1974. [JAPANESE ART - AUCTION CATALOGUES] SOTHEBY'S. HIGHLY IMPORTANT JAPANESE PRINTS, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE HENRI VEVER COLLECTION, PARTS 1-4. 4 VOLUMES. London: Sotheby's, 1974. Complete. 4to., green paper covered boards stamped in black and silver. var pp. Fine in lightly worn color illustrated dust jackets. Illustrations within..... More
1940. SPROSTON, John Glendy. A PRIVATE JOURNAL OF JOHN GLENDY SPROSTON, U.S.N. Edited by Shi Sakanishi. Tokyo: Sophia University, 1940. Monumenta Nipponica Monographs, edited by Sophia University. This title is one in a special series on early American-Japanese relations as presented in documents connected with Commodore Perry's expedition. Illustrated. 122p..... More
1925. STRATZ, C. H. DIE KORPERFORMEN IN KUNST UND LEBEN DER JAPANER. Stuttgart: Verlag von Ferdinande Enke, 1925. Fourth edition. Illustrated with four colorplates and 152 text illustrations. xii,235 pp., + [16] pp. Octavo. Beige cloth, title printed in brown to spine and to upper board, with author's name in..... More
1941. Takita Teiji. SAIKAKU NO SHOSHIGAKUTEKI KENKYUU. (Bungakka Kenkyuu Nenpoo, Gengo to Bungaku, Dai 5-kan) Taipei: Noda Shoboo, 1941, 1st, thus. Large 8vo., boards, 15, 2, 9, 488pp. A bibliographical survey of Saikaku's works. Very unusual. Wormed on the spine, this is a working copy only, with some internal browning..... More
1901. TAKUMA, Kuroda. THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF JAPAN: A COURSE OF EXERCISES IN FAMILIAR CONVERSATION. Tokyo, Japan: Published and for sale by Kinko-do & Co., 1901. [4],6,[2],273 pp. Octavo, green cloth, gilt title at spine, brown coated endpapers. The cloth is soiled and rubbed. The lower joint is cracked, a...... More
1962. TAMBA, Tsuneo. YOKOHAMA UKIYOE: Essentials and Meanings. (Tokyo): The Asahi Shimbun Press, 1962. 4to., black cloth; 234 pp.; 7 pp. supplementary pamphlet in English laid in. Color and black and white illustrations. Very good in DW. Unusual and important reference. More
1857. TRAIN, George Francis. AN AMERICAN MERCHANT IN EUROPE, ASIA, AND AUSTRALIA: A Series of Letters from Java, Sinagpore, China, Bengal, Egypt, The Holy Land, The Crimea and its Battle Grounds, England, Melbourne, Sydney, etc. etc. New York: G. P. Putnam & Co., 1857. xxi + 512 pp. 8vo., brown..... More
1960. VALLA, Alene. THE SECRET DIARY OF LADY TAKAYAMA. Kyoto: Printed by The Naigai Printing Company Limited, 1960. 49 pp. + color and b/w plates. Small 4to., silver paper covered boards with color pastedown illustration on front cover. Very good, corners slightly bumped, minor shelfwear, front flyleaf creased. Lovely color..... More
1970. VANDERBIE, Jan H. PROV REP VIETNAM; A Provincial Representative's Account of Two Years in Vietnam-1966-68. Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, (1970). Inscribed presentation copy from the author. 8vo., grey cloth. Clean and fresh. Near fine, in a price-clipped dust jacket. More
1913. [WOODBLOCK PRINTING]. TOOLS AND MATERIALS Illustrating the Japanese Method of Colour-Printing. A descriptive catalogue of a collection exhibited in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1913. 8vo, 22 pp., with 3 plates and line illustrations; printed wrappers, slightly faded and worn. Very good plus... More
1990. ZAGARI, Franco. GIARDINO ITALIANO A OSAKA/ITALIAN GARDEN IN OSAKA. Milan: Edizioni Over, 1990 (September). First edition. 20 folding sheets on coated paper, color photo reproductions. 4to., glossy color pictorial slipcase with matching folding case housing the portfolio. In Italian, English and Japanese. Inscription on Tav. 1 signed "Franco," presumably..... More