WTS Japanese Militaria Books

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• Most book dust jackets are in Brodart protective covers.

• If a book has a flaw, it is noted.  If not, then it is in very good or better condition.

• Payment can be made by personal check, money order, or PayPal.

• Shipping to United States: Shipping is included in the price of the book via media mail.  If another shipping option is preferred, contact me and advise which one.  I normally ship books in a cardboard box.  It costs me about $8 to $12 to ship a book when everything is factored in.
• International Shipping:  Most books can be mailed internationally via USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope.  If it fits within the envelope, it can be mailed.  This will normally raise the cost of a book about US$40 to US$50 depending upon the country.
• Contact me by “private message” if additional information or pictures is needed.

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Dictionaries & Economics

Kenkyusha’s New Japanese-English Dictionary. Edited by Koh Masuda. 4th ed. Tōkyō, Japan: Kenkyusha, 1974.

Boxed, dust jacket, hardcover, 7 x 10 inches, 2114 pages, text only. Weight 5 lb 11 oz including box; printed in Japan.  US$80.

 

Kobayashi, Ushisaburo. Military Industries of Japan. Japanese Monographs. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 1922.

Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.75 inches, 272 pages, text & tables.  Weight 1 lb 9 oz, printed in USA.  US$50.

A really good book about the establishment of military industries in Japan, both army and navy.  The coverage ends with World War I.  It was a mandatory Japanese militaria collectors book back in the 1980s.  One will not be disappointed.

 

 

 

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Periodicals

Found this German language magazine in storage. It has several articles on historic firearms besides modern ones. Take a look at the content page as there might be an article of interest.

Visier: Das internationale Waffen-Magazin. August 2005.

Softcover, 8.25 x 11 inches, 148 pages, color illustrations. Weight 0 lb 11 oz, printed in Germany. Very good plus condition. US$20.

 

I also have an example of the Japanese magazine call GUN. This is the May 2008 issue.

Softcover, 7.25 x 10.25 inches, 204 pages, color illustrations, includes a DVD. Weight 1 lb 1 oz, printed in Japan. US$25.

 

National Geographic Society. Cartographic Division. Cartographic Division. World War II. National Geographic Magazine, December 1991. Map. US$15 or free with any book purchase. See pictures below.

Side 1: Europe and North Africa.

Side 2: Asia and the Pacific.

 

Selling two Banzai DVDs that cover the years 1982–2007.  US$130 for both including shipping to the States.

1. Lodestone Publications. Banzai: The Bulletin for the Collector of Japanese Militaria. 22 Years 1982–2003. DVD-R.

2. Lodestone Publications. Banzai. 2000–2007.

 

 

 

 

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Small Arms Overview

Markham, George [John Walter]. Japanese Infantry Weapons of World War Two. London, United Kingdom: Arms & Armour Press, 1976.

Dust jacket, hardcover, 7.25 x 9.75 pages, 96 pages, B&W illustrations. Weight 1 lb 2 oz, printed in Great Britain. Almost new condition and still a useful book after all these years. US$50.

 

George, John B. Shots Fired in Anger. 2nd ed. National Rifle Association of America, 1981.

Dust jacket, hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25 inches, 538 pages, drawings, B&W inserts. This is the second edition that came out in 1981.  It includes a section about George's time with Merrill's Marauders in Burma.  It is considered a classic among collectors.  US$45.

 

Sugawa Shigeo. Japanese Soldiers at the China Front, 1930’s. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Banzai, 1994.

Softcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, 167 pages, B&W illustrations. Weight 1 lb 8 oz, printed in USA. No missing pages, tears, or writing. A really interesting book with much information about uniforms, personal equipment, and such. Each picture is captioned with information about what is seen. The pictures in the book date from 1932 to 1941. US$125.

 

Sugawa Shigeo 須川薫雄. Nihon no gun’yōjū to sōgu 日本の軍用銃と装具 [Japanese Military Small Arms and Equipment]. Tōkyō, JP: Kokusho Kankō Kai, 1995.

Dust jacket, hardcover, 8.25 x 11.75 inches (A4), 210 pages, color illustrations. Japanese text with English captions, autographed by author.  Weight 2 lb 11 oz, printed in Japan. US$225.