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19622091202132800746Victor Publishing Co. Ltd. 1962. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: 19x19.5cm Victor Publishing Co., Ltd. paperback
2110502150909157Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 axis Not Available paperback
20052091502133905631Gaifusha 2005. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Gaifusha paperback
1975016373New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art 1975. Book. Near Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format paperback bound in stiff card printed covers. Signed presentation copy to the Japanese ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa and his wife from Julia Meech-Pekarik Assistant Curator Dept. for Far Eastern Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 136 pages. Selected Bibliography. Chronology. Illustrated with 14 color plates 3 double-page and over 79 black and white photographs. Single sheet listing the Honorary Committee for the Monoyama Exhibition laid-in. First edition. A lightly worn copy with foxing to laid-lin broadside and light foxing to outer edges of bulked sheets. No spine crease and only mild wear to paper covers. Interior clean with no foxing writing etc. to text or illustrations. A nice association copy of this important exhibition catalog. Near very good. . Metropolitan Museum of Art Paperback
1937022682New York: William K Vanderbilt / Richard K Ellis 1937. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Full Page Photographic Plates Throughout. 137 Pp. Blue Cloth Stamped In Silver. First Edition. One Of 1000 Copies Designed By Richard Ellis And Published Under His Supervision At The Haddon Craftsmen Press And Signed By Ellis On The Colophon. Additionally With A Long Inscription By Ellis To Robert Hathaway Also Signed By Ellis And With Robert "Bob" Hathaway's Calligraphic Ownership Information On Front Pastedown. Lightly Used Book No Damage Or Fraying. Except Two Short Tears To Last Page . Dj Worn At Edges With Short Splits At Spine And Flap Folds. Richard Williamson Ellis Was Born In Washington D.C. In 1895. After Being Introduced To And Inspired By The Acclaimed Typographer Bruce Rogers Ellis Began Collecting The Books Of Master Printers As Wells As Their Letters Pamphlets Ephemera Broadsides And Proofs. In 1924 Ellis Launched His Own Press The Georgian Press Initially Located On Fifth Avenue In New York. In 1927 Ellis Moved The Georgian Press To A Renovated Barn In Westport Connecticut Where He Stayed Until 1933. Ellis Printed Some Fifty Books. Although Some Of Them Carried His Own Imprint The Majority Of Books Produced At Georgian Were Printed For Publishers And Private Collectors. At Georgian Press Ellis Became Associated With Many Of The Famous Printers Publishing Houses Bookshops And Private Collectors Of The Day Such As Cheshire House Random House Rimington And Hooper And Doubleday Doran And Company. In 1930 Ellis First Collaborated With The Limited Edition Book Club With Whom He Would Establish A Lifelong Relationship. Despite Ellis' Artistic Success And Fame At Georgian Press Financial Difficulties Exacerbated By The Depression Forced Ellis To Close His Business And Sell The Press In 1933 To George Macy Founder Of The Limited Edition Book Club And The Heritage Club. In 1935 He And His Wife Esther Moved To Camden New Jersey Where Ellis Took A Position With Haddon Craftsmen. Ellis' Time At Haddon Craftsmen Ended In 1942. From 1942 To 1944 He Worked For Kingsport Press In Kingsport Tennessee. In 1945 Ellis Moved To New York As A Consulting Book Printer. Ellis Worked At Curtis Publishing In Philadelphia From 1947 To 1956 Working On The Firm's Popular Magazines The Saturday Evening Post Ladies' Home Journal Country Gentlemen Jack And Jill And Holiday. After Leaving Curtis Ellis Once Again Struck Out On His Own. Ellis' Final Work Was Commissioned By The Free Library Of Philadelphia And Was Completed While Ellis Was In His Eighties: Pennsylvania German Fraktur Of The Free Library Of Philadelphia. Publication Of The Book Marked The End Of A Sixty-Year Career In Book Designing And Printing. During His Lengthy Career Ellis Gained Recognition Amongst His New York And Philadelphia Colleagues As A Master Of Fine Printing. Ellis Died On October 9 1982 In Philadelphia. <br/> <br/> William K Vanderbilt / Richard K Ellis hardcover
1977006099N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company 1977. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Lightly soiled at page edges else fine in fine dust jacket price clipped in protective mylar cover. Square and tight. de Gier & Grijpstra; Amsterdam & Japan locales. The Commissaris and de Grier go to Japan under cover at the request of the Dutch Ambassador to Janan -- to help investigate a Yakusa crime operation. The story starts out in Amsterdam with a missing person case. A young Japanese man has disappeared and his fiancée fears hes been murdered. He worked for the Yakusa and tried to quit. n Japan the Commissaris falls in love with the Japanese bath and becomes best buddies with a Yakusa boss for a few memorable hours. De Grier proves himself to be a most efficient Dutch samurai -- and also finds himself freed of all earthly attachments. The adventure as a whole is replete with philosophical musings. Meanwhile Grijpstra stays in Amsterdam to solve the murder. While de Grier is enjoying the company of a shapely Yakusa hostess -- Grijpstra suffers from the company of his ferocious flabby wife. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Houghton Mifflin Company
