![Item #2042 エ藝 [Kougei] 96, the art of Kawakami Sumio](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/2042.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757882055)
[Tokyo]: Nihon Mingei Kyokai, [1938]. Edition limited to 1000 copies, 8vo, pp. [4], 63, [9] (ads), plus two stencil illustrations by Kawakami and 17 laid in plates of Kawakami's work; original printed dust jacket, also illustrated by Kawakami. Some discoloration of title from the ink, dust jacket spine with small.....
![Item #902 Une vague inquiétude [= A vague unease]. Ryûnosuke Akutagawa, René de...](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/902.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1771106305)
[location not identified]: Editions du Rocher, 2005. 4.75" x 6.5" pp. 83, [1]. Paperback bound in illustrated boards. Boards are clean with back cover being slightly bent. All else very good and sound. Very good to near fine.
Japan: [publisher not identified], [ca. 1890]. 2 volumes, 8.25" x 12.25" (each) volume 1: pp. [61] approximately 257 samples, volume 2: pp. [41] approximately 237 samples; all collected in a blue cloth case. This is a stunning collection of Japanese Meiji-era gold brocade textile samples, almost 500 samples in all.....
![Item #260 [Swatches for Japanese school uniforms] Buzen Kokura Ori [= weaving]. anonymous](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/260.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1738541887)
[Kitakyushu], Japan: [publisher not identified], [1955]. 10" x 13.75" pp. 35 (including preface), text in Japanese language. A stunning collection of 275 fabric swatches measuring as small as 1" and as large as 7" – all striped and plaid in shades of blue, the common Kokura-Ori fabric used in garments.....
Boston: Brill, 2004. 6.5" x 9.5" pp. xxi, 274. Hardcover bound in light blue cloth boards. Boards are clean with very minor wrinkling at edges of spine. Text is clean and sound. Very good. "An Introduction to the Historical-Comparative Study of the Japanese-Koguryoic Languages / With a Preliminary Description of.....
Korea, Republic of: Seoul National University Press, 2007. 6.25" x 9.5" pp. xxviii, 315; first edition. Black and white illustrated paper boards in corresponding dusk jacket which exhibits slight scuffs at edges, otherwise sound. "With the Compliments of the Korea Foundation" sticker on title page. Text is clean; very good.An.....
New Delhi, India: Sharada Rani, 1978. Hardcover. 4to, pp. [3], 302; 962 black/white illustrations; Green cloth boards with gold stamping have some slight smudges as well as slight bends at corners; all else good and sound.
![Item #372 Dale Chihuly: Japan 1990 [signed]. Dale Chihuly](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/372.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1748789195)
Tokyo, Japan: Japan Institute of Arts and Crafts, 1990. First edition. Softcover bound with black covers. 9"x12", pp. [80], illustrated in color throughout with multiple full-page color plates of Chihuly's glass art. This copy with applied signature of the artist on the cover in red, green, and orange paint. A fine.....
New York, NY: Destiny Books, 1979. 9" x 11" pp. 383, illustrated throughout with drawings depicting sexual experiences across cultures. Red cloth boards with metallic gold stamping on spine. Illustrated cover jacket is very good with very light chipping at top edge; in mylar. Very good copy.
![Item #254 [Japanese advertising and design] Fujisawa Tatsuo 藤澤龍雄 (1918). Ryuzawa Fujisawa...](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/254.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1738541228)
Jingdong, Japan: [Seibundo], 1918. 8.75" x 11.75" pp. 50, text in Japanese language. Printed paper wrapper with black and white geometric design. Commercial art and advertising design book; lively plates in both color and monochrome. A collection of patterns, advertisements, shop items, cosmetics, and medicines. Paper wrappers are worn with.....
Nagoya, Japan: Sai Hana Shorin, 1964. 6" x 8.25" pp. 473. Cream wrappers are lightly toned throughout with a few minor smudges on front and back cover. Faint wrinkling at top right corner of front cover. Free endpapers are lightly toned. Text is otherwise clean and sound. Good.A dictionary of.....
Tokyo, Japan: Meguro Museum of Art, 1992. 8.75" x 11" pp. 79, including color illustrations from photography throughout, text in the Japanese language. Blue and white wrappers with letter "B-L-U-E" cutouts are largely clean with very slight toning near spine. Text and illustrations are bright and crisp; pencil mark erased.....
