Author: E. J. Harrison [Ernest John Harrison]
Title: The Fighting Spirit of Japan and Other Studies
Description: London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Harrison's important illustrated study on Japanese martial arts. The scarce first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and thirty-one monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Ernest John Harrison's notable study on Japanese martial arts, and life in Japan. This work was one of the first English-language accounts of Japanese martial arts. The author lived in Japan for fourteen years and becoming a passionate practitioner of the arts. In the publisher's original cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with slight fading to the spine, the odd very slight mark, and minimal bumping and wear to the extremities. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown, with tidemark to the rear pastedown. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages with spotting throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None stated. Very Good .

Keywords: First edtion Japan Martial arts Judo Japan None stated


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