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Carrier War, The. Second Printing

By: REYNOLDS, Clark G. Time-Life Books : Epic of Flight Series

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Time-Life Books, Alexandria, VA, 1984,:

Seller ID: 28821

REYNOLDS, Clark G. and the Editors of Time-Life Books. The Carrier War. Alexandria, Virginia : Time-Life Books, (1983). Second Printing, Revised. Pp (5), [6]-176. Illustrated throughout. 4to, dark green imitation leather withpictorial inlay on upper board. In The Epic of Flight series. Very good. 1 7.50
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Carrier War. First Edition

By: REYNOLDS, Clark G. Time-Life Books : Epic of Flight Series

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Time-Life Books, Alexandria, VA, 1984,:

Seller ID: 64758

REYNOLDS, Clark G. and the Editors of Time-Life Books. The Carrier War. Alexandria, Virginia : Time-Life Books, (1982). First Printing. Pp (5), [6]-176. Illustrated throughout. 4to, dark green imitation leather with pictorialinlay on upper board. In The Epic of Flight series. Vg. 22.00
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Carrier Wars : Naval Aviation from World War II to the Persian Gulf. First Edition in dustjacket

By: HOYT, Edwin P.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York, 1989,: 1989

Seller ID: 54981

ISBN: 0070306257

HOYT, Edwin P. Carrier Wars : Naval Aviation from World War II to the Persian Gulf. New York : McGraw-Hill, (1989). First Printing. Pp (4),v-x,1-274,(4) + 16 pages of b&w photos. 8vo (162 x 235 mm), blue cloth spine with grey paper-covered boards, metallic red lettering to spine.
Edwin Palmer Hoyt (b. August 5, 1923, Portland, Oregon - d. July 29, 2005, Tokyo, Japan) military and naval historian.

"Here is the story of the dramatic role played by aircraft carriers in historic battles and maneuvers from the start of World War II to current encounters in the Persian Gulf. ...
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Castles in Japan

By: ORLII, N., and M. TOBA Tourist Library 09 TOBA, M.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Maruzen Company Ltd. , Tokyo, 1935,:

Seller ID: 102966

ORLII, N., and M. TOBA. Castles in Japan. Tokyo : Maruzen Company Ltd. , 1935. Pp (8),9-106,(2),+ colour frontispiece. Illustrated. 8vo, cream card covers, lettered in green, with colour onlay to front cover. Tourist Library:9. Contents : I. General Historical Outline of Japanese Castles. II. Varie ty and Construction of Castles. III. Attractive Appearances of Castles. Principal Extant Castles in Japan. Spine and nmargins lightly browned, else vey good. 30.00
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Century of Japanese Photography. 1st US in slipcase

By: JAPAN). Japan Photographers Association DOWER, John W. (intro.)

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Pantheon Books, 1980,:

Seller ID: 46604

(JAPAN). Japan Photographers Association. A Century of Japanese Photography. Intrduction by John W. Dower. NY: Pantheon Books, (1980). First US Edition. Pp. 385. Illustrated with over 300 pp. of photographs. Oblong 8vo, navy cloth, silver lettering to spine, grey ill. slipcase. Cloth to spine and boards slightly rubbed, two inch split to top edge of slip case, some light wear to edges, else vg. 100.00
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Changing Roles of Women within the Christian Church in Canada

By: MUIR, Elizabeth Gillian and Marilyn Färdig WHITELEY (edited by) WHITELEY, Marilyn Färdig (ed.)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1995, ISBN:0802006698:

Seller ID: 64745

MUIR, Elizabeth Gillian and Marilyn Färdig WHITELEY (edited by). Changing Roles of Women within the Christian Church in Canada ; edeited by Elizabeth Gillian Muir and Marilyn Färdig Whiteley. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1995). Pp. (i)-xv,[3],(1)-391,[1]. 8vo, blue cloth with silver lettering to front and spine. Contents: 1. Laurie C. C. Stanley's "'So Many Crosses to Bear': The Religious Hospitallers of St Joseph and the Tracadie LeperHospital, 1868-1910", 2. Elizabeth Smyth's "Christian Perfection and Servi ce to Neighbours: The Congregation of the Sisters of St Josep...
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Changing Roles of Women within the Christian Church in Canada. pbk.

