New York: Brentano's Publishers, 1919. First Edition. Small Octavo, 116 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in Orange cloth with black text. Boards show rubbing to corners exposing boards, chipping and fraying to spine edges, sunning to spine, and mild edge wear and shelf wear. Textblock has slight bending to top corners. Shelved Philosophy. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, 255 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine blue with gilt lettering. Boards have extremely mild wear with previous bookshop's sticker to the edges. Illustrated. First Edition, First Printing. More
New York: Bollingen Series XLIX, 1956. Small Oblong Quarto, 161 Pages. In Very Good minus condition. Green spine with gilt lettering. Full binding in green cloth. Boards show light shelf wear, two tiny red pen marks on front cover, minor fraying to corners and slight creasing to headband and tailband. Text block has modest age-toning throughout pages. More
London & New York: Routledge, 2023. First Edition. Octavo, 192 pages. In Very Good condition. Light purple spine with white lettering. Full binding in purple paper. Boards show very mild shelf wear and edge wear. More
Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1991. First Edition. Quarto, xvii, 324 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is black with burnt orange lettering. Boards have minor shelf wear, minor scuffing to the back, and bumping to corners. Text block has a small stain on the front paste down and end page. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. First Edition. Octavo, 757 pages. In Very Good condition. Navy spine with gilt lettering. Full binding in navy cloth. Boards show light shelf wear and two modest glue stains on spine and back cover. Text block has the seal of the library of congress on pastedown and front free endpaper along with a tiny closed tear on front free endpaper. More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2009. Octavo, xiii, xvii, 288 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine black with red lettering. Boards have minimal wear to the exterior with two ex-library stickers to the rear and mild tilt to the spine. Text block has extremely light tone to the edges with few instances of ex-library markings interiorly. Illustrated. More
Japan: Kodansha, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, unpaginated. In Good minus condition with Good minus dust jacket. Spine is white and tan with a partial illustration and black and white Kanji text. Dust jacket has minor scuffing, major shelf wear, creasing and minor rips along the top edge, the back top corner is bent, and foxing along the bottom interior. Text block has foxing mostly along the edges. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates] NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #1-2. More
Tokyo: Sanseido Company Limited, 1958. Second Edition. Octavo, 326 pages. In Good Plus condition. Blue spine with gilt lettering. Full binding in navy cloth. Boards show light foxing, minor edge wear and moderate sunning to spine. Text block has slight foxing on pastedown and front free endpaper along with slight age-toning to pages. More
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New York: Pantheon Books, 1983. Deluxe Limited Edition, #119/250. Quarto (12 in. x 12 in.), [12], 192 pages. In Very Good plus condition, with Very Good plus case. Black fabric case with gilt lettering to front and spine. Boards bound in red publisher's cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front board. Boards show very light shelf wear overall with minimal rubbing along edges. Textblock is clean. Includes 7 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in. color photograph mounted on Rising Photomount and signed by Eliot Porter in pencil. More
London: The Religious Tract Society, 1928. First Edition. Octavo, xvi, 335 pages. In Good condition. Spine blue with gilt lettering. Boards have slight age darkened spine with light soiling exteriorly. Slight rubbing wear to the joints and edges. Text block has modest age toning to the edges with several instances of foxing to pages interiorly and previous bookshop's small sticker to the front pastedown. Frontispiece. Illustrated. First Edition. More
Washington: Center of Military History, United States Army, 2000. Octavo, xviii, 551 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is blue with gold print on red banner. Boards in blue cloth with gold print, slight wear to spine caps and corners. Includes b&w illustrations, color maps. More
Washington: Center of Military History, United States Army, 2000. Octavo, xxiv, 813 pages + 8 folded maps attached to rear pastedown. In Very Good condition. Spine is blue with gold print on red banner. Boards in blue cloth with gold print. Includes b&w illustrations, folded color maps. More
Mainz am Rhein: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1991. Octavo, xiii, 302 pages + 14 plates. In Very Good condition. Spine is green with gold print. Boards in green cloth with gold print. Illustrated with b&w plates. “Mängelexamplar” [i.e., “Defective copy”]— stamped on front flyleaf, cannot determine reason for this. Text in German. ISSN 0170-9518. More
