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Tokyo: Tokyo-News Co., 1958. 1st 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. First printing, first English-language edition printed in 1958. First Japanese edition was 1957. 98 pp., profusely ill. with b&w photos, some color plates, oversize (4to) hardcover, no dust jacket. A Fair text with no owner's marks, no tears to contents, minor soiling and wear to extremities. Front inner hinges are cracked but binding holding well. Rear hinges are very good. The top-right corner of the front cover has been repaired. A decent copy of this scarce and important early karate book.

Tokyo: Tokyo-News Co., 1958. 1st . Hardcover. Fair/Dust Jacket Included. First printing, first English-language edition printed in 1958. First Japanese edition was 1957. 98 pp., profusely ill. with b&w photos, some color plates, oversize (4to) hardcover, dustjacket. A Good text with no owner's marks, no tears, minor soiling and some wear to extremties. Inner hinges are cracked but binding holding well. Dust jacket is Poor: lacking backstrip, so in two parts. Significant tears and edge-chipping. Some mending to tears and tape reinforcement to the inside of the dust jacket. A Fair copy only overall, due to the condition of the dust jacket. Still a scarce and important early karate book.

Tokyo: Tokyo-News Co., 1958. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. First printing, first English-language edition printed in 1958. First Japanese edition was 1957. 98 pp., profusely ill. with b&w photos, some color plates, oversize (4to) hardcover, dustjacket. A superb text with no owner's marks, no tears, no soiling. Some shelf-wear to the dustjacket at extremities (with matching wear to the cloth) and a few edge-tears, minor edge-loss. Very rare and seldom found in this exceptional condition. No restoration has been done to book or dj.