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Published by American Society for Ethnohistory 1973, Tucson, 1973
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [Tucson]: American Society for Ethnohistory 1973. First Edition. Softcover. . "A quarterly journal of articles, original documents and reviews relating to general culture history and process, and to the specific history of peoples on all levels of sociocultural organization, emphasizing the non-industrial peoples, in all world areas". Printed wrappers [about 6" x 8.75"], last numbered page is 314 [first numbered page is 213]. VG+ or better copy save for light foxing to some front cover edges. bx46.
Published by L C Page & Company, Boston, 1908
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Color Plates With Tissue Guards And Sepia Photographs, Folding Map (illustrator). 1st Edition. Viii, 318 Pp. Grey Cloth, Lettered In Gilt, Stamped In Cream And Black. First Printing. With All Plates, Tissue Guards, And Folding Map. Wear, All Gilt Brilliant But Some Browning To Spine Cloth, Bumping, No Fraying, Hinges Cracked, Small Bookstore Label Of Smith Brothers, Oakland, Circa 1908. Ownership Signatures Of Henry Atherton Schulze Dated May 1908 At Nippon Mura, Then Later Inscribed In Dec. 1920 To Alfred Kemp. The Earliest Public Garden In Saratoga, California, Nippon Mura Was Located Near The Rail Line Of The Interurban Railway. Nippon Mura Was Created In 1902 By Mr. And Mrs. Theodore J. Morris. They Acquired 30 Acres On The Newly Opened ?Blossom Trolley Line?, The Electric Railway That Ran From Downtown San Jose, Through Los Gatos And Back Down Saratoga Avenue Into Town. Mr. Morris Was Connected With The China Japan Trading Company In Yokohama For Thirty Years, And When The Couple Retired To California, They Re-Created A Japanese Style Inn. At The Time Nippon Mura Was Opened, The Saratoga Area Was Already Well Known For Its Summer Homes And Retreats. Nippon Mura Offered Summer Cottages In What Is Described As A Semi-Oriental Style, Situated In A Garden Landscaped With Wisteria, Iris, Cherry Blossoms And Chrysanthemums. The Torii Tearoom Was An Important Garden Feature. Nippon Mura Attracted Distinguished Guests From Both Other States And Foreign Lands. Of The Three In Saratoga, It Is The Garden That Has Mostly Disappeared, It?S Charming Structures Now Nearly Buried Under Layers Of Additions. Most Of The Scenic Garden Has Been Paved For A Parking Lot. Today The Site Of Nippon Mura Is Known As Hacienda Inn, A Restaurant And Hotel Located On Highway 9 Between Los Gatos And Saratoga. But Garden Sleuths May Recognize The Significance Of The Area By The Giant Eucalyptuses That Still Appear In The Parking Lot. The Oriental Style Eaves And Rooflines Of The Early Building Are Also Still Visible, Although Finding The Shapes Among The All The Subsequent Additions Is A Challenge.