Cologne: Konemann, 2001. Hardcover. Beige cloth boards with green lettering on spine. Glossy color-photographic dust jacket with red and cream lettering. 335 pp. Mainly color illustrations. "Staying at a ryokan is much more than just stopping off at a Japanese hotel. Rather it is a journery in time where the... More
Boston, MA: Bruce Humphries, 1934. Softcover. Grey wraps. 66 pp. Numerous bw photos. Volume I of the Tourist Library series. First edition. More
Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1939. Softcover. Cream paper wraps with color illus. laid on front cover and additional tissue cover; 70 pp., duotone illus. and one color plate as frontispiece. Certainly an interesting pre-WWII war publication. Provides a general survey of Japanese dance; the specifics for the... More
Tokyo: Board of Tourist Industry, 1938. Third Edition. Softcover. Tan wraps with black lettering; hand-painted color illus. laid on. 67 pp. with color frontis, 2 color plates, and 32 bw illustrations. Text in English. Volume 2 in the Tourist Library publications. Includes a note on old/new spellings, a foreward by... More
Mumbai: Marg, 2001. Hardcover. Orange cloth boards with forest green stamped lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with red, terracotta, and black lettering. 156 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Extensive study of the confluence between these two cultures. More
Tokyo: Maruzen Company Ltd, 1936. Softcover. Gray paper wraps with color illus. laid on front cover and additional tissue cover; 84 pp., BW illus. Certainly an interesting pre-WWII war publication. The nine illustrated chapters address: The essentials of Japanese food; Common everyday food; Japanese table etiquette; Annual celebrations and ceremonial... More
Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2002. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with white lettering. Color-photographic dust jacket with white and blue lettering. 124 pp. Color and BW illustrations. "This book documents the vanishing heritage of the relatively unknown Indian Jewish communities: the Bene Israel of Maharashtra, the Cochin Jews of the Malabar coast... More
London: Howlett & Brimmer, 1824. Hardbound. 3/4 leather with original marbled paper-covered boards. Vol. 1: vi, 128 pp., 20 color plates. Vol. 2: ii, 124 pp., 21 colored plates; Vol. 3: ii, 135 pp., 19 colored plates; Vol. 4: ii, 160 pp. 20 colored plates. A wonderful and rare title... More
London: Howlett & Brimmer, 1824. Hardbound. 3/4 leather with original marbled paper-covered boards. Vol. 1: vi, 128 pp., 20 color plates. Vol. 2: ii, 124 pp., 21 colored plates; Vol. 3: ii, 135 pp., 19 colored plates; Vol. 4: ii, 160 pp. 20 colored plates. A wonderful and rare title... More
New York: Weatherhill, 1979. Hardbound. Green textured paper over boards with brown cloth spine and gold lettering and decoration; tan paper over-lay with description; protective cover; pictorial slipcase; 329 pp. with bw images throughout. With sections on the history of the tea ceremony, the tea setting, tea utensils, and the... More
New York: Harper & Bros. 1865. Hardcover. Maroon cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering. Volume I is 459 pages, Volume II is 490 pages. Illustrations, plates. In attached envelope with a handwritten note dated 1944, is a photo found in book and saved, as the elder one in the photo... More
Tokyo: Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1939. Softcover. Plain card wraps with color image paste down. Brown lettering. 76 pp. with 7 bw photographs following. Bw photos and diagrams throughout text. Color frontis piece. Text in English. No. 27 in the Tourist Library series. Instructions on how to... More
Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1940. Softcover. Gray paper wraps with color illus. laid on front cover and additional tissue cover; 82 pp., duotone illus. and one color plate as frontispiece. Certainly an interesting pre-WWII war publication. Provides a brief history of Japanese armour, by historical period; the... More
