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Baltimore 1982, ICSBC. Stiff color wrs., very good, no. 1 issue, 25p., 16 b.w. photos. Articles by Moss, Graham, Rush, news, viewpoints, dealer members. A useful reference source. Articles: vol. I: Moss: APRICOT TREE GROVE, THE YE FAMILY OF SNUFF BOTTLE ARTISTS. . Graham. JADE, NEPHRITE & JADEITE. . Q & A by Moss, dealer members, news & viewpoints. . Vol. II: Edward C. O'dell: A Memorial Tribute, letters in memoriam. . New York Convention 1982 by Ford. . Q & A by Moss. . Vol. III: Moss's Ye Family monograph, with 134 illustrations of Mr. Ye painted bottles-a superb study: APRICOT GROVE STUDIO-PT. II. *** Very clean solid copies. FIRST & ONLY EDITION .

[Baltimore 1980, ICSBS]. Stiff wrs., 4 vols., complete, very good, 48+48+36+40p., 70 b.w. photos, 33 illustrations. An important reference source for any student or collector.RARE Articles: The set full of 4 issues contains articles: . du Boulay: THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORCELAIN IN RELATION TO SNUFF BOTTLES. . BAVARIAN SNUFF BOTTLES by Schaefer. . Stevens: CATS & DOGS-FOOD FOR THOUGHT. . Gichner: THE FIRST DECADE. . Stevens: Q & A. . CRICKET MANIA by Mead. . Cammann: CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES AS VIEWED BY SOME OLD CHINESE SCHOLARS. . Ford: NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION 1980. . Chen: BRIEF COMMENTS ON INSIDE-PAINTED BOTTLES. . Book reviews, forum, dealer members, president letter. . Mead: A GUIDE TO CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE LIAO CHAI CHI I: English Story Adaptions Based on Translations by Jean Yu. . News & Viewpoints. . The untimely death of Bob Stevens 1917-1980. . Renk: MONKEYSHINES. . Excellent articles, useful work. *** Very clean solid copies. FIRST & ONLY EDITION .

[Baltimore 1977, ICSBS]. Stiff wrs., 4 parts, complete, very good, 28+32+31+48p., 230 b.w. photos. Full year. A valuable reference resource for any collector. S C A R C E Full set of 4 vols. contain articles: WESTERN INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE by Edman. . LET'S DISH THE COLLECTORS by Stevenson. . Franklin's A QUARTER OF A CENTURY SEARCHING THE WORLD FOR SNUFF BOTTLES. . Q & A by Bob Stevens. . MUSEUMS AND OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS POSSESSING SNUFF BOTTLES. . Moss: KLEINER FAMIY COLLECTION. . Mead: A MOST PERFECT ARCHER. . Ford: SEATTLE CONVENTION 1977. . Rato: SNUFFING IN TIBET. . Moss: A CONFUSION OF MODERN BOTTLES. . Renk: IMPERIAL YELLOW. . Rathbun: PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES: An Examination of Underglaze Decoration by Rathbun. . Moss: CRITERIA FOR JUDGING SNUFF BOTTLES. Conventions, reports, dealers... *** Very clean and solid copies. FIRST & ONLY EDITION .

[Baltimore 1976, ICSBC]. Stiff wrs., 4 issues: March, June, Sept., Dec., 284 b.w. photos, 36+36+32+48p., very good, very valuable reference source for any collector, complete, very clean solid. FIRST & ONLY EDITION With articles: Camman's SUBSTANCE & SYMBOL IN CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES. PT. I. . Moss's AN IMPERIAL HABIT PT.II. . Rosser & Szekeres: SNUFF BOTTLES-AN ART FORM OR AN INVESTMEN ? . Ford's GEM BOTTLE AT NEWARK MUSEUM. . Q & A Bob Stevens. . Moss: PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES IN THE COLLECTION OF A.S. CUSS NS. . SUBSTANCE & SYMBOL IN CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES, PT.II by Cam ann. . KANSAS CITY CONVENTION 1976 by Ford. . OAKLAND MUSEUM BOTTLES. . METAL SNUFF BOTTLES: Sung. . DEFINITIONS AND WHERE THEY LEAD US: Moss. . SOURCES OF SYMBOLISM ON SNUFF BOTTLES: Cooper. . ON BEING WELL-INFORMED: Moss. . WINNING BOTTLES IN THE CONVENTIONCONTEST. . News from Roving Reporters, dealer members. *** Very clean and solid copies. FIRST & ONLY EDITION .

