Charles e tuttle rutland va (26 risultati)

Soft Cover. Condizione: Fine. Second Paperback Edition. 145pp, bw ills. Slight edge wear, remnant of old price sticker on rear cover. Examines karate as self-defense, sport and philosophy. Shows how karate can bring health, self-confidence and physical & mental discipline; and demonstrates the role it could play in reducing street crime and delinquency. Size: 8vo.…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. xvii, 120pp, some bw ills. Or card covers. As new. Serves as a guide and source of encouragement to martial arts students who are seeking to learn and grow through their studies, and apply the lessons learned to all aspects of their lives. Teaches by postiive reinforcement and simple example and demonstrates how to get the most out of training. With tips on everything from picking a martial art to suit personal needs and selecting a good school to how to maintain enthusiasm. Size: 8vo.…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Fine. Sixth Printing. 158pp, index, num bw photographs. Slight thumb soiling to fore-edge. Introduction to Shoto-kan karate which explains and illustrates two of the major kata with warm up exercises, stances, blocking techniques, and kicking techniques leading to the study and practice of the 2 kata- Bassai No. 1 and Takki No. 1. Size: 8vo.…

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Tenth Printing. 508 pages. Paperback. The fictionalised story of the Japanese who immigrated to Hawaii in the early 1900s. Size: 8vo.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Ninth Printing. 388pp. Thre is a faint stain on the fore-edge. Pictorial card covers. Fifteen stories and essays treat the inner life of Japan. They have been grouped under the title Kokoro (heart) a word which also signifies mind, in the emotional sense, as in the English expression 'the heart of things'. Size: Trade Paperback.…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Fine. First Paperback. 152pp, glossary, appendix, num bw drawings and photos. As new copy. Ngo cho kun is at once historically significant and practical for modern day self-defense requirements. A must for those interested in the link between kung fu and karate. Appendix outlines the 44 forms of ngo cho kun. Numerous diagrams and photos detail step by step various moves in the form. Size: 8vo.…

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Tuttle Edition. 392pp +73 col plates + 65 bw plates; 229 bw text ills, index. Slight edge wear to pictorial card covers. Standard work first published in 1905. Invaluable guide to the shore fishes of hawaii, most of which are found in other areas of the pacific. Size: 4to.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Second Printing. Preface to the new edition by W Storrs Lee. xiii, 360pp, b/w ills. Prev owner's name with a number by the upper edge of the tinted front flyleaf. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles on the front board and on the spine, in dust-jacket which has a tear by the spine foot and a slightly sunned spine. The book covers the period of the authors year-and-a-half voyage from Connecticut across the Atlantic to the Azores, twice around the Horn, to various South American ports, back and forth across the Pacific. Nearly a third of the volume is devoted to a description of the Pacifric paradise of Hawaii -- the Sandwich Islands. Size: 8vo.…

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Second Printing. 249pp, index, nearly 1,000 of b/w photos, index. Paperback. The author explains when, were, why and how to best apply the deadly techniques of Tae Kwon Do. The techniques presented are applicable to any martial arts system, making this book of interest to practitioners of karate and kung fu too. Size: 4to.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Good Plus. Reprint. 375pp, index, bibliography, glossary, 1200+ bw ills (inc several folding). Or gray cloth in jacket. Rubbed on bottom edge. 2 tears to jacket approx 1" each, otherwise just light edge wear to jacket. From the history and theory of the art to fundamental techniques of defence this is an excellent presentation of the art of Aikido. Size: 8vo. Ratti, O. (illustratore).…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Near Fine. Eleventh Printing. 185pp, index, appendix, 55 bw plates, col frontis. Or burgundy cloth in jacket. Jacket price clipped otherwise near new. Excellent text on the netsuke of Japan including a comprehensive appendix of names of netsuke carvers. Size: 8vo.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Second Revised Edition. HEAVY. 1109pp, appendices, endpaper charts. Or maroon cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket, small bookseller label on front pastedown., very light toning to page edges. Lists about 5000 selected characters with their 10000 odd current readings and almost 70000 compounds in current use, all with concise English definitions. Includes 14 appendices. Size: 8vo.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Reprint. xxix, 472pp, index, num bw ills, col frontis. Or red cloth in stained slipcase. Dustjacket faded on spine. "A practical handbook of the science of Chinese symbolism as based on the early folklore". Detailed and informative exposition of Chinese art. Size: 8vo.…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Eighth Printing. x, 158pp, index, 140+ col ills. Minor wear to covers, flaps price clipped, very short tear (approx 3mm) at top of spine. Guide to flowers and flowering trees of Hawaii. Sections include Hawaii's Flowers. Blossoming Trees, Flowering Vines, Tropical Shrubs and Tropicalia. Size: 8vo. …

