Frederic De Garis (102 results)
Language: English
Published by Yoshikawa 1936
- Softcover
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.Sequitur Books
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Good. Original brown silk, paper title. Stab binding. Wear to edges, pages browned, inscription on verso front flyleaf.
Language: English
Published by Yoshikawa, Yokohama 1936
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 16.29
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Vi + 204 Pp. Navy Blue Silk, String Tied. Apparent First Printing, Copyright 1936. Very Good- Light Usage, Pages Browning, Tiny Frays Of Silk At Tips, Lowest Loop Of String Binding Is Broken And Loose, Binding Intact. 345 Illustrations, A Few With Color, Tissue Guarded Plates (illus…trator).
Published by Yoshikawa, Yokohama 1936
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: roschobell, lilburn, GA, U.S.A.roschobell
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Bound in limp paper covered in brown raw silk tied with silk cord. Title pasted to cover. Contents a little foxed, 345 illustrations,previous owner's name on title page.
Published by FUJIYA HOTEL
- Softcover
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises
Contact seller5-star sellerPAPERBACK BROWN. Condition: VG. JACKET: WORN. Soft and fragile DJ DATE PUBLISHED: EDITION: 400.
More imagesPublished by Yoshikawa, Yokohama 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: DogStar Books, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.DogStar Books
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£ 15.37
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Flexible cloth. Condition: Very Good+. B & W drawings and Graphics; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 204 pages; [1936] Yoshikawa. Bound in silk covered card stock covers with side sewn binding. Solid clean copy illustrated throughout with b&w drawings, photos and graphics. Book is VG or better.
Language: English
Published by Yoshikawa, Yokohama, Japan 1936
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Monroe Bridge Books, MABA Member, Houlton, ME, U.S.A.Monroe Bridge Books, MABA Member
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Title Continues: Besides Places Away From Well-Trodden Trails, and Numerous Other Subjects. Frontis-piece, with tissue guard intact, iii, [4], 204pp, [1], printed on double pages [Japanese style], bound in silk over paper, paper label on front cover intact [not chipped], single thread bi…nding [Japanese style], with binding and hinges tight. Contents include History, Legends, Samurai, Music, Arts, Women & Dress, Customs, Superstitions, Charms, Festivals, Theater, Puppets, Religion, Architecture, Geisha Songs, Swords and much more. ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT with b/w photographs. Covers show corner wear, small hole to cloth on front cover. In a protective mylar sleeve.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Miyanoshita. Hakone, Japan
- Softcover
Seller: Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps, Chanute, KS, U.S.A.Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth - Soft Cover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Volume I is the 1946 fifth printing, and Volume II is the 1947 third printing. 200 pages with 355 illustrations, and 200 pages with 389 illustrations. Scattered moisture stains with tide marks, though there is no sticking of the leaves. Penciled name and address o…n the blank front free end leaf of Volume II. Jackets with chips and wear a long edges, as well as some moisture stains. Both volumes remains tight and contents are otherwise generally clean. All text and images remain clear.
Published by Yoshikawa c. 1920, Japan 1920
- Softcover
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.Andre Strong Bookseller
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 6 x 9 in. Hand-sewn silk wrappers. Condition is VERY GOOD ; silk a little sunned, very clean. Binding tight and text unmarked. Trav. Stax.
Published by YAMAGATA PRESS, JAPAN 1946
- Softcover
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.Gian Luigi Fine Books
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£ 14.99
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PAPERBACK. Condition: VG. FIFTH PRINTING. INCLUDED IS A FUJIYA HOTEL NATURAL HOT SPRINGS LABEL.
Published by Fujiya Hotel, Ltd.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Good condition. No date stated. 2nd edition. Volume 1. Slightly dampstained. (Japan, Cultural Traditions).
Language: English
Published by Yoshikawa. 1936
- Softcover
Seller: Robert F Butterworth, Lytham St.Annes, LANCS, United KingdomRobert F Butterworth
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£ 18.00
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st ed? iii.204pp. Illus throughout. A very detailed pre-war guide to Japan with much of the material adapted from the author's writings for the Japanese Government Railways. Unusually bound with a mainly bare outer spine and bound with string. Written on very thin paper but each page has been d…eliberately double bound. There is a little creasing and the odd mark but overall VG. Text is in English.
