ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN VOL XXVII PART IV. Tokyo: The Asiatic Society of Japan (n.d.; Yokohama: Kelly and Company? Possibly an early 20th century reprint of original 19th century edition). 155 pp. 8vo., blue leather boards stamped in gilt, spine missing, boards chipped..... More
1900. ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN VOL XXVIII. [n.p., n.p.] 1900. (Possibly an early 20th century reprint of original 19th century edition). 58 pp. + xxviii pp. 8vo., blue leather boards stamped in gilt, spine missing, boards chipped, detached, contents disbound. Complete. Includes: Aston..... More
1925. (ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN). TRANSACTIONS. Reprints Vol.1. Japanese Classics. Tokyo: December 1925. 8vo., blue cloth-backed, grey paper-covered boards; 165pp.. Front hinge cracked. Good. More
1983. ASSOCIATION FOR THE AINU FOLKLORE. FABLES OF MEN [HITOBITO NO MONOGATARI] Reports on the Ainu Folklore, Vol. III. Sapporo: Association for the Ainu Folklore, 1983. Paperback, 202 pp. Near fine. Trilingual - Ainu, Japanese & English renderings of folktales. More
1871. [ATLAS] Bridgeman, E.C. translated by Mitsukuri Genpo. RENPO SHIRYAKU 2 vols. To^kyo^, Zodiacal date of Meiji 4 [1871]. String-bound, Japanese-style, fukuro-toji. An interesting work by Bridgeman, the Chinese missionary, originally published in Chinese but here marked for reading as Japanese (kanbun). Thus not a translation as we might understand..... More
1914. AUBERT, Louis. LES MAITRES DE L'ESTAMPE JAPONAISE. Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 1914. First edition. Large 8vo, 284 pp., 55 plates inserted. Front wrapper bound in to green cloth binding with leather title label. Near fine. More
1985. [AUCTION CATALOGUE]. IMPORTANT JAPANESE WORKS OF ART. New York: Christie's New York, 1985. Six slim quarto volumes in a paper-covered slipcase. Full-color, glossy, photo-illustrated catalogue covers in fine condition. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. Slip case has some minor scuffs and a small white hand-written label..... More
1932. [Auction Catalogue]. JAPANESE AND CHINESE CARVINGS. J.C. Morgenthau & Co, 1932. 8vo, wrappers; 43pp. with b&w ills. Light external soiling, else very good. More
1989. [AUCTION CATALOGUE]. JAPANESE PRINTS, PAINTINGS, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE THEODOR SCHEIWE, PART I. Tuesday, March 21, 1989 at 10:00 a.m. (Lots 1-296). New York: Christie's, 1989. Illustrated throughout, some color, but mostly black & white. 201, [6] pp. Quarto, dark blue cloth with..... More
1989. [AUCTION CATALOGUE]. JAPANESE PRINTS, PAINTINGS, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE THEODOR SCHEIWE, PART I [AND II]. New York: Christie's, 1989. Two volumes: Part I (sale #6782) held 21 March 1989, lots 1-296; Part II held 16 October 1989 (sale #6896), lots 1-176. Illustrated throughout..... More
1930. [Auction Catalog]. COLLECTION JACQUES DOUCET. Paris, 1930. Catalog of East Asian materials including sculpture, ceramics, decorative tile and other works from Japan, China, and Persia. Includes 32 illustrated plates in addition to item descriptions. Spine cover is absent and pages almost completely disbound. A fair copy. More
1881. [CERAMICS] AUDSLEY, George A., and BOWES, James L. KERAMIC ART OF JAPAN. London: Henry Sotheran, 1881. 4to, xiv + 304 pp., 32 plates in color and halftone, red cloth decorated in gilt and t.e.g. Leather library spine. Ex-library, broken hinges clumsily repaired with white tape, cloth worn. All plates..... More
1875. AUDSLEY, George Ashdown, and BOWES, James Lord. KERAMIC ART OF JAPAN. London: Henry Sotheran & Co, 1875. First edition, in 7 part. Folio. In total: lxxi + 61pp. with 12 plates (plate "J" not included, as usual); 50 (of 51-- plate #35 missing) plates with accompanying text (missing text..... More
