Martial Arts from Inno Dubelaar Books

Toronto, ON Canada: Self-published, 1943. 1st 1st Printing. Paperback. Fine. 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 the most spectacular copy that we have… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this item

Toronto: Self Published, 1969. 1st . Paperback. Very Good. First printing, this edition. A significantly improved update of 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 with hundreds of step-by-step photos, 8vo, softcover with dramatic action photos… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: American Sports Publishing Co., 1905. 1st . Paperback. Very Good. Apparent first printing. 79 pp. + about 49 pp. of ads, 35 full-page plates, dark blue illustrated softcover, about 5 X 7 inches. Contents are very fresh, clean and untorn, with no owner's name. Covers are a bit worn at extremities with little creasing,… Read more about this item

Columbus, GA: Stahara Publishing, 1920. 1st . Paperback. Very Good. First printing. All seven volumes, including 240 pp., 245 step-by-step illustrations demonstrating the techiques, octavo format in dark brown wraps. This set is marked with a serial number on the back of Volume 1: 11949. Volume 1 is Good, with some wear and moderate soiling to the front… Read more about this item