1881. [AGRICULTURE] Miyazaki Ryûjô. Kôeki NOKÔ ZENSHO 5 vols. Tokyo, n.d.[1881]. Bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji. Original covers and title labels. 22.7 x 15.5 cm. An extensive guide to the practice of agriculture in the early modern era of Meiji Japan. Largely text, but illustrated throughout in woodcut, some of which in.....
1971. AIKEN, Conrad. THE CLERK'S JOURNAL. Being the diary of a queer man. An undergraduate poem, together with a brief memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot. New York: The Eakins Press, 1971. First edition. An out of series copy of three hundred numbered copies signed by the author...
1953. AIKEN, Conrad. COLLECTED POEMS. New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. 895 pp. B/w photo frontispiece. 8vo., brown cloth. Fine in Very Good dust jacket with a few nicks to edges, closed 1 inch tear at top of spine, 1/8 inch chip to bottom of spine. Pulitzer winner.
1914. AIKEN, Conrad. EARTH TRIUMPHANT. And Other Tales in Verse. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914. First edition, review copy, of Aiken's first book. Cloth is worn a little wear at crown and heel, but still a pleasing copy, very good in all. (Bonnell A1).
1914. FEFB. AIKEN, Conrad. EARTH TRIUMPHANT and Other Tales In Verse. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914. First edition of the author's first book; complimentary copy from publisher; Dorothy Lathrop's copy with her signature on the front flyleaf. The spine is slightly darkened with shelfwear to the heel and crown...
1916. FE. AIKEN, Conrad. THE JIG OF FORSLIN. A Symphony. Boston: The Four Seas Company, 1916. First edition, Dorothy Lathrop's (designer of the dust jacket) copy with her card laid in. The fore-edge and endpapers show light foxing, else a fine copy in bright boards with minimal edgewear, in a....
1936. AIKEN, Conrad. TIME IN THE ROCK. Preludes to Definition. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First edition, review copy, with publisher's solicitation laid in. 8vo., burgundy cloth, gilt. Just a hint of sun and rubbing to boards, foxing to endpapers. Near fine, in a sunned dust jacket with moderate...
1916. AIKEN, Conrad. TURNS AND MOVIES and other Tales in Verse. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1916. First edition, second book. 8vo., olive wrapper over limp boards. As is, with front wrap, first three leaves detached; rear wrap detached, chipping to all at edges. Lacking some of the spine, remaining portion darkened...
1796. AIKIN, J. LETTERS FROM A FATHER TO HIS SON, on Various Topics, Relative to Literature and the Conduct of Life. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey by James Carey, 1796. 12mo., marbled calf, gilt title to red leather spine label. Owner's label to front pastedown. Mild worming to upper rear...
1841. AINSWORTH, William Harrison. GUY FAWKES; OR, THE GUNPOWDER TREASON, AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Illustrated by Cruikshank. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1841. First American edition. 205 pp. 4to., quarter caramel-colored cloth with paper spine label and green paper covered boards. Boards edgeworn, slightly chipped at corners. Spine staring at top of...
1985. AINU MINZOKU HAKUBUTSUKAN. SOBIETORENGA KYOKUTÔ SHÔSÛ MINZOKU-TEN 1987.7.15 ~8.31. Hokkaidô, 1987, Obl 8vo., ppbk, 70pp. Russian & Japanese text, illustrated. Catalog of an exhibition on the peoples of the Soviet Arctic. Very good.
AINU MINZOKU HAKUBUTSUKAN. TÔHOKU CHIHÔ TO AINU BUNKA 1986.7.15 ~ 8.31. Shiraoi Institute for the Preservation of Ainu Culture, Hokkaidô, 1986 obl. 8vo. 43pp. ppbk. Japanese text, illustrated. Exhibition catalog dedicated to the influence of Ainu culture on Northern Honshû. Very good.
