Yamagiwa Joseph (76 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. Abridged 2nd. cover is lightly rubbed along extremities. Interior pages are clean throughout. Previous owner name occurs in prelims. Binding is secure.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good - Cash. Oversize: Light yellow colored covers, green lettering. Mild soiling, rubbing, corners tipped. Text unmarked. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. HARDCOVER; ex-library; minor shelfwear; o/w in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. 1st thus British edition; green c w/gilt titles; 488 clean, unmarked pages/index.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Second Edition. Harvard-Yenching Institute Studies; 358 pages; Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Creasing to covers. Light wear to cover edges. Smudging (minor stains) to covers. No writing on text pages or major defects.; - We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Condition: Very good. - Small quarto [11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide], softcover bound in printed light green wraps. The spine & extremities are darkened with staining to the head & tail of the spine & the adjacent corners of the wraps. The wraps are lightly bumped with some light soiling & foxing. xii & 212 pages. The top edge is darkened with staining near the head of the spine & there is an owner's stamp on the inside front wrap, else the contents are very good. The University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies. Bibliographical Series Number 8.

Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition. 488 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front pastedown. Top textblock edge dyed green. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good(+). Large Octavo in printed grey wrappers; x, 153 p. 28 cm. Asian Studies; Japan Studies; Linguistics; Japanese philology -- Bibliography. Some hi-lighting to a few pages; bookplate of prev. owner; else tight and clean; overall Very Good(+).

Paperback. Oversized, 151pp. Previous owner's name stamp to front cover and half title page, small tear to spine, else very good clean & tight condition.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. First Edition. 488pgs, repaired closed tear at upper left corner of dust wrapper, in mylar, nice copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Readings in Japanese Political Science, Part II: Annotations, edited and compiled by Joseph K. Yamagiiwa with bibliographical headnotes by Ritsuo Akimoto and Junnosuke Masumi. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1965. Softcover, 484 pp. A scholarly reference work produced under contract with the U.S. Office of Education, issued simultaneously in the United States and Canada (Toronto: Ambassador Books Limited). Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 65-13047 appears on the copyright page. In Good condition overall. The text remains clean and legible throughout, with scattered pencil annotations, typical of academically used copies. The binding is sound, and pages remain crisp. The beige card covers show edge wear, soft creasing, several small surface marks, and light toning consistent with age; rear cover with mild rubbing and a few impressions. Spine straight with minor handling wear. No tears or losses. The book bears two Department of State Language Services Library stamps, on the title page and final leaf, indicating its origin in a federal institutional collection. No other library apparatus is present: no pocket, no call numbers on spine, and no checkout slips. The absence of typical library markings suggests this copy circulated in a controlled, staff-access setting rather than open stacks. During the mid-20th century - an era marked by intense scholarly engagement with Japan's political evolution - the Library curated materials of unusual specificity and rigor for the linguists, analysts, and foreign-service officers who shaped U.S. understanding abroad. The survival of this stamp, faintly impressed on the title and terminal leaves, imparts a nostalgic link to a period when government libraries were deeply serious repositories of specialized knowledge. As an artifact of that scholarly ecosystem, this copy gains an added dimension of historical and academic resonance, appealing to collectors who value documented institutional lineage and the quiet authority of a book that once served the needs of diplomatic study.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A foundational academic compilation in postwar Japanese political studies, Readings in Japanese Political Science, Part I gathers major mid-century analyses of Japan's political structure, parties, and social dynamics. Edited and compiled by Joseph K. Yamagiwa, with selections by Ritsuo Akimoto and Junnosuke Masumi, the volume provides primary Japanese political texts presented with scholarly framing for English-language readers. This copy shows expected external wear: crease lines, rubbing, and edge wear to the wraps; a few light handling marks; and slight corner softening. Interior pages remain clean and well-preserved, with solid binding integrity. Two Department of State Language Services Library stamps appear on preliminary and terminal leaves, but no other library markings are present. Infrequent light penciled annotations. The Department of State Language Services Library, a specialized U.S. government collection that supported diplomatic training, translation, and international policy work during the Cold War. Books from this library were selected for their relevance to geopolitical understanding and cross-cultural communication, and their presence in the collection reflects both their intellectual merit and their usefulness to American diplomatic personnel. The stamp adds a compelling historical dimension, situating this volume within the broader context of mid-20th-century U.S.-Japan relations and the federal government's efforts to cultivate deep political literacy about Japan during a formative period. A significant teaching resource developed under contract with the U.S. Office of Education, the book offers direct access to ideological debates, party theory, and political sociology during a crucial period in Japan's democratic evolution. Suitable for scholars of Japanese studies, Cold War political history, and comparative government. Joseph K. Yamagiwa (1906-1968) was a leading American scholar of Japanese language and literature and a longtime professor at the University of Michigan. A pioneer in postwar Japanese studies in the United States, he played a major role in establishing Michigan as a national center for East Asian scholarship and contributed to government-supported language and political-science education programs during the Cold War era.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Charles E. Tuttle Comapny, 1977. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good with review slip and toning on pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Second printing 1970. Softcover is significantly creased and worn with sun tanned spine and nicked face edge of front cover and head of spine. Large tear at the middle of front cover. Scrape (remains of sticker) on rear cover. Front cover beginning to detach from spine with inch-long tear at spine foot. Chips and closed tears on foot of spine. Leading corners are creased and lightly chipped. Page block is grubby. Edges of title page are lightly tanned and grubby. Creasing and minor wear to leading corners of early and final pages. Text remains clear, and binding is sound throughout. T. Used.

