Motono S (6 results)

Condition: Very Good. French language. VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little wear, in clear removable protector with lettering. Book has clean and bright contents, pen front endpaper, 272pp with colour plates and B&W illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. In French. Hardbound with clear cover over boards. Clear cover has authors' names and title in upper right corner. Considerable wear to clear cover, else moderate wear. No text markings noted. Copyright 1959.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book gives an account of the budding diplomatic relationship between the United States and Japan at the time of the Pacific Era. The author, a United States Foreign Minister, argues that Japan and America, as two of the worldâs superpowers, together hold the balance of the worldâs future happiness and progress. The text explores the economic and political factors that determine the fate of nations and the implications of the relationship between Japan and the US for the wider world. The author draws on his experience as a diplomat to present a nuanced and insightful analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing the two nations as they navigate the complexities of the early 20th century. The book provides a valuable historical record of the period and offers insights into the ongoing relationship between these two global powers. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Condition: Très bon état. Ouvrage toilé vert, exemplaire numéroté, 204 pages, format: 20 x 14 cm - largeur/hauteur : x cm - poids : g - nombre de pages : p. - langue .

in-4, 2 ff.nch-150 pp.-2 ff.nch, illustré d'une vignette de titre, 20 vignettes dans le texte et 14 planches gravées au burin par HASEGAWA Kiyoshi, broché, étui cartonné. Tirage total à 150 exemplaires, tous nominatifs sur Japon, le nôtre n°101. L'ouvrage - adaptation d'un vieux conte japonais suivi de notes explicatives - a été dirigé par Robert de Billy, ami proche de Marcel Proust, et Fernand Jousselin, historien et co-fondateur de cette Société de Bibliophiles. Bel exemplaire, parfaitement propre. Petits défauts à l'étui cartonné auquel il manque les fermoirs.…

MOTONO, S. La Legende de la Demoiselle de Lumiere. Illustrated with 15 full-page and 31 smaller engravings by Kiyoshi Hasegawa. Small Folio. Original wrappers, housed in a chitsu case. Paris: Societe du Livre d'Art,1933. An illustrated edition of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Taketori Monogatari), probably the oldest surviving narrative tale in Japan and a story familiar to virtually all Japanese readers, dating to the 10th century. An old bamboo cutter discovers a beautiful baby girl inside a glowing stalk of bamboo and raises her with his wife as their daughter, naming her Kaguya-hime (the "Brilliantly Shining Princess"). As news of her beauty spreads, five noble suitors seek her hand, but she assigns each an impossible task and rejects them all, even refusing the emperor's suit. At last she reveals that she is a being from the Moon and must return there when celestial beings come for her on the full moon of the eighth month. When the heavenly procession arrives, even the emperor's warriors are powerless to prevent her departure, and Kaguya-hime ascends with them into the sky. Kiyoshi Hasegawa's elegant engravings reveal an Art Deco influence in their stylized forms, yet their calm atmosphere and sensitivity to nature remain distinctly Japanese, giving the illustrations a quality that feels both modern and timeless. One of an edition of 150 copies. …