The Chrysanthemum and the Sword. Patterns of Japanese Culture. de Benedict, Ruth - 1946

New American Library/Meridian. Fair. 1974. Softcover; 1st Printing. 0529019868 . Used conditon/pencilled notes and underlining throughout. Glue on spine is dried making some of the pages beginning to some apart. Still a good reference book. ; Textbook; 51/4x8; 324 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1989. Sixth Printing. Softcover. 0395500753 . Very Good with no dust jacket; Wear at edges Previous owner's name. Pen notes on front pages, pen underling and pen notes inside; Explores the political, religious, and economic life of Japan from the seventh century through the mid-twentieth, as well as personal family life; Trade PB; 324 pages .

Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1989. Fine. No Jacket 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Minimal wear.. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1989. Paperback. 0395500753 . Remainder Mark on Bottom Book Edge .

NY: Meridian Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Later Printing. Soft Cover. 0452005612 . Publisher's glossy wraps.. VERY GOOD.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 328 pp .

Houghton Mifflin, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Houghton Mifflin, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The World Publishing Company. trade paperback. good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes 8vo; 324 pages; good trade paperback; tips bumped with chip and fray; creases to cover; nicks to cover edges; few pages bottom corner bent by previous owner small bent; some light tanning; faint stains and faint foxing to edges; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking

Houghton Mifflin, 1946-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo. Pp. 324. Glossary. Index. Bound in full green cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Front hinge starting. Half-title with two small shadows from decal removal. In the dust jacket with $4.95 price intact; slight scrape along rear panel; a touch of edge-wear. Benedict's influential work was solicited by the Office of War Information as a study to assess Japanese culture and the Japanese attitudes shaping their expansionist worldview that led to WWII. The work is presented here in a first printing in handsome condition: The first edition was plagued by poor binding production in which no folded endpapers were included. This copy with new endpapers that serve to reinforce the otherwise weak hinges. Dust jacket is now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.