1931029380Altadena / Pasadena / Portland: The Mineralogical Society Of Southern California; The Oregon Agate And Mineral Society 1931 1932 1933 1934 1951 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Early Issues Of The Journal Vol. 1 No. 1 And Thereafter Bound With Two Issues Of The Oregon Mineralogist With Two Guides All By Van Amringe Bound For Him His Personal Copies Of His Publications. Van Amringe 1899-1956 Was An Important Educator At Pasadena City College. He Edited The Bulletin And Contributed To Many Publications. Not Signed But His Copy From His Estate. Includes Small Booklet "History Of The Society." And Ticket For Their 20Th Anniversary Banquet <br/> <br/> The Mineralogical Society Of Southern California; The Oregon Agate And Mineral Society, 1931 1932 1933 1934 1951 hardcover
1914030353London: T. Fisher Unwin 1914. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket. Photographs. Xxiv 316 Pp. 1 Page Ad At End. Ninth Printing But First Printing With The "Appreciation" By Nordau "My Recollections Of Vambery" Stated At Front. Brown Cloth Gilt.Very Good : Light Wear At Corners Spine Gilt Entirely Brilliant Hinges Solid Small Foyle's Label On Front Pastedown Pencil Ownership Marks And Notes On Front And Rear Endpapers. <br/> <br/> T. Fisher Unwin hardcover
1900221531Tokyo. circa1900s. Framed coloured woodblock print 16.5 x 22.8 cms image; 26 x 32.6 cms framed central fold Japanese text in good condition. Woodblock print of a samurai warrior looming over a fearful geisha. . unknown
19792080202105600416Not Available 1979. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19422081502112501165B6 first edition with cover Modern Nihonsha 1942. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 B6 first edition with cover Modern Nihonsha paperback
1608883000.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1943185431943. United States Marine Corps World War II photograph album documenting global American military operations across the Pacific and Atlantic theaters during the 1940s including combat scenes naval deployments and high level wartime leadership meetings. The album records the experience of U.S. Marine personnel during the global campaigns against Axis powers with photographs spanning the South Pacific Japan North Africa the Mediterranean Greenland and Alaska. Numerous images show Marines in active combat environments amphibious landings and wartime garrison life providing visual documentation of the operational geography of the war. The album also preserves photographic evidence of a significant wartime meeting in Hawaii on July 26 1944 when President Franklin Roosevelt met with General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz to determine the strategic direction of the Pacific campaign. Roosevelt ultimately endorsed MacArthur's plan to return to the Philippines a decision that shaped the final phase of the Pacific war.<br /> <br /> Photograph album compiled by a U.S. Marine during World War II containing 364 black and white silver gelatin photographs and 21 real photo postcards depicting American military operations across multiple theaters including Namur Island Peleliu New Guinea the Solomon Islands Tarawa Cape Gloucester Saipan North Africa and Alaska. Several photographs appear to be official Marine Corps press images with printed captions such as "Marines take cover in invasion of Tarawa" "Actual landing operations on South Sea Island" and "Two rear gunners in Guadalcanal bomb shelter." Other images show Marines moving through tropical marshes occupying foxholes standing watch in lookout towers assembling on invasion beaches and operating aboard naval vessels. The album also contains candid images of President Franklin Roosevelt General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz taken during the Pacific Strategy Conference in Hawaii with approximately twenty nine photographs documenting the leaders meeting and greeting during wartime consultations. Additional photographs depict local populations encountered by American forces in the South Pacific and North Africa scenes of war damaged buildings and the daily lives of servicemen both on duty and during periods of rest.<br /> <br /> Album containing 385 photographs in total including 364 silver gelatin prints and 21 real photo postcards with image sizes ranging approximately from 1.75 x 2.75 inches to 3.5 x 4.5 inches. Photographs mounted in an original tobacco leather album. The archive also includes several loose photographs handwritten greeting cards an invitation for officers and crew of the seaplane tender USS Pine Island dated April 26 1945 with program details and a shoulder sleeve insignia for an Engineer Special Brigade. Minor age wear present; photographs remain clear with strong contrast and legible captions. The album provides a wide ranging visual record of American Marine operations during the Second World War linking frontline combat imagery with documentation of the strategic leadership decisions that shaped the Pacific campaign. unknown
