ATLAS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON VOLUME 6 WEST ROXBURY
by [ATLAS]
1896. [ATLAS]. ATLAS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON VOLUME 6 WEST ROXBURY. Philadelphia: G. W. Bromley and Co., 1896. Second edition. Folio, 22.5". Contains street index, outline and index map and 30 double-page maps measuring 22.5" by 32". Maps have only minor soiling to margins and occasional pencil annotations (plates 1 and 27). FFEP and title page have large chips. Bound in half leather, now mostly chipping or absent. In need of rebacking, front board detatched.
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ATLAS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON Vol. 7 BRIGHTON MASS
by [ATLAS]
1890. [ATLAS]. ATLAS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON Vol. 7 BRIGHTON MASS. Philadelphia: G. W. Bromley & Co., 1890. Folio. 22" Contains 30 double page maps - outline and index map and 29 plates - measuring 32" x 22" with only slight marginal staining near spine at head. Maps are drawn at scale of either 600, 100 or 150 ft/inch. Bound in 1/2 leather, missing much of leather covering and has detached and chipped FFEP. Front hinge very weak.... Read More
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ATLAS OF THE CITY OF CHELSEA AND THE TOWNS OF REVERE AND WINTHROP
by [ATLAS]
1896. [ATLAS]. ATLAS OF THE CITY OF CHELSEA AND THE TOWNS OF REVERE & WINTHROP MASS. Philadelphia: G. W. Bromley and Co., 1896. Folio, 22.5". Contains street index, outline and index map and 22 double-page maps measuring 22.5" by 32". Maps have only minor soiling to margins and occasional pencil annotations (plates 12, 17, 18, 21 and 22). Bound in half leather, now mostly chipping or absent. In need of rebacking, front board detached. As is.
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ATLAS OF DORCHESTER, WEST ROXBURY AND BRIGHTON, CITY OF BOSTON
by [ATLAS]
1899. [ATLAS]. ATLAS OF DORCHESTER, WEST ROXBURY AND BRIGHTON, CITY OF BOSTON in one volume. Boston: L. J. Richards, 1899. Folio. 22" Street index plus 40 double page maps measuring 32" x 22". Bound in 1/2 leather, which is largely absent. Front board is detached. Interiors are clean and free from staining, with the exception of some light red or graphite pencil annotations on a few plates and soiled end-papers. Plates with pencil annotations: 28, 29, 30, 37, 39.... Read More
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ATLAS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON: SOUTH BOSTON
by [ATLAS]
1899. [ATLAS]. ATLAS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON: SOUTH BOSTON. Philadelphia: G. W. Bromley Co., 1899. Folio, 23". Street index and 33 double-page maps - outline and index map and 32 plates - measuring 32.5" x 22.5". Ffep missing. Outline and index map has tear near bottom where sheet folds. Plate 1 partly detached. Plates 29, 30, 31 are detached. Plates 2 and 32 have pencil annotations. Bound in 1/2 leather, which is flaking. Interiors are bright, some soil.... Read More
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RENPO SHIRYAKU 2 vols
by [ATLAS] Bridgeman, E.C. translated by Mitsukuri Ge
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 the term, but a long standing aid for literate Japanese to understand the original classical Chinese. With a number of b+w and some color maps of the USA, along... Read More
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ZUAN SHINGIHO^ KO^ZA NOUVEAU COURS: METHODES DU DESSIN DECORATIF 8 vo
by [PREWAR DESIGN] Atorie-sha
1932. [PREWAR DESIGN] Atorie-sha. ZUAN SHINGIHO^ KO^ZA NOUVEAU COURS: METHODES DU DESSIN DECORATIF 8 vols. To^kyo^, Atorie-sha, Sho^wa 7 [1932]. 8 volumes, 8vo., complete, bound western-style in wrappers. An interesting synopsis in Japanese of world-wide trends in commercial art in the early 1930s. Very good or better condition, many b+w illustrations. In the original publisher's slipcases. The Atorie-sha was one of the most important publishers of art criticism, etc. before the war in Japan.
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KERAMIC ART OF JAPAN
by AUDSLEY, GEORGE ASHDOWN, AND BOWES, J.
