New York: RIZZOLI, 1987. Hardcover. Unpaginated [166 pp.] 27 x 27 cm. "The delight that the severity, charm, simplicity and delicacy of Japanese objects and procedures calls forth among Western observers has its roots in a different sensibility and a different self-image. If it invites one, as do the food..... More
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Yokohama, Japan: 1905. Cards. 28 x 15 cm. Sometimes a Menu is more than a mere piece of ephemera, sometimes these pieces of paper give us a glimpse into the past that surprises us and shines a light on the events that were underway at the time. This menu is..... More
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Okinawa: GIRL SCOUTS OF JAPAN, Okinawa Council together with USA GIRL SCOUTS - FAR EAST, 1973. Spiral bound wraps. Unpaginated. Styled in the dos-à-dos fashion, one side reading through in Japanese, the other side reading through in English - with illustrations. A variety of recipes, mostly Japanese in origin -..... More
Tokyo: Kasuga Boeki K.K., 1953. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 143 pages. 14.5 x 10.5 cm. Bilingual text in English and Japanese. Arranged by type of drink and alphabetically beginning with the "Adonis Cocktail" and ending with the "Zombie." Three pages of black and white photos of bar utensils and glassware. Eight..... More
Tokyo: Foreign Affairs Association of Japan, c. 1950. Wraps. 23 pages. 24 x 16.5 cm. Fascinating look into Japanese dining in the late 1940's witha focus on Tempura. The author was an owner/operator of several Tempura shops in Tokyo, an authority on Tokyo foods, a connoisseur of Japanese Ceramics, and..... More