New York: Kodansha International, (1995). First edition - A surreal tale of the search for identity, by the only two surviving "coin locker babies" - infants abandoned by their mothers at birth in the public lockers of train stations. The third novel by this innovative Japanese writer, winner of the 3rd Noma Liberal Arts New Member Prize. 395 pp. A very uncommon advance issue.

New York: SOHO Press, (2015). First edition - A novel by this award-winning Japanese noir writer, translated by Alison Markin Powell. "On a nighttime walk along a Tokyo riverbank, a young man named Nishikawa stumbles on a dead body, beside which lies a gun. From the moment Nishikawa decides to take the gun, the world around him blurs. Knowing he possesses the weapon brings an intoxicating sense of purpose to his dull university life.. . As he spirals into obsession, his focus is consumed by one idea: that possessing the gun is no longer enoughhe must fire it." 198 pp.

University of Tokyo Press: (1991). Compiles papers by nine scholar on the two and a half centuries ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1868) Translated and edited by Conrad Totman. Illustrations, index, viii, 240 pp. ISBN: 0-860084906.

New York: Mayflower Books, (1979) dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes chapters on images of the Floating World, rivals of Utamaro; the Utagawa school and much more. The text is by Roni Neuer and Herbert Libertson with an introduction and biographical passages by Susugu Yoshida. Illustrated with 377 full color plate, most full-page, as well as some black and white reproductions. Glossary, index of names and works, bibliography.Folio size in original black boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 390 pp. ISBN: 0-831790415.

New York: Grove Press, (2015). First edition - A novel by this winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature with its roots in a World War II tragedy. "His recurring protagonist and literary alter-ego returns to his hometown village in search of a red suitcase fabled to hold documents revealing the details of his fathers death during WWII: details that will serve as the foundation for his new, and final, novel." Translated from the Japanese by Deborah Boliver Boehm. 424 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. dj. Hardcover - A novel about Japan in the aftermath of the American occupation. Translated by Ivan Morris. 342 pp.

New York: The Viking Press, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The debut novel from this independent filmmaker features Jane Tagaki-Little, a struggling filmmaker in New York, who is given her big break - a chance to travel through the United States to produce a Japanese television program sponsored by American meat exporters. SIGNED on the title page. Dustjacket praise from Arthur Golden ("Romance, agri-business,self-discovery, cross-cultural misunderstanding - it takes a talent like Ruth Ozeki's to blend all these together") and John Sayles. Winner of the American Book Award and the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize for fiction. Bibliography, notes, 366 pp. ISBN: 0-670-879045.

Tokyo, Japan & Rutland, VT: Uchida Rokakuho Publishing House / Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1962. dj. Hardcover first edition - Photographs and text by Jacqueline Paul, edited by John G. Roberts. Records the process by which one visitor to Japan learned something about that country. The author sought to understand the nature and the problems of modern Japan through an unbiased observation of contemporary Japanese life as it is lived in Tokyo. Her book concentrates on those aspects of the Tokyo scene in the post World War II years that she found most interesting as a photographer and a foreigner -.from the role of women to the pressures put on students. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Oblong format. Unpaginated (116 pp)

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. dj. First edition - Fictionalized account of the hunt for the "Japanese Bluebeard," a serial killer responsible for the deaths of 10 women in 1946, the first year after the surrender of Japan. A vivid picture of the corruption and confusion in post-World War II, bombed-out, American-occupied Tokyo. Introduces Detective Minami. Author's note, glossary, sources. 355 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in 1946, in post-war, burned-out, American-occupied Japan, this is a fictionalized account of the real-life hunt for the "Japanese Bluebeard" - a decorated Imperial soldier who raped and murdered at least 10 women. In addition to receiving many awards, Peace was named by Granta in 2003 as one of the 20 best young British novelists. Map, glossary. 355 pp. ISBN: 9780307263742.

New York: Gotham / Penguin, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Although written with humor, there is a lot of wisdom in this story: an American journeys to Japan seeking guidance from Japanese billionaire Momofuku Ando--the father of instant ramen noodles, created in 1958 in his backyard --in a memoir which explores all types of hunger and how to break free of them. INSCRIBED on the title page - C -- Mankind is noodlekind! (Womankind too!)" and dated 4/19/09 (a month before its official publication date of May, 2009.) Bibliography. 292 pp. ISBN: 1592404445.

New York: Gotham / Penguin, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Although written with humor, there is a lot of wisdom in this story: an American journeys to Japan seeking guidance from Japanese billionaire Momofuku Ando--the father of instant ramen noodles, created in 1958 in his backyard --in a memoir which explores all types of hunger and how to break free of them. SIGNED on the title page and dated 4/19/09 (a month before its official publication date of May, 2009.) Bibliography. 292 pp. ISBN: 1592404445.

