Kabuki, First Edition (292 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Used - Very Good.

Condition: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First printing. 119pp. Numerous color photos. Introduction by Kawatake Toshio, Photographs by Iwata Akira, Translated by helen V. Kay Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover in excellent, unmarked, next-to-pristine condition, with good dust jacket (light wear, 3cm and 2cm tears, a few small edge chips--protected by a clear, removeable cover). 332 pages. [1.6 lbs]. Book.

Hard cover. First edition. 143p. : ill. (some col. ); 31 cm. Includes Illustrations. Very good in very good dust jacket. Lightest of shelfware almost like new jacket, Book has a gift inscription, no priority due to weight.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. States "First printing 1963." This ia a 12mo trade paperback with glossy B&W dust jacket. The plays include Kagotsurube, Musume Dojoji, Takatsuki, and Chushingura, although "The plays were cut, just as they are often cut in Japan." These six plays, and Kanjincho, comprised the repertoire of the Kabuki's 1960 American tour, and these translations (many being translated for the first time) were made for that occasion. "Since they were intended to be heard rather than read, being broadcast by Miss Watanabe and Mr. Richie during actual performance, each member of the audience hearing through closed-circuit, earphone transistor radios, the spoken English had to synchronize precisely with the spoken Japanese. . . ." 114 pp.; reduced from $15.

Wraps. First edition. 3 p. Trifold Very good. light shelfwear, large trifold program.

Cloth. First edition. xxiii, 296 pp. Illus. with 58 b/w photos and 3 diagrams. 8vo. Spine roll else very good in a good price-clipped, chipped, and repaired dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fan shaped oblong front cover in black, silver, white, many photos and discussion of musicians, actors, music, credits, history, dance-theatre, plays described, last page announces Hurok's schedule for 1956-57, 36pps, softcover, creases to top of right corner, 1st edn.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book in fine condition; faint soiling to wraps; faint toning outside edges, with light soiling bottom edge; faint toning to clean interior; binding sound. Dust jacket in very good condition; faint toning; one 1/4-in. tear top of spine at edge with front cover; slight foxing reverse side; not price clipped. 247 numbered pages. 7 1/8 x 5 in.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. From the collection of A. C. Scott, one of the foremost pioneers in the study and practice of Asian theater in the West. Known for his translations, interpretations and direction of the kabuki, jinju and bunraku forms of performance, Scott's work helped both preserve and expand the underlying artistic principles for Western audiences, particularly through his program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Asian Theatre Journal 28:2). Hokuseido, 1963; stated First Printing, no additional printings indicated; 114pp. Spine is gently creased, binding tight and sturdy; text very good; moderate amount of wear to edges of wraps, minor fraying at head of spine; Scott's name written on front end page (though not by Scott himself). Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First printing of the first edition. Five classic Japanese plays translated by professor Brandon. Near fine (previous owner's name written on the FFEP) in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First American Edition. Good condition. Clean text, tight binding. Some yellowing around the edges of pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Saddle-stapled wrappers. Condition: Good+. B&w illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. [28pp] [browning to two pages from laid-in article; edge and corner wear] Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first printing octavo hardback 256 pages VIllustrated in colour and black and white Very Good + condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket Previous owner's name on fron tend paper.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Softcover in illustrated wraps with flaps. 10" x 14 1/4". As New condition, crisp and clean. Myriad stunning photos reveal the details and broad picture of Kabuki drama, dance, and design. 119 pp. Large and bulky--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good, Stapled green, brown and illustrated softcover, 28 pps + FEP printed bibliography. Program notes scholarly articles on Kabuki: "Kabuki as Actor's Theater" by Mishima; "Kabuki and It's Traditions" by Keene; "Grand Kabuki Since the War" by Bowers, with forward by Lincoln Kirstein. Beautifully designed and illustrated with both photos and fine arts reproductions of Edo Period Japanese art. Interior clean but corners a bit bent, covers scuffed - shelf worn with small tear on front top. Very rare find.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 332pp; No DJ, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to front & spine, clean, tight copy, Very Good+ condition. Discusses style in theatre with chapters on Peking Opera, Kabuki, Greek Classics, Brecht, Chekhov and more. Illustrated.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. First Edition; Third Printing. Unpaginated pages; Light wear to the fore-edge of textblock and covers, scuffing. Curl to top corner of pages and covers, light. Minor rubbing. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

hardcover. first edition. 8vo. 572pp. from Preface: "Kabuki Encyclopedia is an English version of a Japanese reference work called the Kabuki Jiten." from Introduction: "Kabuki Encyclopedia has been prepared with the hope of making Kabuki accessible to non-Japanese theatre lovers. If appreciation and understanding are to be achieved, it is necessary for a common language to be spoken. In this book will be found the vocabulary of that language. Hopefully, communication with Kabuki will result." #04006 HEAVY ITEM WILL REQUIRE EXTRA S/H. Book VG-: dust and shelf wear to boards and spine, mild foxing to endpapers. text clean, binding tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Square 8vo, beige cloth with colored pattern on front cover. 163 pp, 23 pp of black & white illustrations, color frontispiece. Edges and endpapers slightly foxed, name in ink. Jacket worn, chipped, missing piece at tail of spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Paperback Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good in a very good (moderate shelf wear) dust jacket.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. Owner's name on front endpage. Slightly dampstained. (Kabuki, Japanese Theater).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Ex Libris; covered in mylar. 1st PB EDITION. This copy is VG; the text is clear, bright, and unmarked except for pencil price top front on mylar; binding is tight but pages show age, light foxing on edges. The covers are also VG; intact, including very good color and design, but wear on edges and corners, library sticker front inside cover, signs of age. We have a five star rating because of our fulfilment success and because our descriptions are accurate. We guarantee: NO NASTY SURPRISES.

Nakamura, Matazo, 1933-. Kabuki, backstage, onstage: an actor's life. Translated by Mark Oshima. Tokyo ; New York: Kodansha International, 1990, stated First Edition, 164pp., very good dust-jacket, cover price $18.95, very good brown hardcover. 9780870119859 ISBN 0870119850.

Illustrated Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Profusely Illustrated With Color Plates (illustrator). First American Edition. 119 Pages, Illustrated Wrappers, 14 1/4" X 10 1/4". First Printing Indicated. Near Fine, No Marks.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Printing in dust jacket, no remainder or other markings, light wear to jacket spine ends, else as new (dj in mylar protector); 8vo; (xii) 231pp indexed & illus.