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Vendor SKUAuthorTitlePublisherConditionDescriptionKeywords(s)PriceImage
14975AnnonKyoto Imperial PalaceunknownVery good.7 x 10 inch booklet of color pictures of the Kyoto Imperial Palace. In Japanese and EnglishKyoto Imperial Palace, Japan$25
15448Anon13 Yokohama Souvenir photos from the 1930sUnknownGood. Light shelf wear.Thirteen 2.75 x 2.0 inch b&w photos of Yokohama, Japan in the 1920-1930s. They are captioned on the back in Japanese and English.Yokohama, Japan, Photography, ephemera$24
3613Anon...Kodo - Kyodan Layman Buddhism in JapanKodo-Kyodan Good. Scrape marks on front cover, rubber stamp on back.1962 paperback with 40 pages and b&w photos. Japan, Buddhism. Japan, Buddhism, Dodo - Kyodan$20
13147Army Language SchoolArmy Language School Classroom Expressions And Introductory Conversation Japanese Language DepartmentU. S. ArmyGood. Front cover has soiling and some light marks. There's a two line ink note on the front pages.8 x 10.5 inches, basic classroom conversation in Japanese.Japan, Japanese, Army Language School$20
15596Army Service Corps The School of Military GovernmentRestricted. A 36 section course on a proposed problem, the occupation of Japan. One section missing.Army Service CorpsFair. A bit musty. Paper browning and occasionaly brittle. Occasional rusty staples. Some pencil writing.8.5 x 11 printed on one side, individual sheets. A restricted Army Service Forces course at The School of Military Government, Charlottesville, Virginia in 1944. There are 36 sections listed with number 23 missing. The subject is a hypothetical occupation of Japan in great detail. The page count is approximate.Japan, WW2, Army Service Forces$100
12799Bernstein, Barton J.The Atomic Bomb The Critical IssuesLittle, Brown and CompanyGood. The covers have some shelf wear and some of the pages are faintly wavey. There's a university book store stamp inside.The Atomic Bomb and politics.Atomic Bomb, Japan, Politics$75
16971Campbell, Capt. Adrinne, and Master Sgt. Mike Daniels, designersA Day in the life of MisawaUSAF?Good. Front cover has faint shelf wear.8.5 x 11.5 inches, mostly color photographs of Misawa AB, Japan.Misawa, Japan, Misawa AB, USAF, Aviation$40
15028Chihaya, MasatakeIJN Yamato and Musashi/BattleshipsProfile PublishersVery good.The Japanese WW2 battleships Yamato and Mushshi. There are many b&w photos and a fold out illustration.WW2, Japan, Yamato, Musashi$20
16800Chuma, Kaoru, Port of OsakaPort of OsakaPort of OsakaGood. Faint shelf wear.5 x 10 inches, a complicated, multiple fold-out arrangement of pages with color pictures. Also included is a 9.75 x 13 inch map with Osaka on one side and Kinki District on the other.Osaka, Japan, Osaka Port$30
9109Corwin, CharlesBiblical Encounter With Japanese CultureChristian Literature Crusade 1977 2nd edition paperback with 172 pages and a bibliography.Very good.Japan, missionariesJapan, Missionaries$15
16828Corwin, ElouiseA Bridge for KanaiTyrannus Hall InternationalGood. Some wear on the bottom of the spine.Post WW2 missionary in Japan. There are b&w photos and illustrations.Japan, Missionary$25
8831Cowling, AnthonyMy Life With The Samurai How I Survived Japanese Death CampsPremium Printing 2001 2nd edition paperback, signed by the author, 236 pages, b&w photos, index.NewAutobiography, Prisoner of War, POW, Anthony Cowling, Japan, WW2Autobiography, Prisoner of War, POW, Anthony Cowling, Japan, WW2$30
8832Cowling, AnthonyMy Life With The Samurai How I Survived Japanese Death CampsPremium Printing 2001 2nd edition paperback, signed by the author, 236 pages, b&w photos, index.NewAutobiography, Prisoner of War, POW, Anthony Cowling, Japan, WW2Autobiography, Prisoner of War, POW, Anthony Cowling, Japan, WW2$30
8833Cowling, AnthonyMy Life With The Samurai How I Survived Japanese Death CampsPremium Printing 2001 2nd edition paperback, signed by the author, 236 pages, b&w photos, index.NewAutobiography, Prisoner of War, POW, Anthony Cowling, Japan, WW2Autobiography, Prisoner of War, POW, Anthony Cowling, Japan, WW2$30
16767Dille, JohnSubstitute For VictoryDoubleday & CompanyGood. In a good dust wrapper that shows edge wear and has an inked out price. An ugly bookplate."An optimistic report on What we have accomplished in Korea, Formosa, and Japan..."Korea, Formosa, Taiwan, Japan$25
