Chicago and New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, n.d. Hardcover. Uncommon work provides an introduction to Ainu culture, including their history, religion, beliefs, and customs. It includes information on the Ainu language, traditional crafts, hunting and fishing practices, and otherr aspects of Ainu culture. No publication date. Octavo, 336 pp..... More
London: John Murray, 1905. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. This turn-of-the-century single-volume encyclopedia covers all aspects of Japanese culture from "abacus" to "zoology." Tall octavo, 552 pp. + fold-out color map. Green cloth. From private collection. Cloth is darkened along spine and show some wear ang rubbing to spine ends. Hinges are..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915. 8vo, 86 pp. In green wraps. From private collection. Spine is chipped and heavily warn; wraps are tattered. Front hinge cracked. More
Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse, 2019. Hardcover. Memoir of Chinese-American who emigrated from Taiwan in his youth and became an outspoken critic of Chinese policy as it relates to Taiwan and the United States. Quarto, 384 pp. Color photos. No dust jacket, as issued. From private collection. Includes press release and business..... More
London: Longmans, Green, & Co, 1884. Hardcover. This collection of essays was written by a well-known scholar named F. Max Mueller. He was a philologist and Orientalist from Germany who spent most of his life studying and living in Britain. Mueller played a significant role in establishing the academic fields..... More
Taiwan: Youth Culture Enterprise Co., n.d. Hardcover. Quarto, 131 pp. Orange cloth. No publication date. Profusely illustrated in color. From private collection. Clean, unmarked copy. Dust jacket shows rubbing and small creased tear. More
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Tokyo : Azuma Shuppan, 1995. Hardcover. Collection of English language dispatches from the papers of the Office of the United States Political Adviser for Japan, October 1945-November 1946. Commentary in Japanese. Quarto, 258 pages. Blue cloth with gilt-stamped title on spine and front board. In cardboard slipcase... More
Edinburgh and London: Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., n.d. Obata, Shozan. Hardcover. Turn-of-the-century book presents Japanese folktales and includes 12 full-page color illustrations by Shozan Obata. Tall octavo, 174 pp. In decorative tan cloth binding with pictorial label on front board. From private collection. Cloth shows a little wear along spine..... More
