1957. Boller, Willy. MASTERPIECES OF THE JAPANESE COLOR WOODCUT: Collection W. Boller. Boston Book and Art Shop, [1957]. Folio, 187 pp., with numerous plates of which several are in color. Fine, in a lightly soiled dust jacket. More about MASTERPIECES OF THE JAPANESE COLOR WOODCUT
1957. Boller, Willy. MASTERPIECES OF THE JAPANESE COLOR WOODCUT: Collection W. Boller. Boston Book and Art Shop, [1957]. Folio, 187 pp., with numerous plates of which several are in color. Boards and cloth. Near fine. More about MASTERPIECES OF THE JAPANESE COLOR WOODCUT
1947. BOLLER, Willy. MEISTER DES JAPANISCHEN FARBHOLZSCHNITTES. Mit photographien von R. Spreng. Bern: Herausgegeben im Urs Graf- Verlag, (1948). 4to., purple cloth-backed, tan paper-covered boards; 174pp. Near fine, in a lightly edgeworn jacket. More about MEISTER DES JAPANISCHEN FARBHOLZSCHNITTES
1892. HENRI D'ORLEANS. BONVALOT, Gabriel. DE PARIS AU TONKIN A TRAVERS LE TIBET INCONNU. Illustrated by engravings after photographs by Prince HENRI D'ORLEANS. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1892. First edition. 510 + [1] pp. 4to., half red morocco with gilt rules, raised bands, gilt spine ornaments and lettering, t.e.g.... More about DE PARIS AU TONKIN A TRAVERS LE TIBET INCONNU
1987. [BOOKPLATES - CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT] YAMAUCHI Kinsaburô. ÔTSU-E ZÔHYÔSHÛ. Tôkyô, Gohachi, Shôwa 62 [1987]. String-bound, Japanese-style, with 12 color woodblock printed bookplates. 18.1 x 15.6 cm Enclosed in a washi paper wraparound with printed paper title label. This is #36 of 50 copies, done as a reprint of the..... More about ÔTSU-E ZÔHYÔSHÛ
Sekino Junichirō 関野準一郎, Takei Takeo 武井 武雄 Hashimoto Okiie et al. Editor unknown. Yamataka Noboru 山高登, 橋本興家. n.p. n.d. String bound fukuro toji 20 x 15cm with title slip in Japanese on front cover. A handmade album with a delightful collection of 52 color and monochrome bookplates and stamps by... More about Yamataka Noboru 山高登, 橋本興家
1940. BORTON, Hugh. JAPAN SINCE 1931: ITS POLITICAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS. New York: Institute of Pacific Relations, 1940. I.P.R. Inquiry series. 149 pp. 8vo., red cloth withgilt and black spine title. Personal inscription signed and dated by the author on front flyleaf. Near fine, faint soil to cloth, owner's ink... More about JAPAN SINCE 1931: ITS POLITICAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS
1931. [BOTANICAL] Murakami Sadao, artist. HANA NO SHIRABE. Kyoto, MARIA Gabo, Showa 6 [1931]. Large publisher's original chitsu clasped case, containing a cloth-covered portfolio with a table of contents of all 50 of the oban sized flower prints by Murakami, printed exquisitely by the MARIA Gabo. Image size 11 x.... More about HANA NO SHIRABE
1908. [BOTANICAL] Sakai HÔ-ITSU, Suzuki KI-ITSU & Nakano KI-MEI. SHIKI NO HANA. Kyoto, Meiji 41 [1908]. 10 volumes [18.8 X 27.9 cm], complete, bound orihon style in stiff paper covers with printed paper title labels. There are 2 spring, 4 summer, 3 autumn and 1 winter volumes, with a grand... More about SHIKI NO HANA
1917. [BOTANICAL] Tanigami Kônan, artist. Seiyô SÔKA ZUFU. Kyoto: Unsodo, Taisho 6 [1917]. 5 volumes. Orihon folding albums, each 27.8 x 18.8 cm, in boards with printed paper title labels. There are two "Spring" volumes, bound separately, two "Summer" volumes, then "Fall" & "Winter" are bound together, each with the... More about Seiyô SÔKA ZUFU
1827. [BOTANICAL] Toneri Shigetaka [1779-1847] SÔMOKU SEIFU; YÛDOKU SÔMOKU ZUSETSU. [Nagoya], Eirakuya Tôshirô, Bunsei 10 [1827]. 5 volumes, string-bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji, original printed paper title labels. 28.3 x 19.2 cm. Perfect condition. An interesting illustrated work (some color) on poisonous plants. Found at Kerlen 1657,1895. Complete. In a modern..... More about SÔMOKU SEIFU; YÛDOKU SÔMOKU ZUSETSU
1710. [BOTANY - JAPANESE] Itō Ihei, author. CHIKINSÔ [VIEW OF THE EARTH'S RAIMENT] 20 volumes. Edo, 1710, 1719 & n.d. [c.1740]. In three series: The first eight volumes are titled ZÔHO CHIKINSÔ; The next eight: KÔEKI CHIKINSÔ and the final four: CHIKINSÔ FUROKU. All small format, 15.5 x 11.1 cm..... More about CHIKINSÔ 20 volumes
2002. Bower, Virginia L. From Court to Caravan : Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M. Solomon. Harvard University Art Museums, (2002). Small folio, fine, soft cover. More about From Court to Caravan : Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of
