Kobayashi Norio (46 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is good. Binding is tight/good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Southeast Museum of Photography at Daytona Be [Published date: 1996]. Exhibition Catalog for exhibition entitled "Land of Paradox" that toured the United States in 1996-1997 .Soft cover, 64 pp. In good+ condition. Red black and white soft covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Features the photography of Yuji Saiga, Naoya Hatakeyama, Norio Kobayashi and Toshio Yamane. [From Foreword] Unlike the visual arts of its indigenous traditions, photography in Japan is inextricably related to the history of its relations with other cultures. The first successful photographic images produced in Japan were daguerreotypes made by Eliphalet Brown, Jr., of Philadelphia, who accompanied Commodore Perry in his 1854 "opening" of Japan. In the 1870s, the first Japanese photographer of note, Kusakabe Kimbei, was trained in Yokohoma as an assistant by the Italian, Felice Beato . . . Today Japan is familiar to many of us in its technology and affluence, but it also retains overtones of the impenetrable in our perceptions of its insularity, aestheticism and spirituality. As Americans, we may look to the photographs of Land of Paradox for insights into a culture we do not and perhaps cannot know, but we may simultaneously find in them a reassurance of art's universality. The four bodies of work presented here may inform us of the particular sensibilities of particular Japanese at a particular place and time. In addition, however, they allow us the experience of objects we will include in our own constructs.That we may do this, even without profound knowledge of the language and history from which they have emerged, is the unironic paradox of the exhibitions title, transcending cliches of Oriental inscrutability for a consideration of the paradox of knowledge itself.

Softcover, 64 pages; very good condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 64 pp.; chiefly color plates, 24 x 27 cm.: Firm binding, no ownership markings, sharp corners, light rubbing to wraps: Well packaged in a box, ships with tracking.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Color frontispiece, b&w illustrations (illustrator). Fifth printing. [178]pp [rubbing and edge wear to dust jacket] Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Japan Travel Bureau. Hardcover. Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Tan boards, black titling to cover and spine. Solid binding, minimal wear. Name blacked out on fly, text unmarked. Clipped DJ is scuffed with tear/chips to edges. ; 7.25 X5.0 X 0.30 inches; 180 pages.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (plants, nature, trees, plant care) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 9th. Dust Jacket with some edgewear and small tears to edges. Otherwise intact. Book with slight wear but otherwise clean and intact throughout. Many photographs. Please see image if available. 177 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1960 10TH EDITION.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. 7th Edition / 1st Printing. Japan Travel Bureau [Published Date: 1957]. Hardcover, 177 pp. Seventh Edition, 1957. In very good condition / NO dust jacket. Light brown cloth covered boards with black lettering on front and spine]. Light scuffing to edges of covers. Binding tight. Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. Missing dust jacket. Black and white illustrations with some in color. [From Editorial Note] The purpose of the Tourist Library Series is to give to the passing tourists and other foreigners interested in Japan a basic knowledge of various phases of Japanese culture . . . From the beginning the Library attained a high reputation as a concise but reliable interpreter of Japanese culture, and the demand for the volumes steadily increased both in Japan and abroad. . Each volume in the Library is the work of a recognized authority on the subject. . . The present volume, "Bonsai," is the work of Mr. Norio Kobayashi, who has been publishing and editing 'Bonsai', which is the most influential monthly magazine on the subject in this country, since its inception 30 years ago. A former lecturer at the Tokyo College of Gardening, and one of the founders and major executives of the Kokufu Bonsai Tenrankai, the biggest bonsai exhibition annually held in this country, he is an acknowledged authority on bonsai in present-day Japan. [From Preface] Painting, sculpture and other branches of art enable us to visualize afresh the scenes and other objects, animate or inanimate, which have excited our sense of beauty in the past. But there is a living thing which goes a little farther and enables us to envisage a piece of scenery which is subject to seasonal changes, and that is what the Japanese call a "bonsai." Because of its uniqueness one can say that the art of making a bonsai is in a class by itself. Western lovers of art and nature, who are convinced that bonsai-making is a unique art, have asked me various questions about it. . . In the limited space offered by this booklet it is next to impossible to go into full details on the subject. The object . . .is mainly to give the reader the assurance that the bonsai is not merely a triumph of dwarfing to be wondered at, but that it is also a thing of beauty designed to take the beholder into the realms of poetry where he can see in his imagination some landscape or other as presented by Nature.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dustjacket as issued. First Edition Second Printing. Shelf wear to binding on corners, edges & spine with scuffs on boards. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Tanning on pastedowns & endpapers. Pages toning with age, otherwise Text and images unmarked.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 177 pp. with index. Profusely illustrated. Price-clipped dust jacket. Photos available upon request. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Vol.13. (bonsai) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Volume 13. (bonsai ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. 1959. Eighth Edition. 177 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Tourist Library Volume 13. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. More pronounced tanning to endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Unclipped dust jacket. Panels to dust jacket have light edge wear with tears and creasing. Price sticker to rear panel.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item for full refund. Ships USPS Media Mail.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 12th Edition. 185x130x12mm+270g . . Japan Travel Bureau; Tokyo. . 1963. 12th Edition. . . Pp177; plus tourist library list. Hard boards in original dust jacket. clipped. Book is in excellent Condition; jacket is worn and has losses: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted. . . . . International_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_in_an_ENVELOPE:_AU$38.00 . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$7.60.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. edge wear on boards and small tears on the spine. damp marks and pages are wavy. gift inscription. sound binding.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A LIKE NEW UNMARKED COPY. 668 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This copy is the 1954 reprinting of the 1951 original, a hardback in very good condition with a tight, straight binding, many B&W photos and no negative issues. The dustjacket is in clear, mylar covering and the book, measuring 7.25" x 5.25" will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Color Frontispiece, B/W Illustrations (illustrator). 1st Edition. 176 Pp. Green Cloth With Mounted Color Plate On Front Cover, A Different Mounted Color Plate As Frontispiece, Profusely Illustrated In B/W. First Printing (This Is No. 13 In Series, Catalog At Front Shows Only Prior 12 Books And Two Planned Volumes. ) Very Good, Spine Gilt Mostly Worn Away, Top And Bottom Spine Edges Show Wear, But Otherwise Very Nice, Cover Gilt Bright And No Wear To Mounted Plate On Front Cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 5th or later Edition. This copy is in fine condition bound in brown cloth covered boards with black titling to the spine and the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The book is illustrated with one hundred and six photos in black and white and four in full colour. The unclipped dust wrapper is in as new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This attractive book is a mid?20th?century classic introduction to the art of bonsai, published by the Japan Travel Bureau as part of their Tourist Library series. It combines concise text with photographic plates to explain the philosophy, techniques, and aesthetics of bonsai. Explains bonsai as a living art form, rooted in Japanese aesthetics and horticultural tradition It outlines the cultural significance of bonsai, emphasizing patience, discipline, and harmony with nature. Covers basic methods of cultivation, pruning, wiring, and potting. Ref HHH 2.

Condition: Fine. Number of pages: 21 Size: 26cm.

Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.

Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.

Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.

Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.

Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.