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The Rising Sun

The Rising Sun

by John Toland

John Toland was one of the most widely read military historians of the twentieth century. His many books include The Last 100 Days; Ships in the Sky; Battle: The Story of the Bulge; But Not in Shame; Adolf Hitler; and No Man’s Land. Originally from Wisconsin, he lived in Connecticut for many years with his wife.

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Beat Zen Square Zen and ZEN

Beat Zen Square Zen and ZEN

by WATTS, Alan

(San Francisco): City Lights Books, 1959. First Edition. Paper wraps. Very Good. 8vo. Pp. 25, followed by one page of publisher's advertisements. Bound in saddle-stapled stiff printed wraps. Age-toning to edges of covers; corners sharp. Withal, a presentable copy. Watts gained recognition for his widely-read The Way of Zen (1957), published the same year as Kerouac's On the Road. To address the sudden rise of Beat culture, (Kerouac was said to go to bed obscure the night before his novel was reviewed... Read more about this item
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A$39.50
The Japanese Empire -- Its Growth in Modern Times

The Japanese Empire -- Its Growth in Modern Times

by [WWII MAP OF THE JAPANESE EMPIRE] WISNER, W. H

Chicago.: Chicago Daily Tribune.. December 161941.. Printed colour map on a single newspaper leaf 50 x 41.5 cm; 60 x 45 cm (sheet), two inset legends, marginal browning and at the folds, but remarkably bright, in very good condition. Map of the Japanese Empire published in the Chicago Daily Tribune "The World's Greatest Newspaper" on December 16th 1941, 9 days after the bombing of Pearl Harbour. The two legends list the "Wars of Modern Japan" from 1894, with territorial gains marked, noting that "Each... Read more about this item
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A$675.00
Collection of Japanese Popular Music.

Collection of Japanese Popular Music.

by [JAPANESE POPULAR MUSIC]

Tokyo: The Kaiseikwan.. Taisho 5 [1916].. 10 volumes complete in original wrappers presented in a Japanese case with toggle ties, one toggle missing. 36pp in each volume. Upper cover of each volume features a large handsome hand coloured chrysanthemum, original wrappers, attractive red ties. Silk colour pictorial title label on case. image of chrysanthemum little offset onto lower cover of the volume above as usual. Cloth on exterior of the case worn with a little loss at corners and in one area of the... Read more about this item
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A$900.00
The Rising Sun : The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945

The Rising Sun : The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945

by Toland, John

London: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First UK Edition. Red cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Binding tight with light rubbing to corners. Spine slightly sunned and white marks to back board. Content clean and bright with no markings. 'War in the Pacific' map to endpapers. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 954 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked. NOTE: This is... Read more about this item
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A$98.30
Totally Bonsai: A Guide to Growing, Shaping, and Caring for Miniature Trees and Shrubs.

Totally Bonsai: A Guide to Growing, Shaping, and Caring for Miniature Trees and Shrubs.

by Coussins, Craig. [eds., Richard Dewing, Toria Leitch, Diana Steedman, Sharanjit Dhol; photos, Ian Howes; preface, Salvatore Liporace; bonsai, Luigi Maggione, Koos le Roux, Joe Day, Gary Marchal]

Boston ; Rutland, VT ; Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, 2001., 2001. As New. 1st edition, 1st printing ; 128 pp. : color illustrations ; 23 cm. ; ISBN: 0804834202 ; OCLC: 48760399 ; green cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; "The author, having more than fifteen years of experience in the field, has incorporated the enti re process of creating and maintaining bonsai into this comprehensive beginner's guide." ; AS NEW
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A$55.30
Tariki : Embracing Despair, Discovering Peace. [Jinsei no Mokuteki; Taiga no Itteki] [Vital Spirit of Menju; Living with Illness; Flexibility is Life; Honen, Shinran, and Rennyo; The Ultimate Negative Thinker; A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty Rive