St. Peter Port: A Foundry Books Publication, 1998. Quarto, 174 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is green with gold print on red banner. Boards in green cloth with gold print. Vendor label on rear. Illustrated WITH “183 figures, 39 illustrations, 6 maps” (b&w). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
London: Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., 1921. Octavo, 427 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine pictorial beige with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Mild foxing to the spine and edges, light soiling to the rear and spine and minor wear to the head and tail edges. Boards have light wear with slight rubbing to the edges. Text block has moderate plus foxing to the edges and slight foxing interiorly. Mild offsetting to the end papers. Frontispiece. Illustrated. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1966. Second printing. Octavo, xviii, 312 pages. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is brown with white print. Dust jacket has light edge wear with short tear at bottom of spine, light shelf wear. Price unclipped: “$7.50”. Boards quarter bound with brown cloth to spine and brown paper to boards. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf. Illustrated with b&w frontispiece, maps and plates. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Octavo, xxvi, 538 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is black with gold print. Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and illustrated cloth to boards. Light wear to bottom fore corners. Text block has puckering to paper. Illustrations b&w. More
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1958. First Edition. Octavo, v, viii, x, 472 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine tan with red lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Price clipped front flap. Slight soiling wear to the exterior with rubbed joints/fore edges and few chips to head/tail edges. Boards have slight tilt to the spine and rubbing wear to the edges. Text block has mild age toning to the edges, offsetting to the end papers, previous owner's information to the front end paper, cracking to gutter at pages 470-471 and few notations to the rear pastedown. Several instances of notations and underlining interiorly. Illustrated. First Edition. More
Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, 1981. Octavo, viii, 139 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth with gold print. More
Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1956. First printing. 12mo, xxi, 487 pages. In Good condition with a Poor plus dust jacket. Spine is green with white print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, bottom portion of spine torn away, taped repairs to spine, shelf wear. Price unclipped: “U.S. price 3.50”. Boards in green cloth. Light edge wear, lightly cocked spine. Text block has light age-toning to paper. Illustrated with b&w drawings. More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1967. First Edition. Octavo, 333 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket wrapped in mylar, price is cut. Sunfaded spine is yellow with brown lettering. Minor shelfwear to head and tail of spine. Minor tearing to top and bottom of dust jacket. Slight rubbing and soiling to covers. Minor foxing and soiling to top and side edges of textblock. Possible mild water damage and mold to spine and boards of book. Age-toning to textblock. Textblock clean. Shelved in China. More
Kent: The Kent State University Press, 1984. Octavo, xiv, 260 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is white with grey print. Dust jacket has slight edge wear, toning to spine. Boards in grey cloth. Slightly cocked spine. Text block has errata marginal notation in pencil. Illustrated with b&w frontispiece and photographs. Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf. Laid in: typed correspondence signed by author (1 sheet); handwritten errata sheet. More
London: Paddington Press Ltd, 1975. Reprint. Oblong Quarto, 284 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine brown with red and ivory lettering. Few instances of chipping to head/tail edges, mild age toning to the flaps and small tape mend inside the jacket. Boards have light rubbing wear to head/tail edges. Text block has slight age toning to the edges. Illustrated. Reprint. More
Washington, D.C. United States Department of State, 1982. Presumed First Edition. Octavo, Two Volumes. In Good plus condition. Spines are red with gilt lettering. Boards show minor rubbing to front and back boards, minor scratching to front and back boards of Part 1. Boards show minor bumping to fore edge corners, minor bumping to headcaps and tails, minor sunning to spines. Textblocks shows minor age toning, mild minus foxing spots to head edges, minor foxing spots to fore and tail edges. CONTENTS: Vol I., "Part 1", (xxvii, 1409 pages) -- Vol II., "Part 2", (xxiii, 1410 - 2497 pages). RWO Consignment. More
