c.1890. 19th century Japan (likely Meiji period) silk fabric tapestry measures ~110" x 21" and features two dragons. Wear throughout tapestry with some loss of fabric; some lose gold threads and stitching (primarily the faces of the dragons); stitching along the seams (all sides) has frayed/broken in some places; one area on back appears to be a patch (upper left corner). CB Consignment. More

Tokyo: Toppan Printing Co., 1990. Quarto, 273 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is black and white with silver print. Boards in red cloth with black print. Illustrated; color plates. Text in Japanese and English. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Oversized column. [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

Octavos, five volumes. In Fair to Good condition. Fukuro-toji bindings with grey paper wraps and paper labels to front wraps bearing black titling in Chinese. All wraps significantly worn and bumped with some peeling and edges and corners; one volume with front wrap detached but present and one volume with broken threads (though binding remains intact. All volumes with ink annotations reading "Japanese Idols" to labels, and with pencil annotations identifying volume number. Text blocks age toned with endpapers detaching or detached in several cases. Corners of text blocks moderately bumped and worn. Profusely illustrated with black and white wood block images. Text in Chinese. SH Consignment. Shelved in Room A. More

Tokyo: Yamatane Museum of Art, 1976. Quarto; xiv, 21 pages and unpaginated plates; VG; full textured teal cloth binding with gilt and grey titling to right cover and spine, housed in a VG cream cloth slipcase with grey titling to the spine; mild shelfwear to covers and slipcase, including a few small scuffs and stains to the slipcase, as well as slight bowing of the cover away from the textblock; small mild stain to the top edge of the textblock, otherwise clean; full cover photographs throughout; shelved front table. More

Tokyo: Nezu Museum, 1943. Folio, 49 plates with explanatory pages in Japanese. In Good plus condition. Bound in brown cloth with tan embroidery and purple cloth spine. Housed in Very Good minus publisher's blue cloth folding case. Case has mild edgewear and shelfwear. Boards have moderate edgewear. Textblock has foxing to some pages. Text in Japanese and English. JH consignment. More

Kyoto: Kyoto Shogoin, 1988. Folio, 281 pages; bound in brown silk-like fabric, housed in a brown slipcase, housed in a light brown cardboard box with Japanese lettering; This book selects 326 pieces of enamel painting and lacquer craftsmanship from the Hyokawa and Edo eras and the Ming and Qing dynasties. It includes 2 sets of national treasures that have been recognized for the first time; shelved Front Table. More

Tokyo: East-West at Toppan Press, 1949. Black [7.5x7.75 inches] Three Paneled Cloth Covered Folder with beige paper label with black lettering to the edges and two toggle closures. In Very Good minus condition. Printed text interiorly to the front and rear mildly age toned panels with two previous bookshop's price stickers to the front panel, interiorly. Folder encases fourteen softcover pamphlets with pictorial designs to the exteriors and black lettering. Pamphlets paperback bound with moderate age toning to the exteriors. Text blocks have slightly age toned edges. Illustrated. More

Saint-Quentin: Jules Moureau, 1866. Octavo, 55 pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in original blue paper wraps, with black titling to front wrap. Spine stabilized with clear, non-archival tape. Corners and edges of wraps significantly chipped and worn, with moderate discoloration, particularly at edges. Pencil annotations to front wrap. Text block moderately worn at edges and corners, with light plus age toning and scattered foxing. Text in French. Inscribed by the author in French on first page, with a handwritten and signed letter (dated 1866) in French from the author to a duke inserted before first page. SH Consignment. Shelved in Room A. More

Tokyo: Shufunotomo Co., 1981. Third printing. Quarto, 208 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is tan with black print. Boards in green cloth with gold print. Illustrated: b&w, color. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. More

Tokyo: Shufunotomo Co., 1978. Second printing. Quarto, 208 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is tan with black print. Dust jacket has short tear at spine tail. Boards in green cloth with gold print. Illustrated: b&w, color. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. More

Washington DC: Smithsonian Libraries, 2005. Quarto, v, 254 pages. In Very Good condition. Paperback binding. Spine white and lavender with black lettering. Covers have slight, sparse soiling. Text block shows extremely light wear to the edges. Profusely illustrated. Text in Japanese 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: Radio House Art Publishing, 2000. Quarto; 172 pages; VG-/VG-; Silver spine with White text; White paper wraps; Includes VG saddle-stitched paperback list of plates (Text in Japanese); Housed in publisher's VG- Gray slipcase; Slipcase has minor edgewear and shelfwear; Gift inscription on title page; Text in Japanese and English; Shelved Case 11. More

