1952. ASAHI Masahide, artist. NIHON NO KISETSU: HANGA SAKUHIN-SHÛ. Tôkyô: Asahi Masahide; Dessan-sha, 1952. Hardcover Japanese stab-binding. 22.6 x 18.5 cm. Asahi Masahide (1900-1956), born in Kyoto, was a Japanese sôsaku hanga artist active in the Taishô and Shôwa periods. During his employment at the Asahi Shinbun Company, Asahi, who... More
[ARTISTS BOOKS]. JAPANESE ARTISTS BOOKS FROM YAMAZAKI. More
[CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - JAPANESE]. KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 72 issues. Kodomo no Kuni (The Land of Children) was the finest children's magazine of the prewar period in Japan. There were contributions in each heavily illustrated issue by some of the finest illustrators and writers of the time, including Takei... More
1915. ONCHI Koshiro, et al. TSUKUBAE, #4. Tokyo, Rakuyôdô, Taishô 4 [March, 1915]. It would be hard to overestimate the importance of TSUKUBAE, not just to Onchi's career (many judge the production his best - "from the cradle") but to the history of Japanese printmaking and book illustration in the... More
1830. [HAIKAI] RINRAI Katsurayama. SHIJIMI KAGO-SHU 1 volume, complete. N.p., n.p., Bunsei 13 [1830]. 22.8 x 15.8 cm. String-bound, Japanese-style, fukurô toji. Little is known of the editor of this haiku compilation, Rinrai, other than that he was a haiku poet and monk of the late Edo period who also... More
1777. [KYÔKA] BAIKÔ Hakuensai, KÔAMI Hokkyô (artist). E-IRI KYÔKA MITSUNOURA 1 volume, complete. Shioya Saburobei, Osaka, Anei 6 [1777]. 22.5 x 16.3 cm. String-bound, Japanese-style, fukurô toji. Baikô (1737-1805) was a kyôka poet based in Osaka. His father, Setsuensai Ikkô, was the owner of a bookshop in Osaka and studied... More
1800. [KYÔKA] BAIKÔ Hakuensai. KYÔKA SETSUGETSUKA 1 volume, complete. Shioya Saburobei, Osaka, Kansei 12 [1800]. 22.1 x 15.8 cm. String-bound, Japanese-style, fukurô toji. Baikô (1737-1805) was a kyôka poet based in Osaka. His father, Setsuensai Ikkô, was the owner of a bookshop in Osaka and studied kyôka poetry under Nagata... More
1836. [EHON] [Katsura] SEIYÔ, [Andô] HIROSHIGE artists. FUSÔ MEISHO ZUE 5 volumes, complete. N.P. [Kyoto?], Tempô 7-13 [1836-42]. 22.6 x 16.3 cm. String-bound, Japanese-style, fukurô toji. Seiyô was a physician and as an amateur artist trained under Matsumura Goshun. Hiroshige was enlisted to illustrate the final volume. Volume one contains... More
1957. KAMAKURA Yoshitarô & Kamakura Shizue, artists. RYÛKYÛ BINGATA & RYÛKYÛ BINGATA Dai Nishû. Kyoto: Kyoto Shoin. Two huge cloth portfolios, the earlier, 62.5 x 49.5 cm, issued in 1957 as a limited edition (unspecified limitation) of all 20 bingata stencil prints on lovely handmade paper, but without the small... More
1972. CHAUCER, Geoffrey. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER 7 VOLS. London: Oxford University Press, 1972. 8vo. Seven volumes. 568pp., 506pp, 504pp., 667pp., 515pp., 445pp., 628pp. Black cloth stamped in gilt to spine. Fine in fine dustajackets. More
1900. HEDIN, Svedin. TRANS-HIMALAYA: DISCOVERIES AND ADVENTURES IN TIBET 3 VOLS. London: Macmillan and Co., 1910, 1913. 8VO. 3 volumes. 436pp., 441pp., 426pp. profusely illustrated. Red cloth, stamped in gilt to front and spine. Top edge gilt. Spines on Vol I & II slightly sunned, cloth lightly worn. A few... More
2002. ESKENAZI. TWO RARE CHINESE PORCELAIN FISH JARS OF THE 14TH AND 16TH CENTURIES. London: Eskanazi, 2002. 4to. 51pp. Green cloth stamped in gilt to front and spine. Fine, in fine dustjacket. More
1971. HISAMATSU, Shin'ichi. ZEN AND THE FINE ARTS. Palo Alto, CA: Kodansha International Ltd., 1971. First Edition. 4to. 400pp. Blue cloth stamped in silver and gilt to front back and spine. In near fine dustjacket and fine slipcase. More
