[AMERICANA - 19th CENTURY EPHEMERA] AMERICAN COW MILKER MACHINE POSTER, ORIGINAL. Buffalo, NY: Express Printing Company for the American Cow Milking Machine Co. [n.d. ca. 1865]. 42 x 26 3/4 inches. Woodblock printing: Boldest typeface measures 10 inches tall. L. O. Colvin's "American Cow Milker" was patented in 1860 as... More about AMERICAN COW MILKER MACHINE POSTER, ORIGINAL, 19TH CENTURY EPHEMERA
1795. ANDERSON, Aeneas. A NARRATIVE OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY TO CHINA, IN THE YEARS 1792, 1793, AND 1794; CONTAINING THE VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE EMBASSY, WITH ACCOUNTS OF CUSTOMS AND MANNERS OF THE CHINESE; AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY, TOWNS, CITIES, &C. &C. London: Printed for J. Debrett...1795. [a2... More about NARRATIVE OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY TO CHINA, IN THE YEARS 1792, 1793
1896. [ATLAS]. ATLAS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON VOLUME 6 WEST ROXBURY. Philadelphia: G. W. Bromley and Co., 1896. Second edition. Folio, 22.5". Contains street index, outline and index map and 30 double-page maps measuring 22.5" by 32". Maps have only minor soiling to margins and occasional pencil annotations (plates... More about ATLAS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON VOLUME 6 WEST ROXBURY
1777. [BARRON, William]. HISTORY OF THE COLONIZATION OF THE FREE STATES OF ANTIQUITY, APPLIED TO THE PRESENT CONTEST BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND HER AMERICAN COLONIES. WITH REFLECTIONS CONCERNING THE SETTLEMENT OF THESE COLONIES. London: Printed for T. Cadell in the Strand, 1777. i-[viii],151 pp. Quarto, side-sewn in (contemporary?) plain paper... More about HISTORY OF THE COLONIZATION OF THE FREE STATES OF ANTIQUITY, APPLIED T
1959. BEZACIER, Louis. RELEVES DE MONUMENTS ANCIENS DU NORD VIET-NAM: PUBLICATIONS DE L'ECOLE FRANCAISE D'EXTREME-ORIENT, COLLECTION DE TEXTES ET DOCUMENTS, VOLUME VI. Paris: Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient, 1959. XVI pp. booklet, folio, paper wrappers printed in black, followed by 85 b/w plates of various sizes, many folding. More about RELEVES DE MONUMENTS ANCIENS DU NORD VIET-NAM
1898. WAIN, Louis. BINGHAM, Clifton. JINGLES, JOKES, AND FUNNY FOLKS. Illustrated by Louis WAIN. New York: McLoughlin Bros. [1898]. New Chimney Corner Series no. 37 1/2. [32 pp.] Small 4to., color illustrated stapled wrappers. Small 1/2 inch chip to top front corner near spine, 2 1/2 inch closed tear to... More about JINGLES, JOKES, AND FUNNY FOLKS
1923. BINYON, Laurence, & J. J. O'Brien SEXTON. JAPANESE COLOUR PRINTS. London: Ernest Benn Ltd., 1923. No. 7 of 100 copies, signed by both authors, on handmade paper. 237 pp., xlvi plates (color and b/w). 4to., full pigskin as issued, spine slightly darkened and with a few scrapes, gilt lettering... More about JAPANESE COLOUR PRINTS
1895. [MEDICINE]. THE CHEMISTS' & DRUGGISTS' DIARY: 1895. London: The Offices of "The Chemist and Druggist," 1895. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of advertisements. Quarto. 486 pp. Publisher's black cloth binding with gilt lettering and blind-stamping. This daily calendar for the year 1895 was provided free to every subscriber of "The... More about CHEMISTS' & DRUGGISTS' DIARY: 1895
19. [COSTUME DESIGNS - NOH THEATER] NOH-KA GABI. Tokyo & Kyoto: Unsodo, n.d. [Showa 9, 1934]. Large brocade covered wooden box of 102 (of 100 - there are 2 extra plates not called for in the contents pages) plates of Noh costumes, patterns, masks, etc. An impressive mixture of printing... More about NOH-KA GABI
1662. [EHON - MILITARY] Hayashi Izumi no Jô. ÔU GUNKI. [Kyôto] Imadegawa, Kanbun 2 [1662]. 4 volumes in 2. 27.6 x 18.1 cm. String-bound, Japanese-style, fukuro-toji. Original title labels. Geometrically patterned green paper covers. Quite a nice version of this interesting "gunki" military tale of the late Heian period in... More about ÔU GUNKI
18. [EHON] Hatta KOSHÛ, artist. KOSHÛ GAFU. N.P., N.D. [Kyoto: Yoshidaya Shimbei?]. String bound Japanese-style, fukuro toji with original blue-grey covers embossed with interlocking octagons, title slip replaced with brushed title. 33 sheets, 5 pp. preface with 30 sheets of color illustrations in Shijo style and a one sheet closing... More about KOSHÛ GAFU
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1766. [EHON] Tsukioka Settei. EHON SAGASHIGUSA [ONNA BUYÛ YOSO-OI KURABE]. Edo: Suharaya Mohei & Osaka: Ono Kihei, Meiwa 3 [1766]. 3 vols in one, string-bound Japanese-style in later covers with brushed title label. 26.8 X 18.4 cm, appears to be complete as gappon. Settei here signs himself Tsukioka Masanobu. One... More about EHON SAGASHIGUSA [ONNA BUYÛ YOSO-OI KURABE
1801. [EHON] Utagawa TOYOKUNI I. Yôbô Shashin HAIYÛ SANKAI-KYÔ. Edo, Nishimiya Shinroku, Yorozuya Tajiemon, Kansei 13 [1801]. 21.6 x 15.2 cm., hanshibon, string-bound, fukuro-toji. With the original blind-stamped covers. The printed title labels is soiled but present on volume one and nearly gone from volume two. It has the title... More about Yôbô Shashin HAIYÛ SANKAI-KYÔ
