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	VAN BERGEN, ROBERT A Boy of Old Japan. Illustrated with Original Japanese Color Pictures Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Many Color Photos. Covers very slightly worn, very slightly age-darkened, otherwise VG plus. A bright, solid, & clean copy, in the original pictorial cloth binding. ; Yellow cloth covers, with illustration of a Japanese warrior, with a bow and arrow, in green, white, and black; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 246 pages; Smith V-30. A story of "the rejuvenation of Japan, " by a Cambridge, MA author who spent much of his life, there, as he saw Japan's transformation from "a federation of mutually autonomous oligarchies" into "an Empire which holds Russia at Bay. " A work of fiction, but one based on historical research and data. Very Good . USD 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.5 \| £UK 51.5 \| JP¥ 7310] Book number: 1937 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	BUCK, PEARL American Unity and Asia New York: John Day Company, c.1942. Early Printing. Hardcover. Covers slightly worn, else good or better. Solid, clean; Maroon cloth covers. Essays on matter relating to Asia and the war; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 140 pages. Good+ . USD 7.95 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 \| £UK 5 \| JP¥ 684] Book number: 1913 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	COLLIER, PRICE The West in the East, from an American Point of View New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Front endpaper missing, with ink name on remaining front page, otherwise VG plus; A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original black cloth covers, with no markings other than the ink name noted ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 534 pages. Very Good . USD 9.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 817] Book number: 2447 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	COMPTON, HERBERT Indian Life in Town and Country New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Many Photos. Covers very slightly worn, with backstrip slightly darkened; light, small discoloration on front cover; neat ink presentation note on front endpaper, from 1904: otherwise VG plus; A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original maroon cloth covers, with green and gold illustrations, and a small photo mounted on front cover; Our Asiatic Neighbors; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 281 + ads pages. Very Good . USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.75 \| JP¥ 1505] Book number: 1812 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	DENNING, MARGARET B. Mosaics from India: Talks About India, Its Peoples, Religions and Customs New York. Chicago, Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Many Photos. A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original Illustrated rust-colored cloth covers, with lettering and cover illustrations in gold and dark brown; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 296 pages; Yellowing early newspaper review of the book laid in, at back, with an effect on the pages. The review is well worh having, however, in spite of the effects on the rear f. E. P. and endpaper. Very Good+ . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2150] Book number: 1562 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	FISHER, GALEN Creative Forces in Japan New York & West Medford, MA: Missionary Education Movement of the U. S, c. 1923. Apparent First Edition. Softcover. Illustrated by Photos. Covers very slightly worn, otherwise nearly VG; A solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original gray stiff paper covers ; B&W Photographs; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 248 pages. Good+ . USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 645] Book number: 4208 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	FISHER, GALEN Creative Forces in Japan New York & West Medford, MA: Missionary Education Movement of the U. S, 1923. Apparent First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Bw Photos As Frontispiece & Illustrations. A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original gray cloth covers, with maps as the endpapers, inside the front cover ; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 248 pages. Very Good . USD 16.50 [Appr.: EURO 11 \| £UK 10 \| JP¥ 1419] Book number: 5221 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	GAINES, RUTH City-Royal: A Memory of Kyoto. Illustrated By Japanese Prints of the Period New York: Privately Printed, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Illustrated by Many Reproductions. A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original paper-covered cloth covers, with appropriate Japanese designs on the latter. Laid in: a letter from the woman who supervised the publication of this book after the author's death, as she sent it to one of her friends and one of the author's, as well ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages; A very attractive volume, with 12 color illustrations, many of them folding out. By the daughter of a Missionary who took a position in Kyoto in the 1880s; edited by Georgia