shibundo (Over 1,800 results)

Condition: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Hardcover.

paperback. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Trade paperback with French fold flaps. General wear to cover edges/corners. Bottom 1/2" of the spine has been neatly clear tape reinforced. Content pages are clean and unmarked. Front flap is price clipped. 143 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated first edition, but apparently book was first published in 1967 in Japanese with the title "Shinto Bijutsu". Part of the Arts of Japan series. 138 mostly black&white illustrations, some color plates. National Museums of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara along with Harvard University and Fogg Art Museum provided editorial supervision. Book appears unread.Jacket is corner-clipped.144 pages, 7 1/4" x 9".

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Contains minor shelf wear. Previous owners name written on front endpage.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Stated. Solid VG condition.

Paperback. 151p., coated paperstock with b&w and some color reproductions, substantial text, first edition 9x7.5 inch frenchfold color wraps (there was hardcover issue as well), has a tiny bump at the head, a very good copy entirely without ownership marks. Arts of Japan 5.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No markings.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 143 pp., Color Illus, Color Illus Paperback, Fine, 1st ed (Stated).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st ed. illustrations (a few color), index, 141p. Original decorative boards. dj (price-clipped). 23 cm. Arts of Japan 6 (series).

HC. B&W and color illustrations (illustrator). 144pp ISBN 083482700X good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. nil.

143 [1]p., b/w illus., original stiff printed wrappers (Arts of Japan, 6).

American first edition (translated from the 1974 Japanese first edition). 183 pages. Hardcover: H 26.25cm x L 18.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed with a some light wear and bumping at edges; front flap's top corner is price-clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Tri-colored boards with shelf rubbing along bottom edges; light scuffing at spine ends and tips of board corners. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Louise Allison Cort; color and b/w photographs throughout; Notes to Test; Glossary; Bibliography; Maps; Index. Uncommon reference monograph regarding Kutani ware which is among the most sought after Japanese porcelain and renowned for its bold decoration in overglaze enamels. ISBN 0870113224.

Hardcover with price-clipped dustjacket, 134 pages; in English; very good condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition stated 1973. Published by Weaaherhill / Shibundo. Large softcover without DJ as issued. Condition new, square and tight book, corners not bumped, no edgewear, spine not creased, name on ffep, no underlinings, no highlights, no bent page corners, not a reminder. Small 4to, 143 pages, illustrated throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good condition hardback book published in 1973. An exLibrary book but with minimal stamps/barcodes - small one on flyleaf and title page. All other pages complete and clean. Glossy pages with colour and black and white photographs. Binding very good. Dust jacket complete and clean.

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

PAPER BACK GREY. Condition: FAIR. princeton antiques book plate on front end paper, some pages stuck together, slight water damage to bottom edge, library pocket residue on rear end paper, ex library number on bottom right corner of front cover DATE PUBLISHED: 1974 EDITION: 144.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in a Near Fine jacket. 1st Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, 143 pp, 138 illustrations in colour and black and white, decorated boards with dust wrapper, some light darkening to the page edges but a very good copy. Arts of Japan Series, no 4.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 151pp., Pictorial full colour illustrated price-clipped dustjacket covered in removable protective clear plastic, orig. green decorated glossy laminated boards, mustard eps., preface by transl., intro., col. & b/w text illust., paintings, gloss., bibliog., index. The strong story-telling element in emaki makes natural the predominance of human figures and gives them their incomparable value as sources of information on seven centuries of life in ancient and medieval Japan. Size: Wide Octavo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Surveys the origins and developments of traditional Japanese decorative motifs. First edition, hardcover, bump to foreedge, otherwise a VG+ in a like, price-clipped dustjacket.

Decorative Hardback. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. 143 pages with index, bibliography, glossary. Profusely illustrated in color and black-and-white. Price-clipped dustjacket. Gift inscription on front end paper and bookplate .

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 210 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Translation of: Token. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. *** "The Japanese sword combines unbreakability, rigidity, and lethal cutting power, and it is in the resolution of these conflicting practical requirements that it emerges as a triumph of the forger's art. The mystique of the sword lingers on in our age of mechanized combat, but the aesthetic qualities for which swords are most valued by collectors today-the liveliness of the metal 'skin,' the confidence in every aspect of the design, the scrolling temper-line, the almost buoyant lightness of the hilt when the blade is held in the hand-all derive from what the Japanese sword demanded as a symbol of strength and as a weapon. As an instrument of clear persuasion, no other blade anywhere has ever been its equal. This volume, containing color and black-and-white plates, has been prepared as an introduction to the history and appreciation of the Japanese sword. Its author, until his death in 1978, was one of Japan's foremost sword experts, and his wide knowledge is here brought to bear on every aspect of sword lore, including forging techniques and problems of appraisal. Looking over the 1,500 years of sword history in Japan, Kanzan Sato notes how the major developments-the shift from the early straight blades to the tachi, which were longer curved blades slung edge downwards at the waist, to the familiar daisho pair of short and long swords worn by samurai until modern times-were the result of both technical innovation and changed fighting techniques. He examines the various fashions in sword mounts and the at times precious, highly decorated work of the smiths who specialized in sword guards, or tsuba, during the Momoyama and Edo periods. The centerpiece of this book, however, is a detailed examination of over a dozen of Japan's most revered blades, including the Kanehira and the Dojigiri by Yasutsuna, perhaps the two finest swords in Japan and as clear and beautiful today as when they were forged some 900 years ago. The discussion of what makes these blades special and how they have been passed down for generations offers the reader a wealth of insight into the sword in Japan as heirloom and cultural treasure. / KANZAN (KAN'ICHI) SATO was born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1907 and until his death in 1978 was regarded as one of Japan's foremost experts on the Japanese sword. A graduate of Kokugakuin University, he worked in the section for National Treasures, Ministry of Education, and Tokyo National Museum. He was Executive Director of the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords and Vice-Director of the Sword Museum. His publications include works on Kotetsu and Higo metal-working." - Publisher. Size: 4to.

Condition: Poor. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:083482700X.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 8vo. 1st ed. 142pp. Brown decorative boards. DJ has 1/2 tear at upper right corner. Profusely illustrated in color & b&w.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Edition originale. Illustrated with 176 color and b & w photos and two maps. Includes dustjacket. "Kutani ware is one the best known of Japanese ceramics". Kutani ware is a style of Japanese ceramics, popular for its bold bright use of enamels, which flourished in the latter half of the seventeenth century. Richly illustrated with examples of early and later pieces. Full discussion of old Kutani, types of kilns, vessels, body, over-glazes, decorations and patterns. Includes textual notes, glossary, bibliography and index.».

Laminated Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 143 pages, colour & b/w illustrations, glossary, bibliography. Translated by Akiko Murakata, with an introduction by Bonnie F Abiko. Minor wear, unmarked, small closed tear to front panel of dustjacket. [736] Size: 235mm. x 195mm.