JAPANESE/JAPAN from Monroe Bridge Books

Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto Hanga In Co., Ltd., 1954 Series 1: January 1954. Series 2: June 1954. Four leaves in each series, printed on fine glossy paper, single cord binding, illustrated. Text in English and Japanese. Interiors show age darkening. Includes the cover only, for Series 3.

Benjamin W. Fleisher: The Japan Advertiser, 1928 OVERSIZED. November 1928. xvi, 179pp, printed on fine glossy paper, bound in color illustrated purple silk, bevelled edges, decorative endpapers, single cord binding, illustrations throughout. INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL WOODBLOCK PRINT OF HIMEJI CASTLE. Covers in Good Condition, showing edge wear/tear, hinges cracking, with lower portion of back spine lacking.… Read more about this item

NY: Hermitage House, 1952 Inscribed by the Author in the title page "For Joan & Eliot - with much love, Faubion". Along with the authors penned notation regarding the actor displayed in the frontis-piece titled A Puppet - "No ! No! No! Its an actor - and I hate him - but not so much as to… Read more about this item

Tokyo, Japan: Hinoki Shoten, 1972 [8], xviii, 322pp, bound in purple cloth, gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight, illustrated. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. The dust jacket shows closed tears, now housed in a protective mylar cover. Text in English and Japanese.

Tokyo, Japan: Hinoki Shoten, 1976 [2], ix, [1],158pp, bound in stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight, light edge wear to the covers, illustrated. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Text in English and Japanese.

16 double-sided leaves, printed on fine glossy paper, staple bound, with black ink paintings. Housed in a protective mylar sleeve.

NY & London: Columbia University Press, 1962 xiv, [6], 485pp, bound in black cloth, gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight, stamped inside the front cover "Purchased at USPS Auction". The dust jacket shows tears, and lacking a piece on the back, now housed in a protective mylar cover. Complete with 15 b/w photographic plates, as called for.

Delray Beach, Florida: Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 2000 12pp, staple bound, printed on fine glossy paper, illustrated throughout. A Catalogue of Events and Exhibits, including The Face of Drama: Contemporary Noh Masks, Woodblock Prints of Tsukioya Kogyo and the Bon Festival.

Teramachi. Hino Kyoto / 1 Yushima, Honho, Tokyo: Unsodo Printing Dep't No indication on the date of publication. The contents are in Very Good Condition. 230 of 231 plates, unbound as issued, lacking most of the wooden box it would normally reside in. Kanze Sakon is a name which has been handed down from generation to generation… Read more about this item

Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1967 [6], 498pp, bound in illustrated stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Pages are age toned.

Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1974 127pp, hard cover, binding and hinges tight, b/w photographic illustrations throughout, the dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS.

NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 1965 OVERSIZED, 366 pp, printed on fine glossy paper, bound in decorative green cloth, with a mounted illustration on the front cover, gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight. With the original protective acetate wrap- around covers. Complete with all 58 tipped-in colour plates, along with black and white illustrations throughout. … Read more about this item

Tokyo, Japan: Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., 1984 [2], 133pp, printed on fine glossy paper, binding and hinges tight, with colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name in the front free endpaper. The dust jacket is not price-clipped.

NY: Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1990 80pp, printed on fine glossy paper, binding and hinges tight, color illustrations, along with instructions, throughout. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS,NOR MARKINGS.

San Francisco, California: Mami Kawasaki. Distributed by Japan Publications Trading Co., 1969 61pp, hard cover, binding and hinges tight, color and b/w illustrations throughout. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS.

Tokyo, Japan: Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., 1971 30 colour, Ikebana floral arrangements, with accompanying directions, to create each one, printed on hard stock paper, with a plastic comb binding, which allows the book to open and lay flat for easy use. There is a crack to the plastic comb, which does not affect it's purpose.

Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1963 57pp, [1], bound in silk brocade, handmade paper for endpapers, pages are doubled paper, illustrated with color flower arrangements that include Geisha's. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Covers bow out slightly, the slipcase has the back end detached, and is included. HAKATA RYU FLORAL ART.

Becket, MA: The Kushi Foundation, 1992 [4], 49pp, with stiff paper covers and a plastic comb binding. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Includes Methods of Cooking, Grains, Soups & Vegetables, Beans & Vegetables, Pickles, Beverages, Seasonings, Oil, Fish, Fruit, Nuts & Seeds, Snacks, Sweets, along with Home Remedies and External Applications. Includes recipes. MACROBIOTIC COOKING. … Read more about this item

New York: The Japan Society, 1933 Limited to 1000 Copies. NOH THEATRE. 35pp, [5], bound in paper over boards, with a mounted label on the front cover [no chips], binding and hinges are tight. With four colour and one black/white plates. Reprinted from The Perfume of the Rainbow by L. Adams Beck (1923). Extensive foxing on… Read more about this item

Tokyo, Japan: Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., 1978 98pp, [1], printed on fine glossy paper, color and b/w illustrations throughout, binding and hinges tight. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS.