YOKOHAMA JAPANABAA
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3655a TLS. 2pg. 8 ¼†x 10â€. July 15 1920. Yokohama Japan. A typed letter signed “Neil†laced with anti-Semitic sentiment. In part: “Went out calling last night with the bunch of fellows across the street. The host and his side partner are N.Y. Jews but sort of decent people. The wife is very nice but the husband is a regular East Sider. He is always talking about ‘not that I mind the expense of the house here but the servant is always telling about the money she needs for this and that and I can’t see where it goes to.’ You know just about what kind of a guy he is better than I do no doubt and you haven’t seen him. Anyway it was sort of a pleasant evening as he left the States in March and brought a lot of the new songs with him. He is a very good piano player and I had a fine time listening to him. One of the songs he played and ‘tried to sing’ just like John was ‘Pal of Mine’ you know how nice it was in comparison to the real singer and this Jew did the same stunt of turning to his wife too as John does to his wife when she sits up in the box. The husband was just a regular N.Y. smart alex Jew.†Typed on letterhead from Yokohama’s Grand Hotel which famously burned down as a result of the devastating 1923 Great Kanto earthquake the letter is in very fine condition with light toning throughout and a few handwritten corrections not affecting legibility. b TLS. 3pg. 8 ¼†x 10â€. July 19 1920. Yokohama Japan. A typed letter signed “Neil†regarding work and life as an American abroad in early 20th century Japan. In part: “There isn’t much doing as for excitement but just hang around and do nothing. I really think I am gaining weight on the job. I met a fellow here who deals in all sorts of dress goods from Boston and I am getting on the right side of him as he gets all his stuff from here and I may be able to get some things for you people wholesale when you need them. He is one of us you get me being from Boston and a very fine chap. Eleanor will have nothing on me then getting things wholesale. About the only thing we need now wholesale is to get a bank to give us more money on our checks when we cash in. I am thinking of buying a kimono for Connors in the office for his wife as they are married in the Fall. He is a nice fellow and I thought for his trouble in calling up and the like I would bring him back one. I am not sure about it as yet but I think I will.†Typed on letterhead from Yokohama’s Grand Hotel which famously burned down as a result of the devastating 1923 Great Kanto earthquake the letter is in very fine condition with light toning throughout and a few handwritten corrections not affecting legibility. unknown books
1973WRCLIT80945Tokyo 1973. Seven volumes. Printed wrappers. A few creases a few edges tanned very good. Whole numbers 1 2 3 4 6 7 and 8. The majority of the text is in English. The 5th number not present here was a double number with the BULLETIN. JOCHUM 1161. unknown books
1973WRCLIT80946Tokyo 1973. Six issues. Printed wrappers. Some tanning at wrapper edges heavy tanning to upper portion of upper wrapper of #5 otherwise very good. Whole numbers 1 2 3 5 6 and 8. Text largely in Japanese but with some English- language text by English-speaking contributors. The fifth number is a special tribute number to S. Oshima and combines the REPORT with the BULLETIN and includes text by Colum Kennelly Kirkup Raine Tuohy et al. WADE p.466. JOCHUM 1162. unknown books
5101WORLD WAR II IN JAPAN. ALS. 2pgs. October 1 1945. Hirosaki Japan. An autograph letter signed “Dale†Christensen written home by an Allied serviceman stationed in Japan shortly after the official end of World War II. “Well I haven’t had a chance to write for some time. We made it up here O.K. but the ship sure was loaded. We landed at Aomori and this place is inland about 30 miles. We have had no trouble at all. We spent the first night at an airport and then moved to another Army camp the next day then the third bn came up and took over here. I was in on the big thing at this camp I came up with the first gen jeeps and saw the Jap General sign the camp over to us then to top it all off I was picked to take the Jap General to his home. He talked to me all the way but I didn’t know a thing he said. When he got out he saluted me. He seemed happy about the whole thing. The climate here is good and cool. We have a big mt right afore us and it looks just like Mt Fugiama sic. They say it sure gets cold here in the winter. The rice is just headed out and it is very pretty here but I hope I can soon come home…We are cleaning this camp up now it sure needed it. I don’t see how the Japs lived in it. Bugs and dirt all over. We sure are making a change in the looks of it. They say they might give each one of us a Jap Rifle and bayonet to take home I don’t think there is any thing to it. I sure would like to have one. They sure can grow the fruit and garden stuff here but they sure are way behind in the way to live. I think even behind the Philippines…The papulation sic of this place in 97000 and Aomori – 57000. Aomori was bombed and it sure was smashed and burned. Well we have a few Japs working in this camp and I think as a whole they will like better from now on that ever before. There clothes are all patches but they look healthy and happy. Well I will write more later. I hope we soon get a mail call. Tell Ann and the rest Hello. Everything is fine here. Write soon. Dale.