Amano, Akira

Birds in Flight.

Tokyo: Graphic-sha Publishing, Ltd., 1985. First edition. Pp. 103, (1); 90+ fine color photos (some are double page). Publisher's original silver cloth, boldly lettered in black on the spine and on the front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, sm 4to. This volume depicts many Japanese birds in various flight positions such as gliding, landing, taking off, diving, and displaying their wings. The text is presented simultaneously in English and Japanese. English common names are used in all of the captions of the plates. At the end of the volume, all photos appear in small vignettes with accompanying text describing where the photo was taken and the camera and lens used to take the photograph. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 5742

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Crane Organization of Japan Airline

The Song of the Japanese Crane living in Kushiro in Hokkaido.

Tokyo: Asuka Shoubou, 1987. Second edition. Pp. 70, (1); 70 fine color photos of cranes and their habitats (many are full page). Cream-colored cloth, lettered in red on the spine and front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to. An important photographic study focusing on all aspects of the Japanese crane in Hokkaido, Japan. The volume also contains much on crane conservation. The text is in Japanese. The color photographs were taken by employees of Japan Airlines. No ownership marks. A fine (new) copy in a near fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 5754

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Kiyosu, Ukiyasu

Wild Birds of Japan 2.

Tokyo: Yama-to-Keikoku Sha Co., 1970. First edition. Pp. (2), 206, (2); 175+ color photos. Publisher's original color pictorial cloth, lettered in black on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, sm 8vo. A hardcover pocket guide to the wild birds of seen on the waterside and coastal areas of Japan. The 93 species covered are classified by habitat and with their Latin names and English common names listed. The text is primarily in Japanese. From the library of ornithologist Dorothy Hartshorne with her custom bookplate on the front endpaper. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 6176

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Kuko, Keishin

Birds.

Tokyo: Yama-kei Publishers, Ltd., 1989. First edition. Pp. 102; 104 fine full-page color photographs printed on photographic paper. Publisher's original gray cloth, lettered in black on the spine and front cover, black endpapers with birds in flight, color pictorial dust jacket, oblong 4to (10.25 x 14.5 inches). The fine color photos of birds in this volume were taken by the author; they are printed on special photographic paper that is seldom used in publishing; the result is extraordinarily detailed color photos. The text is in English and in Japanese; there is an epilogue in English at the end of the volume. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy in an almost fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 5731

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Keywords: Japanese birds birds avifauna Oliver L. Austin Uchida Asia Asian birds

Kuroda, Nagahisa and Takashima, Haruo

Color Illustrations of Birds.

Tokyo: Shogakukan Publishing Company, 1962. Later printing. Pp. (1), 157, (4); 475+ color illustrations on 70 color pages, numerous other black and white illustrations and photographs, some two-color illustrations. Color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover) with color illustrated endpapers, in matching color pictorial card slipcase, sm 4to. Picture Book Series for Children, no. 4. From the research library of ornithologist Oliver L. Austin (past Director of the Austin Ornithological Research Center in Wellfleet, Massachusetts and past Curator of Ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History), with his rectangular Japanese/English name-stamp seal on the title page. The volume is also warmly inscribed by Kuroda to Dr. O. L. Austin on title page. A near fine copy in a very good slipcase..

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Book number: 6213

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Kuroda, Nagahisa

Study of Birds: The Ecology.

Tokyo: Shinshicho-sha, Ltd., 1967. First edition. Pp. xii, 320, (1); 2 color frontispiece plates, 130 text-photos, fine line-drawings and diagrams. Publisher's original dark brown cloth, lettered in gilt in Japanese on the spine and in English on the front cover, original clear glassine dust jacket in the original card slipcase lettered in black on the spine and front cover, lg 8vo. The text is in Japanese with Latin names used throughout and some English terms appear in tables. The bibliography is mostly in English and there are two indexes in English - one is for ecological and other terms and the second is an index to authors. From the research library of ornithologist Oliver L. Austin (past Director of the Austin Ornithological Research Center in Wellfleet, Massachusetts and past Curator of Ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History), with his rectangular Japanese/English name-stamp seal on the front endpaper. Laid in at front is a typewritten document that presents the complete table of contents translated into English by Kuroda. Attached to this is a handwritten note from the author ""Dr. O. L. Austin with the compliments of Nagahisa Kuroda."" A fine (as new) copy in a near fine slipcase..

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Book number: 5728

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Keywords: Japanese birds birds avifauna Oliver L. Austin Uchida Asia Asian birds

Kuroda, Nagahisa

Systematic Zoology, volume 10: Aves

Tokyo: Nakayama Shoten, 1962. First edition. Pp. (4), 1-3, 1-341, (1), (3, ads); 355 black-and-white photos, line-drawings of birds, anatomical diagrams and maps. Publisher's original course-weave tan cloth, lettered in black on the spine and front cover, original clear glassine dust jacket, in original card slipcase lettered in black on the spine and front cover, lg 8vo. This is a detailed scientific account of the Class Aves with particular reference to the birds of Japan. This work was published as volume 10 in the series 'Systematic Zoology' edited by Toru Uchida. The text is in Japanese with Latin names used throughout; the bibliography is mostly in English and there is an index to Latin and common English names at the end of the volume. From the research library of ornithologist Oliver L. Austin (past Director of the Austin Ornithological Research Center in Wellfleet, Massachusetts and past Curator of Ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History), with his rectangular Japanese/English name-stamp seal on the front endpaper. Warmly inscribed by the author to Oliver Austin and his wife on the front endpaper. There is also an additional note from Kuroda to Austin stating that the author had written English translations of the Japanese in the Table of Contents and a few headings in the text. Laid in at the end of the volume is a two-page offprint authored by Kuroda concerning the 50th anniversary of the Japan Ornithological Society. A fine copy in a very good slipcase that shows some sunning..

