YASHIMA, MITSU, YASHIMA, TARO (33 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. usual library marks on end papers and just remnant of label on spine and owner's name on front otherwise contents are bright, tight and free of all marks and wear. surprisingly interesting book includes the traditional camphor makers, sandal makers and much more. All color illustrated. Charming.

Zustand: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Very large, thinner children's book, yellow cloth very slightly soiled with red circle design at top front, red lettering on spine very fine, variety of blue colors with homes illustrated inside covers and adjacent end papers, 39 pages, beautiful color-illustrations of daily life in a Japanese village throughout, some full-page. Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No DJ. Yashima, Taro & Mitsu (illustrator). 1st Edition. Tara Yashima has won CALDECOTT HONOR 3x (CROW BOY, etc). In this simple, poignant tale, a young boy tells about all the things he watches every day after he leaves his village school. Outstanding art. 1st prt. Yellow cloth with bright design. Slight wear to edges, small prior owner's name on half-title page.

Zustand: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked with a tight binding. Third printing. 9"w x 8"h. 34 pages. Wonderful color illustrations.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Yashima, Taro (illustrator). Second Printing. Second printing. Yellow, illustrated cloth, oblong, 33 pp. This copy has been privately owned, in library binding, but never in a library. Text and illustrations are AS NEW--pages are bright, crisp, very fresh. Jacket is has a bit of dust and mild wear to caps and corner, small piece out at top spine, a tear at top front panel, but bright and crisp. Trade price has been clipped at top flap; library price intact at bottom flap. Difficult to find in this kind of condition. Lovely color quality; really nice. Not Signed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. US hardback first impression from 1961. Near fine with previous owner bookplate to front pastedown, in near fine unclipped jacket.

Gr.-8°, Leinen mit Umschlag-O. Zustand: Gut. 39 S., Mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen, sauberes Exemplar. 204736_Kinderb. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. Thin quarto. Two small abrasions at the bottom of the boards, near fine in attractive very good or better dustwrapper with a few small chips and tears. A handsome copy.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Yahima, Taro (illustrator). First Edition. Clean, tight, square and bright first edition bound in yellow cloth with red title on spine and ornament on front cover. Illustrated endpapers. The word "discard" in black marker on front pastedown (but NO library markings whatsoever), bit of foxing at head and foot of spine, else fine. Yashima's inscription, signature, and a red signature stamp are accompanied by a multi-color watercolor illustration of a girl and butterfly on reverse of ffep. Dust jacket is unclipped ($2.50), protected in removable mylar, sunned on spine, with two closed tears to front panel, 2" at top edge and 3/4" at bottom edge, 3/4" by 1 1/2" missing paper at head of spine, 2" closed tear at foot of spine, abrasion to back panel near foot of spine. A look at a busy, peaceful village in Japan through the inquisitive eyes of two children who live there, captures the delight and importance of being young. Yashima's second book for children, a sequel to "The Village Tree." 39 pages, full-color illustrations on every page. Click on BOOKSTORES to view our selection of used, new, and some remainder-marked children's and young adult titles. Signed by Illustrator/Author.