Published by Yamagata Press, Yokohama 1946
- Softcover
Seller: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.Carothers and Carothers
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Two volumes : illustrations. Paper wrappers worn, short tears at head and foot of spine, spine labels edgeworn; contents unmarked. 570 grams.
Published by Yoshikawa, Yokohama 1936
Seller: Hanshan Tang Books Ltd, London, , United KingdomHanshan Tang Books Ltd
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Stitched. Silk cover. Condition: Good, unless otherwise noted. 23x16cm, vi, 204 pp. 345 illustrations, some in colour. // Describes many customs, festivals, arts and crafts of the Japanese. An amazing assembly of facts and information on varied aspects of Japan in the 1930s. A lovely thing but sadly with waterstaining throughout… and priced as a reading copy.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Fujiya Hotel, Ltd., Miyanoshita, Hakone, Japan 1935
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Cy Fern Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.Cy Fern Books
Contact seller3-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This volume is an early printing of the cultural guide commissioned by H.S.K. Yamaguchi, the managing director of the historic Fujiya Hotel in Miyanoshita, Hakone. Written by Frederic de Garis, the book serves as an encyclopedic reference to Japanese life, covering 355 subjects including… festivals, superstitions, arts, and daily customs. The layout typically features a single subject per page, accompanied by black and white illustrations. This copy is bound in the traditional Japanese style with silk cloth over flexible boards and a cord-tied spine. It was printed by Yamagata Press in Yokohama. Details: Title: We Japanese: Being Descriptions of Many of the Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Festivals, Arts and Crafts of the Japanese Besides Numerous Other Subjects Author: Frederic de Garis (for H.S.K. Yamaguchi) Edition: First Edition. The first printing was issued in December 1934; this May 1935 issue is the second printing. In the context of this specific title, early printings are distinct and collectible as they preceded the later combined volumes. Printing: Second Printing (May 1935) Illustrator: Not credited; contains 355 black and white illustrations/woodcuts. Language: English Binding: Softcover/Flexible boards; Japanese-style silk-covered boards with string/cord tie (Yotsume Toji binding). Dust Jacket: No (As issued; originally sold with a card slipcase not present here). Publisher: Fujiya Hotel, Ltd. Publisher Location: Miyanoshita, Hakone, Japan (Printed by Yamagata Press, Yokohama) Year of Publication: 1935 Weight: 0.85 lbs. Yes, illustrated. (illustrator).
Published by Fujiya Hotel, Ltd. ( 1946 ), Myanoshita, Japan 1946
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Thomas J. Joyce And Company
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Flexible covers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Second Edition. Octavo, 200 pages, Japanese binding in silk, with a printed, paper chemise with the title printed on the flap, worn, torn. NOTE: herein are two different paper types, white and brown (suggesting that the brown paper may have been surplus from the… 1937 editioin). Here are descriptions of many of the custom, manners, ceremonies, festivals, arts and crafts of the Japanese besides numerous other subjects. 355 .illustrations. NOTE: this work first appeared in 1934, and through 1937, and calling this 1946 appearnce its 5th printing; but, its compiler, Mr. Yamaguchi, the manager of the Fujiya Hotel, refers to this as the second edition. How much was it revised for the post-war tourist trade.
Published by Yoshikawa 1936
- Softcover
Seller: Zephyrus Books, Wilmington, NY, U.S.A.Zephyrus Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft Cover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Intact and clean throughout. Pages with some small corner bends and minor edgewear. Cover cloth with some fading and some chipping and wear to edges. Some smudging to paper title label. Cloth starting to separate from paper on at lower rear corner. Easily repaired with proper adhesive…. 204 pages and 345 illustrations, some in color.
More imagesPublished by Fujiya Hotel, Ltd 1937
- Softcover
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Moe's Books
Contact seller4-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. No jacket. Includes sleeve. The cover is worn and tanned with the bottom corner edge of the front cover hinge being creased. Sting binding. The top and bottom edges of the text block is slightly tanned, visible on the page margins. The front end page leaf has ink signatures from the previous owners,…but otherwise all other pages are clean and bright.
- Softcover
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents
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Condition: VG. Yokohama 1936 Yoshikawa. Octavo, 204pp., phot illustrations, index, Japanese-style book, accordion fold in green silk covered wraps with mounted paper label on front board. VG.
Published by Yoshikawa, Yokohama 1936 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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paper wrapper covered in green cloth with stitch binding, 204pp illus, VG-(sl wear to extrems, sl sunned & soiled, text sl soiled).
