Japan from The Country Bookshop

Tokyo, New York, & San Francisco: Kodansha International, 1974. Beautifully designed book with full color & B/W photographs and illustrations and descriptions of history and day-to-day life at this Zen temple. Gardens, Tea Ceremonies, Paintings, Rituals. Text by Dr. Jon Covell (first Westerner to obtain doctorate in Japanese Art History and student of Zen, along with Abbot Yamada Sobin, 26th… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1949. Translation by John Owen Gauntlett, edited and introduced by Robert King Hall, of Japanese imperial principles, "a tortuous argument based on the mystical, poetic mythology of the Japanese Imperial family [whose avowed purpose was to combat the social unrest and intellectual conflicts which sprang from the 'individualism' of the people and to substitute a… Read more about this item

Japan: Hokuseido Press, 1963. Beautiful biography of the author of The Book of Tea, bound in decorative bluish cloth with gilt title and author on cover and spine in Very Good condition, in pale green slip cover with letter pressed title on spine. Slip cover is slightly worn along bottom edge of spine, else very good. Inside has pale yellowish-green… Read more about this item

London: Robert G. Sawers Publishing, 1982. Special book with gorgeous tipped-in original woodcut , "Japanese Umbrellas in London Rain," by Jacob Pins. Binding is glossy synthetic with image of tiger. Inside, many black & white images to illustrate the collected essays. Very good condition outer binding and also inside the book is fresh, clean, and tight. . Hard Cover. Very… Read more about this item

Bod-ljons Bod yig dpe rnin dpe skrun khan, 1996. Some-what warped and rubbed Scuff marks on covers, mainly back. Solidly bound and a very usable copy. . Paper. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tokyo: Art Pub. Co. / Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1962. Katachi, A Picture Book of Traditional Japanese Workmanship only given English words. WorldCat seems to have additional info. Bumped corners. Soil or foxing on spine. Jackets are extensively torn and chipped along edges, corners, extremities. Has moto "Forma dat esse rei" in back of Volume I.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Folio - over… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. Small rectangle cut out of title page where a stamp was present. Lightly worn at extremities. Light bowing of spine. Name and date on inside of front cover. Charming decorated red, black, grey and green cloth front cover and spine. A tight and nice-looking copy this book. Illustrated japanese man on cover with sword… Read more about this item

New York: William D. Geer, 1947. Extremities frayed and small tears. Darkening and soil on back cover. Coal Mining and Industry on cover. Articles on Coal, Radio, Business, Tokyo Report. Extra post because of size.. Soft Cover. Very Good Minus/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Leibowitz, Matthew (cover). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine.

Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto National Museum, 1976. In Japanese mostly. Very interesting photos of statues, weapons, clothing, calilgraphy, paintings, and other japanese history and culture, some in color. Bright, tight, and clean copy of this book. Beautiful thick green textured paper cover with silver and gold impress on cover and spine. . Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.

Tokyo: The Nippon Times, Ltd., 1946. String tied. SCAP Directives to Dec. 31st, 1945. Additional info from handwritten note inside front cover. Some surface deterioration around spine. Bumped and worn corners. Some edge wear on covers.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Shoin, Japan: Mitsumura Suiko Shoin Publishing Co., Ltd., 1962. Volume One ONLY. In English and Japanese. Does not state location. It seems to be Shoin, Japan according to WorldCat. It could also be Kyoto according to listings on line. Chipped and fraying around the edges. 1 1/2 inch chipping and tear at bottom of front cover.. Soft Cover. Fair/No Dust… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co., 1898. End papers peeling from over hinge of book. Bumped and worn corners. Fading on spine. Soil on covers and spine. Fraying of extremities. Back hinge separated. Name, city and date on front end paper.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Poor/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tokyo: Yohan Publications, Inc., 1998. Very bright and clean softcover edition. Definitely NOT an ex-library copy!. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.: Trafford on Demand Pub, 2005. Down the Japanese Archipelago on a Biucycle. Inscribed, "April 20, 2005 Dear Harris and Ellie Always follow your dreams! Michigan Schlief". and then a spamped image and Japanese characters.. Inscribed By Author. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.