17. [FLOWER ARRANGING] Rokkakudô Ikenobo, et al. EMAKI HANDSCROLL WITH 34 FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS. 27.0 cm high scroll, in a brocade cover, bone jiku scroll handles. The flower arrangement examples depicted date back to masters of the late 17th and early 18th century and this rendition seems consistent with a mid... More about EMAKI HANDSCROLL WITH 34 FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS
1898. GISSING, George. CHARLES DICKENS. A Critical Study. London: Blackie & Son, 1898. In addition, pasted to the endpaper is a holograph note from Gissing , presumably to the recipient of the book (E.L. Vrice), dated from Gissing's hotel in Rome on February 26, 1898 and suggesting a meeting over... More about CHARLES DICKENS. A Critical Study
1874. HAGER, Hermann. COMMENTAR ZUR PHARMACOPOEA GERMANICA. Berlin: Julius Springer, 1874. Two large octavos. Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled paper at boards. Black and white text illustrations throughout. Slight wear at extremities. Ex Library, though the only marks are labels on spines. Interior clean and bright. A very good set. More about COMMENTAR ZUR PHARMACOPOEA GERMANICA
1758. HALLER, Albrecht von. DEUX MEMOIRES SUR LA FORMATION DES OS, FONDES SUR DES EXPERIENCES. Lausanne: Chez Bouquet, 1758. First edition. (A Latin version was included in von Haller's Opera Minora, printed at Lausanne, 1763-68.) 12mo. [vi]267 pp., + a folding table of bone development of baby chicks in the... More about DEUX MEMOIRES SUR LA FORMATION DES OS, FONDE SUR DES EXPERIENCES
19. [HOKKAIDÔ]. NANBURYÔ GUNSON RYAKKI. Manuscript. 2+ page introduction, 3 full pages of a delicately colored continuous map extending from Akita in northeast Honshû up to Matsumae in southern Hokkaidô. With another 28 pages of text detailing family names, places, feudal allotments (koku, villages, etc.) dates of founding (mostly in... More about NANBURYÔ GUNSON RYAKKI
1917. HOWELLS, William Dean. PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNED MANUSCRIPT NOTE (1917), MATTED AND FRAMED. [n.p., n.p.] note dated May 6, 1917 to William Dana ORCUTT, author of (among other works) FROM MY LIBRARY WALLS: A KALEIDOSCOPE OF MEMORIES. The aforementioned book is based on articles he wrote for The Christian Science... More about PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNED MANUSCRIPT NOTE (1917), MATTED AND FRAMED
1752. JAMES, R[obert]. PHARMACOPOEIA UNIVERSALIS: OR, A NEW UNIVERSAL ENGLISH DISPENSATORY. Containing, I. An account of all the natural and artificial implements and instruments of pharmacy ... II. Dissertations on the various classes of simples ... III. Catalogues of all the medicinal simples ... IV. The preparations and combinations of... More about PHARMACOPOEIA UNIVERSALIS: OR, A NEW UNIVERSAL ENGLISH DISPENSATORY
1936. [JAPANESE POSTER] Ôsaka Mainichi Shimbunsha. KAGAYAKU NIPPON DAIHAKURANKAI [THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF BRILLIANT JAPAN] & KAGAYAKU NIPPONHAKU Annaiki. The poster was printed by Osaka Seihan printing company in their patented high-quality "HB" process, which they used to reproduce the effect of color woodblock, etc. With an (unread) artist's seal... More about KAGAYAKU NIPPON DAIHAKURANKAI [THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF BRILLIANT JAPAN
1858. [LOWELL, Percival] A TREASURY OF PLEASURE BOOKS, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. Illustrated by John ABSALOM, Harrison WEIR, et al. New-York: Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., 1858. unpaginated. 8vo., red cloth stamped in gilt and blind, gilt top edge. Cloth soiled, boards worn, rebacked. Coated brown endpapers with pencil ownership. Gift inscription... More about TREASURY OF PLEASURE BOOKS, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
19. [KAKEMONO - HANGING SCROLL] Ôta Saburo, artist. PAINTING OF A POTTER AND HER KILN. Hanging scroll, image size 36.8 X 42.1 cm. Original mounting. The painting is sealed by Ôta Saburo (1884-1969), a student of the early western-style oil painter Kuroda Seiki and a master in his own right... More about Painting of a potter and her kiln
1921. TSUDA SEIFÛ. [KAKEMONO - HANGING SCROLL] Tsuda SEIFÛ, artist. "MOMOKAWA" LANDSCAPE PAINTING OF A MOUNTAIN STREAM, DANCING CRANES. Hanging scroll, image size 135.2 X 33.4 cm. Beautifully mounted on brocade with BONE jiku. The painting is signed and sealed by Seifû (1880-1978), an extraordinarily influential artists and designer who... More about "MOMOHARA" LANDSCAPE OF A MOUNTAIN STREAM, DANCING CRANES
1941. KITASONO Katue, poet. KATAI TAMAGO. Tokyo, Hanronsha, Shôwa 16 [1941]. 8vo, 21.6 x 15.4 cm. Limited edition, number 131 of 150 copies. Decorated cream boards in the original red dustwrapper. There is not space here to even begin to describe Kitasono's importance to world art and literature. I would... More about KATAI TAMAGO