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 page for plate 50) + list of marks and monograms, with 4 plates. 66 plates in all. Overall, a very good set. Some plates show light soiling at and... Read More
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BUNGEI SHIJO^ Vol.3 #6
by [AVANT-GARDE] UMEHARA Hokumei, et al.
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 the cockamamie orthography and inside jokes of the avant-garde. The contents in this case celebrate the 250 year anniversary of Yaoya Oshichi, a girl of 16 burned at the... Read More
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THE HORSE: ITS TREATMENT IN HEALTH AND DISEASE: WITH A COMPLETE GUIDE
by AXE,J.WORTLEY
1906. AXE, J. WORTLEY. THE HORSE: ITS TREATMENT IN HEALTH AND DISEASE: WITH A COMPLETE GUIDE TO BREEDING TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT. London: Gresham Publishing Company, 1906. 9 volumes, green decorated Art Nouveau bindings. Numerous illustrations in color and black and white, foldout pedigree tables and, on the rear pastedown endpaper of volume 6, is a "Model" The Hoof of the Horse. It is illustrated with multiple colored overlays including a tissue guard with an explanation and identification table. A... Read More
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KAFEE BAA KISSATEN KO^KOKU ZUANSHU^
by [PREWAR ADVERTISING] YAMANA Ayao
1930. [PREWAR ADVERTISING] YAMANA Ayao. KAFEE BAA KISSATEN KOKOKU ZUANSHU. Tokyo, Seibundo, Showa 5 [1930]. 11 13/16" X 8 3/4". Printed paper wrappers. 48 pp. of b+w and color plates, and 4 pp. of preliminaries and finals, depicting designs by the important 20th Century Japanese designer, Yamana Ayao (1897-1980), the originator of the "Shiseido-style" during his long tenure as the cosmetic company's head designer. This particular portfolio is a compilation of his designs for the coffee shop/bar trade -... Read More
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CHILD LIFE IN JAPAN
by AYRTON, Matilda Chaplin
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 decorated cloth boards are detached and the backstrip is missing. The bookblock is split in several places, but the text and ilustrations are complete. Offered with all faults:. ... Read More
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CHATEAU DE ST. VALERIE
by BACKKER, Madame Metaal
1817. BACKKER, Madame Metaal. LE CHATEAU DE ST. VALERIE, histoire fondee sur des faits tires de la revolution. Londres: M.M. A.B. Dulau & Co., 1817. 12mo., brown contemporary calf, stamped in gilt to spine, 172 pp.. Front board detached, foxing to a few pages, contemporary ink ownership (what looks like "James Bond 1850")to flyleaf. French literature. A rare title.
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THE DOMINION OF CANADA WITH NEWFOUNDLAND AND AN EXCURSION TO ALASKA
by BAEDEKER, Karl
1907. BAEDEKER, Karl, ed. THE DOMINION OF CANADA WITH NEWFOUNDLAND AND AN EXCURSION TO ALASKA. Leipzig/London/New York: Karl Baedeker/T. Fisher Unwin/Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Revised and augmented edition. lxiv + 331 pp. 12mo., flexible red cloth boards with gilt lettering and marbled edges. Clean and bright, minor shelfwear at spine, original ribbon markers. Complete with all maps present. Slight edgewear.
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COCHINCHINE FRANCAISE/DICTIONNAIRE CHINOIS-FRANCAIS
by BAILLY
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 to top segment of spines. Occasional light pencil notes in Chinese, French and English. Pages age-toned, with an occasional chip, not affecting text. Volumes 1-5, with 4 & 5... Read More
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Kyūrō Gafu 九老画譜
by Baitei Ki 梅亭紀
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 pen names was Kyūrō Sanjin 九老九老山人. Resembles the copy 'c' in Mitchell for the presence of 64 single page original woodblock prints in sumi (a greater number of... Read More
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DYING TO LIVE AGAIN: CHANNELED INTERVIEWS WITH SOULS FROM THE
by BALDWIN, Sally
2001. BALDWIN, Sally. DYING TO LIVE AGAIN: CHANNELED INTERVIEWS WITH SOULS FROM THE OTHERSIDE. Tarentum, PA: Word Association Publishers/Green Parrot Press. 142 pp. Trade paperback, green pictorial wrappers. First edition, March 2001. Minor edgewear to wrappers, light rubbing. Illustrated by Steve Baldwin. Channeling souls from the ancient and enlightened world. Rare.
