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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good+. 1915. Hardcover. A very handsome and well preserved copy; 8vo; 318 pages .

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. DJ a bit darkened and with light chipping. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper; Many Americans' beliefs about Japan are rooted in misconception, particularly after WWII. Sure to rouse controversy among historians, author Neumann examines the question of Pearl Harbor in terms of the degree to which Japan may have been pressured into attacking Pearl Harbor; 8vo; 353 pages .

Washington: Government Printing Office. Very Good+. 1974. Third Edition. Hardcover. Chuck full of tables, graphs, statistics ; 8vo; 672 pages .

New York: Doubleday & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. DJ with glue residue from tape along edges; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 431 pages .

New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover; First Printing. 0672519615 . Light shelfwear to price clipped DJ; Author Meyer was US ambassador to Japan from 1969 to 1972. Then as now a very important post, Ambassador Meyer had no practical experience in the East, which was seen as conducive to a fresh start for relations between the two countries ; 8vo .

Tokyo: The Tokyo Printing Co. LTD. Very Good. 1910. Softcover. Title page missing. Boards a bit darkened ; A small, ribbon bound booklet with numerous small sepia colored b&w photographs ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 22 pages .

New York: E. P. Dutton. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to DJ and with light chipping to DJ top spine ; When Commodore Perry sailed his four ships into Tokyo Bay in 1853, they found what was essentially a medieval kingdom. By 1870, Japan had entered the nineteenth century and the modern world; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 236 pages .

New York: D. Appleton-Century Company. Very Good. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards a bit darkened and with light rubbing to extremities. Light spotting to back boards. Half removed price sticker on front free endpaper. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 232 pages .

New York: Century. Very Good-. 1907. Hardcover. Moderate1272 wear to boards. Spine faded. Hinges cracked. Some browning to endpapers. Spine lightly slanted ; Ex-Lib; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 349 pages .

Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co.. Very Good. 1909. Hardcover. Light wear to extremities. Ex-lib with inkstamps but no other markings. Small open tear to front free endpaper ; Detailed account of early 20th century Japan with chapters on its history, physical characteristics, media, entertainment, government, religion, language, economics and more; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 307 pages .

New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ a bit faded and with light chipping. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper; The golden age of Japanese prints was from approximately 1660 to 1860, roughly coinciding with the Tokugawa dictatorship; 8vo; 403 pages .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good-. 1912. Hardcover. Outer spine covering brittle and almost detaching. Minor soiling to front boards; Beautiful tipped in color photographs. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages .

Tokyo: Author. Good+. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards with moderate wear. Spine ends chipping. Front boards with some lettering starting to peel off. Front hinge weakening; Rare. Profusely illustrated bound yearbook with lots of ads. Including numerous business statistics ; World's Trade Records; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 24, 659 pages .

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Part of spine lettering rubbed out. Spine slightly cocked; As a youth of ten, author Roberts saw a two-volume set of Hare's Walks In Rome and purchased the first volume with his pocket money. (two weeks worth! ) The kindly shopkeeper allowed him to take both volumes on a promise of payment the following Saturday, which was duly done, and fifty-five years later, the books still in his possession, Author Roberts undertook a Grand Tour, including Italy, Egypt, Yemen, India, Singapore, present-day Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Thailand, the USA, and Mexico, among others. SIGNED by author to title page ; 8vo; 288 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good+. N.D.. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor browning to off-white covers. Internally NF ; Rare; 8vo; 252 pages .

London: William Heinemann. Very Good-. 1918. Hardcover. Boards with moderate wear to extremities. Endpapers browned. Previous owner's info to front free endpaper. ; Part of a series on great literature, this volume showcases authors from the Land of the Rising Sun ; Short Histories of the Literatures of the World; 8vo; 410 pages .

London: William Heinemann. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1908. Hardcover. DJ browned and with small chips. Very light occasional foxing. ; Description of Japanese culture - including theater, gardens, museums, temples...; B&W Photographs; 12mo; 207 pages .

New York: Kodansha. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870113089 . Slight wear to price clipped DJ; Illustrated look at the history and customs of twentieth century Japan ; Color Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 72 pages .

New York: Macmillan Company. Very Good. 1920. Hardcover. Front boards with gilt lettering faded. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Light soiling to bottom spine. ; Decorative brown boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Tissue guarded color frontispiece; 8vo; 549 pages .

New York: Macmillan Company. Very Good+. 1904. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities and with spine a bit faded. Bookplate. Front hinge started. Slight browning pattern to front endpaper due to previously laid-in newspaper article; Decorative brown boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Tissue guarded color frontispiece; 8vo; 541 pages .