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Book number: 5721

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Keywords: Japanese birds birds avifauna Oliver L. Austin Kuroda Asia Asian birds

Okuda, Natsuko et al.

Birds and Literature: Birds appearing in Japanese, English and American Literature.

Tokyo: Taisyukan, 1982. First edition. Pp. (4), 285, (2); 5 color plates, 1 plain plate, some text-figures. Decorated pictorial stiff wrappers, 8vo. The text is in both English and Japanese. The book is divided into chapters based on different common names of birds. No ownership marks. A fine (as new) copy..

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Book number: 5738

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Shimada, Tadshi

The Kingfisher: Flying over Crystal Clear Streams.

Tokyo: Heibonsya, 1979. First edition. Pp. 102; 100+ fine color photos of kingfishers (some are double page), 100+ small black-white vignette photos. Publisher's original blue-green cloth, lettered on the spine in pink, color pictorial dust jacket, oblong sm 4to (9 x 10.5 inches). This volume is an album of fine color photos of the kingfisher perching, flying, diving, fishing, eating, and swimming. The text is in Japanese but the book is predominately color photos. At the end of the volume, all photos appear in small vignettes with accompanying text describing where the photo was taken and the camera and lens used to take the photograph. From the library of ornithologist Dorothy Hartshorne with her bookplate on the front endpaper. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 5741

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Takagi, Kiyokazu

Mountain Birds (in Japanese).

Tokyo: Yama-kei Publishers, 1987. First edition. Pp. 82, (2); 125 color photographs of mountain birds. Color pictorial stiff wrappers, decorated endpapers, in original clear vinyl dust jacket, oblong 8vo. The photographs are by the author. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (as new) copy..

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Book number: 6046

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Takano, Tsuyako et al.

Wild Birds of Japan.

Tokyo: Yama-kei Publishers, 1985. First edition. Pp. 591; 700+ fine color photos, numerous fine color drawings. Publisher's original gray limp cloth-covered boards, lettered in silver, orange patterned endpapers, color pictorial dust jacket, square lg 8vo. An excellent well-illustrated survey of the wild birds of Japan. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 6026

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Takashima, Haruo and Kuroda, Nagahisa

Color Illustrations of Birds.

Tokyo: Shogakukan Publishing Company, 1957. Later printing. Pp. (1), 127, (1); 400+ color illustrations on color 64 pages, numerous other black and white illustrations and photographs, some two-color illustrations. Color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover) with color illustrated endpapers, in matching color pictorial card slipcase, sm 4to. Picture Book Series for Children, no. 4. From the research library of ornithologist Oliver L. Austin (past Director of the Austin Ornithological Research Center in Wellfleet, Massachusetts and past Curator of Ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History), with his rectangular Japanese/English name-stamp seal on the front endpaper. The volume is warmly inscribed by Kuroda to Dr. O. L. Austin on front endpaper. Two-page typewritten letter from Kuroda, regarding his invitation to become co-author of the book, is laid in at the front. A near fine copy in a near fine slipcase..

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Book number: 6212

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Tamura, Sakae

Birds of River Tama (=Tamagawa No Tori).

Tokyo: Seibundo-Shinkosha, 1961. First edition. Pp. (2), 177, (1); 1 color frontispiece map, 600+ black-and-white photos and 4 color plates taken by the author. Publisher's original dark blue cloth, lettered in light blue in Japanese on the spine and front cover and blind-stamped in English on the front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, in cardboard slipcase with black paper title/author label, 4to (12 x 8.5 inches). The text is in English and in Japanese in parallel columns. The River Tama is the river that meanders along the runways of Tokyo Haneda Airport. The Lower Tama runs through the crowded houses and factories of two large cities, Tokyo and Kawasaki, and flows into Tokyo Bay. This volume describes the birdlife during their breeding season on the river beaches of the Lower Tama River. The dramatic photos taken by the author accurately depict the birds, eggs and habitats, often in close-up photos. The front endpaper has a label that reads ""With the Compliments of Japan Publications Trading Company, Tokyo, Japan."" From the research library of ornithologist Oliver L. Austin (past Director of the Austin Ornithological Research Center in Wellfleet, Massachusetts and past Curator of Ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History), with his rectangular Japanese/English name-stamp seal on the front endpaper. Small bump to the bottom corner of the spine, a tight and clean copy in near fine condition in a slight rubbed but very good dust jacket and slipcase..

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Book number: 5737

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Wada, Gouich

In Praise of the Wild Birds of Japan (=Yacho Sanka), in Japanese.

Tokyo: Shogakukan, 1985. First edition. Pp. (2), 136; color photo frontispiece, 112+ fine color photos, some double page, with 112 small black-and-white thumbnail photos that accompany the captions for all of the color photos (Latin names of birds used but text is in Japanese). Publisher's original color pictorial laminated boards (hardbound), in matching color pictorial dust jacket. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 6039

Catalogue: Japanese Birds

Wild Bird Society of Japan, Ishikawa chapter

Photographs of the Wild Birds of the North Country (in Japanese).

Tokyo: Seibunddou, 1983. First edition. Pp. 194, (1, ad); 325+ fine color photos of birds of the northern reaches of Japan. Laminated white boards, lettered in black (hardbound), color pictorial dust jacket, sm 4to. The text is in Japanese. Title page reads ""Gift from Charles Hartshorne, Division of Ornithology, Florida Museum of Natural History."" A fine (new) copy in a near fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 6047

Catalogue: Japanese Birds