Paris. Colmet Daage, 1912. Illustrated with 46 photographic reproductions in the text, list of netsuke signatures at the rear. Original wrappers, spine has been re-enforced, some corners bent, some chips to edges, still a very good copy. 27.5 x 19cm. An auction held in June 1912 with 721 lots, including..... More

New York. Harcourt, Brace & World. 1969. 1st American Edition. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 282pp, bibliography, index, dustjacket creased and worn, now protected. In four parts, describing railwaymen, schoolmasters and things that were done in a hurry; travellers, missionaries and things that were sometimes disastrous; diplomats, butterflies and..... More

Japan. University of Tokyo Press. 1976. xlviii + 532pp, prior owner's signature on front free endpaper, cover spine faded, a good hardback copy in slightly worn and torn dustjacket. "Civilization and enlightenment were the key concepts of Japanese intellectuals of the Meiji period, an era when Japan was exposed to..... More

London. Cassell. 1898. First edition. Black and white illustrations, 374pp + 15 page publisher's list at rear, frontispiece with tissue guard, index, rear gutter split, some foxing on endpapers and edges, cloth a trifle rubbed in places, corners lightly bumped but overall a very good copy in dark grey cloth..... More

Canberra. Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU. 1972. Map, x + 87pp, neatly hand written title on spine, otherwise a good paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 64768. More

Berkeley. Uni. Of California Press. 1991. Maps, black and white illustrations, tables, xvi + 364pp, appendices, index, bookplate front free endpaper, otherwise very good in dustjacket. Examines the political role of working men and women in Tokyo and reinterprets the broader dynaimcs of Japan's prewar political history. When referring to..... More

Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1973. Black and white illustrations, x + 535pp, appendix, bibliography, glossary, index, signature of Japanese historian Dr. Richard Mason on front free endpaper, dustjacket spine little, single closed tear lower cover dustjacket corner, a very good hardback copy. Mori Arinori was the Japanese minister of education..... More

Tokyo. Tokyo University Press. 1981. xvii + 769pp, spine gilt lettering, an excellent, clean hardback copy in card slipcase. Quarto. The major reference work on pre-war Japanese government. Text in Japanese. When referring to this item please quote stockid 69180. More

Berkeley. Uni. Of California Press. 1964. viii + 376pp, index, bibliography, glossary, dustjacket little chipped at edges, otherwise a good, clean copy in hardback. Biography of Okubo Toshimichi, an important figure in Meiji Restoration history. "With an iron hand, Okubo guided the new state along a middle path, veering neither..... More

Tokyo. Asiatic Society. December,1917. ii + 185pp, papercovered boards considerably marked and worn, upper joint split, head and tail of spine little worn, front free endpaper removed, endpapers browned, still text clean and sound. Includes: A Study of Some of the Oracles and Sayings in the Warongo or Japanese Analects..... More

Japan. International House of Japan. 2007. Black and white illustrations, 196pp, appendix, notes, sources, index, a very good paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 159787. More

Tokyo. Obunsha. 1957. Black and white photographic plates, xi + 277pp, index, quarter-bound hardback, original cloth learther title label on spine, binding very sound, leaves browned edges, embossed stamp to printer's imprint, a very good copy. Volume II in this Centenary Cultural Council Series. This volume in the series has..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. Kinransha. [金蘭社]. Taishō 16 [ 1927]. Large coloured folded sugoroku map with playing pieces in the shape of planes and trains along the borders, a Japanese first name written in red pencil on the right bottom border, a little light foxing and careless folding, otherwise very good. 54.5..... More