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THE GOTOH MUSEUM COLLECTION : Aspects of Japanese Beauty

THE GOTOH MUSEUM COLLECTION : Aspects of Japanese Beauty

by Yasuyuki , Uno

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Japan: Japan Gotoh Museum, 1980. Book. Illus. by Various Artist. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited 1st., Edition.. Japan , 1st.ed. 1980,number 619 of 1000 copy printed.Hardcover in box with supplement "Japanese Time line in This Collection" volume, and one print .A beautiful and very scarce book with illustrated plates .Condition Fine /slipcase Near Fine. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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Denkwürdigkeiten Indiens, enthaltend eine kurze geographische Beschreibung von Ost-Indien;...
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Denkwürdigkeiten Indiens, enthaltend eine kurze geographische Beschreibung von Ost-Indien; nebst einer gedrängten Geschichte Hindostans von den frühesten Zeitaltern bis zu Ende der Marquis Hastingischen Verwaltung im Jahre 1823. Aus dem Englischen von F. L. Rhode.

by Wallace, R. (Robert) G. (Grenville).

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Frankfurt am Main, Heinrich Wilmans, 1826. Hardcover. .. Octavo. pp. vi, (ii), 438. HARDCOVER, bound in handsome contemporary marbled boards, gilt decoration to spine, orange lettering-piece lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges dyed green, corner-tips bit rubbed. In fine condition. A lovely copy. ~ First and only German edition. Translated from the English "Memoirs of India" (1824) by F. Ludwig Rhode. See Block: "The English Novel 1740-1850"; Garside, Raven and Schowerling: "The English Novel 1770-1829". Robert Grenville Wallace (1786-1851). Uncommon. KVK locates only 2 copies in Germany (Union Catalogs Northern- and Southwest Germany). Only three other copies are located in European libraries (French Union Catalog; Austrian National Library; Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark). I-2 OUT
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Tableau pittoresque de l'Inde, ou description géographique, statistique, commerciale,...
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Tableau pittoresque de l'Inde, ou description géographique, statistique, commerciale, morale et politique de l'Indostan. Traduit sur le manuscrit par Benjamin Laroche.

by Buckingham, J. (James) S. (Silk).

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Paris, Poulton-de-l'Épée, 1835. Hardcover. .. Crown octavo. Pp. 332. Plus finely engraved folding map. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards, vellum French corners, gilt lettered red morocco lettering-piece to spine, marbled endpapers, sprinkled edges. Foxed in the beginning, else in fine condition. ~ Second edition. From the private library of Jean Herbert with his bookplate. James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855). A dedicated traveller and a prolific writer, he wrote, among others, also "Travels In Palestine Through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead" (1921); "Travels Among the Arab Tribes Inhabiting the Countries East of Syria and Palestine" (1925); "Travels in Mesopotamia" (1827); "Travels in Assyria Media and Persia" (1830). TIMO-1 OUT
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SEA-GIRT YEZO : glimpses at missionary work in North Japan

SEA-GIRT YEZO : glimpses at missionary work in North Japan

by Batchelor, John Rev.

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London: Church Missionary Society, 1902. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. green,gilt dec. pict. cloth, gilt spine,all edges gilt, beveled edges, vii, 120 p., illustrated, frontis., numerous black & white half tone illustrations from photographs, map, patterned endpapers, an exceptionally bright,tight copy, Rev. John Batchelor was an English missionary who lived in Japan, and known for his work among the Ainu people, and his advocacy for them in Japan. He wrote concerning the Ainu language and culture during some sixty years among them. Once authoritative, and forever a key primary source on Ainu folklore, more recent studies have superseded his linguistic analyses. His ministry in Japan ceased when he left in 1941 due to the Second World War."The word Yezo if probably of Ainu origin.means abounding and game." The name "Yezo" has been changed to Hokkaido, a word of Chinese origin meaning "the northern sea circuit." Size: 8 Vo.,20 Cm.,.
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Voyage à l'île de Ceylan fait dans les années 1797 à 1800 ; contenant l'histoire, la...
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1803 1st ed Robert Percival Voyages CEYLON Dutch Torture MAPS 2v SET Sri Lanka

Robert Percival was an 18th-century Irish army officer who is best known for his extensive voyage to the Island of Ceylon, or Sri Lanka. This voyage, which began in 1797, was an important voyage as it brought new discoveries to Great Britain prior to Britain's rule of the island. Percival specifically outlined manners and customs of locals, as well as climate and natural science discoveries.