W. Read, a friend of the author, after Gaines' death. as is implied in an introductory note signed only "GWR".. Very Good+ . USD 62.50 [Appr.: EURO 41.5 \| £UK 37.75 \| JP¥ 5375] Book number: 2262 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	HALDEN, LEON G. , & SALLIE FELLMAN HALDEN "Japan--Colossus of the Far East" New York City: Bookcraft, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Ink name on front paste-down, otherwise nearly as new ; A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original maroon pebble-cloth covers ; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 112 pages. Very Good . USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3010] Book number: 2921 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	HUNT, WILLIAM REMFRY Heathenism Under the Searchlight: The Call of the Far East Foreword By Rev. William Durban, M.A. New York: American Tract Society, N.D.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Covers very slightly worn, in a place or two, otherwise VG plus; A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the orignal light olive-colored cloth covers, with red lettering, cover illustration in white ; 8vo; 153, 1 pages; American edition of a work published in London, 1908, with this cancel title-page substituted for that of the original.. Very Good . USD 23.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 \| £UK 14.25 \| JP¥ 2021] Book number: 3609 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	HUTCHINSON, PAUL What and Why in China Chicago: Willett, Clark & Colby, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Label neatly removed from front paste-down; backstrip slightly darkened, in places, light smudges on the covers in a place or two, otherwise VG. ; A bright, solid, marking-free copy, in the original orange cloth covers ; 12mo 7" - 7Â½" tall; 131 pages. Very Good- . USD 16.50 [Appr.: EURO 11 \| £UK 10 \| JP¥ 1419] Book number: 2114 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	KITCHIN, WILLIAM C. Paoli: The Last of the Missionaries. A Picture of the Overthrow of the Christians in Japan in the Seventeenth Century. New York: Robert Bonner's Sons, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by G. A. Traver & Henry Bouche. Covers slightly worn, slight spotted, in places, otherwise VG. Basically a solid, bright, & clean copy, and NOT an ex-lib. copy at all!; Maroon cloth covers, with gold lettering & decorations; BW front, other illustrations in the text; 12mo; 468 + ads pages. Very Good- . USD 175.00 [Appr.: EURO 116.25 \| £UK 105.75 \| JP¥ 15049] Book number: 6618 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	KNOX, GEORGE WILLIAM The Spirit of the Orient New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, c. 1906. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original dark green cloth covers, with gold lettering, and noteworthy floral illustrations on the front cover, and backstrip, in gold and light green; 8vo; 311, 1 pages; Copyrighted by the Chautauqua Press, in 1905; with chapters on the American and then the Asiatic point of view on various issues, and then on India, China, and Japan. As New . USD 38.50 [Appr.: EURO 25.75 \| £UK 23.25 \| JP¥ 3311] Book number: 4652 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	PEERY, R. B. The Gist of Japan. The Islands, Their People, and Missions New York, Chicago, Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Co, c.1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Eight Photos. Covers slightly dust-soiled, else VG. ; Illustrated tan cloth binding, with red lettering, illustration in ivory, blue, black, & red; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 317 pages; By a Lutheran minister based in Saga, Japan. Cover illustration of three storks flying against a blue "moon" backstrip. Backstrip slightly darkened, but only lightly so; front cover lightly dust-soiled, but yet bright. Owner's name on front paste-down, also.. Very Good- . USD 33.50 [Appr.: EURO 22.25 \| £UK 20.25 \| JP¥ 2881] Book number: 3134 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	PHILLIPS, HENRY ALBERT Meet the Japanese Philadelphia, London: J. B. Lippincott, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Many Photos. Covers slightly worn, slightly dust-soiled, else VG; Beige cloth covers, with red lettering, green & red illustrations, and maps on endpapers; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 319 pages. Very Good- . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2150] Book number: 1644 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SCHERER, JAMES A. B. The Romance of Japan Through the Ages New York: George H. Doran Co, c.1926. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 087451195X. Illustrated by Many Photos. Covers slightly worn, slightly dust-soiled, in places, with illustrated front paste-down marred by the removal of a bookplate, otherwise quite a good copy, in the original cloth covers; A solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original yellow-orange cloth covers, with illustrations as endpapers; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 326 pages. Good+ . USD 15.50 [Appr.: EURO 10.5 \| £UK 9.5 \| JP¥ 1333] Book number: 1761 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SEYMOUR, HELEN WELLS A Japanese Diary New Haven, CT: Privately Printed By Yale University Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy of this volume, in the original decorative crimson boards, with a black backstrip ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 171 pages; Diary of a woman who lived in Kyoto, primarily, between 1922 and 1926; foreword by her sister, Laura Seymour Doolittle, with a clipping of the latter's 1957 obituary notice in a New Haven, CT paper, also. Typography and design by Carl Purrington Rollins; 1 of 500 copies printed. As New . USD 23.