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Joya, Mock Joya's Things Japanese.

Joya, Mock.

Mock Joya’s Things Japanese.

Sixth Edition. Tokyo, Tokyo News Service Limited, 1971. 15.5 cm x 17.5 cm. XXI, 745 pages. Illustrated throughout with a few black-and-white vignettes. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

A fascinating and comprehensive collection of writing on all aspects of everyday Japanese life written over forty years until the time of his death in 1963 by journalist Mock Joya of the ‘Japan Times’.

Chapters include, for example: Apparel and Utensils / Cures and Medicines / Fetes and Festivals / Folk Tales / Living Habits / Plants and Flowers / Popular Beliefs and Tradtions / Religious Rites / Historical Tales and Relics / etc.

A chapter entitled ‘Miscellaneous’ covers subjects including: Kindness to Dogs / Masters of Invisibility/ Sea-gypsies / Woodblock / etc.

EUR 78,-- 

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Joya, Mock Joya's Things Japanese.
Joya, Mock Joya's Things Japanese.
Joya, Mock Joya's Things Japanese.