This is Karate
by Oyama, Masutatsu (Gage, Richard L. Translator)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/Good
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Japan: Japan Publications Trading Company, 1966. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 368 pages. Author's signature appears in black ink at conclusion of Foreward. Initially this appears as a faux signature but closer inspection reveals that ink from the signature has partially soaked through to the other side of the page, suggesting it may be a true signature. Conversely, ink has soaked through at other places, suggesting the signature is not handwritten. Profusely illustrated with black and white illustrations. "...Will not only delight those who have an interest in karate, but will also be a novel and colorful source of endless interest to thousands of readers who will see how consummate human skill, combined with life force and explosive power, can make the impossible possible." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear to book which is unmarked. Modest evidence of moisture exposure to top half of back board. Back hinge open. Dust jacket bears average wear and some sunning to spine but is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Overall a quality copy of this substantive work..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 312a9148
- Title
- This is Karate
- Author
- Oyama, Masutatsu (Gage, Richard L. Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Japan Publications Trading Company
- Place of Publication
- Japan
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- LOC # 65-17218 Karate Illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sport;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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