Amsterdam: J. Müller & comp. 1833. First and only contemporary edition (a facsimile was done in Japan in 1978); 4to, pp. [10], 320; 15 beautifully rendered hand-colored lithographs; some occasional foxing but in all a very nice copy internally with original printed wrappers bound in, and in what appears to..... More

Tokyo: National Research Council, Dept. of Education, 1926. A nearly complete file of these guide-books to the geology of Japan, prepared for the delegates of the Pan-Pacific Science Congress; 24 (of 26) volumes, small 8vo, each generally fine in original printed wrappers, 6 to 50 pages, many with plates and..... More

The Hague: Mouton & Co, 1963. First edition, 8vo, pp. 263; numerous black & white pictorial illustrations as well as illustrations within the text, bookseller's ticket on front paste-down, extremities lightly soiled, otherwise near fine in original mustard cloth. More

[Tokyo]: Kodansha International Ltd., [1974]. First edition, 4to, pp. 239; profusely illustrated (some in color), near fine in original brown cloth, pictorial dust jacket. More

[Cambridge]: Polity Press, [1993]. First edition in English, 8vo, pp. [8], 365, [1]; fine copy in a fine dust jacket. In Japan "a tradition of voluntary death has existed for more than a millenium. The suicides of samurai warriors, of kamazaze fighter pilots, of artists and lovers are part of..... More

[Redding Ridge, Connecticut]: Black Swan Books, [1987]. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvi, 249, [7]; illustrated; fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. More

Tokyo, New York, & San Francisco: Kodanshita International, [1982]. Revised and textually the best edition, small folio, pp. 212; illustrated throughout; fine copy in a fine, chipped dust jacket. "A fascinating account of how the Japanese movie became what it is, with an unparalleled collection of over 600 photographs" (jacket..... More

[Surrey]: Japan Library, [2001]. 8vo, pp. xii, 291; [1]; pictorial paper wrappers; fine. A checklist with occasional comments from the author. More

[Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten Newtype, 1996]. Fifth printing, folio, pp. 95, [3]; text in Japanese with English captions; full color illustrations throughout; red printed paper self-wrappers; fine in near fine dust jacket, book band with slight wear. Sadamoto is one of the founding artists of Gainax and was character artist for..... More

Osaka: Goushodou, 1872. Small 8vo (approx. 7" x 5"), 21 leaves folded and sewn in the Japanese manner, English text with interlinear Kanji characters; illustrated throughout with approximately 40 vignette woodcuts; original yellow wrappers, pink paper label on upper cover, and preserving the original printed sleeve (i.e. fukuro) in Japanese..... More

[Kyoto: Kawanami Kihei, 1813]. Fukurotoji, 3 vols., 10" x 7"; early printing, stab-stitched binding in green decorated paper covers; illustrations of women going about daily life and examples of hairstyles, head coverings, and grooming; stitching mostly perished, covers nearly loose but textblock secure with still intact paper nails, ink stain..... More

Tokyo: Bunrokusha, 1931. 12mo, pp. [2], 2,2, 227, [3]; text in Japanese; decorated green cloth; endpapers toned, else fine in toned slipcase; collection of waka poems, with brief biographies of each author. The tanka is one of the oldest forms of poetry in Japan. National Diet Library only in OCLC..... More

Chicago: W.B. Conkey Co., [1902]. First edition, 8vo, pp. [3]-402; 88 (of 90) plates (lacking, as usual - ?always? - the plate of The Winter Palace, at p. 54; and A Street in Tokyo, at p. 348); presentation copy from the son of the author, inscribed on the flyleaf; orig..... More