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[003969] . TENTH ANNUAL STATISTICS OF THE CITY OF TOKIO. ill. Tables. Tokio: Tokio Munipal Office, 1913. Size: Approx. 6" x 9 ". Green Cloth. Japan. Good Japanese and English text. Contents: Meteorological Observations; Land and Building; Population; Religion; Education; Public Health; Military; Police; Charity and Relief; Agriculture, Stock Farming and Fisheries; Commerce and Industry; Companies; Banking and Circulation of Money; Communications; Staffs of the Municipal and Wards' Offices and Management of Documents; Public Assemblies; and Finance. 963 pp. Front cover and spine with gilt lettering in Japanese and English. Spine ends rubbed. Mildly discolored? in 3 small areas of spine. On all 4 corners of covers, a tiny hole?(size of pencil tip), otherwise covers are Good+ or better. Front/back hinges broken. Endpapers foxed. Faint library stamp on front endpaper. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and in Very Good+. Thick Book $58.50

[003968] Kawasaki, Ichiro . JAPAN UNMASKED. ill. Vignettes. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Co, 1970. Fifth Printing. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 1/2". Green Cloth. Japan. Very Good+ to Near Fine / Good to Good+. 231 pp. Vignettes/decorative illustrations "above" each chapter. Slight fading around edges of covers, otherwise exterior is Near Fine. Small bookstore sticker on back endpaper, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Near Fine. Dust Jacket's spine faded.. Front flap's bottom corner clipped. Overall DJ is Good or better. $10.00

[002105] Ledoux, Louis V. THE ART OF JAPAN . 1927. Limited Edition. Good tipped in illustration of the Wave Screen by Korin. Decorative Paper Boards. Moisture stain around front & back side edges. Does not go through. Corners bumped/worn. Interior Very Good+. $13.50

[002930] Manar, Thomas A. (ed). PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERY RESOURCES. ill. Charts, Photos, Figures. Honolulu: State of Hawaii, 1966. Size: Approx. 8 1/2 " x 11". Soft Cover. Ichthyology. Very Good Honolulu-Hilo, Feb. 28- March 12, 1966. Includes Reports of the Working Groups on Skipjack Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, Gear Development and Research Program. Plus 13 background papers by various authorities. Stiff pictorial covers. Very Good to Very Good+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. 266 pp. Author and subject index. $35.00

[003448] Matuzaki, Meizi. ANGLING IN JAPAN. Board of Tourist Industry/Japanese Government Railways, 1940. Softcover. Fishing. Very Good to Very Good+ color frontis and color plate of Japanese floats. 99 pp. many photographs. Exterior is VG to VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Tourist Library : 32. $10.50

