Search Results: Japan from Lawrence Jones

Washington D.C.: University Publications of America, 1979. 2 volumes. xxvii, 488; iii, 339pp; index/glossary, appendices. Blue cloth, no jackets as issued. A few very light marks to cloth, very light foxing to page edges. Facsimile of the 1931 edition published in Kobe by JL Thompson & Co.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 8vo.

Washington D.C.: University Publications of America, 1979. 2 volumes. xxvii, 360; xxvii, pp361-697; index, appendices, tables. Light spotting to cloth, occasional light foxing. Originally published in 1904. All aspects of Japan in the Meiji period.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 8vo.

Washington D.C.: University Publications of America, 1979. viii, 340pp; index, bibliography, appendices. Blue cloth, no jacket as issued. Light foxing to top edge. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 8vo.

Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1960. xx, 401pp, index, chronology, notes, bw ills. Blue cloth with gold mon to front injacket. Light edge wear to jacket, light even toning to page edges. Autobiography of the founder of Keio University in Japan. Originally published in 1934, revised in 1940 and again in 1948, this is the first printing of this translation.. New Translation. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1976. 437pp, index, bibliography, glossary. Green cloth in jacket. Prev owner name on front free endpaper and stamp inside front cover, tear to margin of one page near rear. 320 entries spanning the period from Emperor Jimmu to the late Yasunari Kawabata, 1968 Nobel Laureate.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Tokyo: Kodansha, 1978. 655pp, index, bibliography, appendices, genealogical charts, bw ills. Green cloth in jacket. Prev owner stamp inside front cover (under flap), light foxing to top edge.Includes 521 entries covering major political, intellectual and religious figures from ancient times to the present.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Denton, TX: Nihonto Kemma Ltd./Thomas B. Buttweiler, 1979. 159pp, bibliography, appendices, line drawings. Brown cloth with tsuba in black to front and rear , no jacket. Light foxing to endpapers. 10 monographs presented in three sections: The Sword as History, The Sword as Steel and The Sword as Art.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

New York: Weatherhill, 1981. xxvi, 463pp, index/glossary, 24 col ills, decorative endpapers. Red cloth in jacket. Cycle of 12 seasonal poems capturing the atmosphere of the ancient capital of Japan combining to form a short epic in homage to Kyoto's heritage of art, nature and religion. At the same time the author traces his own spiritual pilgrimage.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Tokyo: Board of Tourist Industry / Japanese Government Railways, 1935. 105pp, bw ills, map, col frontis. Cream card with laid on image, yapped (overhanging) edges. Slight edge ear, even toning to covers. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1980. ix, 300pp, index, bibliography, appendices/glossary. Tan cloth in jacket. Light toning to endpapers, slight fading to spine, foxing to top edge. Jinno Shotoki (Chronicle of the Direct Descent of Gods and Sovereigns) is one of the most influential works of Japanese history and political theory. A highly polemical ork, it was intended to show Japan's superiority over all other countries by tracing the uninterrupted line of its sovereigns from the age of the Gods.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Tokyo: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 1956. xii, 417pp, index, bibliography, tables. Maroon cloth in jacket. Jacket spine darkened, jacket toned and rubbed at folds, small bookseller label on front flap. Offset toning to endpapers. In depth examination of the Japanese cotton industry.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Tokyo: Oxford University Press, 1968. xii, 427pp, index, glossary, bw ills, maps. Black cloth in jacket. Jacket faded at spine, prev owner red stamp on title page. Originally published in 1921 the book covers the author's experiences as part of the British Legation in Japan in 1862-1882. Originally subtitled: The Inner History of the Critical Years in the Evolution of Japan When the Ports Were Opened and the Monarchy Restored, Recorded by a Diplomatist Who Took an Active Role in the Events of the Time, with an Account of His Personal Experiences During That Period.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 8vo.

London: Robert G Sawers, 1974. xii, 292pp, index, 216 bw ill. Maroon textured silk boards with page marker ribbon, in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket, minor abrasion to front free endpaper from removal of prev owner label, light toning/foxing to page edges, small taped tear to bottom rear of jacket with associated scuff to rear board. 216 outstanding tsuba are illustrated and described in full. 21 major schools of tsuba production are explained from the standpoints of spiritual and military background. An imprtant reference in the field.. Enlarged Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Shihachi Fujimoto. Small 4to.

Washington D.C.: University Publications of America, 1979. 321pp, appendices, bw ills. Blue cloth, no jacket as issued. Moderate foxing to top edge, slight bump to top corners. In the Japan Studies series. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 8vo.

Washington D.C.: University Publications of America, 1979. xx, 277pp + 15pp bw ills at rear, frontis, index, references. Blue cloth, no jacket as issued. Light flecking to cloth, light foxing to page edges. Note that in this edition the plates have been placed at the rear of the book, rather than as paginated in the contents list. Originally published in 1916. Ghengis Khan's several attempts at the invasion of Japan.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 8vo.

Washington D.C.: University Publications of America, 1979. xix, 556pp + bw ills at rear + maps; bw text ills, appendices. Blue cloth, no jacket as issued. Moderate foxing to page edges. In the Japan Studies series. Originally published in 1897. The Sino-Japanese war.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 8vo.

Rutland, Vt: Charles E Tuttle Co, 1987. xiii, 431, 367pp; indexes, appendices. Red cloth in jacket. Ex-public library with usual stamps etc (inc cancelled stamp). Jacket faded at and near spine, tumb soiling to bottom corner.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Hale & Iremonger, 1983. 78pp, bw ills. Yellow pictorial card. Some fading to covers, inside covers and adjacent pages foxed, sticker removal scar on half-title page. The author spent three years in and around Hiroshima as a member of the BCOF, then Intelligence as a writer for the British Commonwealth Occupation News writing about and photographing the devastation around him and speaking with survivors. He also attende dthe first Hiroshima Peace Festival in 1946.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to.

Washington D.C.: University Publications of America, 1979. 237pp, maps/plans (1 folding), appendix, bw ills. Blue cloth, no jacket as issued. Minor flecking to cloth, foxing to top. In two sections: Ancient Capitals and Palaces of Japan; The Capital and Palace of Heian... Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 8vo.

New York: Osprey Publishing, 2010. 48pp, index, bibliography, num bw & col ills. Or pictorial card. New. . First Printing. Soft Cover. New. Illus. by Bryan, Paul.. 4to.