By: MUIR, Elizabeth Gillian and Marilyn Fardig WHITELEY (edited by) WHITELEY, Marilyn Fardig (ed.)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1995, ISBN:0802076238:

Seller ID: 92276

MUIR, Elizabeth Gillian and Marilyn Färdig WHITELEY (edited by). Changing Roles of Women within the Christian Church in Canada ; edited by Elizabeth Gillian Muir and Marilyn Färdig Whiteley. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1995). Pp. [i]-xv,(3),[1]-391,(1). 8vo, blue card covers with white spine. Contents: 1. Laurie C. C. Stanley's "'So Many Crosses to Bear': The Religious Hospitallers of St Joseph and the Tracadie Leper Hospital, 1868-1910", 2. Elizabeth Smyth's "Christian Perfection and Service to Neighbours: The Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph, Toronto, 1851-19...
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Chin Chin Kobakama Rendered into English by Lafcadio Hearn. Japanese FairyTale Series No.25.

By: HEARN, Lafcadio Japanese Fairy Tale Series No.25

Price: $700.00

Publisher: T. Hasegawa Publisher, Tokyo, 0,:

Seller ID: 42900

HEARN, Lafcadio. Chin Chin Kobakama. Rendered into English by Lafcadio Hearn. Japanese Fairy Tale Series No.25. (Tokyo : T. Hasegawa, Publisher), n.d. [1925?] [Edition uncertain]. Pp (24) including wrappers. 8vo [7.5 by 5.5 inches, 137 x 193 mm], crepe paper, fan-folded, tied with silk in a four-hole Japanese binding. Coloured illustrations printed by hand from Japanese woodblocks.

With "London : Martin Hopkinson and Co." on cover verso at bottom.

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, also known by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo (b. June 27, 1850, Lefkada, Greece – d. Sept...
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China Station 1859 - 1864; The Reminiscences of Walter White

By: National Maritime Museum) Maritime Monographs and Reports No.03 WHITE, Walter

Price: $16.00

Publisher: National Maritime Museum, London, 1972,:

Seller ID: 19440

(National Maritime Museum). China Station 1859 - 1864; The Reminiscences ofWalter White. London : National Maritime Museum, 1972. Pp 56. Illustrated. 4to, orange card covers. Maritime Monographs and Reports No.3. Contents : Recollections of a Sailor's Life in India, China, Japan, South America, Borneo, Sumatra, Etc. by Walter White Very good. 16.00
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Chinese Domestic Furniture. Ninth Prnting in dustjacket and slipcase

By: ECKE, Gustav.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Company / Hong Kong University Press, Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan / Hong Kong, 1985, ISBN:0804800987:

Seller ID: 111122

ECKE, Gustav. Chinese Domestic Furniture. Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan :Charles E. Tuttle Company / Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, (1985) . Ninth Printing. Pp (12),[[1]-49,(1),1-161[plates],(1). Illustrated. 4to, broth cloth, gilt letering to front board and spine. "Throughout the history of Chinese domestic life, architecture, layout, and furniture have been governed by rigid standards. While the Chinese had early developed to perfection the art of cultured ease, the setting of their daily life retained an appearance of archaic austerity—an austerity observed no less in the ...
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Choice of Dreams. First Edition.

