WE JAPANESE: BEING DESCRIPTIONS OF MANY OF THE CUSTOMS, MANNERS, CEREMONIES, FESTIVALS, ARTS AND CRAFTS OF THE JAPANESE BESIDES NUMEROUS OTHER SUBJECTS (THREE COMBINED VOLUMES)
by Various Authors
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Miyanoshita, Hakone, Japan: Fujiya Hotel, Ltd., 1950. 600 pages, 889 illustrations. With a few exceptions each subject is complete on one page. "Now that we have combined a set of three volumes, we have decided to present a handy edition of 'We Japanese' in one book to the public." Complete three volume set printed in October 1950: Book I, Ninth Printing; Book II, Sixth Printing; Book III, Second Printing. Stiff paper covers covered in light brown soft burlap cloth with black and gilt images and Japanese letters, spine is string-tied using silk cord. Interior pages are thin and folded at the edge, giving the book a clean appearance and providing extra strength to the delicate pages. DJ is Good- condition with significant tearing and wear to edges and corners, flap fasten is completely torn and does not allow the DJ to close completely around the book, spine ends are torn and missing. Very minor wear to cover corners and edges. Interior pages are browning, otherwise tight and clean. Book in VG+ condition. Scare title with included DJ. . Paper Cover. Very Good+/Good. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated. Size: Approx. 6 " x 8 1/4". Japan.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007170
- Title
- WE JAPANESE: BEING DESCRIPTIONS OF MANY OF THE CUSTOMS, MANNERS, CEREMONIES, FESTIVALS, ARTS AND CRAFTS OF THE JAPANESE BESIDES NUMEROUS OTHER SUBJECTS (THREE COMBINED VOLUMES)
- Author
- Various Authors
- Illustrator
- Profusely Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Fujiya Hotel, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Miyanoshita, Hakone, Japan
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Travel Guide, Japan
- Bookseller catalogs
- Early Travel;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 6 " x 8 1/4"
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
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