(Circa 1930). 32 colour cartoon style postcards with original pictorial packet, 9 x 14cm. A little foxing on images, heavier on reverse, pictorial packet which is torn with a little loss. An attractive and interesting set in good condition. A fascinating collection of Japanese cartoon postcards which present a series..... More

United States. Harvard. 2004. Map, xi + 263pp, notes, index, appendices, abbreviations, hardback in very good condition in protected dustjacket. "Japan's modern international history began in 1858 with the signing of the "unequal" commercial treaty with the United States. Over the next fifteen years, Japanese diplomacy was reshaped to respond..... More

Berkeley. University of California Press. 1974. Reprint. Folding map at rear, black and white photographic plates, xv + 535pp, small brown stain where sticker has been removed front free endpaper, remainder mark lower edge, lower corner and small section of board bumped, covers lightly marked, good hardback copy. This book..... More

Edo: no date. Late Edo. (circa 1855?). Black and white woodblock advertisement for surveying and optical instruments from the shop of Ōsumi Gensuke 大隅源助. Two sheets neatly joined together measure 36 x 50cm. Very good copy. Ōsumi was a manufacture and retailer of surveying instruments, optical equipment, clocks, etc. His..... More

Livorno. Opera Museo Stibbert, Firenze. 2008. Beautiful colour illustrations, 204pp, bibliography, very good paperback copy. 24 x 22.4cm. Text in English and Italian. When referring to this item please quote stockid 212706. More

Rutland. Tuttle. 2020. Maps, colour photographic illustrations, 512pp. Paperback. "In A History of Modern Japan, cultural historian Christopher Harding delves into the untold stories of Japan's recent history - from a pop star's nuclear power protest song in 2011, to Japanese feminists who fought for an equal political voice in..... More

Tokyo. The Japan Foundation. 1996. Colour illustrations, 56pp, a very good paperback copy. 26.2 x 19cm. Exhibition catalogue and brochure loosely inserted. This book exhibits traditional ukiyo-e by the famous Japanese artist Toshusai Sharaku. It largely showcases contemporary interpretations of his work in other mediums and incorporating other modern style..... More

[Japan]. 堅忍堂. [Kennindō]. Circa 1940. 10 coloured wooden pieces (one double sided), wooden paulowina box with cardboard lid (11.5 x 10 x 1cm), rules of the game are printed on inside of the lid, includes 'secret document' with move hints. Very good. A remarkable example of the use of children's..... More

Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 1935. Translated by Arthur Waley. Complete in 2 volumes. 1135pp, list of important persons, genealogical tables. Two volumes in blue cloth presented in original slipcase. Browning along hinges, one preliminary blank leaf removed from volume II, spines discoloured, title on spines barely legible, little light soiling cloth..... More

Tokyo. Obunsha. 1956. Black and white photographic plates, xix + 327pp, index, title label on spine, light foxing endpapers and edges, a very good hardback copy in dustjacket. Volume II Centenary Cultural Council Series. Describes life in the Meiji Period, with chapters on the opening of Japan at the end..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 東京印刷株式会社. [Tōkyō Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha]. 1906? Two colour gold embossed postcards titled in English, undivided back, 9 x 14cm. One postcard has the sender's and recipient's addresses on reverse in Japanese and a stamp postmarked 39.11.11 on the reverse These two beautifully printed colour postcards were issued to..... More

Tokyo. Tuttle. 2022. [Reprint]. Colour plates, black & white illustrations, 217pp, appendix. Paperback. "Gossamer Years is a remarkably frank diary written by an unnamed noblewoman in tenth-century Japan - the same period as Murasaki Shikibu's celebrated Tale of Genji. In her diary, the author describes her tempestuous and unhappy marriage..... More

[Japan]. (Circa 1935). Colour illustrations of Sumo techniques, 6pp, colour pictorial card stapled wrappers, 19.5 x 26.7cm. Occasional light wear. Scarce. This colourful booklet shows the 1935 newly agreed 56 Sumo winning techniques. Traditionally, the number of winning techniques was 48, even though the actual number of techniques was never..... More