Berkeley. University of California Press. 1973. Black and white photographic illustrations, xv + 597pp, appendices, bibliography, index, neat stain from an old sticker front free endpaper, insect damaged and slightly torn dustjacket, now protected, felt pen mark outer edge, still a good copy. This volume explores the psychological features of..... More
Tokyo. Kyo Bun Kwan. 1933. Black and white photographic plates, 209pp, index, page 171 note inked in red, few notes on initial leaves in blue ink and pencil, from the library of George Caiger with his signature on front pastedown. Upper hinge split, lower cover little marked and indented in..... More
London. Jonathan Cape. 1931. Reprint. 256 pages, appendix, head and tail of spine a trifle worn, endpapers a little browned, a good hardback copy. "The fifteen stories and essays in this bewitching volume by Lafcadio Hearn treat of the inner rather than of the outer life of Japan. For this..... More
![Stock ID #155411 風俗研究 第26号. [Fūzoku kenkyū dai 26-gō] [Genre Studies #26)....](/pictures/thumb/155411.jpg?v=1679074239)
京都 [Kyoto]. 内外出版. 大正１１年. [ 1922]*. Colour woodblock frontispiece, black and white illustrations in the text, 30pp, upper cover of the colourful upper wrapper torn and detached from upper cover, otherwise very good. This issue of this magazine includes articles on changes in Japanese marriage customs, customs relating to footwear..... More
![Stock ID #164502 自然. [Jizen] [Naturalness]. KANEMATSU KENRYO,...](/pictures/thumb/164502.jpg?v=1642392966)
京都.[Kyoto]. 文明堂. [Bunmeidō]. 1988. 141pp, paperback, dustjacket slightly rubbed, book band, 18.8 x 13.2cm, text in Japanese, very good copy. This book is a Japanese translation of Kanematsu's English book, Jinen. When referring to this item please quote stockid 164502. More
![Stock ID #164504 祇園祭細見. 山鉾篇[Giensai saiken. Yamaboko hen]. MATSUDA GEN,...](/pictures/thumb/164504.jpg?v=1655277340)
京都.[Kyoto]. 郷土行事の会. [Kyōdo Gyōji no kai]. Showa 53 [ 1978]. Maps, black and white line illustrations, 189 + 4pp, Japanese text with a short English summary, newsletter sheet inserted, paperback, dustjacket, 26 x 18cm, very good copy. The Gion Festival is one of the five biggest festivals in Japan, which..... More
![Stock ID #172281 宗教民俗学. [Shukyo minzokugaku]. [Folklore Studies on Religion]....](/pictures/thumb/172281.jpg?v=1640175336)
東京. [Tokyo]. 東京大学出版会. [Tokyo Daigaku Shuppankai]. 1990. Charts, 423 + xviii pp, index, endnotes, hardback, dustjacket, 21.5 x 15.5cm, text in Japanese, very good copy. This book is a comprehensive and theoretical study on folklore and religion. When referring to this item please quote stockid 172281. More
Osaka. Science Education Institute of Osaka Prefecture. 1981. ii + 205pp, very good copy in slightly faded dustjacket. Written for English language teacher's teaching in Japan. This book takes a socio-linguistic approach to language teaching recognises that without addressing the very different communication patterns both teacher and student are likely..... More
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[Japan]. 松風山荘. [Matsukazesansō]. Showa 37 [ 1962]. Black and white photographic illustrations, 38pp (unpaginated), 26 x 19cm, cloth covered boards with cord ties. Very good copy. This book showcases a fine collection of bonsai pine and other trees as well as bonsai related accessories, including pots, trays and decoration stands..... More
United States. University of Minnesota Press. 2015. Black and white photographic illustrations, x + 163pp, index, notes, very good paperback copy. What is the cultural value of illegal works that violate the copyrights of popular fiction? Why do they persist despite clear and stringent intellectual property laws? Drawing on the..... More
New York. Wener Gren Foundation, 1962. Revised Edition. Black and white line illustrations, x + 193pp, index, prior owners name upper cover, slightly marked spine, a good paperback copy. 25.5 x 18cm. Essays in this volume include: "Nature of the Problem of Japanese Cultural Origins" - Eiichiro Ishida; "The Japanese..... More
![Stock ID #180404 大日本大相撲新五十六手. [Dainippon ozumo shin 56-te]. [New 56...](/pictures/thumb/180404.jpg?v=1679074358)
[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
Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. Reprint. 2000. Fourth Edition, revised. Black and white illustrations, 383pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary, a little light wear covers, a good paperback copy. "For nearly three decades Japanese Culture has garnered high praise as an accurate and well-written introduction to Japanese history and culture. This..... More
Tokyo. Koubundou. [Heisei 3]. 1991. Black and white illustrations, 1034pp, bibliography, index, tape stains free endpapers, a good hardback copy. Text in Japanese. When referring to this item please quote stockid 143522. More
