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Pre-Owned The Art and Architecture of Japan (Paperback) 0140561080 9780140561081

Once slighted as mere copying from China the arts of Japan are now seen as a unique alternation of advances and withdrawals. At times the islanders produced Chinese-style works of great beauty unmatched on the continent. When they chose to be... more

Pre-Owned The Arts of Japan: Late Medieval to Modern (Paperback) by Seiroku Noma Glenn T Webb

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

Pre-Owned Arts of Japan Vol. 1 : Ancient and Medieval 9780870110184 Used

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

Pre-Owned Secrets of the Samurai: The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan the Martial Arts of Feudal Japan (Paperback) 0804816840 9780804816847

Secrets of the Samurai is the definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan explaining in detail the weapons techniques strategies and principles of combat that made the Japanese warrior a formidable foe. The book begins with a panoramic... more

Pre-Owned Hands-On Culture of Ancient Egypt (Paperback) 0825130883 9780825130885

Six different world cultures are the focus of Hands-On Culture : Japan Mexico and Central America Southeast Asia West Africa Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece and Rome. These colorful volumes examine each culture s art science history geography and... more

The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre 9780521416238 Used / Pre-owned

This paperback edition of the lauded Guide to Asian Theatre contains more information on the performing arts and artists of 20 countries from Pakistan through India and Southeast Asia to China Japan and Korea. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are... more

Pre-Owned From Painted Scrolls to Anime: Literature and the Arts of Japan (Library Binding) 1420500260 9781420500264

From Painted Scrolls to Anime: Literature and the Arts of Japan by Ruland Patty J. more

Pre-Owned Classical Budo: The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan (Martial Arts & Ways of Japan 2) (Paperback) 0834802341

Classical Budo: The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan (Martial Arts & Ways of Japan 2) by Draeger Donn F. F. more

Pre-Owned Textile Art of Japan (Hardcover) 9780870407734

Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining acceptable on books as long as the text is readable and... more

Pre-owned - The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions : The Art of Chindogu (Paperback)

In Japan Kawakami is famous for his tireless promotion of Chindogu: the art of the unuseless idea. Meant to solve problems of modern life 200 of these bizarre and logic-defying gadgets and gizmos are featured in this humorous collection. Photos. In... more

Pre-Owned History of Far Eastern Art a (Trade Version) (Hardcover) 0810934140 9780810934146

Covers Himalayan areas--Ladakh Kashmir Tibet and Nepal. New chronologies in Stone age and Bronze Age China Korea and Japan. more

Pre-Owned The Only Woman in the Room: A Memoir of Japan Human Rights and the Arts 9780226132518 Paperback Illustrated edition

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more

Pre-Owned The Eastern Gate: An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan Hardcover

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

Pre-Owned Dangerous Beauties and Dutiful Wives: Popular Portraits of Women in Japan 1910-1925 (Paperback 9780486476391) by Kendall Brown

9780486476391. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Paperback. Language: English. Dover Fine Art History of Art. Drawn from popular magazines these frontispiece portraits were assembled by an art history expert. They combine the sense of fine art and the... more

The Art of the Japanese Garden (Pre-Owned Hardcover 9780804835985) by Michiko Young

9780804835985. Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 176. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 176 p. Contains: Unspecified. Presents a number of the most notable gardens in Japan including graveled courtyards early... more

Pre-Owned Classical Bujitsu (Martial Arts and Ways of Japan): The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan Paperback - USED

9780834802339. Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 112. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 112 p. Contains: Unspecified Line drawings black & white. Evolved amid the incessant warfare of medieval Japan bujutsu or martial... more

Pre-Owned Japonisme: Cultural Crossings Between Japan and the West (Paperback 9780714847979) by Phil Cleaver Lionel Lambourne Beulah Davies

9780714847979. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Paperback. Language: English. Pages: 240. Sewn binding. With dust jacket. 240 p. Contains: Illustrations. Coined by a French art critic in 1876 the term Japonisme was used to describe the craze for all... more

Pre-Owned Zen and the Art of Street Fighting: True Battles of a Modern-Day Warrior (Paperback 9781883319458) by Jack Sabat

9781883319458. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 222. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 222 p. In the author s portrayal of the causes dynamics and outcomes of real-life fights from Tijuana to Japan Sabat... more

Pre-Owned The Reiki Touch (Paperback 9781591793700) by William Lee Rand

9781591793700. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Other. Language: English. Pages: 100. Interactive and comprehensive this unique tool kit for Reiki--an energetic healing art from Japan--includes a DVD containing step-by-step instruction on Reiki energy... more

Pre-Owned From Confinement to Containment: Japanese/American Arts During the Early Cold War (Hardcover 9781439917480) by Edward Tang

9781439917480. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 292. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 292 p. Contains: Illustrations. Asian American History & Cultu. During the early part of the Cold War Japan emerged as a model ally... more