Tariki : Embracing Despair, Discovering Peace. [Jinsei no Mokuteki; Taiga no Itteki] [Vital Spirit of Menju; Living with Illness; Flexibility is Life; Honen, Shinran, and Rennyo; The Ultimate Negative Thinker; A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty Rive

by Itsuki, Hiroyuki, 1932- [trans., Joseph Robert ; artwork, Reiko Itsuki; jacket photograph, Eiko Ishioka; book design, Eiko Ishioka, Toshiya Masuda]

Tokyo ; New York ; London : Kodansha, 2001., 2001. As New. Silver grey and silver pictorial cloth with solarized illustration by Reiko Itsuki, in photographic dustjacket ; xvii, 229 pp. ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 4062099810 ; LCCN: 00-69158 ; OCLC: 45604029 ; Drawing on his own life experiences, a highly regarded Japanese writer and thinker shows how the practice of Pure Land Buddhism is harmonious with the workings of daily life, making it easily adaptable for seekers in both the East and the West today. ; AS NEW
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A$63.20
Pink Samurai: Love, Marriage & Sex In Contemporary Japan

Pink Samurai: Love, Marriage & Sex In Contemporary Japan

by Bornoff, Nicholas

New York, New York: Pocket Books. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1991. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 479 pages: 6.25 x 9.5 in.: 2.4: KB#000789: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. "Japan and the Japanese, despite their economic omnipresence, remain a source of mystery and fascination to most Westerners. Now journalist Nicholas Bornoff opens a unique, richly researched window to the East in this revealing, often surprising account of sexual pursuits and politics in... Read more about this item
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A$48.98
Kanji & Kana = 漢字かな a handbook of the Japanese writing system

Kanji & Kana = 漢字かな a handbook of the Japanese writing system

by Hadamitzky, Wolfgang. ; Spahn, Mark

Boston ; Rutland, Vt. ; Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, 1997., 1997. As New. Rev. ed. ; 427 pp. ; 21 cm. ; ISBN: 0804820775; LCCN: 98-123384 ; OCLC: 38990179 ; "Since 1981, Japanese Kanji & Kanaby Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark Spahn has been one of the most trusted and popular study guides for beginning and intermediate students of Japanese. This revised edition not only covers the current 1,945 joyo kanji, it also provides a comprehensive overview of the Japanese kanji and kana writing system, including... Read more about this item
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A$44.24
Japanese Garden Design. [Godspirit in Nature: Prehistoric Origins; Gardens of the Heian Aristocrats; Gardens of Zen Buddhism; The Tea Garden; Tsubo Gardens; Edo Stroll Gardens; Design Principles; Techniques; Elements]

Japanese Garden Design. [Godspirit in Nature: Prehistoric Origins; Gardens of the Heian Aristocrats; Gardens of Zen Buddhism; The Tea Garden; Tsubo Gardens; Edo Stroll Gardens; Design Principles; Techniques; Elements]

by Keane, Marc P. (Marc Peter) [photos, Ohashi Haruzo; design, John Einarsen, Preston Houser; callligraphy, Yoshiko Matsubara [Mastubara]

Rutland, Vermont ; Tokyo : Charles E. Tuttle, 1996., 1996. As New. 1st edition ; xiii, 184 pp. : illustrated, mostly in color ; 23 x 28 cm. ; ISBN: 0804820716 ; LCCN: 96-61007 ; OCLC: 36443246 ; LC: SB458; Dewey: 712/.6/0952; NAL: SB458.K43 ; "...[T]here is no one definitive 'Japanese garden'. instead, over the course of a 1,500 year history, various gardens were created by people inspired by different turns of events--a new religion, philosophy, or shift in social structure. By considering those... Read more about this item
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A$126.41
Target Tokyo. Newsmap for the Armed Forces. Monday, October 18, 1943. 214th Week of the War - 96th Week of U.S. Participation.

