Culture from Eric James

Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International, 1981. Oversized hardcover with price clipped dust jacket, 72 pages extensively illustrated in full colour. I would blush to call a now 42-year old book as new, but no flaws are evident to my tired old eyes. … Read more about this item

London: Curzon Humanities Press, 1987. Trade paperback, second (1990) printing, 280 pages; very gently used, not abused except for a severe crease to the front cover bottom corner, other very tiny traces of shelf wear along edges, spine and back cover flat/uncreased, very clean and unmarked, … Read more about this item

New York: Delta Dell, 1955. Trade paperback, Thirteenth (1978) Printing, 210 pages; light rubbing along edges, spine and covers flat/uncreased, top corner of back cover torn off, otherwise very gently used, not abused, very clean and unmarked, all pages age toned. … Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster Summit Books, 1984. Oversized oblong trade paperback, xvii +158 pages including many illustrations throughout in full colour and black-and-white; hardly a trace of shelf wear, very gently read, if at all, age toning or sun fading to covers and edges, otherwise appears in unread/unused condition. … Read more about this item

Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.: Johnson Books, 1965. Digest-sized paperback with stapled binding, eleventh (1992) printing, 64 pages including numerous black-and-white illustrations; very gently used, some light rubbing along spine and edges, light crease to back cover top corner, very tight in binding, five-line gift inscription in… Read more about this item

New York: Parkstone Press, 2000. NEW, still in publisher's original shrinkwrap, oversized hardcover with dust jacket, 216 pages, extensively illustrated in full colour and black-and-white. [this copy priced low, priced to go to a good home as bookseller is nearing retirement, but extra S & H at cost will be requested] … Read more about this item

New York: Universe Darien House Books , 1975. Oversized hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, 256 pages including "---over 2,100 frame blow-up [black-and-white] photos---"; elegant book in pebbled black covers with very bright and clear silver gilt lettering to front cover and spine, very gently used, tight in binding, just traces of… Read more about this item

Richmond, Virginia: Richmond News Leader, 1938. Hardcover without dust jacket, "New York World's Fair Edition" [1939], 94 pages including full page duotone photographs with detailed descriptive captions; light bumps and shelf wear to cover corners, red ink felt tip pen marks to top and bottom edges, but overall very gently used, … Read more about this item

Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.: Princeton University Press, 2003. Trade paperback, xxiii + 309 pages; light bumps/creases to corners, other tiny traces of shelf wear, but spine flat/uncreased, tight in binding, very gently read, if at all, very clean and unmarked throughout. . Soft Cover. Very Good… Read more about this item

Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.: University of New Mexico Press, 1983. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket, xviii + 322 pages including black-and-white photographs; very gently used ex-library copy (with only one issue noted on issue card) with dust jacket secured to covers, library rubber stamp… Read more about this item

Glasgow, Scotland: William Collins, 1959. Hardcover with clear plastic protective dust jacket, First Printing thus, 320 pages including tartans superbly reproduced in full colour and clan badges in black-and-white, plus two different endpaper maps;---very elegant book in gorgeous multi-coloured tartan cloth covers with exceptionally bright and clear gilt lettering to spine and equally brilliant top… Read more about this item

Washington, New Jersey : Times Change Press, 1972. Trade paperback, 174 pages including black-and-white illustrations; covers rubbed and showing faded traces of old soiling, spine flat/uncreased, light reader's crease to front cover, tiny crease to top corner of back cover and last few pages, but very gently read, tight in binding, … Read more about this item

Montreal, Quebec, Canada: New World Perspectives, 1987. Trade paperback, 275 pages including black-and-white illustrations; very gently used, spine and covers flat/uncreased, very tight in binding, some gentle bumps, corner creases to several pages, very clean and unmarked throughout, pages fresh and white. … Read more about this item

New York: Schocken Books, 1983. Trade paperback, later printing, xxxvi + 288 pages; tiny traces of shelf wear along edges, spine and covers flat/uncreased, tight in binding, very clean and unmarked throughout, unread, almost as new except for being 39 years old. … Read more about this item

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. Hardcover with dust jacket, x + 221 pages; elegant book in bright crimson red cloth with very bright and clear gilt lettering to spine, bright yellow textured endpapers, very gently read, if at all, not a trace of shelf or reading wear other than… Read more about this item

New York: Praeger, 1970. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, 192 pages, plus many black-and-white illustrations; attractive book in black cloth with very bright and clear gold! (silver would be more appropriate) gilt lettering to spine and a Venetian silhouette with a gondola and gondolier in gilt on front cover, very light shelf wear to cover edges, … Read more about this item

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1954. Trade paperback sized journal with glued (not stapled) spine, 154 pages; very gently read, if at all, tight in binding,, spine and covers flat/uncreased, but the back cover is gently wrinkled by considerable pale faded old yellow (white wine?) staining to the outside and inside and just… Read more about this item

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1953. Trade paperback sized journal with glued (not stapled) spine, 132 pages; very gently read, if at all, tight in binding,, spine has one tiny speckle spot stain, but spine and covers flat/uncreased, very clean and unmarked, pages fresh and white. See also… Read more about this item

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1970. Trade paperback, viii + 173 pages; very gently used, only tiny traces of shelf wear, but approximately 50/55 pages have pale pencil underlinings, all otherwise clean and unmarked, fresh and white.. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good -.

New Brunswick, NJ, USA: Rutgers University Press, 1989. Trade paperback, viii + 264 pages; very gently read, only tiny traces of shelf and reading wear including one light spine crease, store stamped inside front cover, tiny ink marks on six pages, otherwise very clean and unmarked. … Read more about this item