Description: We Japanese. Being Descriptions of Many of the Customs, Manners,Ceremonies, Festivals, Arts and Crafts of the Japanese besides Numerous other Subject. Yokohama, Fujiya Hotel Ltd.2 Volume Set later 1940s printing, signed by authorOriginal Japanese string bindingFujiya Hotel founded in 1878 it catered exclusively to foreign guests in the picturesque surroundings of Miyanoshita, it became one of Japan's leading hotelsOn becoming manager in 1908, Shozo Yamaguchi began to design menu cards with information on Japanese society and culture printed on the versoThese titbits proved immensely popular with visitors, and he decided to compile them into We Japanese, an elaborate souvenir volume given a literary shine by the pen of the prolific author Frederic de GarisSections discuss subjects ranging from bonsai, geishas, and the works of Hokusai to hairstyles, the Japanese zodiac, and the game of GoBooks are handsome and interesting but there is some darkening of parts of some pages, it looks like the books got damp From the estate of a career TWA pilot who traveled the world and died in 2004.
Price: 98 USD
Location: San Pedro, California
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Signed: Yes
Author: Howard De Garis
Publisher: Fujiya Hotel
Topic: Travel
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1947
