Odori (Japanese Dance) Tourist Library: 22 by Matida, Kasyo - 1938

paperback. Near Fine. (Japanese Dance). Illustrated. Tokyo (Japanese Government Railways) 1938. Wraps. About fine.

Japanese Goverment Railways: Board of Tourist Industry, 1938. PB. good, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. 70pp.

Japan: Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1938. First Edition. Paperback. Very good. Softcover 8vo, 70pp. Very Good with mild soil to wraps and bumping to yapp edges, a touch of foxing to the color frontispiece. Illustrated with monochrome photographs printed in very fine halftone that gives a photogravure-like appearance. Number 22 in the Tourist Library Series, published during a notable period of modernization in Japan, the books were written on various aspects of Japanese culture, providing background on the traditions along with information on how they had evolved and were present in modern culture. They were intended particularly for Western tourists to become informed and curious about the cultural offerings of modern Japan.

Tokyo: Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, [1938]. 12mo. 70, [2] pp. Colour frntsp., numerous blk & wht photos, text illusts. Cream-coloured textured softcvrs, colour plate mntd frnt cvr (mnr shlfwr, slght bmpng), w/ original glassine wrapper (minor edgewear), VG/VG copy. First edition of No. 22 in the Japan Railways Tourist Library series, listing to this title on ads.

Tokyo: Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways., 1938. This is Tourist Library:22. 72pp with color frontispiece. Many half-tone photographs and pictures. Color onlay front cover. . First Edition. Tan Wrappers. Light Edge Wear./Glassine Protective Jacket.. Thin Octavo.

Tokyo: Board of Tourist Industry, 1938 All things about Japanese dance, written for the English-speaking traveler in Japan. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 83 numbered pp; TPB w/glassine. Pages: clean, bright, tight, color frontis; a.e. lt tanned, slight offsetting to title p. Cover: yapped tan wraps, color paster front, brown titles front/spine; modest edge/shelfwear, w/ yapped covers a bit worn as may be expected, spine and edges lt sunned, glassine tattered and torn.

Japan: Board of Tourist Industry, 1938. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Tourist Library #22, 70 pages, 12mo, profusely illustrated in black & white, includes original glassine wrapper, some light wear to the edges of the cover and wrapper, some light browning to the edges, otherwise a clean, tight copy..

Routledge, 5/17/2016 12:00:01 A. paperback. Like New. 0.2756 8.5039 5.3543.

Tokyo: Board of Tourist Industry - Japanese Governement Railways, 1938. Original wraps, Cream thick paper covers, grey lettering and color woodblock illustration of Japanese dancer pasted to the front. 70 pages, illustrated with a colour frontipiece of "Musume Dozyozi" kabuki dance from a woodblock by Kiyokata Kaburagi, monochrome photpgraphs and other images of odori from woodblocks.25 X 7.25 inches. Very good copy.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket.

[Tokyo 1938], Board of Tourist Industry. Stiff wrs., 70p., color frontis, many half-tone illustrations, color paste-on plate on front cover, exceptionally bright,clean,smail stain on top front cover, else clean. * * RARE FIRST EDITION * * . *** **** *** . . AN EXCELLENT ILLUSTRATED MONOGRAPH ON JAPANESE DANCE . * This monograph was part of a series of 40 individual monographs issued just prior to the beginning of World War II, but issued during Japan's aggression in China. . Each volume was written in English by the leading expert and authority on each subject. Each item is a gem of authentic information, an in-detailed study of the subject, comprehensive and nicely illustrated. . *** THE CONTENTS: . 1. A General survey of the Japanese dance: . . a. Introduction . 2. The Kabuki Dance: . . a. Varieties of the Kabuki Dance . b. The Kabuki dance and the music of the Samien . c. The stage for the Kabuki dance . d. Presenting the dramatic dance . e. The Kabuki actor as dancer . f. Choreographers ad… Read More