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

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]

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 626 pages; VG-/VG-; Spine is brown with white lettering and a red insignia; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has price cut, has moderate wear along the top and bottom edges, with mild chipping, several crease marks and a small closed tear at the top edge, front and back covers have discoloration and rubbing; binding has dust build up discoloration along the bottom edge; pages have brown coloring along the top edge; shelved extra tall books. More about THE JUNKS & SAMPANS OF YANGTZE

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1967. Octavo; VG/VG-; light green-grey spine, dark green lettering; dust jacket has general shelfwear, general edgewear, general soiling, closed tears on spine edges, rubbing on fore corners and spine edges, small open tear on front fore edge; boards strong, some shelfwear, general edgewear, rubbing on fore corners and spine edges, bumping on front fore edge; text block age toned, soiling on exterior edges; 346pp; shelved Japan. More about Politics in the Tokugawa Bakufu