[004820] Senate. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (MILLARD FILLMORE) COMMUNICATING ...CERTAIN OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN...AND EXISTING RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN 1852. 1852. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Disbound. American History. Very Good To the Senate of the United States: I herewith transmit to the Senate,...a report from the Secretary of State with accompanying papers". Report from the Secretary of State: DANIEL WEBSTER. April 8, 1852. "The Secretary of State...requesting the President "to furnish to the Senate, ...copies of all communications relative to the empire of Japan that may be on file in either of the Executive Departments, particularly of the instructions under which Commodore Biddle visited Japan in 1846; his official report of that visit; the communication made by him to the local authorities in Jeddo bay, and a copy of a translation of a communication made to him on that occasion; together with ...a communication to the State Department from Alexander H. Everett, then commissioner to China..." 87 pp. Includes correspondence from the Secretary of the Navy, William A. Graham regarding the U.S. ship Preble to the port of Nangasacki, for the purpose of demanding sixteen American seamen held prisoners by the Japanese. Correspondence from D. Geisinger, commanding U.S. squadron, East Indies with "particulars of the shipwreck of the American whaler Lagoda and the detention by the Japanese authorities of the survivors..."Sailing instructions for Commander Glynn, of the U.S. ship Preble; Narratives by 6 of the American prisoners, Robert McCoy, John Bull, John Martin, Jacob Boyd, Melcher Biffar, Ranald McDonald of the shipwreck, capture and attempted escapes. Includes Notes Made at an Interview between Commander James Glynn and Different Japanese Officers, at Nangasacki, Japan; "Cruise of the U.S. Sloop-of War Preble...to Napa and Nangasacki. Also includes 13 letters/correspondence from 1832-1851: Sailing instructions to Commodore James Biddle for his visit to Japan; Letter from James Biddle, flagship- USS Columbus, to Secretary of the Navy; George Bancroft; From Edward Livingston, Secretary of State; James Glynn, Commander U.S. Navy to Millard Fillmore, President; Daniel Webster to Commodore Aulick and Letter from Millard Fillmore, President of the United States to His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Famous Americans in document: Millard Fillmore; Daniel Webster; William A. Graham; Commodore David Geisinger; James Glynn; James Biddle, and Edward Livingston. Disbound. First page darkened, due to age? pp.59-78 attached by only one string. Interior is clean and Very Good. One table showing exports of teas from Shanghai to the U.S. for the years 1848-1851. Historical document. Scarce. $125.00

[004653] Tenri Museum. ETHNOGRAPHICAL COLLECTIONS. ill. Photographs. Japan: Tenri University Press, 1958. Size: Approx. 6 " x 8 1/2". Soft Cover. Ethnology. Good+ "With the establishment of the Foreign Language School in 1925, the Predecessor of the present Tenri University, which aimed to educate and train young Tenri followers for overseas missionary work, the Rev. S. Nakayama, the Shimbashira had planned to collect various ethnographical objects relating to social life and religious customs in the Near Asian countries to study their life and customs. At first he started collecting many instruments and utensils used by the natives in their daily living during his travel through Korea and China. When the Tenri Missionary Centers in Korea, Formosa and China, and others had co-operated with his planning and dedicated various articles from those areas, they accumulated the nucleus of the collection....In no time a museum was born and called Tenri Sankokan for the purpose of study of foreign culture and customs." unpaginated (24 pp.) Each page filled with photographs of the "objects" used by the different tribes and groups. Countries covered: African Continent; American Continent; South Pacific Islands; South Asia-India; China; Central Asia; Korea; North Asia; and Japan. Glossy covers. Faded? strip on front cover. ex.mus. stamp. Mildly soiled/creased side edge area. Overall covers are Good+. Title page and one other page with ex.-mus. stamp. Doesn't interfer with text. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $45.00

[004132] Warfel, Herbert E. And John A. Clague. OUTLOOK FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A TUNA INDUSTRY IN THE PHILIPPINES. ill. Pablo Bravo. Washington: United States Printing Office, 1950. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Stiff Covers. Tuna. Very Good Research Report 28. Fish and Wildlife Service. United States Department of the Interior. Chapters cover: Philippine tunas, History of Philippine tuna fishery, Japanese fishery, American exploration. 37 pp. 17 illustrations, many of tunas of the region and maps. Grey covers. Front top corner turned under, otherwise exterior is VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $15.00

[003345] Wood, Mary Cokely . FLOWER ARRANGEMENT ART OF JAPAN. ill. Figures (line drawings). Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Co, 1951. First Printing. Size: Approx. 6 " x 8 1/4". Green Cloth. Japan. Very Good- Softcover book (loose) inside a three-paneled wrap-around green case with two ivory latch pins on side. Pictorial paper label inset on front cover. White lettering on front cover and spine. Some letters on spine flaking off. "W" from author's last name flaking off on cover. Case is Very Good-.Book is string-tied with yellow lettering and floral design on cover. 125 pp. 141 illustrations. Glossary. Bibliography. Top corner on front cover creased otherwise exterior is VG+. Interior is tight, clean and Near Fine. $18.50