Target Tokyo. Newsmap for the Armed Forces. Monday, October 18, 1943. 214th Week of the War - 96th Week of U.S. Participation.

by [JAPAN - WORLD WAR II - PROPAGANDA] MANNING, F. E. (MAPMAKER)

Washington, D.C.: Army Air Forces.. August 10,1943.. Very large folding colour poster 119.8 x 89 cm, edgewear and small fold splits with no loss to the image, the sheet toned along the folds, but in very good condition. Striking hemispherical view with Japan at the centre, encompassing the area from Iran in the west, Australia in the south, and as far as the west coast of the U.S. at the east of the map. The map maker, F. E. Manning, was one of the distinguished news illustrators of the war, in a style... Read more about this item
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A$750.00
Fires on the Plain : A Novel. [Tuttle Classics Series] 野火 Nobi

Fires on the Plain : A Novel. [Tuttle Classics Series] 野火 Nobi

by Ooka, Shohei, 1909-1988. 大岡昇平 [cover design, Laura Shaw; trans., Ivan Morris; cover art, A. F. Jr. Hager]

Boston ; Rutland, VT ; Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, 2001., 2001. As New. 1st Tuttle edition ; pictoriral photographic stiff paper wrappers ; ISBN: 0804813795 ; OCLC: 17518416 ; vi, 246 pp. ; 19 cm. ; The story is told through the eyes of a Private Tamura who, after being thrown out by his own company, chooses to desert the military altogether and wanders aimlessly through the Philippine jungle during the Allied campaign. Descending into delirium, Tamura is forced to confront nature, his childhood faith,... Read more about this item
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A$26.86
郷土便り日本民謡郷土. (Kyōdo Dayori. Nihon Minyō]. [Postcards from Home. Japanese Folk Music Selections].

郷土便り日本民謡郷土. (Kyōdo Dayori. Nihon Minyō]. [Postcards from Home. Japanese Folk Music Selections].

by [KUSANO TEIJI]. 草野貞二

東京 [Tokyo].: 新興音楽出版社. [Shinkō Ongaku Shuppansha].. 昭和18 [1943].. 5 very attractive colour postcards, 9 x 14cm, attractive pictorial paper envelope slightly browned and creased, very good copies. These 5 postcards were published for sending to the front line soldiers from the home front. Each postcard has an illustration of a melancholy young Japanese woman dressed in a kimono, printed around her are the words and musical... Read more about this item
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A$200.00
立齋先生標題解註十八史畧讀本: 卷2, 3, 5-7. [Rissai Sensei hyōdai kaichū onshaku jūhasshiryaku dokuhon. Kan 2, 3, 5-7]. [Reading Text of Summary of the Eighteen Histories with Added Notes. Volumes no. 2, 3, 5-7].

立齋先生標題解註十八史畧讀本: 卷2, 3, 5-7. [Rissai Sensei hyōdai kaichū onshaku jūhasshiryaku dokuhon. Kan 2, 3, 5-7]. [Reading Text of Summary of the Eighteen Histories with Added Notes. Volumes no. 2, 3, 5-7].

by [ZENG, XIANZHI]. 曽先之

[Tokyo].: [山中市兵衛?].[Yamanaka Ichibee?].. [1878?].. Volumes 2, 3, 5-7 of 7 volumes, a Japanese edition of 18 Chinese histories classics spanning from pre-Qing to Song Dynasty. Originally edited by a Chinese scholar 曽先之 [Zeng Xianzhi] in Yuan Dynasty, it was later annotated by another Chinese scholar 陳殷 [Chen, Yin] in Ming Dynasty. This is Japanese edition compiled by 大賀富二 [Ōga Tomoji] has Japanese... Read more about this item
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A$110.00
An Account of Japan

An Account of Japan

by Koempfer, Engelbert [Engelbert Kaempfer]

