Search Results: Catalog 64 - Japan from Joseph Valles - Books

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1988., 1988. Fair. 1st printing ; 174 pp. : color illustrations ; 21 cm. ; ISBN: 0877014833 : LCCN: 88-1093 ; OCLC: 17439505 ; LC: HF1040.9.J3; Dewey: 338/.02/0952 ; stiff color pictorial wrappers ; perhaps the strangest aspect of these wacky devices is that since the time this book was published, several of these bizarre inventions have made their way into the American mainstream! ; glued spine starting, with some signatures nearly loose ; FAIR

Osaka : Kan yuu kai [Official Friend Group] ?? : ???, ??10-12, 1923, 1923. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing] ; 6? ; 17 pp. fascicle ; 37 x 26 cm., Folio ; Japanese National Bibliography No. : 43055173 ; NDC classification / Dewey: 753 ; color lithographed, tipped-in plates of textile designs and patterns from various regions, printed in color on handmade paper ; part 6 of the extremely rare 20 part set ; only OCLC: 673881668not in OCLC ; Contents of part 6: ?? (Sokin, "Double Coin") -- ?? (Kumoyama, "Cloud Mountain") -- ??? (Fujiki, "Wisteria Echo") -- ? (Inago, "Grasshopper") -- ??? (Karibasake, "Kariba Crevasse") -- ?? (Miyagi) -- ?? (Kyogoku) -- ???? (Kozaemon) -- ???? (Kamakura Kanto) --??? ?? (Kururi Kanto) ; printed textured paper covers with designs ; bound in traditional Japanese style side-stitch binding ; FINE.

New York ; Los Angeles : 東京： 日本経済新聞社 . Nihon Keizai Shimbun [Sha] America, Inc., January 1st, 1987., 1987. Fine. Pictorial wrappers ; 8.25 x 4.25 in. ; 128 pp. ; OCLC: 22816937 ; a pocket reference featuring specialized maps with an emphasis on Japanese companies, containing listings of all Japanese/American companies with addresses, telephone numbers, and names of companies in both Japanese and English ; statistics for each state ; some detailed city street maps ; color maps ; economic profiles for each state from a Japanese perspective ; a few slight scuffs, else FINE [This listing contains text in Japanese fonts]

東京 : 同文館出版 ; [Tokyo : Dobunkan Shuppan], 1976., 1976. Very Good. 745 pp. ; 22 cm. ; National Library: 72005171 ; OCLC: 47448734 ; dark green cloth with gold lettering ; in protective cover and slipcase ; company library stamp and pocket ; several examples from American contracts explained, from fire insurance, legal binders, sales contracts, etc ; indispensable for understanding the written form of these in either English or Japanese ; some fading, else VG [This listing contains Japanese fonts]

Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International, c1981, 2001., 2001. As New. 1st trade paperback edition, 1st printing ; 180 pp. ; 19 cm. ; blue stiff paper wrappers in color dustjacket ; ISBN: 0870114948 ; OCLC: 8355304 ; Translation of: Amae no kozo ; "A classic study of the Japanese psyche, a starting point for a true understanding of Japanese behavior" ; AS NEW

Tokyo ; New York ; London : Kodansha International, c1998., 1998. As New. 1st edition, 1st printing ; textured silver cloth with white lettering in photographic dustjacket ; 222 pp. : illustrations, photos, plans ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 4770021712 ; OCLC: 40156154 ; text in English ; "A look into the mind and work of Japan's foremost architect. The book is divided into two parts. The first recounts the author's 20-year relationship with Ando and his insights into the architect's views on life and the creative process. " ; AS NEW [This listing contains text in Japanese fonts]

Tokyo : Gogaku Shunjusha = 東京 : 語学春秋社, 1990., 1990. Good. 285 pp. ; Volume one [of two] only ; some photographs, maps, drawings ; 25 cm. ; color paper wrappers ; overview of medieval world history from a Japanese perspective ; some marks in pen and highlighter ; text in Japanese ; foxing ; G [This online listing contains text in Japanese fonts]

Tokyo, Japan ; Rutland, VT : Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1963., 1963. Very Good. Fifth printing ; decorative, textured cloth in brown and white, with gold lettering, in gold and black dustjacket with tipped-in color plate ; laid-paper endpages ; 12 full-color plates, 109 half-tone plates ; slight foxing ; dustjacket shows edge w ear, front flap is creased ; green paper backing on dustjacket tight ; laminate on front of dustjacket starting, but still tight and shiny ; VG/G

Tokyo, Japan : Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. ; Zaventem, Belgium : Asahi Optical Europe, S.A., [1964], 1964. Very Good. White, textured cloth with gold lettering ; possible defect in front endpapers (or artistic rippled effect?) ; 225 photographs, some in color, with detailed annotations from the photographers ; features a section on the 1964 Tokyo Olympics ; slight soiling of front eps ; VG [Some text in this listing is in Japanese Shift-JIS font]

東京 : 明西社, , 昭和 34 ; Tokyo : Meisei Sha, [1960] (Showa 34), 1960. Fair. Dark blue flexible covers ; a bit mottled, especially on spine ; xix, 507+23 pp. ; charts and lists of variants (usually not seen) ; wear ; 3rd edition, enlarged ; FAIR