By: KOGAWA, Joy

Price: $25.00

Publisher: McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1974, ISBN:0771045263:

Seller ID: 31452

KOGAWA, Joy. A Choice of Dreams. (Toronto) : McClelland and Stewart Limited, (1974). First Printing. Pp. (8),[9]-95,(1). 8vo, illustrated brown card covers with white lettering to front cover, black lettering to spine. A paperback original. Her second book of poetry. Spadoni and Donnelly 2559, Miska5307, Hale, Vancouver Centennial Bibliography 1684. "Her poetry is a poetr y of small dramas and large vision. Executed with refinement and grace, employing sharp images and unforced rhythms, each poem is an experience, fullycommunicated, fully shared." - from the rear cover. Includes the fo...
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Christian Converts and Social Protest in Meiji Japan. in dj.

By: SCHEINER, Irwin

Price: $60.00

Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 1970,:

Seller ID: 60546

SCHEINER, Irwin. Christian Converts and Social Protest in Meiji Japan . Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1970. Pp. 268. 8vo, blue cloth. The role of the converts to Christianity in Meiji period Japan (1867-1912),which led to a the dissolution of the feudal shoguns, and took power away from the ruling samurai, as well as the role of these new Christian converts in shaping Japanese thought during the Meiji period. Black mark to top edge, name, else vg in closed-torn (one-inch tear to head of front hinge) dj.60.00
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Churchill and Sea Power. Second Printing in dustjacket, Signed.

By: BELL, Christopher M. CHURCHILL, Winston S.).

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2013, ISBN:9780199693573: 2013

Seller ID: 109912

ISBN: 0199693579

(CHURCHILL, Winston S.). BELL, Christopher M. Churchill and Sea Power. (Oxford) : Oxford University Press, (2013). Second Printing. Pp. (6),[vii]-xvi,[1]-429,(3) + a 16-page central section of b&w photos. With some maps in the text. 8vo (158 x 241 mm), black cloth, with silver letteirng to spine.

Christopher Bell (b. July 27, 1966, Winnipeg, Manitoba), a professor of history at Dalhousie University, Halifax at the time of publication.

"'Churchill and Sea Power' is the first major study of Winston Churchill's record as a naval strategist and his impact as th...
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Chushingura : An Exposition. Second Edition in dustjacket.

By: SHIOYA, Sakae HIROSHIGE

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Hokuseido Press, 1956,:

Seller ID: 58576

SHIOYA, Sakae. Chûshingura : An Exposition. Illustrated with Hiroshige's coloured plates. Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, (1956). Second Edition. Pp. 236.With four folding plates and captioned tissue guards. 8vo, navy cloth with white decoration to front, red titles to spine. A critical study of the cl assic play about the Samauri, a story of revenge and tragedy, based on historical facts. With nicely presented plates, on a heavy stock, colours crisp. Owner's name inked to ffep, else vg in dj (chipping to spine ends and corners, lightly rubbed). 65.00
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Clash of the Carriers : The True Story of the Marianas Turkey Shoot of World War II. Book Club Edition in dustjacket.

By: TILLMAN, Barrett COONTS, Stephen, foreword

Price: $15.00

Publisher: NAL Caliber, New York, 2005, ISBN:0451216709:

Seller ID: 101039

TILLMAN, Barrett. Clash of the Carriers : The True Story of the Marianas Turkey Shoot of World War II. Foreword by Stephen Coonts. (New York): NAL Caliber, (2005). Book Club Edition. Pp. (8),[ix]-xv,(3),1-348,(2), + 8 pages of b&w photos. 8vo, black paper-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Barrett Tillman (b. 1948, Oregon). "In June 1944, American and Japanese carrier fleets steamed toward each other, seeking battle in the Philippine Sea... Their clashing objectives: retaining th vital Marianas for Japan versus seizing the islands for American air bases. When the fleets met, they em...
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Close to the Wind : The Early Memoirs (1866-1879) of Admiral Sir William Creswell, K.C.M.G., K.B.E. First Edition in dustjacket

By: CRESWELL, William). THOMPSON, Paul (ed.) THOMPSON, Paul (ed.)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Heinemann, London, 1965,:

