1925. [DESIGN] Shimomura TAMAHIRO. TAMAHIRO GASHU. Kyoto & Tokyo: Unsodo, Taisho 14 [1925]. Single sheets cord-bound into illustrated boards with a printed paper title label. 36.2 X 25.3 cm. There are 16 pages of color woodblock printed designs and 30 pages of b+w collotypes. One of the hybrid design books..... More
1908. [DESIGN] Sugiura HISUI, designer. MITSUKOSHI; MITSUKOSHI TIMES; O^SAKA MITSUKOSHI To^kyo^ & O^saka, 1908-1923. Western-style magazines, 24.9 x 18.4 cm, decorated wrappers. Lovely covers, most by Sugiura Hisui [1876-1965] or designed under his supervision. Hisui is the most important figure in the development of Japanese commercial art in the 20th..... More
1979. [Dictionary of Proper Names, Japanese] JIH PEN HSING MING TZ'UTIEN, JIH PEN TI MING TZ'U TIEN. Peking: 1979, 1982, 1983. 4vols. 8vo., boards with fabricoid spines, gilt. The three volumes of personal and family names are indexed by romanization, kana and radical for ease of use, as is the..... More
1979. [Dictionary of Proper Names, Japanese] JIH PEN HSING MING TZ'UTIEN, JIH PEN TI MING TZ'U TIEN. Peking: 1979, 1982, 1983. 4vols. 8vo., boards with fabricoid spines, gilt. The three volumes of personal and family names are indexed by romanization, kana and radical for ease of use, as is the..... More
1911. DILLON, Edward. THE ARTS OF JAPAN. With 40 Illustrations. (Little Books on Art). Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1911. First edition. 12mo. blue cloth, stamped in gilt, t.e.g.; xiii + 212pp. Spine darkened, light wear and soiling at boards; else, very good. More
1906. DILLON, Edward. THE ARTS OF JAPAN. With forty-one illustrations. London: Methuen & Co, (1906). 12mo, blue cloth, stamped in gilt; xiii + 212pp. Corners bumped. Very good. More
1976. DODGE, Ernest S. ISLANDS AND EMPIRES. Western Impact on the Pacific and East Asia. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, (1976.) Signed by author. Part of the set "Europe and the World in the Age of Expansion", vol. VII. Illustrated. 8vo., black cloth stamped in gilt; xvi + 364pp..... More
1880. DODMAN, G. Sutherland. A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD in 500 Days. Second edition. London: Mackie, Brewtnall and Co., 1880. 16mo., dark red cloth decorated in gilt; folding map + xi + 173pp. Contains an 11p. section on Japan. Ink ownership. Hinges cracked. As is... More
1892. DOLE, Sanford B. PAPERS OF THE HAWAIIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY NO. 3: EVOLUTION OF HAWAIIAN LAND TENURES. [n.p., n.p.] Read before the Hawaiian Historical Society December 5th 1892. 18 pp. 8vo., fragile sewn tan wrappers printed in black. Wrappers slightly chipped, not affecting text. From Kamehameha I to 1847... More
1911. DOUGLAS, Sir Robert K. CONFUCIANISM AND TAOUISM (NON-CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS SYSTEMS SERIES). London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1911. Reprint of 6th revised edition. With a Map. 287 pp. 12mo., mustard-yellow cloth stamped in gilt and black. A beautiful, clean copy, corners sharp, gilt vignette (temple) on front cover bright..... More
1913. DOUGLAS, Robert K. EUROPE AND THE FAR EAST, 1506-1912. Revised and Corrected. With an additional Chapter (1904-1912) by Joseph H. Longford. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1913). Cambridge Historical Series. Edited by G. W. Prothero. Five maps, two of which are folding. viii, 487pp. 19.5 x 12.5 cm..... More
19. (DRAMA - CHINA). SCENES FROM CHINESE PLAYS, SERIES I. N.p., n.d. (circa 1920). Painted manuscript volume of traditional Chinese plays, with 12 illustrations. Chinese and English language title on the cover and English language captions under the illustrations. [12] ff. Traditionally bound: paper wrappers with a blue cloth backstrip..... More