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 \| £UK 14.25 \| JP¥ 2021] Book number: 528 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SEYMOUR, HELEN WELLS A Japanese Diary New Haven, CT: Privately Printed By Yale University Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ISBN: 0809305003. Back cover slightly sun-faded, otherwise VG plus ; A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy of this volume, in the original decorative crimson boards, with a black backstrip ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 171 pages; Diary of a woman who lived in Kyoto, primarily, between 1922 and 1926; foreword by her sister, Laura Seymour Doolittle, with a clipping of the latter's 1957 obituary notice in a New Haven, CT paper, also. Typography and design by Carl Purrington Rollins; 1 of 500 copies printed. Very Good . USD 21.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.5 \| £UK 13 \| JP¥ 1849] Book number: 9463 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SINHA, SASADHAR Aspects of Japan New York: Asia Publishing House, c.1968. First Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. ISBN: 0210981938. Small blemish on the front cover, otherwise nearly as new, and protected, now, by a clear plastic cover. ; A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original; cloth covers, and dj; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 138 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket . USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3870] Book number: 1719 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SMITH, ROBERT AURA Our Future in Asia New York: Viking Press, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original maroon cloth covers, with maps of the world as endpapers ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 306 pages. Very Good . USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.75 \| JP¥ 1505] Book number: 2381 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SMITH, ARTHUR H. Village Life in China: A Study in Sociology New York, Chicago, Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Co, c. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Many Bw Photos, As Front. & Illustrations. Covers slightly worn, else VG. Bright, solid, clean; Gold cloth covers, with black and red lettering, illustrations in red panels ; 8vo; 360 + ads pages; By an American who lived in China for many years, as a student of life, there. Very Good- . USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3870] Book number: 7196 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	STREET, JULIAN Mysterious Japan Garden City, Ny, & Toronto: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Many Photos. Good plus; covers slightly worn, rubbed, else nearly VG. Solid, clean. ; Blue cloth covers, with Japanese print, in color, mounted on front cover ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 349 pages. Good+ . USD 17.95 [Appr.: EURO 12 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1544] Book number: 621 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	TAFT, HENRY W. Japan and the Far East Conference New York: Macmillan Co, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original tan board covers, with an ink name on the front endpaper, otherwise free of markings ; 12mo; 75 pages. As New . USD 23.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 \| £UK 14.25 \| JP¥ 2021] Book number: 733 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	WATSON, W. PETRIE The Future of Japan, with a Survey of Present Conditions New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1907. First American Edition. Hardcover; Stated First Printing. Covers very slightly worn, in places, with small owner's stamp on front paste-down, otherwise nearly VG; A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original maroon burlap cloth covers, with gold lettering, and with no markings other than the ink name noted ; 8vo; 389 pages. Very Good- . USD 41.50 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 \| £UK 25.25 \| JP¥ 3569] Book number: 4531 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	YAMATA, KIKOU Three Geishas New York: John Day Co, c.1956. First American Edition. Hardcover. DJ slightly worn, in places, & slightly age-darkened, otherwise nearly VG, and protected, now, by a clear plastic cover; A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original cloth covers, and dj; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 253 pages; Translated from the French by Emma Craufurd. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket . USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 860] Book number: 1767 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.

