Seoul: Diamond Sutra Recitation Group, [post-2005]. 59p., pictorial wraps. Hagiography of the Korean naval official who helped drive back the Japanese during Hideyoshi's Japanese invasion through the use of turtle boats. More

Cat.No: 122548

Tokyo: Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai, 1959. 170p., wraps, worn at spine ends. Label of Bernard Karpel (Museum of Modern Art) on flyleaf. K. B. S. Bibliography of Standard Reference Books for Japanese Studies with Descriptive Notes, Volume VII (A). Bibliography of Japanese works, with descriptive notes in English. More

Cat.No: 140619

n.p. [1971]. Gummed but unused envelope, very good, with slogan printed in red in both Chinese and English. The Diaoyu Tai / Tiaoyu Tai / Senkaku islands are a disputed territory in the sea between Taiwan and Japan, claimed by both China and Japan. In 1971, when the US was..... More

Cat.No: 242653

Tokyo: Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha, 1959. [26p], wraps, Japanese text. B&W photos of items from an arts and crafts exhibition held at Mitsukoshi Department Store. From the library of Laurence Sickman; his initials on cover. More

Cat.No: 142371

[Tokyo]: [Ishikawajima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd, ], 1956. 5.5x3.5 inch color postcard mounted in 7.25x5 inch display folder illustrated with line drawing of the ship on an orange, yellow and white field, detailed description of the ship, previous owner's notes in Japanese script on rear otherwise very good. More

Cat.No: 215048

London: The Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1939. Pamphlet. v, 53p., stapled wraps, 6 x 9 inches, one map, staples rusted, slightly musty else good condition. Information Department Papers No. 24. Mostly focuses on British foreign policy towards Japan. More

Cat.No: 238530

Cambridge: the Bulletin, 1970-1990. Twenty-four issues of the staplebound, 8.5x11 inch journal, average length ranging from 72 to 92 pages, generally very good, some with address label on back cover. Issues present are vol. 2 no. 4; vol. 4 nos. 2-4; vol. 5 nos. 1, 2, 3; vol. 6 nos..... More

Cat.No: 207280

Chicago: Caxton Club, 1905. 31p., color frontispiece, edgeworn wraps, interior very good. Brief descriptions of prints, attributed to their collectors. More

Cat.No: 139813

Kyoto: the museum, 1986. Paperback. 414p., profuse exhibit photography, exclusively in color, each image extensively captioned and facing a verso page of further text. Softbound, a substantial catalogue on coated alkaline paperstock. Externally mildly edgeworn with subtle signs of handling, but quite sound and presentable; internally we see only one..... More

Cat.No: 235637

Taibei: Institute of Chinese Culture, 1958, 1959. Two issues of the journal, both with yellow tape discoloration at top and bottom of the spine, 251 and 183p. respectively, reading copies only. The former issue has an article by Tingsen S. Wei, illustrated with photos of archeological finds, claiming that the..... More

Cat.No: 223387

Nagoya: Chubu Nihon Shinbunsha, 1962. 426p., hardcover with edgeworn plastic protective slip, in moderately worn slipcase, 10x7 inches; B&W photos, 48 pages of plates. History of the Japanese newspaper. Text in Japanese. More

Cat.No: 142127

Fujinomiya, Japan: CIRA, [200-]. 5.5x4.5 inch black cloth patch with printed design, very good, together with similarly sized leaflet introducing the Japanese anarchist archive and soliciting donations. Obtained in San Francisco where a representative of CIRA tabled at an anarchist book fair. More

Cat.No: 219790