Rice in the Cultural Life of the Japanese People: A Lecture Delivered Before the Asiatic Society of Japan, November 1939
by Rabbitt, James A
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Japan: Trans of the Asiatic Society, 1940. Reprint Edition. fair to good. 66 pages + plates, illus., discolor ins flyleaves, spine edges quite worn, large tears at spine. Presentation copy inscribed & signed by author. Boards somewhat soiled and foxed. Topics covered include the sacredness of rice, the honorable rice throughout the year, rice in Japanese literature, rice and religion, and socio-economic influences. Reprinted from the Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Second Series, Vol. XIX, December 1940.
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- Title
- Rice in the Cultural Life of the Japanese People: A Lecture Delivered Before the Asiatic Society of Japan, November 1939
- Author
- Rabbitt, James A
- Book Condition
- Used - fair to good
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- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Trans of the Asiatic Society
- Place of Publication
- Japan
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Japan, Rice, Cultural Life, Inscribed, Signed, Presentation Copy
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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