1732. ARBUTHNOT, John. AN ESSAY CONCERNING THE NATURE OF ALIMENTS, AND THE CHOICE OF THEM, ACCORDING TO THE DIFFERENT CONSTITUTIONS OF HUMAN BODIES. IN WHICH THE DIFFERENT EFFECTS, ADVANTAGES, AND DISADVANTAGES OF ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE DIETS, ARE EXPLAIN'D...TO WHICH ARE ADDED, PRACTICAL RULES OF DIET IN THE VARIOUS CONSTITUTIONS AND... More
1910. DeBenneville, James S. SAITO MUSASHI-BO BENKEI. (Tales of the Wars of the Gempei). Being the Story of the Lives and Adventures of Iyo-no-Kami Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune and Saito Musashi-bo Benkei the Warrior Monk. Yokohama: Published by the author, 1910. First edition, in two volumes. 8vo, green cloth, stamped in... More
1860. BURNETT, Gilbert Thomas. THE CYCLOPAEDIA OF USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS USED IN THE ARTS, IN MEDICINE, AND FOR SCIENTIFIC AND POPULAR DESCRIPTION OF EACH PLANT, AND AN ACCOUNT OF ITS USES AND MODE OF CULTURE ... Revised and edited by Roderick Elphinstone. London: James Sangster and Co., [n.d., circa... More
1791. RESURECTION MACHINE COLEMAN, Edward. A DISSERTATION ON SUSPENDED RESPIRATION, from Drowning, Hanging, and Suffocation: in which is recommended a different Mode of Treatment to any hitherto pointed out. London: J. Johnson, 1791. First edition (a second was published in 1802). Octavo. [10]xv[1]284pp. +[1]f. Dr. Coleman's method involves the use... More
1857. COOTE, HOLMES. A REPORT UPON SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT POINTS CONNECTED WITH THE TREATMENT OF SYPHILIS. London: John Churchill, 1857. 141p. Partially unopened, needs rebacking. Front board detatched. As is. More
1933. [DESIGN] Hisatomi Jun; Yoshida Tamashiro, designes. SHINKÔ KOSODE BURI 1, 2, 3, 5. Kyôto, Happôdô, Shôwa 8 [1933] 36.1 x 26.1 cm. Each volume of the four (of five) contains 10 lovely color-printed woodblock design in a kimono sleeve format. A wonderful collection of these "shinkô" "modern" designs. The... More
1861. FE. DUYCKINCK, Evert A. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY OF EMINENT AMERICANS. From Original Full Length Paintings by Alonzo Chappel. With Biographical and Historical Narratives, by Evert A. Duyckinck. In two volumes. New York: Johnson, Fry & Company, (1861-1864). 4to, half leather and a.e.g, gilt rules, raised bands, gilt spine lettering..... More
18. [EHON] KEISAI Masayoshi, artist. CHÔJU RYAKUGASHIKI. Edo, Kyoto, Nagoya & Osaka. Originally published in Edo by Suharaya Ichibei in 1797, this more darkly colored undated version may well be from the mid-19th century. The undated rear inside cover pseudo-colophon lists 10 bookshops as sales agents, 4 in Edo, 3... More
1785. [EHON] OKA Genpô, editor. Tachibana Kunio, artist. MÔSHI HINBUTSU GAKÔ. 7 kan in 3 volumes. Edo, Naniwa, Heian, Temmei 5 [1785]. 26.3 x 18.7 cm. Stering-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji. Original blindstamped blue paper covers, no title labels. Slight worming, else very good in very good impression. Lovely set of b+w... More
1829. [EHON] Ônishi Chinnen, artist. EHON AZUMA NO TEBURI. Edo: Kobayashi Shimbei & Osakaya Gembei, Bunsei 12 [1829]. 27.8 x 18.6 cm, string bound Japanese-style, fukuro toji, Blue paper covers with blindprinted "creped" patterning. The title slip and title page are present. This copy collates identically with the copy in... More
1766. [EHON] Tsukioka Settei (1710-86). ONNA BUYÛ YOSO-OI KURABE. Edo: Suharaya Mohei & Osaka: Onogi Ichibei, Meiwa 3 [1766]. Three volumes, string-bound Japanese-style in worn original covers with brushed titles. 26.8x18 cm. Complete. This copy bears the alternative title: EHON SAGASHIGUSA. Settei here signs himself Tsukioka Masanobu. One of the... More
1901. GIBSON, Eva Katharine. ZAUBERLINDA: The Wise Witch. Chicago: Robt. Smith Printing Co., 1901. 256pp. Bound in blue cloth with two-color illustration to boards and spine. Front hinge cracked at interior. Interiors are clean and bright with illustrations surrounding the text of each page in alternating colors. A very good copy. More