†The letter is in fine condition. hardcover books
5962Historic WWII Newspaper. Baltimore News Post MD August 24 1945. Large bold banner above the masthead: "ATOMIC BOMB RAYS KILL THOUSANDS JAPS CLAIM". Also has small front page photo of MacArthur. In very good condition. unknown books
19342152Kumamoto Japan: Women's Work Committee of the Japan Lutheran Mission 1934. Sewn binding. Illustrated paper with traditional thread binding. Very good. 31 pages. 18.5 x 13 cm. Decorative translucent booklet regarding the Janice James School built at the foot of Mt. Tatsuda in Kumamoto City on land purchased in 1921. Describing the history of mission work in Japan the account of the girls school the widows home the old-age home - accompanied by black and white photos. Includes a card intended for slipping between the pages to block the light and make it easier to read. Covers lightly soiled with crease marks. Interior light foxing. <br/><br/> Women's Work Committee of the Japan Lutheran Mission unknown books
5611"Hishu" today Saga Prefecture: 1841-45. A very rare Japanese manuscript sea chart of the sea routes from Saga Prefecture a major trading area in the west to Osaka through the Inland Sea which is more than 400 km. long and includes in excess of 3000 islands. The Inland Sea one of the main trade routes for the Japanese in the Edo period has numerous areas of turbulence and navigating through the numerous islands and rocky outcroppings presented enormous problems in the era before modern navigation systems. In the early 1840s the central government in Edo ordered each fiefdom to prepare maps of coastal routes to facilitate trade and shipping. Our manuscript was prepared by Tsugihei Miyachi a high level sea pilot "mite kako" in the Saga Prefecture shipping office as an employee of the Nabeshima Clan. The map were it to be unbound is about 11340 mm. long about 37 feet depicting Saga in the west to Osaka in the east. It is finely drawn in black ink heightened with wash in green purple blue grey and red. Five of the openings have folding extension sections pasted onto the lower margins of the leaves. Blue lines depict safe sailing routes for smaller ships. The map depicts in very great detail areas of turbulence there are famous whirlpools in the Inland Sea numerous islands rock formations and landscapes for orientation anchorages harbors and fishing areas. Each section of the map has been annotated by the compiler with notes on distances characteristics of rivers landmarks for navigation tidal activities the route to Nagasaki etc. The first map opening depicts Saga and the final opening Osaka. The sea chart is prepared with considerable local knowledge of castles and temples. A series of notable castles each is labeled with name of the lord assets etc. are depicted along the shores and Miyachi describes harbors for anchoring and to get fresh water. The routes are drawn from a "bird's-eye view" perspective with lovely vistas of mountains and islands and villages and towns. The two leaves of manuscript text at the beginning in the style of a dedicatory letter to the fiefdom lord describes the compiler's efforts over a five-year period to prepare the map. He writes that it is based on his own personal experiences as a sea pilot. He states that purple denotes routes he has taken red denotes shallows blue lines denote the routes for large ships grey for land and green for mountains and forests. The eleven pages of text at the end provide details on prevailing weather patterns and how to prepare for inclement weather how to navigate by landmarks and the stars wind and tidal patterns and the history of the preparation of this map "it took me five years of daily observation to prepare this work". He provides a list of his voyages to different cities on this route. On the final page the author states that three copies were made: the first for the fiefdom lord the second for a cabinet member and the third for Miyachi's divisional chief. A modern scholar has laid-in a note describing this sea chart as one of those three. Japanese sea charts are rare survivals and we know of no other similar example outside of Japan. ❧ The sea pilot Miyachi's log books are preserved in the Nabeshima clan's archives see the Saga kenritsu toshokan database. unknown books