1925. (PRESCOTT, William). THE CORRESPONDENCE OF WILLIAM HICKLING PRESCOTT 1833-1847. Transcribed and edited by Roger Wolcott. Printed at The Riverside Press for the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1925. First edition. 8vo., grey paper boards backed in black cloth; spine in gilt. Partially uncut and unopened. Fine. More
1859. [PERIODICALS] BULLETIN MENSUEL DE LA LIBRAIRIE FRANCAISE, IIe ANNEE NO. 1 JANVIER 1859 - NO. 12 DEC. 1888. Paris: Charles Reinwald, 1859-1888. 8-10 pp. ea. 8vo, printed wrappers. Some issues are unopened, some have bookseller's inkstamp on front cover. Minor edgewear. Occasional creasing, light soil to a few issues;... More
1966. Ralegh, Walter and Antonio GALVAO. THE DISCOVERY OF GUIANA AND THE DISCOVERIES OF THE WORLD. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1966. 20 pp. pamphlet (Rowse & Dougan) + (112 + 97 pp.) facsimile. 12mo., imitation vellum with gilt lettering and decoration, and two cloth ties at fore-edge. Pamphlet in... More
1960. (BOOKS ON BOOKS). FIRST EDITIONS OF AMERICAN AUTHORS COLLECTED BY THE LATE ARTHUR SWANN. Public auction sale Tuesday March 22 at 1:45 and 8:pm. New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1960. 8vo., paper covered boards. A very good copy with prices realized written in ink and laid in. More
1937. (GROLIER CLUB - Exhibition Catalogue.) A CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF RENAISSANCE BOOKBINDINGS HELD AT THE GROLIER CLUB, FROM DECEMBER 17, 1936 TO JANUARY 17, 1937. With an Address Delivered by Lucius Wilmerding. New York: The Grolier club, 1937. This is one of an edition of 200 copies on... More
1905. BARRINGTON, Mrs. Russell. G. F. WATTS. Reminiscences. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1905. 8vo., blue cloth over green cloth with grapics and lettering stamped in gilt, t.e.g.. Edgeworn, with some sun tothe spineand some nicks to the uncut pages. A little light foxing, and somewhat over-opened. A very good... More
MODERN LIBRARY. MODERN LIBRARY COLLECTION. In 1989, Boston Book Company published A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE MODERN LIBRARY: 1917-1970, by George Andes. Andes frequently referred to the books in this collection as he prepared his manuscript for publication. It is comprised of a total of 1,917... More
1919. MAUGHAM, W. S. THE MOON AND SIXPENCE. London: William Heinemann, 1919. First edition, first issue with four pages of ads. Small 8vo., green cloth. A bit of tape residue from a book description on the flyleaf. Toning to paper -- as in every copy we have handled. Book is... More
1902. 963. (BOAS & HUNT). KWAKIUTL TEXTS. Part One. Recorded by George Hunt and edited and revised by Franz Boas. Publications of The Jesup North Pacific Expedition. New York: Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, January 1902. Whole Series, Vol. V. Anthropology, Vol. IV. Folio, grey wrappers lettered... More
[EMAKI HANDSCROLL]. GOLD AND SILVER LANDSCAPE UNDERPAINTED POETRY SCROLL. A wonderful example of a poetry scroll, written in an elegant late 17th, early 18th century hand. Extraordinary in three features, the cover is superb, with a beautiful found pattern of what appears to be pieces of gold foil laid down... More
[EHON] Mori GENKÔSAI [1807-86]. INRÔFU, Ichi no kan, 2 vols. 27.4 x 18.3 cm. No colophon, originally published in 1830,but probably early Meiji era. [Original?] blue grey covers, no title labels. String-bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji. Rich, detailed and beautiful b+w and color woodblock prints. Genkôsai was a sculptor, painter, designer... More