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"notices the effects of the Portuguese and Dutch rule, which looked as if it tried to counteract as much as possible the natural advantages of the island. He gives various instances of Dutch cruelty and treachery, and attempts to characterize three classes of 'natives' – the Cingalese, the Candians, and the Malays. The pearl fishery, the town and forts of Columbo, the salt works of the island, the staple commodity of cinnamon, above all, the inland capital of Candy, are noticed in other… Read More
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Ainu-Grammatik
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Ainu-Grammatik: Erläuterungen und Register

by Dettmer, Hans Adalbert

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Very good to Fine, very few signs of wear apart from a small (shelf?) smudge on one bottom edge.
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The Cities of Gujarashtra: their topography and history illustrated, in the journal of a recent...
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The Cities of Gujarashtra: their topography and history illustrated, in the journal of a recent tour; with accompanying documents.: Bombay-printed description of Gujarat and beyond

by Henry George Briggs (1824-1872).

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Bombay-printed description of Gujarat and beyond
ombay, printed at the Times' Press, by James Chesson, 1849.
Folio (29x23,5 cm.). [14], 408, VIII, [2], IX-XXIV pp. Illustrated with several plans of palaces.
First edition, printed at Bombay, of a very thorough, lengthy description of "Gujarashtra" (present-day Gujarat, India). One of the very few copies of this Bombay-printed first edition: WorldCat records only 1 copy, digitized by the University of Bradford.
Henry Briggs was born in Bombay, October 20, 1824. He travelled in South Africa in 1843, in China in1845, and settled in Bombay in 1846 to work in the office of his father: Briggs & Co. Meanwhile he started writing about India. First he edited the Sindian (1854) and in 1855 the Sind Kossid. In 1856 he became assistant secretary at Bombay to the G.I.P. Railway. His first published book was the present Cities of Gujdrashtra, "containing curious information gleaned from travellers in India: of whose rare works he made an extensive collection"… Read More
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Illustrated Biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Ehon Toyotomi Kunkoki Sanhen)
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Illustrated Biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Ehon Toyotomi Kunkoki Sanhen)

by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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1859 Japanese Samurai Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi Tokugawa Osaka Castle Illustrated

A rare, 19th century Japanese woodblock print of "Taikouki". Taikouki is a biography describing the life of Taihe Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a Japanese samurai and daimyo (lord) considered the second "Great Unifier" of Japan following Nobunaga and preceding the Tokugawa Shogunate. Hideyoshi left a legacy including Osaka Castle, the Tokugawa class systems, the restriction of weapons, and the construction and restoration of many temples some of which are still visible in Kyoto. This book is a classic Edo era picture book describing and illustrating Toyotomi Hideyoshi's life illustrated by Utagawa Kuniyoshi! The woodblock prints began being made in 1855 and were completed in 1884. The images and text focus primarily on the military with detailed accuracy on armor, weapons, family crests, interiors, and more!
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[CHINESE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE] Çin Kurtulus Savasi. Translated in Turkish by Ahmet Angin.

[CHINESE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE] Çin Kurtulus Savasi. Translated in Turkish by Ahmet Angin.

by MAO TSE-TUNG [sic. MAO ZEDONG], (1893-1976).

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Istanbul: Habora Kitabevi Yayinlari / Basaran Matbaasi, 1967. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 185, [4] p. First Turkish edition of the "Chinese War of Independence" written by Mao Zedong in 1936 during the war with the Kuomintang and Japan. It was translated by Ahmet Angin (1919-1977) from the French text. This translation was published by Bülent Habora (1940-2014) (the owner of Habora Publishing House). Habora left his studies at Ankara University, Faculty of Law and worked as a journalist and publisher. He managed Habora Publishing House, which he founded (1966-95). OCLC 62124547.
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[COVER ART / MAO'S DEATH] 7 Gün: Haftalik siyasi haber ve aktüalite dergisi. 14...
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[COVER ART / MAO'S DEATH] 7 Gün: Haftalik siyasi haber ve aktüalite dergisi. 14 Eylül 1976, Sayi: 210.

by MAO TSETUNG [sic. MAO ZEDONG], (1893-1976).

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Istanbul: 7 Gün Ofset Tesisleri, 1976. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original wrappers. 4to. (28 x 21 cm). In Turkish. 31 p. 210th issue of Turkish weekly news magazine with its cover art of Mao's portrait, published five days after Mao's death.
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[THE CCP REPORT] Çin Komünist Partisi kisa tarihi: Çin Komünist...

[THE CCP REPORT] Çin Komünist Partisi kisa tarihi: Çin Komünist Partisinin Ellinci Kurulus Yildönümü münasebetiyle Ç.K.P 10. Milli Kongresine Merkez Komitesinin raporundan bir bölüm. Translated in Turkish by Cafer Öztürk.

by THE CCP REPORT [MAO ZEDONG, (1893-1976)].