14667Drea, Edward J.Leavenworth Papers No. 2Combat Studies InstituteGood. Light shelf wear.Nomonhan: Japanese-Soviet Tactical Combat, 1939. There are maps, charts, b&w photos, notes and a bibliography. Soviet and Japanese conflict in Mongolia.WW2, Japan, Russia, Nomonhan, Mongolia$20
8679Fensome, Alice, editorThe Living Faith In JapanWoman's Missionary Society Free Methodist Church Good. Covers are a lightly worn and soiled.1956 paperback with 96 pages and b&w photos. Japan, Missionaries, Christian , Free Methodist Japan, Missionaries, Christian , Free Methodist $20
16512Grodzins, MortonAmericans Betrayed Politics and the Japanese EvacuationThe University of Chicago PressVery good. Faint shelf wear. Owner's name in ink inside. No dust wrapper.The "evacuation" of Japanese Americans to concentration camps in the early part of WW2Japanese American, WW2, prison camps$60
13846Gulick, Sidney L.Evolution of The Japanese Social and PsychicFlemiing H. RevellGood. Covers have light shelf wear. Front hinge shows a crack but is holding solidly. No dust wrapper.Japanese history.Japan$30
7970Hasegawa, Saiji, directorJapan Trade Guide With A Comprehensive Mercantile Directory 1965The Jiji Press, Ltd. 1964, 7 X 10 inches, with 736 pages, b&w photos and an index.Very good. with light shelf wear. No dust wrapper.Japan, trade, commerceJapan, trade, commerce$20
15453Hayashiya, TatsusaburoJapan-History and Culture Vol. IHeibonsha LimitedVery good. Owner signature inside. In a chipped dust wrapper. In a slightly worn slip case.Japanese history and culture. In Japanese. There are many b&w & color photos. 2 fold outs.Japan, history$40
5504Hyogo Prefectural GovernmentCaptivating HyogoHygo Prefectural Government 1987 with 173 pages of mostly photos. 10 X 11.5 inches.Fine in a good dust wrapper.Hyogo, JapanHyogo, Japan$20
14385Iwabuchi, Takashi, and Marian June OkadaBetween East & West Cultural Barriers Q&ACentral PressVery good.In English and Japanese, cultural barriers examined.Japan, Cultural barriers$20
14094Japan Industry Floating Fair Association7th Japan Industry Floating Fair '67Japan Industry Floating Fair AssociationGood. Light shelf wear.Many ads, b&w photos, a fold-out of the layout of exhibition hall, an alphabetical list of manufacturers.Japan, Maritime, industries$20
10392Kaneda, KazuoOver Shadowed Journey An Amazing Account of Hither To Unrevealed War-Time Experiences of a Japanese MinisterThe Hope PressVery good with faint shelf wear. No dust wrapper.1963 hardback with 159 pages and b&w photos. Japanese Christian ministers experiences in WW2. Sunk by American Submarines, stationed in the Celebes, Indonesia.Japan, Christian, WW2. Submarines, Celebes, Indonesia$30

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Vendor SKUAuthorTitlePublisherConditionDescriptionKeywords(s)PriceImage
10392Kaneda, KazuoOver Shadowed Journey An Amazing Account of Hither To Unrevealed War-Time Experiences of a Japanese MinisterThe Hope PressVery good with faint shelf wear. No dust wrapper.1963 hardback with 159 pages and b&w photos. Japanese Christian ministers experiences in WW2. Sunk by American Submarines, stationed in the Celebes, Indonesia.Japan, Christian, WW2. Submarines, Celebes, Indonesia$30
11253Kaneda, KazuoOver Shadowed Journey An Amazing Account of Hither To Unrevealed War-Time Experiences of a Japanese MinisterThe Hope PressVery good. Owner's small inscription inside. In an edgeworn dust wrapper.1963 hardback with 159 pages and b&w photos. Japanese Christian ministers experiences in WW2. Sunk by American Submarines, stationed in the Celebes, Indonesia.Religion, Christianity, Japan, WW2, Indonesia, Submarine$35
16850Kathe, Raymond A., presidentLiving in Japan 1965The American Chamber of Commerce In JapanGood. Faint soiling on the covers. No dust wrapper.How for Americans to live in Japan in 1965...Japan$25
11566Kilbourne, Edwin W.Bridge Across The Century Volume One Japan Korea ChinaSelf-PublishedGood. There's a faint manufacturing vertical crease on the pages. No dust wrapper. There's a book plate from the previous owner.A history of the OMF, Oriental Missionary Society, by one of it's founders. There are 20 pages of b&w photos, and an addendum. There's a tipped in note from the author on one page and the author has also left an inscription on the title page.OMF, Oriental Missionary Society, Missionaries, China, Japan, Korea, WW2.$40
