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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Light staining to jacket. Water damage with some page ruffling. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Published by Japan Travel Bureau, 1948
Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Softcover red tie-bound, 48 pages on rice paper, very good condition; except light brown spotting to covers; no internal marks.
Published by Literary Licensing, LLC, 2013
ISBN 10: 1258985217ISBN 13: 9781258985219
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Condition: New.
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Published by Japan Travel Bureau, 1948
Seller: Bookmans, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. General Wear & Tear, Ageing etc. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed.
Published by Japan Travel Bureau, Occupied Japan, 1948
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: About Fine. First Edition. First Edition presumed. Soft cover small 4to in illustrated wraps, bound by silk ribbons. About Fine in lightly soiled covers, else Fine and unmarked. 40pp on rice paper; well-illustrated in b/w drawings and photos, color drawings and photo plates. Book.
Sewn Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Paperback with sewn wraps, unopened pages. Book is in very good condition with lightly bumped corners; very light shelf wear to edges; wraps are lightly rubbed with a few small dings; a bit dirtry from dust and age with a few small marks; interior with light age; otherwise in excellent condition with beautifully illustrated interior, clean and tight; overall very lightly used.
Published by Japan Travel Bureau, 1948
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is a fine ribbon tied 40 page first edition copy still in the original wax paper dust wrapper which has protected the book.
Published by Japan Travel Bureau, Tokyo, 1948
Seller: T. A. Borden Books, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Paperback, Near Fine+, string bound, rice paper; 40 pp, bookplate on endpaper.
Published by Japan Travel Bureau, 1948
Seller: Amatoria Fine Art Books, IOBA, CALIBA, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good 4to 10 1/4" x 7 1/4" tan pictorial stiff paper wraps bound with two saffron ribbons featuring red and black ink illustrations, black Japanese calligraphy and lettering to front, no lettering to spine, dark gray Japanese characters to back, significant foxing to the front, back, minor sunning and wear to edges and tips, slight peel to top edge of front panel near head, otherwise clean, tightly bound, and unmarked throughout. [1] 39 [1] pp., includes red illustrations of cherry blossoms and other Kimono patterns to rice paper pastedowns and endpapers, black ink illustrations of women in various styles of Kimono, some include color ink details, 2 full-page full-color illustrations of women in Kimono, black ink illustrations of the different elements of Kimono outfits, illustration of a design and measurements for a Kimono and Haori, 2 full-page full-color photographs of a woman in a bridal Kimono showing the front and back, collage of black-and-white photographs of Westerns dressing in Kimono and two Japanese women dressing in Kimono and Western clothing. Includes 13 sections, "Ah, The Kimono!," "Kimono-Native Creation," "Its Charm and Style," "Silken Weaves," "Tea Ceremony and Floral Art," "In the Dye-Pots," "Family Crests," "Dressing Up," "In the Four Seasons," "Favorite Designs," "Costumes of Today," "Geisha Gowns," and "Obi Observations." From the author in "Kimono-Native Creation": "For this little booklet I drew my illustrations in color on Japanese paper, after the Japanese style, to make them suit the theme. I sincerely hope that the illustrations and these short notes will help the readers to understand and appreciate the true worth of the kimono." Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.
Published by Japan Travel Bureau, 1948
Seller: Beautiful Tomes, Moscow, ID, U.S.A.
Book
Pictorial Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Cream illustrated covers with black and red printing; tied with red ribbon (knotted in two places on front); some wear on edges; back bottom corner is bent in a little. A clear acetate cover that has folds, chips, and tears; glued to the front and back endpaper in the center of the flap. 40 pp., b/w/red illustrations; b/w and color photos; various kinds of paper with the majority a rough finish; clean, unmarked. "In this little brochure I shall try to show the very important part that the kimono plays in Japanese life and the importance of knowing something about it in order to understand the Japanese people and their life." Pasted-in label on back endpaper gives info in Japanese and the statement "Printed in Occupied Japan." A gorgeous book.
Published by Japan Travel Bureau, Tokyo, 1948
Seller: KULTURAs books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Softcover in original wraps with string binding and original parchment dust jacket. First printing of first edition, from 1948. Book is clean and crisp, printed on rice paper. Parchment wrapper is lightly tanned. Some illustrations in color, most in black and white, all are elegant. Two pages of photos at end. 8vo. 40 pp.
Published by Tokyo News SErvice, Tokyo, 1955
Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA, El Cerrito, CA, U.S.A.
93p., colored and b/w illus., dj, quarto format.
Published by Japan Travel Bureau, 1948
Seller: Librairie SSAD, Bussigny, Switzerland
Book
Couverture souple. Condition: Assez bon. Brochure illustrée 40 pages, une page cornée.
Published by Japan Travel Bureau, n.p., 1948
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Softcover. Booklet [7x9]; VG-/paperback; sun aged spine without text; printed in Occupied Japan; no glassine dj; covers show light foxing; slight damp stain toward front for edge; black, red and blue illustrated front; tied red ribbon to wrappers; intact covers; text block edges mildly toned; pictorial endpapers; illustrated throughout with line drawings and color photographs; slight damp stain to front endpapers; slight foxing to first few pages; some uncut pages; pasted in paper label to rear endpaper; pp 39. 1338677. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by Japan Travel Bureau, 1948
Seller: Fantastic Book Discoveries, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. no markings, small area of soiling on back cover.
Published by Nippon Telegraph News Agency, 1942
Seller: Sunny Day Bookstore, SINGAPORE, Singapore
Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.
Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.
Published by Bunjudo Publishing Department, 1946
Seller: Sunny Day Bookstore, SINGAPORE, Singapore
Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.
Published by Bunjudo Publishing Department, 1947
Seller: Sunny Day Bookstore, SINGAPORE, Singapore
Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.
Published by Nihon seikatsu-sha, 1946
Seller: Sunny Day Bookstore, SINGAPORE, Singapore
Condition: Fine. Size: 26cm.
Published by Tsukasa shobo, 1972
Seller: Sunny Day Bookstore, SINGAPORE, Singapore
Condition: Fine. Number of books:s.
Published by Sumiyoshi shoten, 1956
Seller: Sunny Day Bookstore, SINGAPORE, Singapore
Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.
Published by Japan Travel Bureau, 1948
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: g. 8vo. 40 pp. Printed on Japan paper, with illustrations and b&w photographs. Illustrated cover. With light foxing throughout, not affecting images. Label pasted in at rear lists the book's original publication price at 250 yen, and notes, "Printed in occupied Japan." A pictorial story of the kimono. Overall, in good condition.
Published by Japan Travel Bureau, Occupied Japan (1948)
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Quarto, 40 pages; ribbon tied stiff pictorial wrappers, illustrated in color and black and white; price of 250 Yen on label on rear pastedown. Lacking the glassine dust jacket.
Published by Not Available, 1947
Seller: Sunny Day Bookstore, SINGAPORE, Singapore
Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.
Published by Japan Travel Bureau, Japan, 1948
Seller: Star 'N Space Books, Prescott, AZ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Printer Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Signed by Takasawa in romaji and kanji on front cover. Tissue jacket very chipped, covers sl. soiled with edgewear/shelfwear, internally near fine. B/w and color illus. Ribbon binding. Ffep has small spots where paper was glued to fep and it stuck when book was opened. Printed in Occupied Japan. From the private collection of a dress designer. Signed by Author(s).
Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.
Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1.
Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.
Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.