Tokyo: Kokusai Art, 1991. Paperback. Folio, pp. 114, ~ 150 color prints of appliqués, 1 color photo, 3 sketches; white paper wrappers with color Appliqué images have minor scuffing to spine, 1/2 inch spot of sticker residue on front; text is clean; all else good and sound.
Sumatra: Methodist Mission of Sumatra, 1932-1935. Vol. I, II, & III. Fastener Folder. 4to, pp. [52]; Images throughout, mix of black/white and color images; mint green fastener folder with gray cloth binding; folder is yellowed on both sides with some smudges; scratched out "Western Michigan University" stamp on inside of.....
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1946. 5.5" x 8.5" pp. [7], 117, [2] ; blue cloth boards with green stamping on the spine and cover; green "Borzoi" stamp on back cover. Brown and cream paper jacket is slightly yellowed with a few minor tears at the top edge.....
Tokyo: Hakusuisha Publishing Co., 1984. Hardcover w/ Slipcase. 2o, pp. 202; 70 color plates; text in English and Japanese; maroon cloth boards with gold stamping, black slipcase with gold Buddha image; all very good and sound.
Kyoto: Hiroo Shoeido, 1924-25. 3 volumes, 9.5" x 6.5" (each) fukurotoji-style pouch binding with stripe design, volume 1: [30 leaves] (1924), volume 2: [30 leaves] (1925), volume 3: [30 leaves] (1925). Collection of 270 exciting woodblock-printed designs (90 in each volume) on 1.5" x 3.5" "money" envelopes, joyfully adorned with.....
Hiroshima, Japan: Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 2000. 8.25" x 11.75" pp. 71, [1], including color illustrations from photography throughout, text in the Japanese language. Illustrated blue and white wrappers are clean with very minor scuffing at corners. Text is crisp and bright. Very good.Catalog from the 6th annual.....
![Item #518 Die sieben rosen von Tokyo [= The seven roses of Tokyo]. Inoue Hisashi, Matthias Pfeifer](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/518.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1769276245)
Germany: Be.bra Verlag, 2013. 5.5" x 8.5" pp. 672, text in the German language. Hardcover bound in illustrated white wrappers; in original cellophane wrapper. Cellophane has a narrow, one-inch tear without loss along front cover. All like new and sound.
New York: McDowell, Obolensky, [1958]. First American edition, large 8vo, pp. 37, [1]; without the blank sample papers at the back, but with the 16 mounted origami samples together with numerous illustrations showing how they were created; fine copy in original red checkerboard paper-covered boards, dust jacket with several tears.....
Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Culture Foundation, 1995. 8.5" x 11.5" pp. 40, including multiple black and white illustrations from photography (some color), text in the Japanese language. Black "film strip" illustrated wrappers with blue text are clean with a few faint smudges and slight bending at corners. Text is bright.....
Tokyo, Japan: Iwanami Shoten, 1956. 5" x 7" pp. 64, text in the Japanese language, includes black and white photography throughout. Illustrated red and white wrappers have light smudging on front cover and slight bending to bottom corner. Photos are bright and clean. Very good.A compilation of photos of Japanese.....
Hiroshima, Japan: Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 1995. 8.5" x 11.5" pp. 51, [1], includes color illustrations from photography throughout, text in the Japanese and English languages. White wrappers have a few faint smudges towards top of front cover. Text and plates are bright and crisp. Very good. A remembrance.....
Kyoto: Unsodo, 1939-41. 8.5 " x 12" (each) 5 volume set; volume 1: pp. [26] (Aug 1939), volume 2: pp. [26] (Apr 1940), volume 3: pp. [26] (Sep 1940), volume 4: pp. [26] (Sep 1941), volume 5: pp. [26] (Dec 1941). Bound concertina style with colorful paper-covered boards. Very Good.....
Korea, Republic of: CIRCLE, 2006. 6.25" x 9" pp. xiv, 177; first edition. Green illustrated paper boards in matching jacket. Dust jacket is clipped with light stuffing at edges, otherwise sound. Cover boards are clean and free of markings. Text is bright and clean. Very good.An examination of lasting distrust.....