London: Ingram, Cooke, and Co, 1853. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo, 264pp. Ex-library copy with the usual markings in original marbled boards, marbled edges, and original dark brown 3/4 calf leather. A very good copy, with some wear to the corners and rubbed covers and a medium size chip at the crown. Text is tight, bright, and clean.
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A$592.54
Children of the Sun : The Japanese and the Outside World. [Nine defence mechanisms;China and Korea and Japan;Commodore Perry;Meiji Restoration; Western rejection and World War Two; Shock of the defeat; General MacArthur; Japanese literature; Popular culture in Japan]

Children of the Sun : The Japanese and the Outside World. [Nine defence mechanisms;China and Korea and Japan;Commodore Perry;Meiji Restoration; Western rejection and World War Two; Shock of the defeat; General MacArthur; Japanese literature; Popular culture in Japan]

by Kitahara, Michio

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... Read more about this item
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A$71.10
Japan : A History in Art. [Archaic period; Asuka period; Nara Period : The golden age of Buddhism; Heian period : Emerging aristocracy; Kamakura period : Seeds of feudalism; Muromachi period; Momoyama period; Edo-Tokugawa period; Meiji period]

Japan : A History in Art. [Archaic period; Asuka period; Nara Period : The golden age of Buddhism; Heian period : Emerging aristocracy; Kamakura period : Seeds of feudalism; Muromachi period; Momoyama period; Edo-Tokugawa period; Meiji period]

by Smith, Bradley, 1910- [Curtis Fields, Baikei Tadashi Suzuki, Daniel Stampler, Madoka Kanai, Shinichi Nagai, Kazuko Yamakawa, Edwin O Reischauer, Yukio Yashiro, Nagatake Asano, Douglas Overton, Marius B Jansen]

Garden City, NY : A Gemini-Smith Inc. Book, Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1964., 1964. Good. 1st printing ; 295 pp. ; color illustrations, color map, color portraits ; 33 cm. ; LCCN: 64-21410 ; LC: N7350; Dewey: 915.2 ; ISBN: 0385032404 ; red cloth with gold lettering in Japanese and English, tattered color pictorial dustjacket ; text in English ; "Japan's history os here projected not only through a brilliant historical narrative, but through an unprecedented array of art treasures newly... Read more about this item
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A$79.01
Yamanashi Prefecture Sight-Seeing Guide Map.

Yamanashi Prefecture Sight-Seeing Guide Map.

by [JAPAN - YAMANASHI - MAP]

Kofu.: Onkodo Printing Co.,. circa1930s.. Colour pictorial map, 70.2 x 56 cms; 75.5 x 59.5 cms (sheet), light wear along the inner margin, some soft creases from folding, short split at center fold; in very good, clean condition. An appealing and decorative map of Yamanashi Prefecture, which, while a process print, has the attractive soft look of a lithograph, adorned with vignettes of key attractions, landmarks such as Mt. Fuji, and industry such as silk and wine. The legend lists Railways, 'Footing'... Read more about this item
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A$525.00
Collection of late nineteenth-century photographs of Japan

Collection of late nineteenth-century photographs of Japan

by [MEIJI PHOTOGRAPHS]

[Japan].. (circa 1870s-1890s).. 94 small handcoloured albumen photographs all approx 8.6 x 13.4 cm (most in landscape), many with studio captions and numbers, in faded but sound condition. A remarkable assemblage; with many studies of geisha, portraits, scenes of rural and traditional life including a few of wrestlers, samurai, and musicians, and famed studio images. From the estate of well known Hong Kong artist, historian and collector, Arthur Hacker. .
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A$450.00
[Wood Block Prints] Ancient Customs of Japan. Selections from Prints of the Customary Observances of the Twelvemonths in Old Japan.