Washington, D.C. United States Department of State, 1983. Presumed First Edition. Octavo, Two Volumes. In Good plus condition. Spines are red with gilt lettering. Boards show minor rubbing to front and back boards, minor sunning to spine, minor bumping to tails and headcap of Part 1. Boards show minor bumping to fore edge corners. Binding is slightly loose of Part 1.Textblocks show moderate foxing spots on head edges, minor foxing spots on fore and tail edges. Textblocks show minor ink stains on head edge of Part 1. CONTENTS: Vol I., "Part 1", (xii, 1473 pages) -- Vol II., "Part 2", (x, 2091 pages). RWO Consignment. More
New York: Institute of Pacific Relations, 1954. Revised edition. Octavo, 244 pages. In Good condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine is green with black print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, toning to spine. Boards in red cloth. Light wear to spine caps. Text block has tanning to endpapers, date in ink on front flyleaf. More
London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xiii, 330 pages. In Very Good condition. Black spine with white lettering. Minor shelfwear. Textblock clean. Shelved case 8 1/2. More
London: The Cresset Press, 1954. Reprinted. Octavo, xviii, 621 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine gray with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Moderate plus wear and soiling exteriorly with minor edge wear. Boards have sunned and minor frays to head/tail edges. Text block has moderate age toning to the edges with several instances of notations interiorly and tiny chip to head edge to half title and frontispiece. Slight offsetting to few first/last pages. Illustrated. Reprinted. More
Kota Kinabalu: Tommy Chang Image Productions, 1996. Quarto, 199 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket and Good plus slipcase. Slipcase in glossy black paper with gold print, slight edge wear, slight shelf wear. Spine is black with orange print. Boards in illustrated paper. Chiefly captioned color photographs. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
Washington DC; Plymouth UK: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2008. Large Octavo, x, xx, 542 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine ivory beige/blue black and beige lettering. Boards have slight wear with few scratches and lightly rubbed edges. Text block has minimal wear to the edges. Frontispiece. Illustrated. More
Tokyo: Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkōkai, 1955-1960. Octavo, Three volumes. In Good condition with Fair plus dust jackets. Ex-library with usual markings, including pocket and barcode label affixed to rear endpapers.Spine is cream with black print (volumes 1-2) or brown with gold print (volume 3). Dust jackets (volumes 1-2 only) have call number label at bottom, toning to spine, peripheral toning, light edge wear, first volume dust jacket flaps are affixed to inside pastedowns. Boards in brown cloth with gold print. Light wear to spine caps. Illustrated with frontispieces (color in second and third volumes), b&w plates (some folded). CONTENTS: Each volumes includes ten plays translated from the Japanese: Vol. I. (1955) xviii, 192 pages — Vol. II. (1959) xxvi, 190 pages — Vol. III. (1960) xxviii, 201 pages. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
New York: Main Street/Universe Books, 1979. Fourth printing. Quarto, 175 pages. In Good condition. Spine is white with black print. Cover has light edge wear, light smudging/shelf wear, small vendor label on rear. Illustrated: b&w photographs, color plates. Inscribed in ink by the editor on the half-title page. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
New York: Weatherhill, 1991. First Edition. Octavo, 192 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus dustjacket. Tan spine with orange and gray text. Dustjacket has mild edgewear and black stain on rear cover. Boards have mild edgewear. Textblock clean. More
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1951. Second impression. Octavo, 238 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is green with black print. Dust jacket in mylar, mild soiling. Price clipped. Boards in blue cloth with gold print. Light wear to spine caps. Text block has blue tinted top edge, tanning to endpapers. Illustrated with frontispiece (portrait), genealogical table, folded map. More
Shaoxing: Xiling Press, 2004. Oblong Quarto, 105 pages. In Very Good plus condition. Spine brown with tan lettering. Boards have tiny scratch to rear lower edge. Text block has very light age toning to the edges. Profusely illustrated. Text in Chinese and English. More
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Coin Company, 1981. Octavo, 158 pages. In Good condition. Spine is blue with gold print (Chinese characters). Boards in blue cloth with gold print, clear plastic sleeve. Text block has owner label on front pastedown, small taped front hinge repair. Illustrated (b&w). Text in Chinese and English. More
