Tokyo: Japan Enamelling Artist Association, 1993. 126p., very good in wraps, 8.5x12 inches, thoroughly illustrated in color; text in English and Japanese. More about The 27th International Enamelling Exhibition in Japan
Cat.No: 165195
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 about Admiral Yi Sun-Sin, A brief overview of his life and achievements
Cat.No: 122548
Kyoto: the bulletin, 2011-2012. Two issues of the zine-format publication, 25 and 21 pages respectively, photocopied from computer printouts; text in Japanese. Associated with Hitoshi Ebara, formerly of the Sekiho-ha, RG. More about Alternate systems study bulletin. Vol. 18 no. 6, vol. 19 no. 1
Cat.No: 167222
![AMPO: a report from the Japanese New Left [later subtitled "Japan-Asia Quarterly Review"] (19 issues](/pictures/thumb/145104.jpg?v=1484085120)
Tokyo: AMPO, 1969-1993. Nineteen issues of the journal, various formats, 7x10 to 8.5x12 inches; several have rubberstamps on cover from a movement library in San Francisco, but generally very good. Issues present are 2, 7/8, 11, 15, 16, 18, vol. 8 no. 3; vol. 10 no. 1/2; vol. 12 nos... More about AMPO: a report from the Japanese New Left [later subtitled "Japan-Asia Quarterly...
Cat.No: 145104
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 about Arts and Crafts
Cat.No: 140619
Osaka: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1946. 335p., stiff red wraps moderately worn. First post-war edition of the yearbook published by Asahi Simbun, one of Japan's major newspapers. More about Asahi nenkan 1946
Cat.No: 142252
Osaka: Osaka Shuppansha, 1935. 1,304 pages, limp cloth covers, paper evenly toned, corners mildly bumped, very good. Dictionary of English-derived words and phrases new to the Japanese language. More about Bankoku shingo daijiten
Cat.No: 233031
Nara, Japan: Research Center for Silk Roadology, 2007. 129p., six photo plates, plus numerous B&W photos in text, wraps. Ilustrated examination of Buddhist stupas, showing regional influences. Text mostly in Japanese, with English summary. Rubberstamp on first blank interior page. Silk roadology 27. More about The basic study on technical exchange about Hokyoin stupas between China and Japan. Bulletin of...
Cat.No: 121166
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 about Bi no bi ten
Cat.No: 142371
Haiku, Hawaii: Maui Zendo of the Diamond Sangha, 1977. 16p., staplebound booklet format, very good but for mailing address penned on rear cover. This issue devoted to discussing the haiku of Basho. Primary author is Robert Aitken. More about Blind Donkey. Vol. 3 no. 2 (March-April 1977
Cat.No: 235770
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[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 about Brazilian Navy Ary Parreiras: troop transport/cargo vessel [postcard and folder] Aug. 24th 1956,...
Cat.No: 215048
![Brazilian Navy Soares Dutra: troop transport/cargo vessel [postcard and folder] Dec. 13th 1956,...](/pictures/thumb/215033.jpg?v=1494475714)
[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 on rear, very good. More about Brazilian Navy Soares Dutra: troop transport/cargo vessel [postcard and folder] Dec. 13th 1956,...
Cat.No: 215033
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 about British Far Eastern Policy
Cat.No: 238530
Nara: Nara National Museum, 1984. 408p., wraps lightly shelfworn, illustrated with photographs (mostly black and white), text in Japanese. More about Budda Shakuson : sono shogai to zokei. Tokubetsuten / Arts of Buddha Sakyamuni: special exhibition
Cat.No: 152068
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 about Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars [24 issues
Cat.No: 207280
Chicago: Caxton Club, 1905. 31p., color frontispiece, edgeworn wraps, interior very good. Brief descriptions of prints, attributed to their collectors. More about Catalogue of an exhibition of color prints by Suzuki Harunobu with notes critical and descriptive...
Cat.No: 139813
London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1984. 53p., very good in staplebound wraps, illustrations of 100 netsuke, several in color. Laid in are two slender brochures from the Los Angeles exhibition. More about Catalogue of an exhibition of netsuke from the collection of Raymond Bushell. Held at Christie's...
Cat.No: 203141
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 about Catalogue of the Collection; Selected Works in The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, October...
Cat.No: 235637
Berkeley; Stanford: Japan-United States Friendship Commission; UC Berkeley East Asiatic Library; East Asian Collection, Hoover Institution, 1978. vii, 312 p, wraps, chip at bottom of spine panel. Titles appear in typed or facsimile handwritten Japanese alongside Romanization. More about A checklist of Japanese local histories / Chihoshi mokuroku
Cat.No: 180503
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 about Chinese Culture. A Quarterly Review [two issues: volume 1 no. 3, volume 2 no. 1
Cat.No: 223387
Osaka: Osaka Daigaku Minamibara Kofun Chosadan, 1992. 194 pages, 6, 40 leaves of plates, very good hardcover in slipcase. Text in Japanese. [Osaka University Studies in Archaeology, no. 2]. Report on excavations of a fourth century burial mound in southwestern Kyoto. More about Chohoji Minamibara kofun no kenkyu
Cat.No: 202105
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 about Chubu Nihon Shinbun nijunenshi
Cat.No: 142127
Himeji: Hyogo Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan, 1989. 134p., very good in wraps, thoroughly illustrated, mostly in color. Text in Japanese. Catalog for an exhibition of antiquities from Chang'an, curated by Wang Wenqing. More about Chugoku To Choan no bunbutsu: hato o koete, harukanaru Choan e
Cat.No: 175800
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 about CIRA JAPANA [cloth patch, together with explanatory leaflet
Cat.No: 219790
New York: Asian Conservatory Laboratory, 1966. 128p. plus 40 black and white plates, staplebound squareback wraps lightly shelfworn. ACL Symposium Series, vol. 2. Proceedings of a 1963 symposium, with pieces on the interplay of collector, scholar and conservator, the issue of forgery, and more. More about The collector of Asian art and archaeology: problems of assembly, maintenance and study
Cat.No: 179082
