From RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since June 19, 1997
About this Item
[Tokyo 1940], Board of Tourist Industry. Gray stiff wrapper, 49 half-tone photos,27 b.w. illustrations, very bright,clean & solid, original glassine dust jacket,101p., 13 x 20 cm.,an excellent example far & above average.* RARE FIRST EDITION * . *** **** *** . . PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS & DRAWINGS . . . A SUPERB MONOGRAPH ON THE JAPANESE SPORT OF SUMO WRESTLING . . . RARE FIRST & ONLY EDITION . * Covering the history, culture, genre, moves, holds, throws, rules and sport. . * Contents: . 1. Outline history of Sumo . 2. How Sumo is staged . 3. Explanations of wrestling technique . 4. Professional wrestlers and the Grand Tournament. . 5. General survey of the World of Sumo. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** INDIVIDUAL COPY CONDITION: . Copy 1: This is an excellent example bound in the original publisher's stiff gray wrappers, with the original glassine dust jacket, this jacket shows some old folds, edge wear, book contents excellent, clean, firm. . With a black & white Sumi & color ink painting of Sumo wrestlers paste-on the front covers. . Far better than average, like NEW, UNUSED copy in the glassine dust jacket. Contents pristine., Seldom found in such excellent condition. * Copy 2: Very similar to the above without the glassine dust jacket. . *. Seller Inventory # 84051401
Bibliographic Details
Title: SUMO-JAPANESE WRESTLING. Tourist Library #34
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