New York: Hippocrene Books, 1990. Octavo, xiv, 754 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair plus dust jacket. Spine is green with red print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, scratches, shelf wear. Price unclipped: “29.95”. Boards quarter bound with blue cloth to spine and green paper to boards. Text block has light amount of highlighting and marginal notation in bibliography. Illustrated with b&w plates, maps. More
Bangkok: Office of the Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen, 1995. Quarto, 91 pages. In Very good condition. Slipcase in illustrated paper. Spine is purple with gold print. Boards in illustrated paper with gold print. Toning to spine. Illustrated (color). Text in Thai and English. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1959. Octavo, xii, xlix, 401 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Light soiling to rear with few crinkles to the edges. Boards have slight humping to head/tail spine edges. Text block head edge colored red with slight age toning to fore/tail edges and slight paperclip mark to verso to half title page and to verso to frontispiece. Frontispiece. Illustrated. More
New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1972. Reprint. Octavo, 495 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in blue cloth with gilt text on black spine cloth. Boards have mild edgewear and shelfwear and some soiling to spine. Textblock has mild foxing to many pages. More
Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1995. Octavo, x, 367 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine green with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Boards have mild rubbing wear to head/tail edges. Text block have very light wear to the edges with few pencil marginalia. Illustrated. More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1968. Octavo, 277 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine yellow with dark green lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price clipped front flap. Slight scuff and small smudges to the exterior with minor wear to the edges. Boards have light wear with lightly rubbed edges. Text block has very slight wear and age toning to edges. Previous owner's name to the front end paper. Illustrated. More
Ginza: Kyo Bun Kwan, 1939. Octavo, 230 pages. In Very Good condition. Slipcase in brown paper, title label on front and on rear panel, tear to top edge. Spine is bound text block edge. Printed on double leaves, Japanese style; Japanese style stab binding, with flexible silk covers. Illustrated with frontispiece and b&w plates. More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1966. Octavo, viii, 367 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Pictorial dark beige spine with black lettering. Few rubbed spots to exterior with slight crinkles to the edges, previous bookshop's small sticker to front flap, light soiling to rear flap and light age toning to flap edges. Boards have slight wear with crease to lower front, small white spot to rear and light edge wear. Text block edges have moderate age toning, illustrated end papers and gift inscription to title page. Illustrated interiorly. More
Fribourg: Office du Livre, 1960. Fourth Edition. Quarto, 422 pages. In Very Good condition with Good Dust jacket. Spine is black and green with gold lettering. Dust jacket is in English. Dust jacket has major shelf wear with tears of varying sizes along the edges and some minor foxing. Textblock has minor foxing. More
Tutzing: Hans Schneider, 2000. Octavo, 610 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is red with gold print on black banner. Boards in red cloth with gold print. Light shelf wear to spine. Text block has light spotting to top edge. Illustrated (b&w). Text in German. Title also in Javanese script. More
Taipei: Literature House, 1964. Reprint. Quarto, 1103 pages. In Good plus condition. Quarter bound in red cloth with black cloth boards and gilt text on spine. Boards have mild edgewear and sheflwear, bumping to corners, white and black marks on spine. Textblock has age toning to pages and brown marks along edges. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates] NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5. More
Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, 1949. First Edition. Quarto, 752 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in navy cloth with gilt text. Boards have mild edgewear and shelfwear, white writing on spine, and slight bumping to corners. Textblock has light age toning and bookplate on front pastedown. More
New York: A Weathermard Edition, Harper & Row, 1963. First edition. Quarto, 207 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is black with brown print and b&w illustration. Dust jacket in mylar, edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, small puncture on front. Price clipped. Boards in brown cloth. Lightly cocked spine. Text block has grey tinted edge, endpaper of Japanese woods, surface tears to endpapers. Illustrated with b&w photographs. “Entirely rewritten by the author for this English edition”— copyright page. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