Pre-Owned Heritage Management in Korea and Japan: The Politics of Antiquity Identity (Hardcover 9780295993041) by Hyung Il Pai

9780295993041. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 298. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 298 p. Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of Internation. Imperial tombs Buddhist architecture palaces and art treasures... more

Pre-Owned The Art and Life of Fukuda Kodojin: Japan s Great Poet and Landscape Artist (Paperback 9784805317778) by Andreas Marks Paul Berry Jonathan Chaves

9784805317778. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 344. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 344 p. The most comprehensive publication of Kodojin - beautiful and mysterious - a collection of more than 100 paintings... more

Pre-Owned Floating World in Japanese Fiction (Paperback) 0804811547 9780804811545

A detailed study of Ukiyo-Zoshi - tales of the Floating World - by Japanese fiction expert Howard Hibbett. He reveals the manners customs art and affectations of city life in Tokugawa-era Japan introducing the social background of the period and... more

Pre-Owned Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art (Hardcover 9780870113994) by Shizuo Tsuji M F K Fisher

9780870113994. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Annotated. Language: English. Pages: 518. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 518 p. Contains: Illustrations. By the proprietor of Japan s largest professional cooking school this... more

Pre-Owned Japan the Ultimate Samurai Guide: An Insider Looks at the Japanese Martial Arts and Surviving in the Land of Bushido and Zen (Paperback) 4805313757 9784805313756

Japan The Ultimate Samurai Guide: An Insider Looks at the Japanese Martial Arts and Surviving in the Land of Bushido and Zen ISBN-10 4805313757 ISBN-13 9784805313756 Bennett; Alexander 144 pages Tuttle Publishing Binding: Paperback more

Pre-Owned Kimono: A Modern History (Paperback 9781780232782) by Terry Satsuki Milhaupt

9781780232782. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 272. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Contains: Illustrations. What is the kimono? Everyday garment? Art object? Symbol of Japan? As Terry Satsuki... more

Pre-Owned Bunraku: The puppet theater (Performing arts of Japan) BWB16232135

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting /... more

Japan s Ultimate Martial Art: Jujitsu Before 1882 the Classical Japanese Art of Self-Defense (Pre-Owned Paperback 9780804830270) by Darrell Max Craig

9780804830270. Good condition. Trade paperback. Original ed. Language: English. Pages: 176. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 176 p. Contains: Unspecified. A manual on jujitsu the predecessor of judo designed for the serious martial arts student. more

Pre-Owned Traditions: Essays on the Japanese Martial Arts and Ways (Paperback 9780804834322) by Dave Lowry

9780804834322. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 174. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 174 p. Tuttle Martial Arts. The goals of the budo - the martial arts and ways of Japan - lie in refining the body and... more

Pre-Owned Samurai Kids #1: White Crane (Hardcover) 0763645036 9780763645038

Can a one-legged boy become a great samurai warrior? Meet some unique aspiring champions in this kick-off to an exciting martial arts series. Niya Moto is the only one-legged samurai kid in Japan famous for falling flat on his face in the dirt. The... more

Pre-owned Art and Culture of Japan Paperback by Delay Nelly ISBN 0810928620 ISBN-13 9780810928626

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Pre-Owned Historical Dictionary of Modern Japanese Literature and Theater Volume 33 Dictionaries the Arts Hardcover Scott J. Miller

Historical Dictionary of Modern Japanese Literature and Theater presents a broad perspective on the development and history of literature--narrative poetry and drama--in modern Japan. It focuses specifically on the years since 1868 when Japan opened... more

Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan: The Architects Other Passion (Pre-Owned Hardcover 9780810945630) by Julia Meech

9780810945630. Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 304. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations. Japan and Japanese art were intensely important to Wright for more than sixty years and when he died there... more

Pre-Owned Tea Culture of Japan (Yale University Art Gallery) Paperback

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more

Pre-Owned Japanese Woodblock Kimono Designs in Full Color (Paperback) 0486456021 9780486456027

The delicate beauty of the kimono and its appealing designs embody Japan s ancient and venerable tradition of textile arts. This unusual design treasury recaptures the graceful art of the kimono in all its subtle elegance with authentic designs from... more

Pre-Owned Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art (Hardcover 9780300226850) by Susan Napier

9780300226850. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 344. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 344 p. Contains: Illustrations. The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki s life and work including his significant impact on Japan and... more

Pre-Owned Tea Ceremony: Explore the Unique Japanese Tradition of Sharing Tea (Hardcover 9780804835008) by Shozo Sato

9780804835008. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 64. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 64 p. Contains: Unspecified. Asian Arts and Crafts for Creative Kids. Intended for a juvenile audience. Explore one of Japan s most... more

Pre-Owned Secrets of the Samurai: The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan (Hardcover 9780785810735) by Oscar Ratti Adele Westbrook

9780785810735. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Revised ed. Language: English. Pages: 484. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 484 p. Explains in detail the weapons techniques strategies and principles of combat that made the Japanese warrior a... more