Seller ID: 104574

(CRESWELL, William). THOMPSON, Paul (ed.). Close to the Wind : The Early Memoirs (1866-1879) of Admiral Sir William Creswell, K.C.M.G., K.B.E. London : Heinemann, (1965). First Edition. (6),[vii]-ix,(1),1-210,(4),+ 8 pp plates. Map in text and on endpapers. Index. 8vo, black cloth, gilt lettering tospine. "In 1866 when the author joined the Royal Navy at 13 1/2, sail was still preferred to steam. These lively memoirs of his first twelve years atsea by the man who was later the founder of the Royal Australian Navy reve al how close a midshipman's life then was to the days of Nelson. Masts, ...
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Codeswitching in University English-medium Classes : Asian Perspectives

By: BARNARD, Roger and James McLELLAN, (eds.) New Perspectives on Language and Education; 36

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Multilingual Matters , 2014, ISBN:1783090898:

Seller ID: 106470

BARNARD, Roger and James McLELLAN, (eds.). Codeswitching in University English-medium Classes : Asian Perspectives. Bristol : Multilingual Matters, (2014). Pp (4),v-xv,(1),1- 224. 8vo, red cardcovers. No.36 in the New Perspectives on Language and Education series. "In the complex, multilingual societies of the 21st century, codeswitching is an everyday occurrence, and yet the use of students' first language in the English language classroom has been consistently discouraged by teachers and educational policy-makers. This volume begins by examining current theoretical work on codeswitching ...
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Colonialism : An International Social, Cultural, and Political Encyclopedia

By: PAGE, Melvin E., and Penny M. SONNENBURG (eds.).

Price: $125.00

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA / Denver, CO / Oxford, England , 2003, ISBN:1576073351:

Seller ID: 94969

PAGE, Melvin E., and Penny M. SONNENBURG (eds.). Colonialism : An International Social, Cultural, and Political Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA / Denver, CO / Oxford, England : ABC-CLIO, Inc., (2003). First Printing. Pp [i]-xxii,(2),1-400; [i]-xv,(1),401-831,(1); [i]-xv,(1),833-1204. Illustrated. Maps. Index. Double Column. Large 8vo, illustrated white paper covered boards. Volume One A-M; Volume Two N-Z; Volume Three – Documents. Contains more than 600 entries by international experts in history, political science, economics, sociology, and other social sciences; a map and extensive chronol...
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Commodore James Biddle and the First Naval Mission to Japan, 1845-1846

By: BIDDLE, James, Commodore). BARTLETT, Merrill L. American Neptune 41:1 GIBSON, Charles Dana NEAL, James G.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: American Neptune, 1981,:

Seller ID: 69144

(BIDDLE, James, Commodore). BARTLETT, Merrill L. "Commodore James Biddle and the First Naval Mission to Japan, 1845-1846." An article in The American Neptune: A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History, Vol.41, No.1, January 1981, pp.25-35. Also, James G. Neal's "The American Merchant Marine Library Association: The First Decade of Its Development, 1921-1930" (pp.5-24) ; Charles Dana Gibson's "History of the Swordfishery of the Northwestern Atlantic" (pp. 36-65, + 4 p of photos). Library stamp, else vg. For the issue. 8.00
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Commodore Perry in Japan. 1st ed.

By: REYNOLDS, Robert L MACARTHUR, Douglas II, consultant.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: American Heritage, 1963,:

Seller ID: 35544

REYNOLDS, Robert L. Commodore Perry in Japan : by the Editors of American Heritage. Author Robert L. Reynolds; consultant Douglas MacArthur II. NY: American Heritage, 1963. First Printing. Pp 153. Large 8vo, ill. cloth. In the American Heritage Junior Library series. A well illustrated account of Perry's 1853 mission and its effects written (without condescension) for younger readers. Slightly rubbed, else vg. 20.00
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