11567Kilbourne, Edwin W.Bridge Across The Century Volume One Japan Korea ChinaSelf-PublishedVery good. No dust wrapper.A history of the OMF, Oriental Missionary Society, by one of it's founders. There are 20 pages of b&w photos, and an addendum. OMF, Oriental Missionary Society, Missionaries, China, Japan, Korea, WW2.$20
14733Koyama, ItokoNagako Empress of JapanJohn DayGood. Light shelf wear. Price sticker removal spot on front free end paper. In a fair to good lightly worn dust wrapper.A biography of Nagako, Empress of Japan.Japan, Nagako$20
16891Kuck, LoraineThe World Of The Japanese GardenWalker / WeatherhillGood. Corners have mild bumping. No dust wrapper7 x 10.25 inches with many b&w photos by Takeji IwamiyaJapan, Gardening$40
4894Kyoto Seika CollegeWe Love Kyoto Our Guide BookKyoto Seika College 1985 large paperback with 136 pages, b&w photos and illustrations.Fair to good. Casual binding and some loose pages, soiling on the back cover.Kyoto, JapanKyoto, Japan$20
14937Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatistical Handbook Of Japan 1961Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japanese GovernmentGood. Light shelf wear on the edge of the spine.There are many b&w photos, graphs, tables and an appendix representing Japan in 1961Japan$20
4357Moore, Raymond S.Michibiki The Leading of GodReview and Herald Good . Shelf wear top , bottom and edges of spine. No dust wrapper.Michibiki The Leading of God with illustrations by Stanley Dunlop Jr., Seventh Day Adventist, Japan Missionary College.Religion, Seventh Day Adventist, Japan, missionaries$20
13124Moy, AgnesHe Leadeth MeMissionary Fields Fellowship, Assemblies of GodGood. The front cover has some small, white spots.Moy was a missionary in China and Japan. Her first station was Sinpaoan in the province of Chahar near the Mongolian border. When WW2 started she was imprisoned at the Chefoo internment camp by the Japanese. There are b&w photos in the back.Autobiography, Agnes Moy, Missionaries, China, Japan, Prisoner of War, POW, Chefoo$25
16866Multiple authorsExecutive Order 9066, Japanese American Internment Camps, 20 newspaper clippings, 1970 - 1990, Seattle, WA papers.MultipleGood. Clippings are yellowing.Plays, Movies, reviews and more, Executive Order 9066 and Japanese American Internment Camps, newspaper clippings.WW2, Executive Order 9066, Japanese American Internment Camps$25
13034Myer, Dillon S.Uprooted Americans The Japanese Americans And The War Relocation Authority During World War IIThe University of ArizonaGood. Part of a book plate inside. In a fair to good dustwrapper that has a moisture stain on the back.Japanese Americans and the War Relocation Authority in WW2. There are many b&w photos, appendices, bibliography and an index.Japanese Americans, War Relocation Authority, WW2, prisoners of war, POW$30
14336N.Y.K Japan Mail LineN.Y.K Japan Mail Line, 1930's Seattle-British Columbia-Orient Service Sailing ScheduleN.Y.K Japan Mail LineGood.9.25 x 4 inches with ships and sailing times on the front and an ink blotter on the back. M.S. Hie Maru, Heian Maru, Hikawa Maru. Only Hikawa Maru survived WW2.N.Y.K, Japan, Ephemera, WW2$30
14992Pape, DorothyBranch of God's PlantingWord of Life PressGood. Has a small library notation on the spine and inside the front cover. No other markings.A 70 year history of the Scandinavian Alliance Missionaries, now known as TEAM, in Japan. There are numerous b&w photos.Scandinavian Alliance Missionaries, Japan$25
10709Rennolds, AidaCultural Clash East / WestHorarth Press-HawaiiGood. Price sticker on the front cover, some soiling on the back cover.1972 paperback with 100 pages and b&w photos. Hawaii, Philippines, Japan and China.Hawaii, Philippines, Japan, China$20
13960Robinson, Nadine and DonBabes In Jingu LandJapan Seventh-day Adventist Publishing HouseGood. Light shelf wear and soiling on the covers. No dust wrapper.Small, 5 x 7 inches, with many b&w photos and a map, a tourist-like description of Japan after WW2Japan$50