New Haven : Yale University Press, 1963., 1963. Very Good. 20th printing ; xiii, 410 p. ; 26 cm. ; ISBN:0300001363 (paper) ; LCCN: 62-16235 ; OCLC: 27094680 ; LC: PL535; Dewey: 495.6 ; orange, white and black paper wrappers ; VG

Tokyo : TBS Buritanika = 阪急コミュニケーションズ , 2000., 2000. Very Good. 253 pp. ; 18 cm. ; ISBN: 4484003074 ; OCLC: 64202363 ; white paper wrappers with green pictorial dustjacket ; Japanese text edition of Tom Peter's Brand 50 business motivation book ; VG/VG [This online listing contains text in Japanese fonts]

Boston; Rutland, VT ; Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, 2000., 2000. As New. 1st Tuttle Classics printing ; stiff paper wrappers ; 380 p. ; 21 cm. ;ISBN: 0804832544 (pbk.); 9780804832540 (pbk.) LCCN: 00-55238 ; OCLC: 44420704 ; "The author's remarkable insight into human weaknesses, his sensitive sketches of the Japanese countryside, and his revelation of the materialism of the modern Buddhist church in Japan make this a book of unusual distinction." ; AS NEW

Sandgate, Folkestone, England : Paul Norbury Publications, 1989., 1989. Fine. 160 pp. ; red covers with gold lettering, in colorful dustjacket ; detailed psycho-analytical study of the Japanese and their history since the Meiji Restoration ; Contents : Nine defence mechanisms -- China and Korea and Japan -- Commodore Perry : A Drama of Power Display -- Two treaties and the Meiji Restoration -- Processes of Westernisation -- Unsuccessful identification -- Western rejection and World War Two -- Shock of the defeat -- General MacArthur : the new Emperor from America -- Japanese literature -- Popular culture in Japan -- Whither Japan? -- How we respond to threat ; FINE/FINE

New York ; Cincinnati ; Toronto ; London ; Melbourne : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1982., 1982. Very Good. Book Club Edition ; xiii, 240 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0442247516 ; 9780442247515 LCCN: 81-19695 blue pressed boards with gold lettering in photographic dustjacket ; illustrated with photographs ; OCLC: 9331025 ; VG/VG ;

New York : Frederick Ungar Publishing Company, 1944., 1944. Good. 508 pp. ; red cloth with gold lettering ; covers worn ; text foxed ; endpapers slightly soiled ; name on eps ; G

Tokyo : Shufunotomo ; New York : distributed in the US by Kodansha America, Inc., through Oxford University Press, 2001., 2001. As New. [1st edition], 3rd printing ; 120 pp. : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 26 cm. ; ISBN: 087040962X ; OCLC: 42818785 ; lime green boards with gold lettering in color photographic dustjacket ; Japanese Kazagumo paper endpapers with short fibers embedded ; AS NEW [This listing contains text in Japanese fonts]

東京 : 講談社インターナショナル ; Tokyo ; New York ; London : Kodansha International, 2001., 2001. As New. 1st ed. ; red cloth with black lettering in blue, red, grey and black pictorial dustjacket ; 250 p. : illustrated ; ISBN: 4770028067 ; OCLC: 47822863 ; Contents: Edo Period (1603-1868). Roots of the law -- Lawmen and their assistants -- Behind bars -- The death penalty -- Famous rogues --Criminal women courted cruel fates -- Exile and rehabilitation -- Quacks, phonies and other con artists of yore -- Scary times for foreigners -- Meiji Period (1868-1912). Early Meiji times -- The mid-Meiji per iod -- Foreigners in Japan -- The late Meiji period -- Taisho Period (1912-1926). The early Taisho period -- The late Taisho period -- Showa (1926-1989) and Heisei (1989- ) Periods. The early Showa period -- The war years -- The postwar period -- Ri ghtists and leftists -- Urban crimes and celebrity criminals -- Faceless killers, unknown motives -- The aum debacle. ; From the Edo period to… Read More

Toronto ; New York : Collins, 1985., 1985. Good. [1st edition], 1st printing ; 236 pp. : chiefly illustrations, most in color ; 37 cm. ; ISBN: 0002175800 :; 9780002175807 ; LCCN: 86-673094 ; OCLC: 12796599 ; "photographed by 100 of the world's leading photojournalists on one day, June 7, 1985" ; black cloth with gold lettering, this copy without dustjacket ; ex-library, stamps, label ; a good file copy of this important visual record of Japan in the 1980's ; G

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1984., 1984. Fine. 412 pp., xxxii pp. of plates : illustrated ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0671461427 ; LCCN: 84-16060 ; OCLC: 11044641 ; LC: D767.25.H6; Dewey: 940.54/25 ; red and black cloth with gold lettering, in pictorial dustjacket ; small ink mark on bottom of textblock ; maps on endpapers ; "Hiroshima was an event of such magnitude that it divided history into two periods, before the bomb and after it--'Day one' of a new age, in which all life would be at risk. Here in all its drama is the untold story of the dawn of that new age--the creation and the use of the atomic bomb."--Jacket ; FINE/FINE