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STORIES BY MRS. MOLESWORTH
by BALDWIN, Sidney
1935. BALDWIN, Sidney, ed. STORIES BY MRS. MOLESWORTH. Illustrated by Edna COOKE. New York: The Dial Press, 1935. From the series entitled A Child's Own Library of Finely Illustrated Books. 353 pp. 8vo., top edge red, red cloth with filt lettering and color pastedown illustration on front cover. Edges of block foxed, ink ownership to front flyleaf, else fine. In very good dust jacket with ink ownership to front panel, soil and foxing. Box has color illustrated pastedown cover,... Read More
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BALLOU'S PICTORIAL DRAWING ROOM COMPANION. V. 9-11. JULY 1855-DEC 1856
by BALLOU, M. M., Publisher
1855. BALLOU'S PICTORIAL DRAWING ROOM COMPANION. VOLUME IX(-XI). Boston: M. M. Ballou, Publisher, (1855-6). Volumes IX - XI, July 1855 - December 1856: 78 issues in all. [4],416; [4],416; [4],416 pp. Text printed in three columns and illustrated with numerous wood-engravings. Folio. Ex-library; bookplate on front pastedown and pocket at back of each volume. Volume X has a blind-stamped library seal on t.p. Publisher's original brown cloth bindings, with gilt-stamped vignette on upper board, a.e.g.; but two volumes, nos.... Read More
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BIOGRAPHIES DES ARTISTES JAPONAIS DONT LES OEUVRES FIGURENT DANS LA
by BARBOUTAU, Pierre
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 patterned paper covered boards. 115 monochrome plates, 3 of which are double-page. Some minor wear to edges of boards, corner of Vol. I slightly scraped, heel of spine moderately... Read More
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THE TRUE DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST; EVIDENCED IN A DISCOURSE AT THE
by BARNARD, John
1761. BARNARD, John. THE TRUE DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST; EVIDENCED IN A DISCOURSE AT THE PUBLIC LECTURE IN BOSTON, The Day after the Commencement, July 16, 1761, And Published at the Desire of the Hearers. Boston: Edes and Gill, 1761. 38 pp. 12mo., half black leather over marbled paper covered boards. Front cover detacked. Boards edgeworn. Ex-library with usual markings. Half-title has small hole at last two letters of "Discourse." Interior very good with age-toned page edges. Complete. Evans... Read More
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SENTIMENTAL TOMMY
by BARRIE, J.M.
1896. BARRIE, J.M. SENTIMENTAL TOMMY. London: Cassell, 1896. Signed first edition, first issue. 8vo, purple cloth, darkened on spine with some wear at crown and heel. Front hinge starting, but still overall this is a very good copy. (Cutler 46).
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BRITISH FLORA MEDICA; OR, HISTORY OF THE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF GREAT
by BARTON, Benjamin H.
1845. BARTON, Benjamin H., and Thomas Cook. THE BRITISH FLORA MEDICA; OR, HISTORY OF THE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF GREAT BRITAIN. VOL. I. [& II.] London: Henry G. Bohn, 1845. Second edition. Two volumes, complete. Illustrated with 48 numbered engraved plates, each showing four plants, all nicely hand-colored. xii, [2], 408, pp., plate nos. 1-25; iv, 510, [2] pp., plate nos. 26-48. In worn publisher's bindings: brown cloth, gilt lettering on spines, yellow coated endpapers. Joints are rubbed and backstrips... Read More
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A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA
by BEANS, George H.
1951. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library (No. 23), 1951. One of 150 copies. 51 pp. 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Fine in a slightly torn glassine dustjacket. B/w frontispiece and illustrations.
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LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA, + SUPPLEMENTS A, B & C.
by BEANS, George H.
1951. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library, 1951. 1/150 copies. Offered with SUPPLEMENT A. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library, 1955. 1/100 copies. And, SUPPLEMENT B. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library, 1958. 1/100 copies. And, SUPPLEMENT C. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library, 1963. 1/100 copies. Four volumes, complete. Printed by The Anthoensen Press. Illustrated. Slim quartos: 51; 52; 66; 42 pp. Uniformly bound in brick cloth cloth with gilt-stamped titles to spine. Fine.... Read More
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