19274296Toyama 1927. 1st and only ed. in English. Paperback. Fine. index iii 133p. Original wrapper. 22cm. "The library consists.of the collection originally made by Lafcadio Hearn.with some slight addition acquired by the family after his death." We currently have several "as new" copies in stock that we purchased about 20 years ago from Charles Tuttle in Rutland Vermont. <br/><br/> paperback books
199528668Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 082481665X . First printing. Remainder dot on spine else fine in a fine dust jacket. . University of Hawaii Press hardcover books
35566nd. Softcover. VG- plastic coating wrinkled at cover edge. Black ill. wraps. 116 pp. Profuse color plates. Price list laid in. Text in Japanese and English. paperback books
29359Softcover. VG minor wear to cover edges. Pictorial wraps. 237 pp. 365 bw and color plates. Text in Japanese. paperback books
20051026352005. Softbound. As New. Color illustrated wraps. 185 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Text is presented in Japanese. Extensively illustrated and annotated and significant addition to the literature on La Tour. paperback books
20051019952005. Softbound. As New. Color illustrated wraps. 285 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Text is presented in Japanese and French. Extensively illustrated and annotated and significant addition to the literature on La Tour. paperback books
2000164074Tokyo: National Museum of Art Tokyo 2000. Softcover. VG-. Ex-library with usual marks. Some shelf wear and soiling on covers. Contents clean. White ill. wraps. 99 pp. Profuse color plates. Text in Japanese and English. Survey of early 20th century Japanese graphic designer. Includes examples from posters magazine covers book designs postcards as well as other media. National Museum of Art, Tokyo paperback books
200035513Tokyo: National Museum of Art Tokyo 2000. Softcover. VG. White ill. wraps. 99 pp. Profuse color plates. Text in Japanese and English. Survey of early 20th century Japanese graphic designer. Includes examples from posters magazine covers book designs postcards as well as other media. National Museum of Art, Tokyo paperback books
1995212311995. Softcover. VG. Blue wraps/gold wraps in cardboard wrapper. 68 pp 124 pp. 33 color 79 color plates. This is a dual exhibition each with its own catalogue. Text in Japanese and English. paperback books
1996172831996. Softcover. VG. White wraps. 270 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Text in Japanese and English. paperback books
1997209871997. Softcover. VG. Bw wraps. 237 pp. 87 color plates. Text in Japanese and English. A thorough and inviting examination. Wonderfully illustrated. paperback books
2002323842002. Hardcover. VG- light wear to edges and corners. Color-illustrated boards with yellow and white spine lettering green textured end papers. 317 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from August 10 to October 27 2002 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toyko and from November 3 2002 to January 26 2003 at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art. Text in Japanese and English. hardcover books
1971213341971. Softcover. VG- cover lightly worn stamp inside front cover. White wraps. Appx. 200 pp. 44 color 156 bw plates. Text in Japanese Spanish and English. paperback books
1985128261985. Softcover. VG- exlib small stamp. Color wraps. 147 pp. 29 color numerous bw plates. Six-page introduction by Gabriel P. Weisberg biographical passages on Millet Courbet and Corot many rich plates. paperback books
1996326011996. Softcover. VG light bumping to rear corner. Pictorial wraps. 322 pp. 181 color plates. Text in Japanese. paperback books
1978109351978. Softcover. VG- some mild wear along spine. White wraps. 31 pp. 26 bw plates. Written dually in Japanese and English this volume contains an introduction by Kakuzo Tatehata a listing of 12 works a personal history/exhibition listing and an original poster promoting advertising the exhibition. unknown books
26909Softcover. VG. Ill. wraps. 95 pp. 67 color plates. Text in Japanese and English. Includes biographical documentation of the 14 artists many luscious color plates and and essay by Yoko Imai. paperback books
19941320862Tokyo: Yakuji Nippo Ltd 1994. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 415; VG; blue spine with gilte text; cloth has only slight wear to exterior; mildly rubbed edges; mylar wraps; strong boards; text block shows very light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated;. 1320862. FP New Rockville Stock. Yakuji Nippo, Ltd hardcover books
