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1950 Japan Traditional Bookbinding Tourism WE JAPANESE Customs FUJOYA Hotel Art

by Frederic de Garis and H.S.K. Yamaguchi

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.no-subscribe { display: none} [contenteditable] { pointer-events: none; } We Japanese Books I, II & III - Combined Edition by Frederic de Garis and H.S.K. Yamaguchi Published by Fujiya Hotel, Ltd., Miyanoshita, Hakone, Japan, 1950. Second Printing of combined edition. Sewn fukuro-toji, “bound-pocket” binding. Very good cloth paperback, in very good printed wrappers. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. 8vo, illustrated, 591 pages. Published in 1950 by Fujiya Hotel, Ltd., in Miyanoshita, Hakone, a historic resort tied to Japan’s early tourism industry. De Garis, an American missionary, and Yamaguchi, the hotel’s managing director, first issued Book I in 1934, followed by Books II (1937) and III (1949), with this combined edition—marking the second overall edition—merging all three into a single volume. Aimed at Western guests, it reflects post-World War II Japan during the Allied Occupation, a time of cultural reconstruction and renewed global interest in Japanese traditions. The Fujiya Hotel, established in 1878, used this 591-page guide to showcase Japan’s heritage, aligning with its legacy of bridging Eastern and Western cultures. The book, an 8vo paperback, employs a traditional Japanese binding style known as fukuro-toji, or “bound-pocket” binding, a method prevalent since the Edo period (1603–1867). Pages are made of double-wide, lightweight rice paper, printed on one side, folded with the text outward, and sewn along the loose edges with blue silk cord, cre

  • Publisher: Fujiya Hotel
  • Year: 1950
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Condition: Very Good

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