LIFE, TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF FERDINAND DE SOTO, DISCOVERER OF THE
by WILMER, Lambert A.
1858. WILMER, Lambert A. THE LIFE, TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF FERDINAND DE SOTO, DISCOVERER OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Philadelphia: J. T. Lloyd, 1858. First edition. Illustrated: "Steel Engravings by John & Saml. Sartain, Philadelphia. The illustrations, designed and engraved on wood, by J. W. Orr and R. Tefler, New York;" six steel engraved plates, plus eight full-page wood-engravings and many others throughout the text. Octavo: [iv],532 pp. Publisher's binding of purple cloth, blocked in blind on sides, gilt-stamped title to... Read More
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LADIES' CITIZENS COMMITTEE MEDALLION/RIBBON, 1915
by WOMEN
1915. [WOMEN]. LADIES' CITIZENS COMMITTEE MEDALLION/RIBBON, 1915. 5 7/8 x 2 inches, pale printed ribbon with gilt lettering: "LADIES' CITIZENS COMMITTEE|WASHINGTON, D.C.|1915." The ribbon is affixed to a decorative photo pin, framed brass-tone, with pin on reverse intact. Sewn under the pin is an American flag motif ribbon, from which is suspended a set of six laminated paper circular medallions. The uppermost one of these is a photo image of the Lincoln Memorial. Underneath, in descending order, are b/w... Read More
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SAINTEGENEVIEVE Poeme Par Paul Claudel
by [WOODBLOCK PRINTING] CLAUDEL, Paul, poet; Tomita K.
1923. [WOODBLOCK PRINTING] CLAUDEL, Paul. SAINTEGENEVIEVE Poeme Par Paul Claudel. Tokio, Chinchiocha, A.D. 1923. #610 of 1000cc. Tall folding album, 32.5 x 13.5 cm, bound in paulownia wood [kiri]. An illustration by Tomita Keisen and a page reproducing Claudel's script were cut into woodblocks by the master Igami Bonkotsu, as well as the title design by Noemi Pernessin and a series of text illustrations by Audrey Parr. The rest of the text, which is entirely in French, is typeset.... Read More
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ICE BOUND HEIGHTS OF THE MUSTAGH
by WORKMAN, Fanny and William
1908. WORKMAN, Fanny and William. ICE BOUND HEIGHTS OF THE MUSTAGH. An account of two seasons of pioneer exploration and high climbing in the Baltistan Himalaya. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908. First American edition. 8vo., green illustrated cloth, gilt, spine in gilt, t.e.g. Illustrated throughout with over 150 photographs, 2 folding maps. Ex-lib. A good and servicable copy that bears a small tear and perforated stamp on the title page, perforated stamps at the plate margins, library markings... Read More
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MORDANT COLORS IN CALICO PRINTING
by SANDOZ CHEMICAL WORKS
1925. SANDOZ CHEMICAL WORKS. MORDANT COLORS IN CALICO PRINTING. Basle, Switzerland: Sandoz Chemical Works [n.d. ca. 1925-1930]. Six page text booklet affixed to inside front cover + 8 foldout panels (16 sides, cloth samples affixed to seven of the front sides) 4to., stiff brown wrappers printed in black. Cover soiled, interior fine. Text booklet in English, French and German. Lovely bright colors in samples, with only an occasional bit of fading at edges. Very good overall.
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HISTORY OF FRANCE FROM THE ACCESSION OF HENRY THE THIRD, IN 1574
by WRAXALL, N. William (Sir)
1814. WRAXALL, N. William (Sir). HISTORY OF FRANCE FROM THE ACCESSION OF HENRY THE THIRD, IN 1574, TO THE DEATH OF HENRY THE FOURTH, IN 1610. London: T. Cadell and W. Davids, 1814. Second Edition. Six Volumes complete. Three quarter leather with leather corners and brown cloth boards. Gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Leather and cloth rubbed. Light foxing throughout. Bookplate to front pastedowns. Bindings tight.
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Logomachy, or War of the Words
by WRIGHT, F.A.
Wright, F.A.. WRIGHT, F.A. Logomachy, or War of the Words. Cincinnati, F.A. Wright, 1874. 56 cards, measuring 3 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches. On each is a letter of the alphabet in large type, and a picture of a songbird. A word-building game, which won the Highest Premium for the Best New Parlor Game at the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition of 1874. A clean, complete set, with the printed instruction sheet, and housed in its own cardboard box with a... Read More
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JAPANESE PRINT
by WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD
1912. WRIGHT, Frank Lloyd. THE JAPANESE PRINT. An Interpretation. Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour Company, 1912. First edition (trade). 8vo, tan paper-covered boards, stamped in blue and green. 8vo, 35pp. Slight edgewear and a bit of cover soiling. Overall, this is a tight, very good copy of a scarce item.
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BOOKS WANTED: For Our Men "In Camp and Over There
by [WWI Poster] FALLS,Charles Buckles
[WWI Poster] FALLS, Charles Buckles. BOOKS WANTED: For Our Men "In Camp and Over There". Take Gifts to the Public Library. (n.p):(n.d.). 28 1/4"x 41 3/4". Shrink wrapped, unmounted. mended teear that runs about 16 inches from the top edge. It also has two closed tears on either side measuring about 5 inches. Very Good.