octavo hardcover in dustwrapper (ex libris); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1997 paperback. First Tuttle Edition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Later Edition. ISBN Trade Paperback. Small previous owners name on the first page in, otherwise a Tight sound unmarked copy in Good to Very Good condition. This book is Translations From Early Japanese Literature. Second Edition. Harvard-Yenching Institute Studies XXIX.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A UK first edition, first impression. The Wrapper : The wrapper on this copy is bright, unfaded, clean and complete. It is unclipped. Looks very sharp. The Book : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are very clean and are unfaded. The corners are sharp. The pages are clean. The closed page edges are unmarked, other than a small ink mark ( I don't think it is a remainder mark ) on the bottom closed page edge. No foxing. No dog-eared pages. The binding is tight - no cracked hinges. An attractive copy in a protected wrapper. PayPal accepted.

Condition: Good. Light general wear. May have light notes/highlighting. shelf wear. bumped edges. worn cover Paperback.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First edition thus (mass market size paperback). Near fine in illustrated wraps.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 488pp, index/glossary, bibliography, folding genealogical chart, appendices, notes. Green cloth in jacket. Tape stains to endpapers, prev owner name on front free endpaper, prev owner stamp on front pastedown (under flap). The jacket remains in excellent condition. A Japanese 'historical tale' originally written in the 11th century by an unknown author and covers Japanese history from 850-1025. While giving due honour to the Emperors, it is the influential Fujiwara family which mainly concerns the author. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 488 pages, folded plate : 1 genealogical table, plans ; 23 cm.

