Tokyo, Japan: The Imperial Japanese Government Railways, 1913-1914. First Editions. 10mos., 2 volumes; G+; bound in publisher's burgundy cloth, gilt lettering; top edges of text blocks gilt; mild rubbing and fraying, including creases to spine, wear to head and tail of spine; volume 1 illustrated with 17 color folding maps, numerous black and white plates, a folding map in rear pastedown pocket, and maps pasted to endpapers; volume 2 illustrated with a color reproduction of woodcut by Shimbi Shoin, 15 color maps (including 10 folding), black and white plates, and maps pasted to endpapers; volume one leaf 207/208 and accompanying map loose but present, gutter visible; volume 2 title page through vi loose but present; small bookseller sticker to front pastedown of volume 1; with ownership name on title pages of Gertrude Emerson; shelved case 9. More about AN OFFICIAL GUIDE TO EASTERN ASIA - TRANS-CONTINENTAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA ...

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1901. First Edition. Octavo, 305 pages; VG/VG; in illustrated bright green hardcovers with faded green DJ in brodart; spine discolored with brown letters and minor shelf wear on edges; binding strong; deckle edges; contains 6 plates of illustrations on glossy paper including frontispiece; contains series of stories, folklore (Buddhist names of plants and animals), and other studies (in a Japanese hospital); YF Consignment; shelved case 9. More about A JAPANESE MISCELLANY

Boston and Tokyo: J. B. Millet, 1901. Large Octavos, 12 volumes; VG; bound in publisher's 1/4 white paper imitation vellum, handmade brown paper boards; green, brown, and gilt lettering and decoration to spine; top edges of text blocks gilt; some mild rubbing and wear to boards and spines; glue-stains to front pastedowns from removed bookplates; partial set, lacking the remaining 9 volumes on the Philippines, Burma, Afganistan, India, Persia, Turkey, and Russia; shelved above England. More about ORIENTAL SERIES - JAPAN: ITS HISTORY, ARTS AND LITERATURE; CHINA: ITS HISTORY ARTS AND LITERATURE...

Naha Publishing, 1995. First Edition. Quarto, 482 pages; VG; bound in green cloth, gilt lettering to spine in Japanese; housed in a VG silver slipcase; text in Japanese and English; With 1,100 photographs in color and black and white; with errata slip loose within; shelved near Japan. More about OKINAWA: THE 50 YEARS OF THE POSTWAR ERA

Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1884. First Edition. Octavo, xiii, 304 pages; G; bound in publisher's pictorial boards, black lettering to spine; moderate wear and rubbing to boards, including some chipping and fraying; One hundred and eighty illustrations by Rinzo and by Ichiske Hamada; scarce; shelved case 9. More about BEAR WORSHIPERS OF YEZO AND THE ISLAND OF KARAFUTO

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 489 pages; VG/VG; spine teal with blue and red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$27.00'; very minimal shelfwear; Signed flat by Lee on title page; shelved cased 6. More about PACHINKO [SIGNED

Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1976. Octavo; VG/VG-; grey spine, black and white spine; dust jacket has general shelfwear, general edgewear, open tear on spine head edge, closed tear on rear head edge, rubbing on fore corners and spine edges, rubbing on spine and hinges; boards strong, slightly bowed, minor edgewear, minor rubbing on fore corners and spine edges, penciling on rear pastedown; text block clean; xii, 364pp; shelved Japan. More about The Kamakura Bakufu