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Fourth Printing. 245pp, index, 145 ills (25 col). Or dark brown cloth with gilt design on front and title on spine, in jacket. Title on front on red. Jacket price clipped with slight edge wear. Excellent guide for collectors of netsuke detailing types of netsuke, materials, subject matter, and makers. Includes extensive list of netsuke carvers. Size: Square 4to.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Eighth Printing. 249pp, index, hundreds bw ills. Black cloth in jacket. Light even toning to page edges. Clearly written with explanations of over 160 different techniques coupled with over 1000 illustrations. Explains the how, why, when and where of the applications of each karate move to free fighting. Size: 4to.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Near Fine. Sixth Printing. 220 pages, illustrated with 25 color and 245 halftone plates, 42 explanatory diagrams, five appendices, general index. Decorative cloth boards in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket. The book contains detailed instructions and illustrations covering every phase of the art of bonsai: propagation and training; daily and seasonal care; treatment of pests; as well as how to judge, select and exhibit bonsai. Appendices cover tools and equipment, soil analyses, and precise data on the more than 300 species of plants used in making bonsia. A definitive work. A handsome copy. Size: 4to.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Second Edition, Second Printing. 240pp, index, num bw plates. Or cloth backed boards in jacket. Prev owners name on front free endpaper, light even toning to page edges. More than 300 shells depited in photograph, and carefully described. Size: 8vo.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Near Fine. Third Printing. 220 pages, illustrated with 25 color and 245 halftone plates, 42 explanatory diagrams, five appendices, general index. Decorative cloth boards, gilt in price-clipped dust-jacket. The book contains detailed instructions and illustrations covering every phase of the art of bonsai: propagation and training; daily and seasonal care; treatment of pests; as well as how to judge, select and exhibit bonsai. Appendices cover tools and equipment, soil analyses, and precise data on the more than 300 species of plants used in making bonsia. A definitive work. A handsome copy. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Moderate handling; gift inscription to endpaper. Otherwise, clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. 256pp.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Second Revised Edition, Sixth Printing. 200pp, few bw drawings. Or brown cloth in jacket. Several short tears and small chips to jacket. This revised edition covers The Island, The People, Education, the Arts, Industries, Religion, Christianity,Festivals, Customs, Health/Welfare, Places of Interest, Fairy Tales and Native Songs. Includes music to several folk songs at end. Size: 8vo. …

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Fourth Printing. 108pp. Or red cloth in jacket. Prev owners name on ffep. Translation of Daidoji Tuzan's Budo Shoshinshu originally written in the 16th century. A textbook for the aristocratic warrior class on how to be a knight. Size: 8vo. …

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. From the DJ: "What I have tried to do" writes Mrs. Carrick, "is not only to supply accurate information - to which end I have searched unceasingly through old newspapers, diaries, and books - but tomake these shadows of the past come alive. Once upon a time they were very vivid men and women and some of them played an important part in American history and social life." Very interesting. This is as "near new" as you will find.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. First Edition. 119pp, frontispiece and 13 b/w photos, 16 figures, 6 maps, three appendices, glossary. EX-LIBRARY copy with small 'Withdrawn' stamp by the upper edge of the ffep, the half title and title pages and on p119 (last page). No text affected. There are sections 20 x 60mm in broad black marker by the lower edges of the half title and title pages; ref no in pencil on the publications page; library stamp by the lower edge of the ffep. On the rear end-papers there are remains of a date label (rear flyleaf) and library sticker (rear paste-down). Internally the book is very clean, there are no other stamps or library marks. The front hinge is being held by the front eps. 3/4 papered boards with blue cloth spine decorated with waves in blind. On the front board there is a piece of tan paper tape at each of the upper and lower edges, which once held the jacket flaps to the boards, and there are traces also on cover protecting the jacket, which is clipped at the lower edge of the front flap, (the price is printed by the upper edge of the flap). The book covers: An introduction to surfing; the selection of equipment; The first step: getting out; The take-off; The ride; The pull-out; and Surf and surfing. Size: 8vo. Ex-Library.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. Sixth Printing. Introduction by John M Lind. 150pp, illustrated throughout with b/w photos, 9 figures (including maps), appendix. 3/4 blue papered boards, decorated with waves in blind with surfer in black by the upper corner, white cloth spine-lacking jacket. The book is in three sections: Surfing and surfboards; Surfing today [1960s]; and Surfing in legend and history. Size: Oblong 4to.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Good Plus. Second Printing. Introduction by John M Lind. 150pp, illustrated throughout with b/w photos, 9 figures (including maps), appendix. 3/4 blue papered boards, with some wear at the edges, decorated with waves in blind with surfer in black by the upper corner, white cloth spine, in price-clipped and lightly edge-worn dust-jacket which has a closed tear from the upper corner of the front cover. The book is in three sections: Surfing and surfboards; Surfing today [1960s]; and Surfing in legend and history. Size: Oblong 4to.…