New York: Bloomsbury, (2000). First edition - The authors first novel, set in turn of century Japan, in the world of the Noh theater and in Paris during the height of impressionism. 371 pp.

New York: Random House, 1994. First edition - The author's first book, a historical mystery set in 17th century Japan - nominated for several awards.

Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle (1972, c 1964) dj. Hardcover - The first book in English to describe and analyze this Japanese art. Illustrated with over 100 photographs and drawings. Glossary, bibliography, index. Printed on heavy glossy stock throughout. 157 pp. ISBN: 0-804805741.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - A young boy in Japan experiences his first Christmas when his mother, homesick for the California where she was born, brings in a small tree and decorates it with silver cranes and candles. Beautifully illustrated with glowing full color paintings by this Caldecott winning artist. ISBN: 0-395-52024x.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on the story of his own mother and the journey she made as a young woman and how she met her husband - "After growing up near San Francisco, a young Japanese woman returns with ther parents to their native Japan, but she feels foreign and out of place." Illustrated in full color. Large square format. 31 pp. ISBN: 0-395904951.

New York: Scholastic, (1995) dj. Hardcover - A story of of his grandfather's life in America and in Japan by this award winning artist. and how as a boy he listened to his stories of California, where he now lives. Includes a complete number line ending in 1, but the back cover mentions the Caldecott medal and notes that this is for distribution through the school market. Large format. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-395979749.

New York: Harper & Row, (1965.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A highly technical monograph on the extent of mortality and morbidity among children resulting from consanguineous marriage in Japan." Chapters include Statistical Methods; The Comparability of the Consanguinity Groups; Inbreeding & Mortality in the Japanese; Medical Histories; Physical Disease; Anthropometries; Radiological Studies of Growth & Development; Dental Characteristics; Laboratory Studies; Neuromuscular & Mental Status; School Data; The 'Average' Child of Inbreeding; The Interpretation of the Effects of Inbreeding; Appendices. Includes charts & tables.Quarto. xii, 419 pp.

New York: Summit Books, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the "story of Alec Stern, a newly minted Yale graduate on assignment in Japan." 253 pp. ISBN: 0-671666002.

Seattle: Chin Music Press Inc., (2012). Hardcover first edition - A novel set on a tiny, earthquake-plagued island in a remote corner of Japan. Endo, a young physician unjustly charged with a patient's death, is banished to the island to care for the few remaining elderly residents. A book which "combines modern earthquake science, ancient Japanese myths on the origin of earthquakes, and an unforgettable cast of characters to create a suspenseful, richly illustrated novel." (Publishers Weekly) A beautifully designed book, with L.J.C. Shimoda's artwork throughout, 279 pp plus a sixteen-page illustrated retelling of the myth of Kashima, the god who controls a giant, thrashing catfish that causes earthquakes. ISBN: 978-0984457670.

New York: SOHO Press, (1999.). Originally published in Japan in 1965, this is an intricate mystery by one of Japan's most popular authors - twice-failed stock trader manipulates stocks, engages in industrial espionage, maybe even commits murder. Based on actual events. Translated from Japanese by Sadako Mizuguchi. 257 pp. ISBN: 1569472432.

New York: SOHO Press, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Japan just after their defeat in World War II. "Written by one of Japan's most popular mystery novelists, [this] was first published in Tokyo in 1948 and won the Mystery Writers Club Award. It remains to this day among the most read of Japanese detective mysteries." Translated from the Japanese and adapted by Deborah Boliver Boehm. 324 pp. ISBN: 1-569471088.

New York: Putnam / Perigee, (1963). A collection of seven short pieces by this Nobel prize winning author, stories which span half a century of his career. Translated and with an introduction by Howard Hibbett. ix, 298 pp. ISBN: 0-399-505237.

New York: Macmillan, (1994) dj. Hardcover - The author's third book, a true story of their live after World War II. "Living as refugees in Japan in 1947 while trying to locate their missing father, thirteen-year-old Yoko and her older brother and sister must endure a bad fire, injury, and false charges of arson, theft, and murder". 275 pp. Dust jacket art by Ed Young. ISBN: 0-02-7925269.

New York: Harper Perennial, (2010). SIGNED first edition - Award-winning writer's highly praised first novel. "Hoping to outpace her grief in the wake of her father's suicide, Marina has come to the small, rural Japanese town of Shika to teach English for a year. But in Japan, as she soon discovers, you can never really throw away your past. . a novel at once a fish-out-of-water tale, a dark comedy of manners, and a strange kind of love story. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 356 pp plus 16 pp of additional material, including an interview with the author. ISBN: 978-0061732850.