Cultures Of The World from Adamstown Books

Art Tao Pr, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 384 pp. w/ 130+ color illustrations throughout. Cultural examination of the Parsifal legend and the Hero's Life throughout folklore, literature, art, and cinema. 80 meditations and journal reflections are included along with a bibliography, filmography and synopses, and index. Book Condition : Near… Read more about this item

Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1912. Book. Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 1st American Edition. Hardcover, 91 pp. Short biography of the 19th century writer most famous for his works on Japanese culture, folk stories, and haiku. Book Condition : Good, Ex-College Library; no text marks; bookplate inside front cover; catalog label on front cover… Read more about this item

Leipzig, Germany: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1922. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Tauchnitz Edition, Collection of British and American Authors, Vol. 4216. Hardcover, 262 pp. Contains The Romance of the Milky Way, Goblin Poetry, Ultimate Questions, The Mirror Maiden, The Story of Ito Norisuke, Stranger than Fiction, and A Letter from Japan.Book Condition : Good-, Ex-College… Read more about this item

Zurich, Switzerland: C.G. Jung Institute, 1968. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-staple softcover, 43 pp. Examines Eros consciousness in terms of left eye symbolism across cultures and religions - Egyptian Mythology; Ancient Greece; The Song of Solomon; Rabanus Maurus; Christian Ritual; Marsilio Ficino; Tibetan Myth; Christian Mysticism; and Dreams and Visions. Book Condition :… Read more about this item

New York NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corp., 1929. Book. Illus. by Kate Rowland. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, 178 pp. Subtitled "The Virtuous R Lao-tsze and More About That Deplorable Vagabond and Clown Mong Pi". Historical fiction about Confucius and Lao-Tzu. Book Condition : Good; Ex-Church Library; rubber stamp on title page; catalog label on… Read more about this item

Kyoto, Japan, 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1926 hardcover printed on double leaves, 64 pp. w/13 b&w plates. Silk-covered boards, with partial onion skin paper jacket taped to inside covers, bound Japanese-style, housed in worn cardboard box. Biography of 16th and 17th century Japanese artisan Hon'ami Koyetsu. Chapters explore Koyetsu's work in pottery,… Read more about this item

New York NY: Frederick A. Stokes, 1892. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. 349 pp. w/ over 100 b&w illustrations by the author. Late 19th century survey of Japanese art, culture, and economics. Covers natural resources used in art and architecture; textiles; Graphic arts; Food production and preparation; Manners and customs; and… Read more about this item

London, England: Pall Mall Press, 1969. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. British Import. Survey of African religions : Christianity, Islam, and Indigenous. Examines how tribal religions answered existential questions and how these beliefs were influenced by Christian and Muslim beliefs and institutions. Book Condition : Good-; former owner's name on front free end… Read more about this item

Seoul, South Korea: Youl Hwa Dang , 1989. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Written in a personal style, these short essays and anecdotes seek to present the historical and cultural developments on the Korean peninsula from the early Common Era to the student protests of the 1980's. Book Condition : Near Fine;… Read more about this item

Stockton CA: Anthtopology of East Europe Review, 2005. Journal. Very Good. Spiral Bound. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This special issue focuses on Chechs, Slovaks, and Serbs, with articles on each falling under the following general themes : Social Change and Civil Society; Issues of gender and Sexuality; Ethnic Minorities; Memory, History, and the Ethnographic Present. Book… Read more about this item