[Wood Block Prints] Ancient Customs of Japan. Selections from Prints of the Customary Observances of the Twelvemonths in Old Japan.

by [TAKESHITA, KIN-U]

[Kyoto].: [Uchida].. (Circa1950s).. Four numbered woodblock prints with added hand colour each 27.6 x 40.6 cms, tipped onto original backing sheets 34.3 x 48.6 cms in the original decorated stamped striped folder with title label (a little scuffed and worn, small tide-mark on an inside fold) scattered foxing affecting two of the prints (more pronounced on one), but the whole in very good condition. Suite of four numbered costume prints, after the Meiji-era artist Kin-U Takeshita captioned on the label:... Read more about this item
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A$425.00
Complete Course of Japanese Conversation-Grammar: A New and Practical Method of Learning the Japanese Language.

Complete Course of Japanese Conversation-Grammar: A New and Practical Method of Learning the Japanese Language.

by Vaccari, Oreste and Enko Elisa Vaccari

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
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A$63.20
The Heiké Story : A Modern Translation of the Classic Japanese Tale of Love and War. [Shin Heike Monogatari]

The Heiké Story : A Modern Translation of the Classic Japanese Tale of Love and War. [Shin Heike Monogatari]

by Yoshikawa, Eiji, 1892-1962.吉川英治 [trans., Fuki Wooyenaka Uramatsu; illustrations, Kenkichi Sugimoto]

Boston ; Rutland, VT ; Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, 2002., 2002. As New. 13th printing ; pictorial, stiff paper wrappers ; 627 pp. ; illustrated ; 18 cm. ; ISBN: 0804833184 ; OCLC: 8830535 ; "Kyoto in the twelfth century was a magnificent city, but crime, disorder, and lust were rampant. The people were abused by the nobility, while the armed Buddhist monks terrorized court and commoner alike. In despair, the Emperor called upon the Heike and Genji clans to quell civil disturbances. Although the clans... Read more about this item
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A$39.50
China and the Present Crisis with Notes on a Visit to Japan and Korea.

China and the Present Crisis with Notes on a Visit to Japan and Korea.

by WALTON, JOSEPH, M.P

London.: Samuel Low, Marston & Company.. 1st Edition.. 1900.. Large coloured folding map of China showing railway concessions, coalfields, iron mines, navigable waterways, &c. xii + 319pp, index. Half title and last blank lightly foxed, closed tears in folding map neatly repaired with archival tape with evidence of a previous repair on the rear, but map in very good order. Original attractive pictorial black cloth stamped in gilt, with closed tears at either edge of the head of the spine and a closed... Read more about this item
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A$225.00
The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945

The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945

by John Toland

Modern Library, 2003. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 954 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches.
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A$39.24
有趣帖. [Yūshujō]. [Album with Elegance].

有趣帖. [Yūshujō]. [Album with Elegance].

by [栖霞山樵 [SEIKA SANSHō] AND OTHER JAPANESE INK PAINTERS]

Shōwa 5. [1930].. Ten ink paintings presented in a cloth covered Japanese accordion style album. Upper and lower edges lightly insect damaged, insect damage in three small places within the album itself not affecting the paintings, title label a little nibbled but nevertheless a very pleasing album blue cloth case somewhat worn and faded, with toggles. 24.5 x 18cm. The ten paintings in this album depict a variety of subjects. They are the works of a skillful group of likely amateur ink painters... Read more about this item
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A$350.00
Kyusho-Jitsu : The Dillman Method Of Pressure Point Fighting

Kyusho-Jitsu : The Dillman Method Of Pressure Point Fighting

by Dillman, George A. / Thomas, Chris

Reading, Pennsylvania: Dillman Karate International Publications. Fine. 1995. 1992 Edition: Fourth Printing. Soft Cover. 271 pages: 9 x 10.5 in.: 2.2: KB#004622: LCCN# 92-90024. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "George A. Dillman, a ninth degree black belt, has been a significant presence on the American martial arts scene for decades. In the late sixties and early seventies he was a widely respected tournament competitor winning all divisions in major tournaments. Then, Dillman began to concentrate... Read more about this item
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A$61.62
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