Jeffrey Irish (27 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Forgotten Japanese: Encounters with Rural Life and Folklore. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: New. A groundbreaking document of rural Japanese life, stories, and traditions from 1850-1960. Tsuneichi Miyamoto (1907-1981), a leading Japanese folklore scholar and rural advocate, walked 160,000 kilometers to conduct interviews and capture a dying way of life. This collection of photos, vignettes, and life stories from pre- and postwar rural Japan is the first English translation of his modern Japanese classic. From blowfish to landslides, Miyamoto's stories come to life in Jeffrey Irish's fluid translation.…

Paperback. Condition: New. A groundbreaking document of rural Japanese life, stories, and traditions from 1850-1960. Tsuneichi Miyamoto (1907-1981), a leading Japanese folklore scholar and rural advocate, walked 160,000 kilometers to conduct interviews and capture a dying way of life. This collection of photos, vignettes, and life stories from pre- and postwar rural Japan is the first English translation of his modern Japanese classic. From blowfish to landslides, Miyamoto's stories come to life in Jeffrey Irish's fluid translation.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 200 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 180 pages. Illustrated. "The Early Irish Harp" Simon Chadwick / "Dancing at a Wedding: Some Thoughts on Performance Issues in Monteverdi's 'Lasciate i monti' ("Orfeo," 1607)" Virginia Christy Lamothe / "A Monteverdi Vespers in 1611" Licia Mari and Jeffrey Kurtzman / "edagogy and Politics: Music and the Arts in the Valencian Academy (1690-1705)" Andrea Bombi / "The Musical Inventory of Mexico Cathedral, 1589: A Lost Document Rediscovered" Javier Marín López and Tess Knighton / "Santiago de Murcia (1673-1739): New Contributions on His Life and Work" Alejandro Vera / "Harmonia Mundi at 50" Nicholas Anderson. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 316 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.67 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New. A groundbreaking document of rural Japanese life, stories, and traditions from 1850-1960. Tsuneichi Miyamoto (1907-1981), a leading Japanese folklore scholar and rural advocate, walked 160,000 kilometers to conduct interviews and capture a dying way of life. This collection of photos, vignettes, and life stories from pre- and postwar rural Japan is the first English translation of his modern Japanese classic. From blowfish to landslides, Miyamoto's stories come to life in Jeffrey Irish's fluid translation.…

Condition: New. In My Nuclear Nightmare, Naoto Kan offers a fascinating day-by-day account of his actions in the harrowing week after the earthquake struck. He records the anguished decisions he had to make as the scale of destruction became clear and the threat of nuclear.

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original pistachio cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered navy back, small blue illustrations to the front board. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 176 pp with monochrome line illustrations throughout. Hint of foxing to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition price clipped panoramic dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-1979). …

Paperback. Condition: New. A groundbreaking document of rural Japanese life, stories, and traditions from 1850-1960. Tsuneichi Miyamoto (1907-1981), a leading Japanese folklore scholar and rural advocate, walked 160,000 kilometers to conduct interviews and capture a dying way of life. This collection of photos, vignettes, and life stories from pre- and postwar rural Japan is the first English translation of his modern Japanese classic. From blowfish to landslides, Miyamoto's stories come to life in Jeffrey Irish's fluid translation.…

112 pp.; 24.5 x 20 cm.; glue bound; black-and-white & color; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at ICA Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, January 16 - June 21, 2009. Traveled to Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, July 11 - November 29, 2009. Organized and with an introduction by Ingrid Schaffner and Jenelle Porter. Texts by Ingrid Schaffner, Jenelle Porter, and Glenn Adamson. Artists include Robert Arneson, Lucio Fontana, Beverly Semmes, Paul Swenbeck, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Peter Voulkos, Ann Agee, Nicole Cherubini, Viola Frey, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Ken Price, Sterling Ruby, Arlene Shechet, Betty Woodman, Jane Irish, Jeffrey Mitchell, Ron Nagle, Adrian Saxe, Glenn Adamson, Kathy Butterly, George Ohr, Rudolf Staffel, and Beatrice Wood. Includes exhibition checklist. Good / Very Good. Significant creasing across verso cover. Light rubbing of cover edges. Contents clean and unmarked. Due to large size and weight additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.…

Condition: very_good. Illustrations: Seiju Morita Einarsen (illustrator).

Condition: Good. First Ardizzone illustrated edition hard back binding in publisher's original cerise cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back. 8vo. 8¼'' x 5½''. The title is an allusion to 1 Corinthians 13:12, a Biblical passage which describes humanity as perceiving the world "through a glass, darkly". Edward Ardizzone's first illustrated book. Contains (vii), 382 pp with numerous monochrome illustrations throughout. Sun fading down the spine, surface marks to the rear board and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. From the private library estate of Edward Ardizzone and SIGNED by him to the front free end paper 'Edward Ardizzone.' Member of the P.B.F.A. ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-1979).…

10 volumes. First Edition of the Collection. Profusely illustrated throughout, with frontispieces, and full page plates protected by lettered tissue guards, some in colour, many portraits and views of various areas and locales of Ireland. Large 8vo, publisher's best bindings of full blue morocco, the spines decorated and lettered in gilt, the upper covers with gilt autograph facsimiles, marbled endleaves, top edges gilt. A very good set indeed with little evidence of use and very well preserved with the bindings all in quite pleasing and handsome condition. FIRST EDITION OF THIS FINE COLLECTION OF IRISH LITERATURE. Virtually every important writer in Ireland's long history of literary geniuses is included The volumes are arranged alphabetically by author and so can be used as one wishes, with any particular volume useful on its own. From Alexander and Allingham to Yeats and the Gaelic Authors, this is a very complete collection of the best of Irish writing throughout the centuries. In ten volumes representative selections from the writers both ancient and modern are included. Nearly three hundred and fifty writers are represented. Also valuable and featured are a series of special articles on the subjects at hand including important contributions by William Butler Yeats. Among the many illustrations both in black and white and colour are facsimiles of ancient Irish manuscripts, ancient prints, broadsides, ballads, portraits, places and objects in the country and of scenery and incidents helpful in elucidating the writings. There are footnotes giving translations of the Irish words and phrases and a fine index to the entire work. …

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A groundbreaking document of rural Japanese life, stories, and traditions from 1850-1960. Tsuneichi Miyamoto (1907-1981), a leading Japanese folklore scholar and rural advocate, walked 160,000 kilometers to conduct interviews and capture a dying way of life. This collection of photos, vignettes, and life stories from pre- and postwar rural Japan is the first English translation of his modern Japanese classic. From blowfish to landslides, Miyamoto's stories come to life in Jeffrey Irish's fluid translation.…

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. A revealing look at rural lives and lifestyles that have all but disappeared today.&Uumlber den AutorTsuneichi Miyamoto (1907-81) was a a leading scholar of Japanese folklore and customs. He walked over 160,000. …