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Istanbul: Bora Yayinlari., [ca. 1975], 1975. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 71 p. First Turkish edition of the history of the Chinese Communist Party, which is an excerpt from the Central Committee's report to the 10th National Congress of the CCP on the occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the founding of the CCP. The cover depicts when Mao Zedong inspects the 8th Route Army units in Yan'an during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) (known in China as the "War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression"). No copy is located in OCLC except for the only one in Turkey, Bogaziçi University: 949516763 / 283801166.
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Portrait of the Dalai Lama
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Portrait of the Dalai Lama

by BELL, Charles

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London: Collins, 1946. First edition. Octavo (). [1]-414 pp. With a full color fontispiece of the Dalai Lama at age thirty-four and numerous full-page black and white photographs throughout. With maps printed on the endpapers. Publisher's original orange cloth. Front board stamped in gilt. Spine lettered and stamped in gilt. Minor stain to front board. Binding slightly skewed. Jacket chipped and creased a bit along edges and spine extremities. Jacket a bit dust soiled and with some tape repairs on the inside bottom of spine. Overall a very good copy. "For more than twenty years the late Sir Charles Bell, acting as the Dali Lama's political adviser, was in a unique position to study him as a man, as a ruler, and as the head of a religion permeating the lives of many millions of people. It is an authoritative book, teeming with interest and detailed information, and as the central figure of the King-Priest emerges, so also does the astonishing background of the country and people which he ruled- the… Read More
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New Chats on Overseas, continued (kaigai shinwa shūi ni) 海外新話拾遺...
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New Chats on Overseas, continued (kaigai shinwa shūi ni) 海外新話拾遺 二(かいがいしんわしゅういに)

by Mineta Fuko

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1849 British China Opium War Japanese China Sea Battle Siege Cannon Illustrated
A rare, 19th century Japanese woodblock print of "Kaigai Shinwa Shūi". Kaigai Shinwa Shūi is a semi historical text of the Japnaese view of the Opium War between China and Britain based on actual events with embellishments to appeal to a broad audience in Japan. The embellishments also depict the fear of foreigners from japan's isolation.
This rare text is written in a column format with furigana for easier reading and includes illustrations of Chinese warriors, burning of British ships and opium, map, cannons, weapons, ships, and much more!

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Mineta Fuko
New Chats on Overseas, continued (kaigai shinwa shūi ni) 海外新話拾遺二(かいがいしんわしゅういに)
[Edo: Kaei 2, 1849]

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· Collation: 5 volumes
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single plate and text wanting in volume 5
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o Iwanami, Kokusho So Mokuroku 16773
o Waseda University… Read More
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A Memoir of Captain W. Thornton Bate
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A Memoir of Captain W. Thornton Bate

by BAILLIE, John

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1859 1st Capt Thornton Bate Royal Navy CHINESE Wars Opium War Canton China
William Thornton Bate was a 19th-century British naval officer who fought in the British wars with China, famously dying in the Battle of Canton. Author John Baillie wrote a biography of the life and career of Bate – one of the best biographies on Bate. 'A Memoir of Capt Bate' also surveys Chinese and Hong Kong history and customs as well as political tensions leading to the Second Opium War.
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BAILLIE, John
A Memoir of Captain W. Thornton Bate
London : Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1859. First edition.

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Armorial Bookplate – O. G. Bolitho
Likely Otho Glynn Bolitho (1844-1911), Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd Dragoon Guards and a member of the old Cornish family from Madron which found its fortune in trading and banking; by 1885, they were known as the… Read More
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Blossoms of Bangalore
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Blossoms of Bangalore

by T. P. Issar

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Bangalore, India: Marketing Consultants & Agencies Ltd. (1st Edition, 1994). Pictorial hardcover with matching pictorial dust jacket, both in very good condition, 195 pages. Clean and unmarked. Colors bright. Binding is square and tight. T. P. Issar ( - 2004) was the author of highly-lauded books on the architectural heritage of Bangalore and Mysore cities--THE CITY BEAUTIFUL and THE ROYAL CITY. Issar, ever an admirer of Bangalore's blossoms, was hesitant to embark on BLOSSOMS OF BANGALORE because of his admitted "floral illiteracy". It needed a little goading before he started work on a book which, he hoped, would improve his own knowledge of the flowering trees of Bangalore and bring out the "poet-painter's vision" which put them there: a book which would delight the eye besides being a handy reference volume for the non-botanist "florophile". He wanted people to be on "first-name terms" with at least a few of the tree-blossoms which bring them so much joy--articulated or just felt. An important… Read More
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