More imagesPublished by Fujiya Hotel, Japan 1935
- Softcover
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Crestline, CA, U.S.A.curtis paul books, inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 26.88
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Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Second Printing. 2nd printing softcover. Original Japanese sewn binding. Near fine; hint of spotting, bookplate and PO stamps. In the original cloth chemise with ivory toggles. The chemise is sunned/foxed and lightly worn, and the label is toned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages.
Published by Yoshikawa (1936), Other 1936
- Softcover
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA
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£ 24.20
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Softcover, 204pp., 345 illustrations- some in color, contents show some light toning, navy cloth over paper wraps is slightly toned, scuffed, else very good.
- Softcover
Seller: Ouromantiq Books, Brewster, NY, U.S.A.Ouromantiq Books
Contact seller4-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Good. 1936 paperback, average external wear, a little staining, pages yellowed with some creases and minor blemishes.
More imagesPublished by Fujiya Hotel, Japan 1936
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.My Book Heaven
Contact seller5-star sellerFrederic De Garis for H.S.K. Yamaguchi We Japanese: Being Descriptions of Many of the Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Festivals, Arts and Crafts of the Japanese Besides Numerous Other Subjects 3rd Printing, 1936, Fujiya Hotel, Japan, Very Good condition, in Good original holder.
Published by Yamagata Press, Japan 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Bookshelf of Maine, Franklin, ME, U.S.A.Bookshelf of Maine
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 26.89
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Flexible cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Seventieth Printing. Both books are in pristine condition. Volume II: Being Descriptions of the Characteristics, History, Legendry, Tradition, Drama, Images, Shrines, Temples, Customs, Manners, Besides Numerous Other Subjects. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages.
More imagesPublished by Fujiya Hotel Limited 1947
- Softcover
Seller: rareviewbooks, Kensington, MD, U.S.A.rareviewbooks
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Two volume set of soft cover books in Japanese design outer wrappers - seventh printing, Nov. 1947. Illustrated with mostly black and white drawings/reproductions. Text in English with some Japanese. In excellent condition. Bookseller since 1995 (ULBDRM#3-R) rareviewbooks.
Language: German
Published by Yokohama : Yamagata 1935
- Hardcover
Seller: Antiquariat Thomas Haker GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin, GermanyAntiquariat Thomas Haker GmbH & Co. KG
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Cloth. Condition: Gut. 2nd pr. 200 p. ; num. ill. Good. Softcover with linen covering in light-edged cloth folder. Cover shows mild wear. Clean but slightly foxed pages. Note of ownership. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 490.
More imagesPublished by Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita, Japan 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: DogStar Books, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.DogStar Books
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£ 30.35
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Flexible cloth in folding case. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. B & W drawings and Graphics; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages; 1934 Fujiya Hotel. 1st edition, 1st printing. Bound in silk covered card stock covers with side sewn binding and encased in the publisher's folding cloth covered case with bone clasps and paper title la…bel to the closed side. Solid clean copy illustrated throughout with b&w drawings, photos and graphics. The folding case is blanched and faded to the closed "spine" edge and a little shelf soiled to sides, with trace damp evidence to top edges. Book is VG or better and case G++ or better.
Published by Fujiya Hotel, Ltd. 1937
- Hardcover
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst)
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. 1937. Original decorative cloth covers with string binding; laid inside tri-fold cloth covered boards with pasted on spine titles; cloth covered boards are worn and faded; heaviest wear along edges and spine; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; edges of cloth covers are worn with some fraying; text page…s are in very good condition; illustrations in black and white; no internal markings; 200 pages.
More imagesPublished by Fujiya Hotel, Japan
- Softcover
Seller: Pistil Books Online, IOBA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Pistil Books Online, IOBA
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£ 30.92
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Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Japanese stab-binding in silk cloth-covered stiff silvery/gray decorative paper wraps.Title laid on front cover and spine of slipcase. Ex-library stamps inside, but no marks on cover. No date indicated - circa 1930's. In tattered ex-library marked blue slipcase, torn… at top of spine, with bone closures. Printed on double pages of rice paper flecked with sparkly mica. Black and white illustrations with occasional spots of color. Corner of first blank page cut out. Keywords: Japan, Stab binding, Silk, Mica, Japanese.
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - As new
£ 56.99
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