paperback. Condition: Sehr gut. First Tuttle ed. 488 p. Das Exemplar ist in einem sehr guten und sauberen Zustand ohne Anstreichungen. The copy is in a very good and clean condition without markings. - CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PREFACE -- THE SUCCESSION OF EMPERORS -- The Fifty-fifth Reign (Emperor Montoku) -- The Fifty-sixth Reign (Emperor Seiwa) -- The Fifty-seventh Reign (Emperor Yozei) -- The Fifty-eighth Reign (Emperor Koko) -- The Fifty-ninth Reign (Emperor Uda) -- The Sixtieth Reign (Emperor Daigo) -- The Sixty-first Reign (Emperor Suzaku) -- The Sixty-second Reign (Emperor Murakami) -- The Sixty-third Reign (Retired Emperor Reizei) -- The Sixty-fourth Reign (Retired Emperor En'yu) -- The Sixty-fifth Reign (Retired Emperor Kazan) -- The Sixty-sixth Reign (Retired Emperor Ichijo) -- The Sixty-seventh Reign (Retired Emperor Sanjo) -- The Sixty-eighth Reign (Emperor Go-Ichijo) -- THE MINISTERS OF THE FUJIWARA FAMILY -- Great Minister of the Left Fuyutsugu (The Kan'in Great Minister) -- Prime Minister Yoshifusa (Chujinko) -- Great Minister of the Right Yoshisuke (The Nishi Sanjo Great Minister) -- The Provisional Middle Counsellor of the Junior Second Court Rank and Commander of the Middle Palace Guards, Left Division, Nagara The (Biwa Great Minister) -- Prime Minister Mototsune (Shosenko) -- Great Minister of the Left Tokihira (The Kan'in Great Minister) -- Great Minister of the Left Nakahira (The Biwa Great Minister of the Left) -- Great Minister of the Tadahira (Teishinko) -- Prime Minister Saneyori (The Lord of Ononomiya) -- Prime Minister Yoritada (The Lord of Sanjo) Great Minister of the Left Morotada (The Koichijo Great Minister) -- Great Minister of the Right Morosuke (The Lord of Kujo) -- Prime Minister Koremasa (The Lord of Ichijo) Prime Minister Kanemichi (The Lord of Horikawa) -- Prime Minister Tamemitsu (The Höjuji Great Minister) -- Prime Minister Kinsue (The Kan'in Great Minister) -- Prime Minister Kaneie (The Higashi Sanjo Great Minister) -- Great Inner Minister Michitaka (The Lord Middle Chancellor) -- Great Minister of the Right Michikane (The Awata Great Minister) -- Prime Minister Michinaga (The Lord Chancellor of the Hall) -- STORIES OF THE FUJIWARA FAMILY -- STORIES OF ANCIENT TIMES -- A -- NOTES -- APPENDICES -- 1. The Historical Tale, the Okagami, and Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027) -- II. The Sato and Tomatsu Texts of the Okagami -- III. A Chronological List of the Emperors and Empresses of Japan, from Jimmu to Takakura, together with Era Names IV. A Genealogical Table showing the Relationship between the -- Imperial Family and the Fujiwara Clan opposite -- V. A Street Plan of Eastern Heian (Kyoto) -- VI. A Chart of the Daidairi or Greater Imperial Palace -- VII. A Chart of the Dairi or Imperial Palace -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX AND GLOSSARY. ISBN 9780804812474 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 351.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. No date listed; circa 1950's. Gray paper wrappers; Japanese stab binding. 19 double-sided pages. Side edges of last few pages liquid stained. Nurimono is a Japanese varnishing handicraft. Color plate: "Flying Fish." Other artwork included on black and white plates: "Crane" cabinet by Matsuda Gonroku; "Pine, Bamboo and Plum," cha-ire by Yamashita Yosai and "Sea-gulls in Storm," ko-ire by Rokkaku Shisui; "Peaches," vase by Ichia Seiichi and "Crab and Shrimp" by Yamashita Yozan; "Black Monkeys" by Meguro Seishu. Keywords: Varnish, Lacquer, Screen, Box, Art, Japanning.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. PB/pub.1966/Fair condition/450 pages - The present series of readers has been compiled in order to introduce Western students to the best that has been written by present-day Japanese scholars in five fields of study. [KH718729]. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. PB/pub.1965/Fair condition/219 pages - The student of Japanese will find reproduced a variety of texts selected with a view to making available a ready source of fully annotated reading materials, rep resenting the best of contemporary scholarship i n Japan. [KH718728]. Book.

Condition: Good. Pocket book, foldable family tree, small 8vo.; Name and small red name stamp on title page; spine slightly discoloured.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ex-library volume with library markings and labels, but contents in excellent and clean condition, tight and textually unmarked. First Edition. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Minimal shelf wear.