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1964 [c. 1981]. Reissue. Square Octavo, 64 pages; VG/VG; spine white with black and red titling; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, very light wear and rubbing, very slight fading to spine; interior clean; shelved case 11. More

Tokyo: Kajima Institute Publishing Co., Ltd., 1981. Square Quarto, 203 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine red with black lettering. Black pictorial slipcase has slight shelf wear including rubbed edges. Boards show extremely light wear. Profusely illustrated. Text in Japanese and English. More

Thames and Hudson, 1980. First English Edition. Folio, 214 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in off white cloth with black text. Housed in issued brown paper slipcase. Boards have slight edgewear and shelfwear. [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 Netdesk office, atop Case #1. More

Toyko: Toho Art, 2003. First Edition. Octavo, 131 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine white with black lettering. Minor shelfwear. Some scuffing to front and rear covers. Small red ink stain to top edge of textblock. Text in Japanese. Shelved in Japanese Art. More

Tokyo, Japan: Kawade Shobo, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto; 94 (in Japanese numerals), 8 (in Arabic numerals) pages; VG/VG; spine red with white and black Japanese text; mild shelfwear to dust jacket; textblock clean; full color photographs from page 18 to 48, then black and white photographs throughout; text in Japanese, with English translation in the Arabic-numbered pages; shelved Japanese Art. More

Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1958. First edition. Octavo (oblong), 168 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Slipcase is plain cardboard with pastedown title label. Spine is tan without print. Dust jacket in mylar. Price unclipped: “In the U.S. $6.75”. Boards quarter bound with blue cloth to spine and black decorative cloth to boards. Illustrated in b&w with color plates. More

Osaka: Fujita Danshakukei Juuki Gakari, 1937. Quarto, unpaginated. In Good plus condition. Purple paper covers with string binding. Head and tail edges gilt. Housed in tan chemise with bone clasps and brown paper slipcase. Chemise is in Very Good minus condition, Slipcase is in fair condition. Slipcase has significant sunning, tearing along edges, head edge of opening chipped off, and tearing to edges. Chemise has mild edgewear and shelfwear and light foxing. Boards have mild edgewear and shelfwear. Textblock has wear to gilt on head and tail edges. SH Consignment. Shelved in Room A. More

Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1970. Large quarto, [8], 238, 125, [1], vi, [4] pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket and Very Good minus slip case. Slip case covered in ivory paper with black titling in Japanese. Moderate bumping to lower front corner of slipcase with light shelf wear to lower edges. Dust jacket shows light creasing to front and front flap. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color. Text in Japanese with very limited English notes (six pages only) at rear of volume. SH Consignment. Shelved in Room A. More

Philadelphia: Drexel Biddle, 1902. Limited Edition, HH/26. Octavo, 63 pages. In Good plus condition. Fukuro-toji binding with boards covered in padded leather. Brown spine is blank. Boards moderately worn at edges and corners with light staining. Text block edges lightly bumped and text block lightly age toned. Pencil annotation to front free endpapers. Small closed tear to fore edge of illustration page facing p. 44 (not impacting illustration). Volume profusely illustrated with color and black and white illustrations, many of which are tipped in on wood grain paper. SH Consignment. Shelved in Room A. More

London: Robert G. Sawers, 1982. Limited Edition. Folio; 389 pages; VG-; Fully bound in Brown cloth with gilt lettering; Housed in publisher's G+ beige Slipcase; Slipcase has black marks on both covers, bumping along spine edges; Boards have minor edgewear and shelfwear; Limited edition #459 of 1000; Shelved case 11. More

Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1997. First Edition. Thin quarto, 64 pages. In Very Good condition. Pink spine with black lettering. Full binding in red paper. Boards show very mild shelf wear and edge wear. More

Tokyo: Kodansha, 1961. Large Quartos (10 1/2 in. x 13 1/2 in.), Eleven Volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Red spines with gilt lettering. Tan colored slipcases with illustrative spines/front covers have light shelf wear and age toning. All volumes protected by mylar coverings. Boards show very light shelfwear with rubbing to corners and edges. Textblock is clean with light age toning. Text in Japanese. SH Consignment. Shelved in Room A. 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

Tokyo: Nezu Museum, 1942. Folio, 50 plates with explanatory pages in Japanese. In Very Good condition. Bound in brown cloth with tan embroidery and purple cloth spine. Housed in Good plus publisher's blue cloth folding case. Case has mild edgewear and shelfwear and clasps on case are broken. Boards have mild edgewear. Textblock has slight foxing to some pages. JH consignment. More