Prof Hideto Kishida D Sc (4 results)

Hardback. Later Printing. Very Good condition book with dust soiling to top edge, in a Good condition dustjacket with some browning to edges of interior pages, small closed tear to top edge of back cover, dustsoiling to edges, chips, rubs and creases around its edges. Tight, sound, unmarked copy.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition - Copyright 1935. First Edition - Copyright 1935. Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways 1935. Japanese Architecture. Tourist Library: 7. By Prof. Hideto Kishida, D.Sc. Published by Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, Japan. No ISBN (pre-ISBN era). Part of the Tourist Library series - 40-volume series on Japanese culture, art, and travel published in English for Western tourists pre-WWII. Vol. 7 covers Japanese architectural styles, temples, shrines, and residential design. 133 pages with color frontispiece and black/white illustrations plus color drawings. Stored in a navy clamshell/slipcase box. Harry Hartman bookseller label (Seattle, WA) inside - dates likely to 1935-1945 era. Comparable copies on AbeBooks: $15-$35. Pre-WWII Japanese Tourist Library volumes are sought by collectors of Japanalia, architecture history, and vintage travel ephemera. COPYRIGHT 1935 CONFIRMED from interior photos. Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways. Color frontispiece shows imperial palace scene. First edition confirmed. Condition: Good (age-appropriate wear). Sourced from an Arizona estate and personally inspected. Ships from Prescott, AZ (BriteBound Books).…

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Good. PRE-WWII JAPANESE GOVERNMENT IMPRINT. Volume 7 of the Tourist Library, a 40-book series the Board of Tourist Industry published between 1934-1942 to introduce Western tourists to Japanese culture. Discontinued during WWII. Includes color frontispiece (Kasuga Gongen Reigen-Ki picture-scroll), many color and B&W architectural plates, 133 pages. The HARDCOVER-IN-CHITSU deluxe issue (most surviving copies are softcover; this case binding is uncommon). PROVENANCE: Harry Hartman, Seattle bookseller's sticker on front pastedown -- Harry Hartman (1920s-60s) was a legendary Seattle bookseller and founder of the Young Reader's Choice Award (1940). Penciled '$4' original Hartman shop price. Subject of dedicated marketing feature story at /stories/japanese-architecture-1935.html. Suggested asking price: $85. Condition: Good. Sourced from an Arizona estate and personally inspected. Ships from Prescott, AZ (BriteBound Books).…

In-8, 131pp, broché, souple avec une photo contre-collée vers le haut du premier plat - 1 frontispice en couleur + iconographie en majorité n/b in-texte, texte en langue anglaise - qq rousseur couverture, pages de garde et tranches, état correct Board Of Tourist Industry-Japanese Government Railways.…