Splendidly bound in finely woven yellow linen cloth stamped in red on the front boards and on the spine. Very clean and tight throughout with an inscription: "To Joe from Aunt Clara" on the half-title page. In an exceptionally colorful and bright dust jacket with small chips at the top and bottom of the spine at at two corners. The original price has been inked out. "With words fresh as rain and colors alive with light and air, the Yashimas have captured the delight and importance of being young." A lovely, collectible copy of this charming look at daily life in a Japanese village. Taro Yashima (1908 1994) was the pseudonym of Atsushi Iwamatsua Japanese artist who lived in the United States during World War II. The New Sun, published in 1943 under the name Taro Yashima, was a 310-page autobiographical picture book for adults, about life in pre-war,statist Sh wa Japan. Its sequel, Horizon is Calling, published in 1947, was in the same format usually one picture per page, with one or two lines of text. The 276-page tome continued the story of his life, this time with added Japanese text, and concluded with musings about leaving Japan to study art overseas. In both, he detailed his and Tomoe's maltreatment by the Japanese secret police. Yashima began writing and illustrating children's books early in the 1950s, under the pseudonym he had used in the OSS. The picture books Crow Boy (1956), Umbrella (1958), and Seashore Story (1967) were runners-up for the Caldecott Medal, later called Caldecott Honor Books. The annual award by professional librarians recognizes the illustrator of the "most distinguished American picture book for children".[3]Yashima returned to his home village of Nejime, visiting childhood classmates and familiar scenes that he depicted in several of his children's picture books. He and filmmaker Glenn Johnson produced a 26-minute documentary in 1971, hosted and narrated by Yashima, entitled Taro Yashima's Golden Village.[4] Mitsu Yashima (1908-1988) whose real name was Tomoe Sasako was a Japanese children's book author and wife of Taro Yashima. Mitsu was the daughter of a shipbuilding company executive. She attended college in Japan. In the '30s, she joined a Marxist study group, where she met her future husband, artist Taro Yashima. On December 10th, 1933, Mitsu and Taro had their first child, Makoto Iwamatsu, who would become a renowned actor and voice actor. In 1939 she and Taro went to America, with Mako, to study art. When World War II broke out, Mitsu joined the U.S. war effort, working for the OSS by sending American propaganda to the Japanese. She adopted the pseudonym Mitsu Yashima during the war. Following the war, Mitsu and Taro had their second child Momo, who also appeared in many of their children's books. Mitsu died at the age of 80 on December 7, 1988. (Wikipedia) First Edition with "First Published by the Viking Press in September, 1954" on the copyright page and no subsequent printings.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Yashima, Taro (illustrator). First Edition. Beautiful first printing copy of this beloved book, signed by Taro Yashima, also adding his special ink imprint. He also painted a girl doll and a cat doll in watercolors near his signature; this measures 4.5x4 inches. Light green cloth boards with blue ink illustration of cat collar with a bell; blue lettering to spine. Bright and lovely illustrated endpapers. Very clean and crisp copy; no writing or marks (apart from Yashima's). Just a touch of rubbing to tips, else a FINE copy. Gorgeous color quality! Dust jacket has a little toning to spine and a little dust on back panel, a little rubbing to caps, else beautiful, no tears or edgewear, very sharp. Original price intact at top front flap. Scarce in such lovely condition. No inscribed to anyone. Please see photos. Signed, with Original Watercol.

First edition of this scarce Yashima title, in which their daughter Momo brings home a stray cat. Taro and his wife Mitsu, real names Jun Iwamatsu and Tomoe Sasako, were antifascist activists in addition to artists; they met in the Japanese Proletarian Artists' League. After being arrested and tortured by the Japanese government for their activism, they fled to America; they took on their pseudonyms when they were hired by the Office of War Information, and later the Office of Strategic Services, to protect their family still living in Japan. They produced anti-military propaganda for Japanese consumption in various forms throughout World War II, including illustrating handbills for dropping over battlefields. The Yashimas began writing children's books for Momo, their American-born daughter. While these were originally recollections life as a child in Japan, as Momo grew, they began writing stories about her American childhood. They capture a snapshot of the life of a midcentury Asian American family. 8'' x 9.25''. Original green publisher's cloth binding with blue stamped titles and design. Original color pictorial dust jacket, unclipped ($2.50). Color pictorial endpapers of leaves and flowers. Illustrated in color throughout. 33 pages. Mild edgewear to dust jacket, with light soil. Small scuff to extreme edge of front board, spine ends mildly bumped. Vibrant and sharp. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.

Early edition of the charming tale of a walk home from school through a lively Japanese village, inscribed and with a stunning original watercolor by Yashima. Taro and his wife Mitsu, real names Jun Iwamatsu and Tomoe Sasako, were antifascist activists in addition to artists; they met in the Japanese Proletarian Artists' League. After being arrested and tortured by the Japanese government for their activism, they fled to America; they took on their pseudonyms when they were hired by the Office of War Information, and later the Office of Strategic Services, to protect their family still living in Japan. They produced anti-military propaganda for Japanese consumption in various forms throughout World War II, including illustrating handbills for dropping over battlefields. After the war, Taro and Mitsu wrote PLENTY TO WATCH and their other children's books to tell their American-born daughter Momo about life in Japan before the war. Based on Taro's childhood in a small village, this story brings to life all of the active workshops and craftspeople of early 20th century Japan. 10'' x 7.5''. Original yellow publisher's cloth binding with red stamped titles and designs. Original color pictorial dust jacket, unclipped ($2.75). Pictorial front endpapers with scenes of the Japanese summer. Illustrated in color throughout. 39 pages. Original watercolor artwork to verso of front flyleaf by Taro Yashima of a bird in flight over a nest of eggs, inscribed, stamped, and dated "Dec. 16, 1959."Some rubbing and chipping to extremities of dust jacket, with 1" of loss to top and bottom of spine. Corners and spine ends of binding very lightly bumped, with light toning to top edge. A sound and vibrant copy. Near fine in very good minus dust jacket.