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	VAN BERGEN, ROBERT A Boy of Old Japan. Illustrated with Original Japanese Color Pictures Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Many Color Photos. Covers very slightly worn, very slightly age-darkened, otherwise VG plus. A bright, solid, & clean copy, in the original pictorial cloth binding. ; Yellow cloth covers, with illustration of a Japanese warrior, with a bow and arrow, in green, white, and black; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 246 pages; Smith V-30. A story of "the rejuvenation of Japan, " by a Cambridge, MA author who spent much of his life, there, as he saw Japan's transformation from "a federation of mutually autonomous oligarchies" into "an Empire which holds Russia at Bay. " A work of fiction, but one based on historical research and data. Very Good . USD 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.5 \| £UK 51.5 \| JP¥ 7310] Book number: 1937 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	BUCK, PEARL American Unity and Asia New York: John Day Company, c.1942. Early Printing. Hardcover. Covers slightly worn, else good or better. Solid, clean; Maroon cloth covers. Essays on matter relating to Asia and the war; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 140 pages. Good+ . USD 7.95 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 \| £UK 5 \| JP¥ 684] Book number: 1913 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	COLLIER, PRICE The West in the East, from an American Point of View New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Front endpaper missing, with ink name on remaining front page, otherwise VG plus; A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original black cloth covers, with no markings other than the ink name noted ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 534 pages. Very Good . USD 9.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 817] Book number: 2447 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	COMPTON, HERBERT Indian Life in Town and Country New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Many Photos. Covers very slightly worn, with backstrip slightly darkened; light, small discoloration on front cover; neat ink presentation note on front endpaper, from 1904: otherwise VG plus; A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original maroon cloth covers, with green and gold illustrations, and a small photo mounted on front cover; Our Asiatic Neighbors; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 281 + ads pages. Very Good . USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.75 \| JP¥ 1505] Book number: 1812 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	DENNING, MARGARET B. Mosaics from India: Talks About India, Its Peoples, Religions and Customs New York. Chicago, Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Many Photos. A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original Illustrated rust-colored cloth covers, with lettering and cover illustrations in gold and dark brown; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 296 pages; Yellowing early newspaper review of the book laid in, at back, with an effect on the pages. The review is well worh having, however, in spite of the effects on the rear f. E. P. and endpaper. Very Good+ . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2150] Book number: 1562 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	FISHER, GALEN Creative Forces in Japan New York & West Medford, MA: Missionary Education Movement of the U. S, c. 1923. Apparent First Edition. Softcover. Illustrated by Photos. Covers very slightly worn, otherwise nearly VG; A solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original gray stiff paper covers ; B&W Photographs; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 248 pages. Good+ . USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 645] Book number: 4208 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	FISHER, GALEN Creative Forces in Japan New York & West Medford, MA: Missionary Education Movement of the U. S, 1923. Apparent First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Bw Photos As Frontispiece & Illustrations. A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original gray cloth covers, with maps as the endpapers, inside the front cover ; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 248 pages. Very Good . USD 16.50 [Appr.: EURO 11 \| £UK 10 \| JP¥ 1419] Book number: 5221 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	GAINES, RUTH City-Royal: A Memory of Kyoto. Illustrated By Japanese Prints of the Period New York: Privately Printed, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Illustrated by Many Reproductions. A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original paper-covered cloth covers, with appropriate Japanese designs on the latter. Laid in: a letter from the woman who supervised the publication of this book after the author's death, as she sent it to one of her friends and one of the author's, as well ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages; A very attractive volume, with 12 color illustrations, many of them folding out. By the daughter of a Missionary who took a position in Kyoto in the 