A Borrowed Place: The History of Hong Kong

A History of Hong Kong

History

WELSH, Frank

Asia

Kodansha International

77 Samurai: Japan's First Embassy to America

Lewis Bush

Text: English, Japanese (translation)

Japan's longest day.

[Oya, Soichi] (Editor), and Pacific War Research Society

The Himalayas: a journey to Nepal (This beautiful world)

Takehide Kazami

Poems in this volume have been selected from Tabuboku's tanka, short poems of 31 syllables set in lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, 7 syllables. Beautiful book.

Takuboku : Poems to Eat

Carl Sesar

Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International Ltd, 1966. A Stated First Edition, Folio, at almost 15" tall, in black cloth stamped in gilt on spine and orange on front cover. 274 pages, illustrated by 107 tipped-in color plates, bibliography, glossary, index. A very impressive work collecting a rare selection of prints from the late 1600s to late 1800s and introduces the reader to the aesthetics and techniques of Japanese prints, including a chapter on collecting prints by Mitchell. All plates in color with full descriptions and a note on the artist opposite tipped-in plates as seen in pics. Condition is excellent, the black cloth hardcover is clean, no marks or writing, tight and square binding, perhaps a little tanning to page edges, else fine.. The dust jacket is VG, minor wear to usual spots, no tears, writing, light rubbing, a bit tanned on spine, normal wear to corners, etc. There is clip to the flap, but it is not a price clip (price on bottom front flap), original price intact.. A huge, heavy book.

The Japanese Print: Its Evolution and Essence

Arts & Photography

NARAZAKI, MUNESHIGE

adapted by C.H. Mitchell

Graphic Design

Dynamic KARATE - Japan Karate Association Hardcover Book. Nakayama - Chief Instructor Japan Karate Association. Book features - Karate, Yesterday and Today, Basic Principles Underlying Karate Techniques, Part 1 - The Fundamental Techniques, Stance and Posture, Applying the Power in the Hips, Balance and Center of Gravity, Hands and Feet Can Be Weapons. Part II - Training in Fundamental Techniques - Tsuki (punching) Theory and Practice, Uchi (stricking), Keri (kicking), Uke (blocking). Part III - The Application of Fundamental Techniques, Defense and Countering Jodan, Defense and Countering Chudan, and Gedan. Part IV - The Completion of Fundamental Techniques, Basic Training, Calisthenics and Exercises and Analysis of Karate Movements; Anatomical Charts.

Dynamic Karate

Masatoshi Nakayama

Originally published in 1967, Pa-Kua was the West’s first look into the esoteric Chinese martial arts. It has been a valued and sought after text ever since. It was put out of print in the 1970s, but since that time interest in the martial arts have continued to skyrocket. Pa-Kua gives an introduction to the little known mystical martial art from China, Pa Kua Chang (also known as Ba Gua Zhang), translated as "Eight Trigram Boxing". Smith describes its history, profiles its great practitioners and gives a series of unique exercises, illustrating the solo practice and their fighting applications.

Pa-Kua: Chinese Boxing for Fitness and Self-Defense

Smith, Robert W.

This is the first series of books to gather together the full panorama of ukiyo-e-"pictures of the floating worls".

Sharaku (Masterworks of Ukiyo-e)

Juzo, Suzuki

Palaces of Kyoto

Ishikawa, Tadashi

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