1895. BOWES, James L. NOTES ON SHIPPO. A Sequel to Japanese Enamels. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1895. First edition, inscribed by the author. 4to, green cloth-backed, decorated tan paper-covered boards; xii + 109pp. + ads. Ex-library. Cloth at spine has been re-backed. With much external wear and... More about NOTES ON SHIPPO
1895. BOWES, James L. NOTES ON SHIPPO. A Sequel to Japanese Enamels. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1895. First edition, inscribed by the author to Stewart Culin, the author of the important work: KOREAN GAMES, published in the same year as this valuable monograph. 4to, green cloth-backed, decorated... More about NOTES ON SHIPPO
1891. BOWES, James L.. A VINDICATION OF THE DECORATED POTTERY OF JAPAN. Privately printed, 1891. This copy inscribed with the writer's compliments. Small 4to., white paper-covered boards, decorated in gilt; 64pp. Illustrated with 2 color plates, 1 line drawing, 1 half-tone. Ex-library. Spine considerably worn, boards soiled, else very good. More about VINDICATION OF THE DECORATED POTTERY OF JAPAN
1891. BOWES, James L.. A VINDICATION OF THE DECORATED POTTERY OF JAPAN. Privately printed, 1891. Small 4to., white paper-covered boards, decorated in gilt; 64pp. Illustrated with 2 color plates, 1 line drawing, 1 half-tone. Ex-library. Remnants of paper cover on pastedowns, small tape repair at spine, some wear to heel and crown, boards soiled. More about VINDICATION OF THE DECORATED POTTERY OF JAPAN
1882. BOWES, James Lord. JAPANESE MARKS AND SEALS. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., London 1882. First edition. 4to., Original red bevelled cloth, gilt, t.e.g.; color frontis. + ix + color map of Japan + 379pp. Profusely illustrated in the text in b&w. Covers very good. Always found weak and partially... More about JAPANESE MARKS AND SEALS
BOWIE, Theodore, in collaboration with James T. Kenney, Fumiko Togasaki. ART OF THE SURIMONO. (Bloomington: Indianna University Art Museum, 1979). Inscribed by Theodore Bowie on the t.p. Illustrated, some color. Small quarto. 188 pp. Illustrated paper wrappers. One corner is very gently bumped, and wrappers have faint dust-soiling. Near fine... More about ART OF THE SURIMONO
1901. (BOXER REBELIION). "Hall of Harmony" Broadside. From the estate of Maj. General Andrew Walker Brewster, a printed programme for a musical concert at the Hall of Harmony, Temple of Heaven, in Peking, on Saturday, 27th April, 1901. Printed by the "Queen's own" Madras Sappers and Miners; 8" x 9... More about HALL OF HARMONY BROADSIDE
1881. BRASSEY, Mrs. A VOYAGE IN THE SUNBEAM. Our home on the ocean for eleven months. Chicago: Belford, Clark and Co., 1881. xiv, 511pp., 8vo., folding map, profusely illustrated in the text, golden-brown boards decorated in gilt. Gilt spine. Some internal browning, but the covers are very clean and bright;... More about VOYAGE IN THE SUNBEAM
1983. BRINKER, Helmut. SHUSSAN SHAKA-DARSTELLUNGEN IN DER MALEREI OSTASIENS: Untersuchungen zu einem Bildthema der buddhistischen Figurenmalerei. Bern; Frankfurt am Main; New York: Peter Lang, (1983). Schweizer Asiatische Studien: Monographien: Bd. 3. Inscribed by the auhor. 276,[2] pp., including black and white plates. Gently bumped at top-edge, and occaional light edgewear; very good plus. More about SHUSSAN SHAKA-DARSTELLUNGEN IN DER MALEREI OSTASIENS
1973. BRINKER, Helmut. DIE ZEN-BUDDHISTISCHE BILDNUSMALEREI IN CHINA UND JAPAN von den Anfangen bis zum Ende des 16. Jahrhunderts; eine Untersuchung zur Ikonographie, Typen- und Entwicklungsgeschichte. Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner, 1973. Munchener ostasiatische Studien, Band 10. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Octavo. x,279 pp. + [38] black &... More about ZEN-BUDDHISTISCHE BILDNUSMALEREI IN CHINA UND JAPAN
1897. BRINKLEY, F., ed. JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, WRITTEN BY EMINENT JAPANESE AUTHORITIES AND SCHOLARS, VOL. II, DE LUXE EDITION. Boston: J B Millet Company, 1897. No. 439 of 750 numbered copies (De Luxe edition). Elephant folio, 74 + [2] pp. + 8 large plates, being one... More about JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, VOL. II, DE LUXE ED
1897. BRINKLEY, F., ed. JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, WRITTEN BY EMINENT JAPANESE AUTHORITIES AND SCHOLARS, VOL. III, DE LUXE EDITION. Boston: J B Millet Company, 1897. No. 439 of 750 numbered copies (De Luxe edition). Elephant folio, 112 + [2] pp. + 8 large plates, being one... More about JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, VOL. III, DE LUXE ED