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A SYNOPSIS OF NATURAL HISTORY
by WYATT, Thomas
1839. WYATT, Thomas. A SYNOPSIS OF NATURAL HISTORY Embracing the Natural History of Animals, with Human and General Animal Physiology, Botany, Vegetable Physiology and Geology. Translated from the Latest French Edition of C. Lemmonnier, with Additions from the Works of Cuvier, Dumaril, Lacepede etc.; and Arranged as a Textbook for Schools. Philadelphia: Thomas Wardle, 1839. Contains 49 pleasant lithographic plates of animals, birds, insects, fish, anatomy, and "The Distribution of the Human Races." Octavo. i-viii, 9-192 pp., + 49... Read More
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Ōtsu-e Zōhyōshū 大津絵藏票集
by Yamanouchi Kinzaburō 山内金三郎, artist
1987. Yamanouchi Kinzaburō 山内金三郎, artist. Ōtsu-e Zōhyōshū 大津絵藏票集. Gohachi 吾八. Tokyo. Showa 62 [1987]. 18 x 15.5cm small volume string-bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji with red string. Front wrapper is decorated with a color woodcut of a demon playing a musical instrument. Colophon identifies this as #36 of 50 copies, done as a reprint of the original edition done in 20 copies in Showa 35 [1960]. 12 original, color woodblock-printed bookplates. The initial page has machine printed text listing the... Read More
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GRAND HOTEL, LIMITED ... YOKOHAMA AND VICINITY
by TRAVEL - YOKOHAMA
1911. [TRAVEL - YOKOHAMA]. (AMENOMORI, N.) THE GRAND HOTEL, LIMITED. H. E. MANWARING, MANAGER. (GUIDE BOOK FOR) YOKOHAMA AND VICINITY. (Yokohama: "Japan Gazette" Press, 1911). A small pocket-size guide (14 x 10.5 cm) in color illustrated paper wrappers, that show the Grand Hotel on the front and a view of Fuji on the back, side-sewn with ribbon ties. [4],65,18 text pp., 81 adv. pp., + folding map. Following the first section, a description of the hotel and the surrounding... Read More
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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW-YORK
by NEW YORK
1842. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW-YORK. Albany, Thurlow Weed, 1842. NY, Appleton & Co. and Wiley & Putnam, 1843-1894. Folio. 30 volumes. Zoology in VI parts, bound in 5 volumes; Botany in 2 volumes; Mineralogy, one volume; Geology in 4 volumes; Paleontology in VIII parts bound in 13 volumes; Agriculture in 5 volumes. Maps and a wealth of lithographic plates of birds, flowers, fruit, landscape panoramas, geological sections, etc., mostly hand-colored. Boards off volume I, otherwise condition varies from... Read More
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KOZAN
by [CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT] KANAMORI Yoshio
1970. [CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT] KANAMORI Yoshio. KOZAN. Nihon Aishokai, Shōwa 45, signed by Kanamori. Number 94 of 150 copies. Huge western bound folio, 45.9 x 31.7 cm. Each of the 15 color woodblock illustrations is double page - and are in consequence remarkably large and therefore difficult to print. Quite a tribute to the ongoing skill of the woodblock printers in Japan, even 25 years after the end of the war. Very fine condition throughout, in the dustwrapper. In... Read More
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SHIKISHI
by [DESIGN BOOK] Kamisaka SEKKA [Yoshitaka]
1901. [DESIGN BOOK] Kamisaka SEKKA [Yoshitaka]. SHIKISHI. Kyoto: Tanaka jihei, Meiji 34 [1901]. 2 folios, each 31.2 x 21.5 cm. Volume one has 2 color prints and 30 b+w sumi prints, volume two has 30 b+w sumi prints. An interesting design book of subtlety. The covers are quite worn and stained and there is some internal wear and spotting as well. But overall a good early printing. Cord-bound fukuro-toji Japanese style with the title printed on the covers. Complete.... Read More
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TRAVELS DURING THE YEARS 1787, 1788, and 1789
by YOUNG, Arthur
1792. YOUNG, Arthur. TRAVELS DURING THE YEARS 1787, 1788, AND 1789. Undertaken more particularly with a View of ascertaining the Cultivation, Wealth, Resources, and national Prosperity, of the Kingdom of France. Bury St. Edmunds, printed by J. Rackham for W. Richardson, London, 1792, 1794. Quarto. Two volumes. viii, 566[4]pp. + 3 folding maps (one hand-colored). [iv] 336 {4]pp. First edition of Volume I; first edition of Volume II, but published as the second volume of the second edition. Considered... Read More
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![Shinjin Chōshishō Gafu 清人張子祥画譜 Qingren Zhang Zixiang Huapu [Painting album of Zhang Zixiang of China]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/624/172/1516172624.0.l.0.jpg)
Shinjin Chōshishō Gafu 清人張子祥画譜 Qingren Zhang Zixiang Huapu [Painting album of Zhang Zixiang of China]
by Zhang Zixiang 張子祥, artist and Ōta Tokujirō, editor 太田徳次郎 編輯
18. Shinjin Chōshishō Gafu 清人張子祥画譜 Qingren Zhang Zixiang Huapu [Painting album of Zhang Zixiang of China] Zhang Zixiang 張子祥, artist and Ōta Tokujirō, editor 太田徳次郎 編輯 Meiji period Tokyo 2 volumes 15.8 x 11.4cm bound Japanese style fukuro-toji. Vol 1 is 18 cho (no cho numbered 16) and Vol 2 is 17 cho with printed book slips on front wrappers. Each volume has 16 polychrome double-page original woodblock prints with calligraphy. 2 volumes (jyo 上 upper/former and 下... Read More
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