Huge Lot of Japanese Travel Guides, History Books, Road Map Souvenirs 1950's

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Huge Lot of Japanese Travel Guides, History Books, a Road Map, vintage booklets, souvenirs, a novel, etc. 

Included:

Welcome: This is a Japan. A very attractive hardcover book filled with illustrations; produced by the Office of Information Services, Yokota Air Base. 180 pages.

Japan Visitor's Guide - February 1958 (Vol. 3, No. 2) - softcover; includes events, information, maps, sightseeing, shopping, culture, etc. 64 pages.

The First Book of Japan by Helen Mears; illustrated by Kathleen Elgin. Hardcover. Published by Charles E. Tuttle Company: Tokyo in 1954. 68 pages.

The Japanese Are Like That by Ichiro Kawasaki. Publ. by Charles E. Tuttle in 1956. Softcover. 232 pages.

A Guide to KYOTO by Nara Osaka Kobe. Hardcover with dust jacket. 97 pages. Published in 1957.

*2 copies* Japan Pocket Guide - hardcover with dust jacket. 147 pages. Published in 1955.

JAPANALIA by Lewis Bush. A handy compendium to the old and new Japan. Illustrated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Published in 1956 in Tokyo by Okuyama.

JAPAN: A Guide to Sightseeing and Festivals in Japan - Japan Air Lines (Expo '70) vintage brochure.

*2 copies* Tell Me About Japan. JTB Books. Softcover. 159 pages. Circa 1960's. Japanese culture & travel.

Show Me Japan: Fascinating collection of photos of tourist resorts. JTB Books. Softcover. 

Postcard (postally unused) of Doll Festival in Japan.

JAPAN ROAD MAP - Bilingual - Published by Charles E. Tuttle Co. 1954. Folds out.

JAPAN IN PICTURES 1945-1951 - Tokyo New Service - softcover with black plastic spiral binding. Front cover is detached.

Some Prefer Nettles: A Novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. First Japan Printing, 1955. Translated by Edward G. Seidensticker.

JAPAN TODAY - published by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Tokyo. Softcover. Includes: people, government, sports, agriculture, etc.

Japanese Flower Arrangement in a Nutshell: A Primer by Ellen Gordon Allen. published in 1959 by charles E. Tuttle Co. Softcover. Illustrated. 55 pages.

Japanese Theatre in Highlight: A Pictorial Commentary (Noh Bunraku Kabuki) by Francis Haar. 1954. Softcover.

Custom of Japan postcard souvenir folder.

Japan Air Lines Pocket Book Folder.

SUMO: The Sport and the Tradition by J.A. Sargeant. First Printing 1959. Charles E. Tuttle Co. Softcover. 96 pages.Illustrated.

(2) Japanese children's books - softcover.

Japan As It Is Today - published in 1956 by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan. Softcover. Illustrated. 87 pages.

A Notebook from Japan which originally contained blank pages... looks like a child's artwork pasted inside.

(5) booklets reprinted from "An Introduction to Japan" by Herschel Webb

MODERN JAPAN - Dayton and Montgomery County Public Library - 1958 pamphlet.

These are all original and authentic items that were collected by one family -- two American military (husband & wife) during/after World War II.

Super low opening bid!

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