1880s; edited by Georgia W. Read, a friend of the author, after Gaines' death. as is implied in an introductory note signed only "GWR".. Very Good+ . USD 62.50 [Appr.: EURO 41.5 \| £UK 37.75 \| JP¥ 5375] Book number: 2262 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	HALDEN, LEON G. , & SALLIE FELLMAN HALDEN "Japan--Colossus of the Far East" New York City: Bookcraft, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Ink name on front paste-down, otherwise nearly as new ; A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original maroon pebble-cloth covers ; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 112 pages. Very Good . USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3010] Book number: 2921 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	HUNT, WILLIAM REMFRY Heathenism Under the Searchlight: The Call of the Far East Foreword By Rev. William Durban, M.A. New York: American Tract Society, N.D.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Covers very slightly worn, in a place or two, otherwise VG plus; A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the orignal light olive-colored cloth covers, with red lettering, cover illustration in white ; 8vo; 153, 1 pages; American edition of a work published in London, 1908, with this cancel title-page substituted for that of the original.. Very Good . USD 23.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 \| £UK 14.25 \| JP¥ 2021] Book number: 3609 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	HUTCHINSON, PAUL What and Why in China Chicago: Willett, Clark & Colby, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. Label neatly removed from front paste-down; backstrip slightly darkened, in places, light smudges on the covers in a place or two, otherwise VG. ; A bright, solid, marking-free copy, in the original orange cloth covers ; 12mo 7" - 7Â½" tall; 131 pages. Very Good- . USD 16.50 [Appr.: EURO 11 \| £UK 10 \| JP¥ 1419] Book number: 2114 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	KITCHIN, WILLIAM C. Paoli: The Last of the Missionaries. A Picture of the Overthrow of the Christians in Japan in the Seventeenth Century. New York: Robert Bonner's Sons, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by G. A. Traver & Henry Bouche. Covers slightly worn, slight spotted, in places, otherwise VG. Basically a solid, bright, & clean copy, and NOT an ex-lib. copy at all!; Maroon cloth covers, with gold lettering & decorations; BW front, other illustrations in the text; 12mo; 468 + ads pages. Very Good- . USD 175.00 [Appr.: EURO 116.25 \| £UK 105.75 \| JP¥ 15049] Book number: 6618 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	KNOX, GEORGE WILLIAM The Spirit of the Orient New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, c. 1906. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original dark green cloth covers, with gold lettering, and noteworthy floral illustrations on the front cover, and backstrip, in gold and light green; 8vo; 311, 1 pages; Copyrighted by the Chautauqua Press, in 1905; with chapters on the American and then the Asiatic point of view on various issues, and then on India, China, and Japan. As New . USD 38.50 [Appr.: EURO 25.75 \| £UK 23.25 \| JP¥ 3311] Book number: 4652 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	PEERY, R. B. The Gist of Japan. The Islands, Their People, and Missions New York, Chicago, Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Co, c.1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Eight Photos. Covers slightly dust-soiled, else VG. ; Illustrated tan cloth binding, with red lettering, illustration in ivory, blue, black, & red; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 317 pages; By a Lutheran minister based in Saga, Japan. Cover illustration of three storks flying against a blue "moon" backstrip. Backstrip slightly darkened, but only lightly so; front cover lightly dust-soiled, but yet bright. Owner's name on front paste-down, also.. Very Good- . USD 33.50 [Appr.: EURO 22.25 \| £UK 20.25 \| JP¥ 2881] Book number: 3134 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	PHILLIPS, HENRY ALBERT Meet the Japanese Philadelphia, London: J. B. Lippincott, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Many Photos. Covers slightly worn, slightly dust-soiled, else VG; Beige cloth covers, with red lettering, green & red illustrations, and maps on endpapers; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 319 pages. Very Good- . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2150] Book number: 1644 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SCHERER, JAMES A. B. The Romance of Japan Through the Ages New York: George H. Doran Co, c.1926. