed in Japanese by Anno. Small crease to lower signature page, spine of book slightly slanted.. First Edition Limited.

NY: Kane/Miller, (1986) Illustrated by author. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 32 pgs, boards. Mi-Chan, a young Japanese girl, enjoys the falling snow as it piles up in her village. FINE as issued w/o d-w.. Hard Cover.