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405 pages. Footnotes. Index. Illustrated in black and white. "The first interdisciplinary attempt to address the social, political, and spiritual significance of the modern arts both in Japan and its empire between 1920 and 1960. These forty years, punctuated by war, occupation, and reconstruction, were turbulent and brutal, but also important and even productive for the arts." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Minimal light pencil markings to contents. A sound working copy. Book
165 pages. "An amusing and alternative look at what makes the Japanese tick... at the Foreign Ministry, at the gym, on pub-crawls... and beyond." - from front cover. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
68 pages. Features: In Honour of the Putti; The Teddy Bear Room; The Scadding Cabin; Japan - the age of the Samurai at war, and his swords; Trousseau Costumes - June 1896; The Wedding Ring; Documenting Design - an exhibition at the ROM; Medieval Abattoir and a Palace Join Forces. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Magazine
80 pages. Features: A clock with a history; the art of imitating wood grains; the Lloyd's Bank photographs of children; the antique detective; discovering 18th century porcelain; woodstoves; ice skating through the centuries. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Magazine
174 pages. Features: Exotic homes around the world; Cher in Malibu; Bali, Mexico, Costa Rica, St. Lucia, Hawaii, Japan, Barbados, Marrakech; Nureyev; Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
98 pages. Features: Suzuki X-6 Hustler; Amazing early Kawasaki ad with the caption 'Fun People Go Kawasaki'; full-page Hodaka ad; full-page black and white Triumph ad; Full-page BMW ad; nice colour full-page Yamaha ad; Grasshopper Glacier article; Kawasaki 650-W1 - The Biggest Bike in Japan; Harley-Davisdon 45" side-valve racer; Vibration article; Montessa Scorpion 250 review; Honda 160 Scrambler Review; and more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. Centerfold Ducati ad loose but present. Book
Features: Beginner's please!; winter garden; gardening indoors; growing unusual plants indoors; making a Christmas cone; the romance of Christmas greenery; Candle light; flowers through the ages; berried Treasure; Beech nut flowers; new flower seeds for 1978; colour it red; a flower arranger visits Japan; A Desert Beauty; Shell Magic; Flower Arranging and Gardening in Peru; Flowers for a Royal occasion; Personal colours of flowers of the Zodiac; Chinese Brush Painting; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
216 pages with article by Yoichi Funabashi entitled 'Japan and the New World Order.' Book
Features: Meeting Report - Poisonous Plants; The Rattlesnake Fern in Japan; Climbing Ferns; Antique Fern Prints; Home Grown Jungle; and more Book
Features: Hungry humpbacks forever blowing bubbles; The Great copper-pot hunt; intensive shrimp culture in Japan; Inland seas, reefs and oil; How corals feed; Christchurch Bay's monument to safety; Reef-netting for salmon; Sergeant major on guard; Footprints of glaciers. Sound copy. Book
Features: Cabin climate monitoring with CabiNet; Safety technology; Offshore technology; Japan; CAD/CAM update. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
Features: Wide-beam Max concept extended by Stena; Effective purchasing with IT systems; New temporary surface-protection materials; Safety technology; Japan; CAD/CAM update. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
Contents: Japan - Island of Stability in Asia; Color-photo ad featuring the Dodge Coronet 440 "White Hat" special; Apollo cockpit fire investigation; Essay - Why Should Man Go to the Moon?; Japan feature article; Red Guards laying Siege to Soviet Embassy in Peking; Nice color-photo centerfold ad for the Jeepster; Beyond LSD; The Dollar and Gold; Nice color ad for the Ford Mustang on back cover; and much more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
72 pages. Features: 10 questions for Rudy Giuliani; Hamas' French Funds?; Chief Justice Rehnquist; How U.S. forces grabbed Saddam's right-hand man and launched a dragnet for the dictator and his loyalists; Iyman Faris and the triple-life of an al Qaeda man; China lectures Cuba on human rights; Whale conservationalists win big round in Japan; Tony Blair - downhill from here; Christian missionaries undercover in Muslim lands; Canada's acceptance of gay marriage; The globalization of the David Beckham brand; Architect Zaha Hadid - Busting the Box. Average wear. Unmarked. Magazine
112 pages. A pleasantly illustrated introduction to Japan for younger readers. Introduces Japan's language, lifestyles, foods, transportation, alphabets, history, and more. A worthwhile book for young students of the Japanese language, or those who will be visiting that wondeful country. Author's signature and inscription upon decorated front free endpaper. Gift greetings inside front board, else clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
400 pages including index and bibliography. Includes black and white photographic plates. "A thorough and well-written history of the imperial institution." - The Economist. A Comprehensive social history of this immensely important royal institution. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
112 pages including index. "The best thing I've read on Japanese food." - Calvin Trillin, in Travel and Leisure. "Takes a spirited look at the popular foods of Japan including sushi, sukiyaki, tofu, and fugu (blowfish). These are the foods that are served in the large number of restaurants specializing in some aspect of Japanese cuisine." - from dust jacket. Lovely illustrations, many in colour. Average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. Solid copy. Book
260 pages including index/glossary, colour photography. Introduces 116 exquisite and interesting folk-art items, describing their origins, showing how they are made and used, and relating the background of myth and folklore associated with each. A concise and informative introduction to a rich and varied artistic tradition. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. Good working copy. Book
312 pages. Index. Glossary. "The author has a universal mind... analyzing Japanese culture, he raises fundamental questions about work, wealth, and happiness and whether they make up the good life and the good society... Each page brims with some insight or story of interest... very hard to put down." - Prof. Philip Kotler, Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Light wear to book. Substantial neat underlining in red pen. Price-clipped dust jacket bears minimal wear and is attractive in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Sound copy. Book
262 pages. Index. Reference notes. "A collection of essays meant to bridge the distance and the language barriers that separate Canadian research on Japan from Japanese scholarship on Canada." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Undated - circa 1980? Flexi-board book. Child's Writing inside front board else unmarked. Average wear. Wonderfully illustrated in colour. Book
142 pages including index. Examines the popular mythology about how the decision was made to nuke Japan. Remainder mark upon bottom edge of text. Significant markings. Moderate wear. Decent working copy. Book
92 pages. Features: Glaze Painting; Toward Self-Sufficiency (in clay), Tri-axial Blend, 16 North Georgia Potters; Slab Rollers, Sources of Sodium as vapour glaze, The Craney Hill Oxidation Kiln, Oxidation/Reduction, and much more. Average wear. Unmarked. Undated. Circa 1980? Book
84 pages. Index. Bibliography. Colour photography and black and white diagrams abound. "Give your home a fresh, captivating look with ideas from this superb interior design tradition." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's details upon front free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Lovely copy of this attractive work. Book
grand in-8, 133 pp., nombreuses illustrations, broché, couverture illustrée. Bon état. [BAT-5]