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 087451195X. Illustrated by Many Photos. Covers slightly worn, slightly dust-soiled, in places, with illustrated front paste-down marred by the removal of a bookplate, otherwise quite a good copy, in the original cloth covers; A solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original yellow-orange cloth covers, with illustrations as endpapers; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 326 pages. Good+ . USD 15.50 [Appr.: EURO 10.5 \| £UK 9.5 \| JP¥ 1333] Book number: 1761 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SEYMOUR, HELEN WELLS A Japanese Diary New Haven, CT: Privately Printed By Yale University Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy of this volume, in the original decorative crimson boards, with a black backstrip ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 171 pages; Diary of a woman who lived in Kyoto, primarily, between 1922 and 1926; foreword by her sister, Laura Seymour Doolittle, with a clipping of the latter's 1957 obituary notice in a New Haven, CT paper, also. Typography and design by Carl Purrington Rollins; 1 of 500 copies printed. As New . USD 23.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 \| £UK 14.25 \| JP¥ 2021] Book number: 528 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SEYMOUR, HELEN WELLS A Japanese Diary New Haven, CT: Privately Printed By Yale University Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ISBN: 0809305003. Back cover slightly sun-faded, otherwise VG plus ; A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy of this volume, in the original decorative crimson boards, with a black backstrip ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 171 pages; Diary of a woman who lived in Kyoto, primarily, between 1922 and 1926; foreword by her sister, Laura Seymour Doolittle, with a clipping of the latter's 1957 obituary notice in a New Haven, CT paper, also. Typography and design by Carl Purrington Rollins; 1 of 500 copies printed. Very Good . USD 21.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.5 \| £UK 13 \| JP¥ 1849] Book number: 9463 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SINHA, SASADHAR Aspects of Japan New York: Asia Publishing House, c.1968. First Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. ISBN: 0210981938. Small blemish on the front cover, otherwise nearly as new, and protected, now, by a clear plastic cover. ; A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original; cloth covers, and dj; Small 8vo 7Â½" - 8" ; 138 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket . USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3870] Book number: 1719 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SMITH, ROBERT AURA Our Future in Asia New York: Viking Press, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original maroon cloth covers, with maps of the world as endpapers ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 306 pages. Very Good . USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.75 \| JP¥ 1505] Book number: 2381 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	SMITH, ARTHUR H. Village Life in China: A Study in Sociology New York, Chicago, Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Co, c. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Many Bw Photos, As Front. & Illustrations. Covers slightly worn, else VG. Bright, solid, clean; Gold cloth covers, with black and red lettering, illustrations in red panels ; 8vo; 360 + ads pages; By an American who lived in China for many years, as a student of life, there. Very Good- . USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3870] Book number: 7196 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	STREET, JULIAN Mysterious Japan Garden City, Ny, & Toronto: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Many Photos. Good plus; covers slightly worn, rubbed, else nearly VG. Solid, clean. ; Blue cloth covers, with Japanese print, in color, mounted on front cover ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 349 pages. Good+ . USD 17.95 [Appr.: EURO 12 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1544] Book number: 621 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	TAFT, HENRY W. Japan and the Far East Conference New York: Macmillan Co, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original tan board covers, with an ink name on the front endpaper, otherwise free of markings ; 12mo; 75 pages. As New . USD 23.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 \| £UK 14.25 \| JP¥ 2021] Book number: 733 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	WATSON, W. PETRIE The Future of Japan, with a Survey of Present Conditions New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1907. First American Edition. Hardcover; Stated First Printing. Covers very slightly worn, in places, with small owner's stamp on front paste-down, otherwise nearly VG; A bright, solid, clean copy, in the original maroon burlap cloth covers, with gold lettering, and with no markings other than the ink name noted ; 8vo; 389 pages. Very Good- . USD 41.50 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 \| £UK 25.25 \| JP¥ 3569] Book number: 4531 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.
	YAMATA, KIKOU Three Geishas New York: John Day Co, c.1956. First American Edition. Hardcover. DJ slightly worn, in places, & slightly age-darkened, otherwise nearly VG, and protected, now, by a clear plastic cover; A bright, solid, clean, marking-free copy, in the original cloth covers, and dj; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 253 pages; Translated from the French by Emma Craufurd. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket . USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 860] Book number: 1767 Click here to order or inquire at American Worlds Books.