1932. [AINU] TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Second Series, Volume IX, December 1932. Boards. 8vo., 163 pp. Conatins Batchelor's article on the Ainu Bear Festival, among other intersting articles. Weak hinges, good.
1964. [AINU] HATTORI Shiro, editor. AINUGO HÔGEN JITEN. Tokyo, Iwanami Shoten, 1964. Large 8vo., dark green cloth, 556+ pp. Important dialect dictionary of the Ainu language. Written in Japanese. About in publisher's slipcase.
1888. AITCHISON, J. E. T. THE BOTANY OF THE AFGHAN DELIMITATION COMMISSION. London: Printed for the Linnean Society by Taylor and Francis, April 1888. The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series, Botany. Volume III, Part I. 139pp. 48 plates and two folding maps. 4to., blue paper wrappers...
1806. [AITKEN, Jane, publ.]. [General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States]. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; The Larger Catechism Ratified and Adopted by the Synod of New-York & Philadelphia; The Shorter Catechism, Ratified and Adopted...; The Form of the Government...
1834. OGG, Henry A. AKERMAN, J. Y. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF RARE AND UNEDITED ROMAN COINS. From the earliest period of the Roman coinage, to the extinction of the Empire under Constantinus Paleologos. With numerous plates from the originals. London: Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange, 1834. 2 volumes. Illustrated with (all)...
1840. AKERMAN, John Yonge. A NUMISMATIC MANUAL. London: Taylor & Walton, 1840. 17 engraved plates at the end, plus wood-engraved text illustrations. xiv,[2],420 pp. 8vo., original brown cloth sides rebacked (though a bit awkwardly) with black cloth, and a hand-written label to spine. Ex-library; bookplate at front pastedown and pencil...
1916. AKIYAMA, Aisaburo. BRIEF HISTORY OF PICTORIAL JAPAN. Tokyo: A. Akiyama, 1916. 81 + 2 pp. 8vo., brown patterened cloth covered boards, bound with two leather thongs. Ink gift inscription to front flyleaf dated 1918. Light wear/fraying to spine, cloth chipped at spine 1/2 inch at crown. Bound Japanese (accordion)...
1964. AKIYAMA, Aisaburo. A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF JAPAN AND CHINA. New York: Paragon Book Reprint Company, 1964. Second edition. 12mo, stiff brown wrappers; 42pp. Fine.
1969. Akiyama, Terukazu; Soper, Alexander (translator) Arts of China: Buddhist Cave Temples. Kodansha America, NY, 1969. Fine folio buckram, very good dustwrapper.
1974. ALAIN (pseud. of Emile Chartier). NOEL. [N.P.]: Printed at Christmas for the friends of Elizabeth & Richard Pevear, Ann & J. Laughlin, and New Directions, 1974. The text is of the final chapter of The Gods, translated by Richard Pevear. 8pp. 8vo., blue paper wrappers, wire saddle stitched. Near...
1724. [ALBERMARLE, George Monck, Duke of]. THE LIFE OF GENERAL MONK: DUKE OF ALBERMARLE, containing, I. A faithful account of his unparalledl'd conduct, surprizing actions, and providential success in accomplishing the restoration of monarchy. II. A particular relation of that most memorable march from Coldstream to London; the preparations for...
1978. ALBERY, Nobuko. BALLOON TOP. A novel of growing up in Japan. New York: Pantheon, (1978). First American edition. 8vo, tan cloth; 255pp. Ink inscription. Fine, in a lightly soiled jacket.
1844. ALBO, Rab. Joseph. BUCH IKKARIM, GRUND-UND GLAUBENSLEHREN DER MOSAISCHEN RELIGION. Frankfurt: n.p. 1844 (On facing half-title: tipped-in slip under Frankfurt "Verlag von Otto Spamer in Leipzig"). xxxxiv + 688 pp. 8vo., rebound in workmanlike black cloth spine with marbled paper covered boards. Ex-library, only evidence is hand lettered spine...