1947. DRANS, Jean. ASPECT ET TENDANCES ACTUELS DU PHONETISME JAPONAIS. Tokyo: Presses Salesiennes, 1947. 4to., wrappers; 71pp. + index. Wrappers lightly worn, else near fine. More
1901. [DRAWING GUIDE] TAKEUCHI Jiro^, artist. HO^GACHO^ 2, 3, 4. Kyo^to, Yamada Unso^do^, Meiji 34 [1901]. Printed paper covers, oblong albums, tassel-bound. 17.9 x 25.1 cm. Volume two and volume three contains 17 prints each and volume four 15, thus there are a total of 49 color woodblock prints bound..... More
1899. [DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist. CHU^GAKU EDEHON Dai Ichi. To^kyo^, Kinko^do^ Shoseki, Meiji 32 [1899]. 2nd printing (originally published in 1895). Oblong 8vo., wrappers. 18.2 x 25.5 cm. This first volume of the series A DRAWING MANUAL FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL originally contained 10 sheets of sumi woodcut reproducing pencil..... More
1899. [DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist. CHU^GAKU EDEHON Dai Go. To^kyo^, Kinko^do^ Shoseki, Meiji 32 [1899]. 2nd printing (originally published in 1895). Oblong 8vo., wrappers. 18.2 x 25.5 cm. This fifth volume of the series A DRAWING MANUAL FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL contains 10 sheets of sumi woodcut reproducing pencil sketches..... More
1899. [DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist. CHU^GAKU EDEHON Dai Ni. To^kyo^, Kinko^do^ Shoseki, Meiji 32 [1899]. 2nd printing (originally published in 1895). Oblong 8vo., wrappers. 18.2 x 25.5 cm. This second volume of the series A DRAWING MANUAL FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL originally contained 10 sheets of sumi woodcut reproducing pencil..... More
1899. [DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist. CHU^GAKU EDEHON Dai Roku. To^kyo^, Kinko^do^ Shoseki, Meiji 32 [1899]. 2nd printing (originally published in 1895). Oblong 8vo., wrappers. 18.2 x 25.5 cm. This sixth volume of the series A DRAWING MANUAL FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL contain 8 sheets of sumi woodcut reproducing pencil sketches..... More
1899. [DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist. CHU^GAKU EDEHON Dai San. To^kyo^, Kinko^do^ Shoseki, Meiji 32 [1899]. 2nd printing (originally published in 1895). Oblong 8vo., wrappers. 18.2 x 25.5 cm. This third volume of the series A DRAWING MANUAL FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL originally contained 10 sheets of sumi woodcut reproducing pencil..... More
1901. [DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist. CHU^GAKU SHU^GAJO 7-kan Jo^ To^kyo^, Yoshikawa Ko^bunkan, Meiji 34 [1901]. 4th printing. Oblong 8vo., wrappers. 18.2 x 26.3 cm. PRACTICE ALBUM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, Volume Seven, Part One. Containing 5 sheets of color woodcut reproducing watercolor sketches from part one of volume seven and..... More
1906. [DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist. Chu^to^ ENPITSUGA TEHON Dai Goshu^. To^kyo^, Yoshikawa Ko^bunkan, Meiji 39 [1906]. 2nd printing. Oblong 8vo., wrappers. 18.4 x 26 cm. Containing 10 sheets of sumi-e woodcut reproducing pencil sketches by Asai Chu^ and meant to serve as a guide for secondary students in their..... More
1906. [DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist. Chu^to^ ENPITSUGA TEHON Dai Hasshu^. To^kyo^, Yoshikawa Ko^bunkan, Meiji 39 [1906]. 2nd printing. Oblong 8vo., wrappers. 18.4 x 26 cm. A bit of departure from earlier volumes in the series, this eighth volume contains 6 sheets of color woodcut reproducing watercolor sketches by Asai..... More
1906. [DRAWING TEXTBOOK] ASAI CHU^, artist. Chu^to^ ENPITSUGA TEHON Dai Isshu^. To^kyo^, Yoshikawa Ko^bunkan, Meiji 39 [1906]. 2nd printing. Oblong 8vo., wrappers. 18.4 x 26 cm. Containing 10 sheets of sumi-e woodcut reproducing pencil sketches by Asai Chu^ and meant to serve as a guide for secondary students in their..... More