Inscribed first edition of the charming tale of a walk home from school through a lively Japanese village, with an original watercolor by Yashima. Taro and his wife Mitsu, real names Jun Iwamatsu and Tomoe Sasako, were antifascist activists in addition to artists; they met in the Japanese Proletarian Artists' League. After being arrested and tortured by the Japanese government for their activism, they fled to America; they took on their pseudonyms when they were hired by the Office of War Information, and later the Office of Strategic Services, to protect their family still living in Japan. They produced anti-military propaganda for Japanese consumption in various forms throughout World War II, including illustrating handbills for dropping over battlefields. After the war, Taro and Mitsu wrote PLENTY TO WATCH and their other children's books to tell their American-born daughter Momo about life in Japan before the war. Based on Taro's childhood in a small village, this story brings to life all of the active workshops and craftspeople of early 20th century Japan. 10'' x 7.5''. Original yellow publisher's cloth binding with red stamped titles and designs. Original color pictorial dust jacket, awkwardly price-clipped. Pictorial front endpapers with scenes of the Japanese summer. Illustrated in color throughout. 39 pages. Original watercolor artwork to verso of front flyleaf by Taro Yashima of a flowering branch and kanji, signed, stamped, and dated "Dec. 2, 1957." Dust jacket with chipping and wear to extremities; long tear to spine, repaired with tape on verso. Corners and spine ends of binding very lightly bumped, boards mildly bowed. A sound and vibrant copy. Near fine in good plus dust jacket.

Splendidly bound in finely woven cinnamon cloth stamped in black on the front boards and on the spine. Very clean and tight throughout. With previous owner's book plate on the front paste-down. Inscribed by the artist and with his drawing of a bird's nest with a speckled blue egg inside and three blackbirds flying overhead, one with a very red head. Inscribed in blue ink: To: Nancy Edwards with Best Wishes--Taro Yashima, 1964." Also with his signature and chop mark. In a charming dust jacket featuring the Youngest One looking wistfully out a window. With small chips at the top and bottom of the spine ends; and light wear at the corners. With the original price of $2.75 at the top of the inside front flap."Two big dark eyes peeped through the hedge, but when Momo came near, Bobby backed away and covered his eyes."A lovely, collectible copy of this charming tale of Bobby who finds friendship. Taro Yashima (1908 1994) was the pseudonym of Atsushi Iwamatsua Japanese artist who lived in the United States during World War II. The New Sun, published in 1943 under the name Taro Yashima, was a 310-page autobiographical picture book for adults, about life in pre-war,statist Sh wa Japan. Its sequel, Horizon is Calling, published in 1947, was in the same format usually one picture per page, with one or two lines of text. The 276-page tome continued the story of his life, this time with added Japanese text, and concluded with musings about leaving Japan to study art overseas. In both, he detailed his and Tomoe's maltreatment by the Japanese secret police. Yashima began writing and illustrating children's books early in the 1950s, under the pseudonym he had used in the OSS. The picture books Crow Boy (1956), Umbrella (1958), and Seashore Story (1967) were runners-up for the Caldecott Medal, later called Caldecott Honor Books. The annual award by professional librarians recognizes the illustrator of the "most distinguished American picture book for children".[3]Yashima returned to his home village of Nejime, visiting childhood classmates and familiar scenes that he depicted in several of his children's picture books. He and filmmaker Glenn Johnson produced a 26-minute documentary in 1971, hosted and narrated by Yashima, entitled Taro Yashima's Golden Village.[4] Mitsu Yashima (1908-1988) whose real name was Tomoe Sasako was a Japanese children's book author and wife of Taro Yashima. Mitsu was the daughter of a shipbuilding company executive. She attended college in Japan. In the '30s, she joined a Marxist study group, where she met her future husband, artist Taro Yashima. On December 10th, 1933, Mitsu and Taro had their first child, Makoto Iwamatsu, who would become a renowned actor and voice actor. In 1939 she and Taro went to America, with Mako, to study art. When World War II broke out, Mitsu joined the U.S. war effort, working for the OSS by sending American propaganda to the Japanese. She adopted the pseudonym Mitsu Yashima during the war. Following the war, Mitsu and Taro had their second child Momo, who also appeared in many of their children's books. Mitsu died at the age of 80 on December 7, 1988. (Wikipedia) First Edition with "First Published by the Viking Press in 1962" on the title page and no subsequent printings.