Martial Arts from Inno Dubelaar Books

London, England: Ward Lock, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First printing. 127 pp., many photos, appendices, index, glossary, two large fold-outs in rear of book, bound in dark red cloth, dust jacket. Very Good text with no noticeable flaws except for gift inscription… Ler mais sobre este item

Toronto, ON Canada: Self-published, 1943. 1st 1st Printing. Paperback. Fine. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. First printing. 96 pp., fully illustrated with step-by-step b&w photos, small (4.5 X 6 inches) soft cover. A superb copy, apparently unread, with no wear or markings. A very rare self-defence manual. First book by Mr. Underwood. By far… Ler mais sobre este item

Tokyo: Tokyo-News Co., 1958. 1st 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. First printing, first English-language edition printed in 1958. First Japanese edition was 1957. 98 pp., profusely ill. with b&w photos, some color plates, oversize (4to) hardcover, no dust jacket. A Fair text with no owner's marks, no tears to contents, minor soiling and wear to extremities. Front inner… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Foulsham, 1963. 1st 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First printing. 136 pp., profusely illustrated with step-by-step photos, bibliography, small 4to, hardcover, no dust jacket. Text is Good-only with wear to covers, neat owner's name on front blank end paper. An attractive Good copy of this scarce and fragile judo… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Foulsham, 1963. 1st 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First printing. 136 pp., profusely illustrated with step-by-step photos, bibliography, small 4to, hardcover, dust jacket. Text is Very Good with small neat owner's name on title page, no significant wear, light soiling to text. Rare dust jacket is Fair only with… Ler mais sobre este item

Rutland, VT & Tokyo, Japan: Tuttle, 1967. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 10th printing of first edition. 145 pp., photos, drawings, small hardcover in blue cloth. No dust jacket. Book has extensive underlining and page corners turned. A decent, usable reading copy.

Yokohama, Japan: Tokyo News Co. , 1959. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Third edition, much expanded from the first edition of 1958. 144 pp., profusely ill. with b&w photos, some color plates, oversize (4to) hardcover, no dust jacket. Book is Good with firm binding, internally very nice. Fragile boards show some wear and bumping to extremities. Original… Ler mais sobre este item

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Interservice, 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. First printing, this edition. 18 pp. booklet, stapled in plain grey card covers, octavo format. Fine copy with no flaws. Reprint of the 1939 edition.

Self Published, 1946. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. First (and only) printing. 104 pp., ills., photos, 8vo, blue hardcover. No dust jacket. Clean, tight copy with no serious flaws, no owner's marks. Some wear to extremities with top-edge of board showing a bit through the cloth (about 1/2"), short pull-tear to top of spine, slight age-darkening to… Ler mais sobre este item

Canada Hap Ki Do Association, 1984. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. First printing. 120 pp., many step-by-step photos, oversize soft cover. VG copy with minor wear and creasing to covers. Neat owner's name. Scarce martial arts and self-defense book.

New York: Pocket Books, 1965. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. First printing. 73 pp., hundreds of step-by-step photos, softcover about 9" X 5". An attractive copy with firm binding, no owner's name, light wear and some dustiness to covers. Scarce book.

Los Angeles: The American School of Jiu-Jitsu, 1933. 1st . Paperback. Near Fine. Very rare first printing of this very early jiu-jitsu manual. 60 pp. printed recto only, 48 line drawings, 8 1/2 X 11 inch format bound by two brass brads in orange soft cover wraps. Contents are Nearly Fine with no noticeable flaws. The front and… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Putnam & Co., 1938. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 1938 printing of the 1927 English edition. Xv, 526 pp., 505 ills., 8vo, reddish cloth, dustjacket. Nearly Fine text with complete, intact contents, strong hinges, in original cloth, very small, neat owner's name stamp to half-title page and rear free endpaper, no noticeable wear or fading, moderate foxing… Ler mais sobre este item

Tokyo: Tokyo-News Co., 1958. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. First printing, first English-language edition printed in 1958. First Japanese edition was 1957. 98 pp., profusely ill. with b&w photos, some color plates, oversize (4to) hardcover, dustjacket. A superb text with no owner's marks, no tears, no soiling. Some shelf-wear to the dustjacket at extremities (with matching… Ler mais sobre este item

Self Published, 1904. 1st . Paperback. Fair. First printing. Pp. 60-207, 95 photos, octavo format in beige card covers with "Japanese" design. Clean, complete text with no owner's mark, one page has a neatly repaired tears, binding is firm. Small chips to base of spine and top corner of front cover, under one inch. A presentable copy of… Ler mais sobre este item

Toronto: Self-published, 1943. 1st 1st Printing. Paperback. Good. First printing. 96 pp., fully illustrated with step-by-step b&w photos, small (4.5 X 6 inches) soft cover. Binding firm, covers holding well. Average wear and dustiness as expected for an 80-year old book. There is some wear to extremities of the covers as expected for the age. The spine edge-worn… Ler mais sobre este item

NYC: Louellen, 1937. 1st . Hardcover. Good. Seaman. First printing of this classic text. 93 pp., 56 ills. by Seaman, 8vo, hardcover in original red cloth. A very attractive copy: no owner's names, no tears, no stains or fading to covers, light wear to tips. The only significant flaw is that the blank front endpaper has been neatly… Ler mais sobre este item

Toronto: Self Published, 1969. 1st 1st Printing. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First printing, this edition. A significantly improved update of the 1950 edition, with new photos and a new foreword by John R. Murray, Deputy-Chief of Police, City of Toronto. 96 pp., 4 pp. bio of the author, profusely illustrated… Ler mais sobre este item

Tokyo: Tokyo-News Co., 1958. 1st . Hardcover. Fair/Dust Jacket Included. First printing, first English-language edition printed in 1958. First Japanese edition was 1957. 98 pp., profusely ill. with b&w photos, some color plates, oversize (4to) hardcover, dustjacket. A Good text with no owner's marks, no tears, minor soiling and some wear to extremties. Inner hinges are cracked but… Ler mais sobre este item

Yokohama, Japan: Tokyo-News Co., 1959. 1st . Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Included. First printing, revised edition, much expanded from the first edition. 144 pp., profusely ill. with b&w photos, some color plates, oversize (4to) hardcover, dustjacket. Text is Nearly Fine with neat owner's name and date (1961) inside cover, very light wear to extremities, no tears, no soiling. Dj… Ler mais sobre este item