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
1895. [ILLUSTRATED BOOK] Kyôto-shi Sanjikai, editors. KEIKA YÔSHI, 3 vols. Kyoto, Meiji 28 [1895]. 22.6 x 15.2 cm, Ribbon-bound, Japanese-style, fukuro-toji, with printed paper covers and printed paper title labels. A lovely and interesting vade mecum to the sights of the old capital, Kyoto. Has historical maps, as well as... More
1940. [JAPANESE MAGAZINE] Tôyô Bunka Kyôkai, publisher. GAHÔ YAKUSHIN NO NIPPON THE ADVANCE IN JAPAN. Tokyo, Showa 15 [June, 1940]. Volume 5, #6. Printed illustrated wrappers, 32.5 x 24 cm. A photo magazine illustrated in color and b+w, captioned extensively in Japanese throughout, with more substantial articles, as well. Interesting... More
19. SEKKA Kamisaka. [KAKEMONO] Kamisaka SEKKA, artist. A BOATMAN. Hanging scroll, image size 138.8 X 27.6 cm. Beautifully mounted. Wooden scroll box. The painting is signed and sealed by Sekka (1866-1942), the foremost master of Rimpa painting in the 20th Century in Japan. Sekka's boatman depicted here is encountered often... More
1827. Kawamura Kihô, artist. KIHÔ GAFU. Kyoto: Yoshida Shimbei, Bunsei 10 [1827]. 1 vol. (complete). 17.3 x 25.7 cm. 5 page prelims, 30 double page color woodblock prints, 1p final, 8pp ads, colophon. The covers are worn (probably not original). The contents are somewhat soiled and stained. Good impressions, contemporary... More
1845. KENDALL, George W. NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION ACROSS THE GREAT SOUTH-WESTERN PRAIRIES, FROM TEXAS TO SANTA FE; with an account of the disasters which befel the expedition from want of food and the attack of hostile indians; the final capture of the Texans and their sufferings on a march... More
1789. [KUSAZÔSHI] Torii Kiyotsune, artist. Higashi no Hime Nishi no Hime AMEWAKAMIKO. N.P., N.D. [An'ei 8 {1779} Nishimuraya]. 17.2 x 12.5 cm. This little 3 volume b+w woodblock printed kibyôshi story book was part of the revolution in vernacular literature taking place in the mid to late 18th century in..... More
1783. [Kyôka] Bakuribô, Teiya, [edited by]. Kyôka Kaki no Tane [Kyoto]: Fujiya Shinbe, 1783. First edition. A book of kyôka poems accompanied by twenty-one delightful sumi-e vignettes, edited by Bakuribo Teiya. Bakuribo, a kyôka poet based in Kyoto, was a student of kyôka poet Kyûjokan Donei (1723-1767). He..... More
1746. LEWIS, William. A COURSE OF PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY. In which are contained all the Operations described in Wilson's Complete Course of Chemistry. With many new and several uncommon Processes. To each Article is given the Chemical History, and to most, an Account of the Quantities of Oils, Salts, Spirits, yielded... More
1883. [MAINE] SUMMER DAYS DOWN EAST. By M.F. Sweetser. Illustrated with thirteen full-page heliotypes. Portland: Chisholm Brothers, 1883. First edition. 8vo., green cloth, decorated in gilt, t.e.g.; iv + 160pp. Ink ownership. First signature starting. A bright, very good copy. The heliotypes are particularly attractive renderings of the Kennebec River... More
1925. [MAVO] HAGIWARA Kyôjiro. SHIKEI SENKOKU. Tokyo, Taishô 14 [1925]. Prelims, 11pp, 6pp., 161pp., 5pp., finals. Profusely illustrated throughout in linocuts by Okada Tatsuo, Toda Tatsuo, and Yabashi Kimimaro. Wrappers designed by Okada. Without the Okada-designed slipcase. Perhaps the most important Mavo-inspired volume, and, in its first edition, as here... More
1965. [MIMEOGRAPH/STENCIL ART] Wakayama Yasôji, artist. TENSAI NO MATSURI. Tokyo, Seienso. Showa 40 [1965]. Number 6 of 85 of 150cc. [special edition], signed by Wakayama. Western-bound volume of "fables for adults", illustrated by Wakayama in his own technique of stencil art, named kohan. 24.7 x 19 cm. There is an... More
1951. ONCHI Kôshirô. Drawing for Gekkan KYÔTO Magazine. An original drawing and magazine printer's proof page, tipped onto a single sheet, 27.4 x 19.2 cm., along with a xerox of the illustration and article as printed in the magazine in 1951. The article was entitled HAHA NO TERYORI [MOM'S HOME..... More