6066Sesoko, Tsune, editorDynamic Yokohama: A City on the MoveCity of Yokohama 1986 paperback with 103 pages, many color photos and an index. 7 X 10 inches.Very goodYokohama, Japan, with photos.Kokohama, Japan$12
16034Smetheran, H. E., LTJG EditorU.S.S. Roanoke CL 145 Far East Cruise 1957-58USNGood. Covers are faintly bent.8 x 12 inches, with many b&w as well as color pictures - a very expensively produced USN cruise book for the USS Roanoke, CL-145USN, U.S.S. Roanoke, Japan, Philippines, Okinawa, Korea, Australia and Hawaii$250
15435Snider, K. LavernIt's Happening In Japan Today The Story of 8 Growning ChurchesJapan Free Methodist MissionGood. Light shelf wear on the covers.The Free Methodist Church in Japan in the 1970-1980s. There are several b&w photos.Japan, Religion, Free Methodist, missionaries$20
14533StaffThe Imperial Story-90th Anniversary IssueThe Imperial Hotel, TokyoVery good.7.25 x 10 inches, a history of the Imperial Hotol in Tokyo, Japan. There are color and b&w photos. In English and Japanese.The Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan$20
15450StaffThe First Fifty Years of Tamagawa GakuenTamagawa GakuenVery good. One picture has a small blemish. The slip case is also very good7.5 x 10 inches, a history of Tamagawa Gakuen, a K-graduate school. In Japanese with English picture captions. In a slip case.Japan, Tamagawa Gakuen, education$75
15451StaffEducation of Tamagawa GakuenTamagawa GakuenVery good. Autographs on the inside front cover and front free endpaper. Slip case has slight wear.7.5 x 10 inches, a 1973 yearbook for Tamagawa Gakuen, a K-graduate school. In Japanese with English picture captions. In a slip case.Tamagawa Gakuen, Japan, education$25
15452StaffEducation of Tamagawa GakuenTamagawa GakuenVery good. Autographs on the inside front cover and front free endpaper. Slip case has slight wear.7.5 x 10 inches, a 1979 yearbook for Tamagawa Gakuen, a K-graduate school. In Japanese with English picture captions. In a slip case.Tamagawa Gakuen, Japan, education$30
15236UnknownKorea - Japan Photo Album 1950sSelf-publishedGood. Some of the photo corners are loose, some tissue guards are creased. Others are missing parts. The front and back inside paste-downs have wrinkles.15.5 x 10.5 inches with an attractive, inlaid cover map of Japan and Korea, black pages with tissue guards. There are a total of ten 8 x 10 b&w photos, some mounted with photo corners. Two are duplicates. One photo of Mt. Fuji, a farming scene, cute girls on an improvised teeter totter, the San Francisco Beer Hall, Korean version. Kimpo Airfiend is mentioned on the back of a picture.Japan, Korea, Kimpo Airfield$75

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Vendor SKUAuthorTitlePublisherConditionDescriptionKeywords(s)PriceImage
16248Vaccari, Oreste, & Mrs. Enko Elisa VaccariJapanese Readers (Complete in One Volume)Charles E. Tuttle CompanyGood. Covers and spine are worn, especially on the edges. Owner's name in ink inside.Japanese language course.Japan, Japanese Language$20
16666Van Bergen, R.The Story Of JapanFranklin Publishing CompanyGood. Covers and spine have wear and soiling. Owner's name in ink inside. The publisher is The Franklin School Library.Japan. There are b&w illustrations and an index. No map with this edition?History, Japan$20
10469Vogel, LeoAnchor WatchYe Galleon PressVery good. Previous owner's address label inside.1983 oversized paperback, signed by the author, with 144 pages, b&w photos and an index. ISBN 0-8770-301-9 The story of Vogel shipping out as a crewman on the steamship Olympia in the late 1920's. Voyages to Japan and China.Autobiography, Olympia, Japan, China, Pacific Northwest$20
16564Wilkes, Edmund C., Glyndon Townhill, Noah S. BrannenThe Kodansha Japanese-English DictionaryKodansha InternationalVery good. Plastic coversJapanese-English dictionaryJapan, Japanese-English Dictionary$25
15884Yamazaki, James N., with Louis B. FlemingChildren Of The Atomic BombDuke University PressVery good. In a very good dust wrapper.An American Physician's Memoir of Nagasaki, Hiroshima and the Marshall Islands. Signed on the title page.WW2, Japan, Atomic Bomb, Nagasaki,Hiroshima, Marshall Islands$20

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