1937. [Avant Garde] Kindai Bijutsu Shichō Kōza L'Idee et L'Esprit de L'Art Moderne 近代美術思潮講座 Atelier-sha. Tokyo. Shôwa 12, 13 [1937, 1938]. Six volumes in printed publisher's slipcases. 22.5 x 16.3 cm. Cloth bound western-style. A fascinating series of volumes. The critics Sagara Tokuzô and Araki Sueo wrote REALISME and FAUVISME, respectively. The artists..... More
1926. [AVANT GARDE EROTICA] MURAYAMA Tomoyoshi. HENTAI GEIJUTSU-SHI. Taishou 15 [1926] Bungei Shiryou Kenkyuukai, Toukyou, Frontis., 2pp, 2pp, 52+pp. 22.0 x 15.0 cm., bound Japanese-style, string- bound, fukuro-touji, with a printed paper title label on the cover. There are many plates, b+w and color, selected to demonstrate Murayama's essay on..... More
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1927. [AVANT GARDE] UMEHARA Hokumei, editor. BUNGEI ICHIBA [BUNGEI SHIJO] Vol.3 #6. Wrappers, 21.7 x 15 cm. Tokyo, Showa2 [1927] First published in November of 1925, the BUNGEI ICHIBA [MARKET OF THE ARTS] unleashed its mordant humor on the literary world of Japan. The contents ran the gamut from literary..... More
1927. [AVANT-GARDE] UMEHARA Hokumei, et al. BUNGEI SHIJO Vol.3 #6. Wrappers, 21.7 x 15 cm. Tokyo, Showa 2 [1927] First published in November of 1925, this issue of June 1927 unleashed its mordant humor on the literary world of Japan. The cover is a study all on its own, with..... More
1879. AYRTON, M. Chaplin. CHILD-LIFE IN JAPAN, AND JAPANESE CHILD-STORIES. London: Griffith and Farran, 1879. First edition. "With many illustrations, including seven full-page pictures drawn and engraved by Japanese artists." xiv,[6],125 pp., + [2],16 pp. adv. Small quarto. 25 x 19 cm. (9 3/4 by 7 1/2 in.) Disbound: publisher's..... More
1922. BACHHOFER, Ludwig. DIE KUNST DER JAPANISCHEN HOLZSCHNITTMEISTER. Munchen: Kurt Wolff, (1922). 4to., green cloth; 119pp. + 49 plates, several in color. Foxing at the b&w plates. Spine-piece detaching, hinges weak, and a few plates are beginning to detach. As is. More
1889. BAILLY. COCHINCHINE FRANCAISE/DICTIONNAIRE CHINOIS-FRANCAIS, 5 BOOKS IN 4 VOLUMES. Saigon: Rey & Curiol, 1889. 4to., quarter black leather (sunned to dark red) with raised bands and gilt lettering, marbled paper covered boards. Boards shelfworn, a few scratches; letaher worn at joints, heels and crowns. Small cloth circular labels affixed..... More
Kyūrō Gafu 九老画譜 Baitei Ki 梅亭紀 Ōmiya Shinbei 近江屋新兵, publisher Kansei 寛政 11 [1799] 26.2 x 18.6cm volume string-bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji with yellow wrappers and printed paper title label. The publisher is noted as Kyoto's Omiya Shinbei 近江屋新兵. In reference to the title, one of the artist Baitei’s..... More
1932. BALET, J.C. MANDCHOURIE. Preface de Francois De Tessan. Bibliotheque Politique et Economique. Paris: Payot, 1932. 8vo., printed wrappers; 222pp. Signatures unopened. Tape-repair at spinal ends. Good, with Kirkwood stamp. More
1905. BARBOUTAU, Pierre. BIOGRAPHIES DES ARTISTES JAPONAIS DONT LES OEUVRES FIGURENT DANS LA COLLECTION PIERRE BARBOUTAU, 2 volumes. Amsterdam: R. W. P. de Vries, 1905. Limited edition, no. 19 of 1000 copies. Volume I: Peintures; Volume II: Estampes et Objets d'Art. Folio, quarter green cloth with green and beige floral..... More
1904. BARBOUTAU, Pierre. BIOGRAPHIES DES ARTISTES JAPONAIS DONT LES OEUVRES FIGURENT DANS LA COLLECTION PIERRE BARBOUTAU, TOME II< ESTAMPES ET OBJETS D'ART. Paris: S. Bing/L'Auteur, 1904. Folio, green and brown printed wrappers, flaps detached, wrappers chipped, spine covered with cloth and plastic tape which is partially removed. Text disbound, some pages slightly chipped at edges, not affecting text. 88 + [6] pp. B/w plates..... More
187. [BASEBALL - JAPAN] Shihon Gakkou-hen. SHO^GAKU TOKUHON Maki no Ichi. Aichi-ken [Nagoya] Shihongakko^ [Teacher's College] n.d. [1870's] An interesting little elementary school reader from the first series of textbooks designed and created by the Teachers College Normal School system in Japan after the Meiji restoration to introduce "Western Learning"..... More