Re: (sumo literature)First English Sumo Book

[Jim Bitgood <jimbit2@phoenix-c.or.jp>]

At 11:41 PM 12/2/99 +0900, you wrote:
>At 12:37 +0900 1/12/99, Rob Hoey wrote:
>> A co-worker of mine  has brought in what looks like the first english sumo
>> book which was published in 1959.
>> It's called "Sumo the sport and the tradition" by J.A Sargeant. 

The copy I have claims to be the 6th printing from 1964. The best part of
the book when I bought it was the two pages of sketches of various kimarite
(labeled "throws").
It was the only book on sumo that I could find when I was stationed in
Japan in the mid 1960's with the US Air Force.
In many ways, it is still a pretty good book.

	
	Jim
	  in Chitose
	(42-48N, 141-35E)