1947196441947. 11th Airborne Division paratroopers photographed during the early American occupation of Japan document airborne training and daily military life within one of the most distinguished U.S. Army airborne units of the Second World War. More than two hundred photographs dating primarily from 1947 depict members of the 11th Airborne Division conducting parachute jump training weapons drills and daily base activities while stationed in Japan after the end of the Pacific War. The photographs appear to have been assembled by a soldier identified through accompanying material as Jeff C. Wall likely assigned to a military government team in Yamagata Prefecture. The images capture the division during the transitional period between wartime combat service in the Pacific and the emerging American military presence in East Asia that characterized the early Cold War.<br /> <br /> Archive contains 217 Silver Gelatin photographs ranging from approximately 2.25 x 2.5 inches to 4.75 x 6.5 inches depicting paratroopers of the 11th Airborne Division in Japan. The archive includes twelve photographs documenting parachute jump training sequences from aircraft exit through descent and landing as well as several images of fully equipped paratroopers lined up before boarding troop carrier aircraft. Numerous photographs show soldiers around transport planes and other aircraft on base airfields. Additional images depict artillery and machine gun training exercises paratroopers assembled outside a command building displaying the slogan "Shape Up or Ship Out" and informal scenes of soldiers gathered around barracks or posing in groups. The photographs also record elements of base life including an enlisted men's club ticket associated with the Yamagata Military Government Team women service personnel including a nurse playing cards with soldiers and views of the surrounding Japanese landscape. Approximately fifteen photographs show Mount Fuji and nearby terrain around the camp in northern Japan.<br /> <br /> The 11th Airborne Division earned distinction during World War II through its combat operations in the Pacific theater particularly during the campaign for Luzon in the Philippines in 1945 where the division conducted airborne assaults and participated in the liberation of Manila. Units of the division also carried out a well known raid that freed Allied prisoners from the Los Baños internment camp. Following Japan's surrender in 1945 the division became part of the U.S. occupation force tasked with maintaining security and administrative control across parts of Japan. The 1947 photographs document airborne training and routine service during this occupation period when American military forces remained stationed throughout the country while the geopolitical tensions of the emerging Cold War began reshaping U.S. global military deployments. In later years the division was reassigned to Alaska where its airborne operations in Arctic environments led to the nickname "Arctic Angels." Minor handling wear typical of vernacular military photographs. Overall condition very good. unknown
20162090502113709278Not Available 2016. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
20012080202102706984Architectural Materials Research Company 2001. Soft Cover. Fine. Page size: 269 pages Size: A5 size Architectural Materials Research Company paperback
20012080202102706985Architectural Materials Research Company 2001. Soft Cover. Fine. Page size: 277 pages Size: A5 size Architectural Materials Research Company paperback
19822091502135412927Bunkashuppankyoku 1982. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Bunkashuppankyoku paperback
1974ZB960069Ballinger Publishing Company 1974. 288 pp. Hardcover minor library markings else text clean and binding tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Ballinger Publishing Company hardcover
20012091202132701865Kokusai Shoin 2001. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Kokusai Shoin paperback
2080602108200544Kodansha N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Kodansha paperback
19782082702114908755Kodansha 1978. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Kodansha paperback
2023__4990919394Union Journal / Magazine Japan 2023. Hardcover. New. 128 pages. Japanese language. 11.10x9.06x0.83 inches. Union Journal / Magazine Japan hardcover
20232-4990919394Union Journal / Magazine Japan 2023. Hardcover. New. 128 pages. Japanese language. 11.10x9.06x0.83 inches. Union Journal / Magazine Japan hardcover