Baltimore 1975, ICSBS. Stiff wrs., very good,4 issues:March, June, Sept., Dec., 134 color, 79 b.w. plates, 36+28+28+30p. An excellent reference source for collectors, complete, very clean solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION ARTICLES; . Damaged or Repaired Bottles Should They be in a Collection ? By Kleiner. . What Color is Jade by Morrison. . Snuff Bottle Collector Who Wasn't by Szekeres. . Dragon Symbolisn in Chinese Porcelain. . Identification of Inside Painted Portrait Miniatures by Dick & Moss. . Q & A by Stevens. . Snuff Bottles-The Quality Factor by Kleiner. . Carved Calligraphy Snuff Bottle by Renk. . Village Collector by Mc Reynolds. . Interview with Kenneth Lee by Dwyer. . Five Collectiors Speak Their Mind. . Yeh P'eng-Chi by Moss & Kaynes. . Convention notes. . Substance and Symbolism in Chinese Snuff Bottles by Cammann. . An Imperial Habit Pt.II by Moss. . Snuff Bottles-An Art Form or Investment? . Gem Bottle at Newark Museum by Ford. . Composite of Snuff Bottle History… Read More

Baltimore 1978, ICSBC. Stiff color wrappers, 4 vols., compl- ete set, very good, 51+44+64+32p., 404 b.w. photos, glossary 94 figures, 5 charts. Excellent reference for any collector. The full set of 4 issues contains articles: . GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE by Kardos. . Renk: THE UNIVERS ON A SMALL SOOCHOW. . Gichner: EROTIC SNUFF BOTTLES. . Morrison. A VISIT TO VANCOUVER. . Stevens: FOR MERCHANTS & BUSINESSMEN-GOOD FORTUNE IN A CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE. . Q & A Stevens. . AUCTION & DEALER MEMBERS. . Moss: ENAMELLED GLASS WARES OF THE KU YUEH HSUAN GROUP. A GUIDE TO MARKS ON CHINESE CERAMICS OF THE MING & CH'ING DYNASTIES by Moss. . EXHIBITON OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES AT THEHONG KONG MUSEUM OF ART. . Moss: I-HSING-TEA TASTE. . Mead: THE CONFUCIAN WOMAN. . Moss. GUIDE TO MARKS PT. II. . Book reviews,forum. . Curtis. CHINA'S REPUBLICAN PERIOD: HISTORY AS MIRRORED IN PORTRAIT BOTTLES. [Note, we also now have her books for sale please inquire with us.] . Gadsby: PEKING GLASS PT. I. . HONG KONG… Read More

Baltimore 1981, ICSBC. Stiff color wrs., 4 vols., complete, very good, 34+40+48+39p., 191 b.w. photos, index, 4 figures. Excellent reference resource for any student or collector. The full set of 4 vols. contains articles: . Reilly: CHINESE JEWELRY & ITS RELATION TO SNUFF BOTTLES. . Renk: A SUBTLE SUZHOU. . Stevens: SNUFF BOTTLES, PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE. . Moss: Q & A. . Book reviews, letters, dealer members, news & viewpoints, forum. . Curtis: IMPACT OF THE WEST PT.I. [inquire with us as we have her books] . Graham: CHINA IN THE 19TH CENTURY. . STORY OF A CELADON. . Jutheau: LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLES. . Hacker: MR. WANG XISAN COMES TO HAWAII. . INDEX JULY 1969-DECEMBER 1978. . Bozzo: A CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE COLLECTOR'S LEARNING DUES. . Rush: THE HONOLULU CONVENTION. THE SOTHEBY HONOLULU AUCTION by Moss. . A great reference source ! *** Very clean solid copies. FIRST & ONLY EDITION .

Baltimore 1979, ICSBC. Color stiff wrs., 4 vol. complete set very good, 39+36+36+35p., 19 color, 173 b.w. photos, 2 maps. An important reference source for all collectors & students. Complete set of 4 parts contains articles: . PAINTED ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLES OF THE CH'ING DYNASTY BY Chang. . Gadsby: PEKING GLASS PT.II. . Renk: GOLD LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLE. . Moss: EUROPEAN INFLUENCE ON THE CH'ING IMPERIAL WORKSHOP. . Q & A by Stevens. . Forum, president's letter, dealer members. . Tsang: YANCHOU SEAL BOTTLES. . Campbell: GUAI-SHI-STRANGE ROCKS. . Philadelphia Convention 1979. . Morisson: INSIDE PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLES OF THE MODERN SCHOOL . Reilly: THE EIGHT TAOIST IMMORTALS. . Mead: VERMILION INK PAD. . Renk: A COLLECTOR'S DREAM. . Chou: INSIDE-PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLE STUDIO IN PEKING. *** Very clean solid copies. FIRST & ONLY EDITION .

London n.d. ca.1910, Pitman. Green cloth, very good, 114p., index, map, 1 color, 28 b.w. photos, dj. 3rd edition. SCARCE A valuable study on the tea plant, covering large consumers, disparagement of China tea refuted, the tannin difficulty, chemical analysis, various methods of cultivation & manufac- ture: Chinese methods, tea in Japan & Ceylon, India & other countries. Tea in Natal, Caucasus, and other areas. Modern methods of cultivation and manufacture, brick tea, other "teas," taxation on, public sales, storing, packing, blend- ing, how to create interest in finer tea, fine tea sold at mincing lane. A useful work on Oriental tea and production. A scan can be sent by email. .

London n.d. ca.1910, Pitman. Green cloth, very good, 114p., index, map, 1 color, 28 b.w. photos. S C A R C E A valuable study on the tea plant, covering large consumers, disparagement of China tea refuted, the tannin difficulty, chemical analysis, various methods of cultivation & manufac- ture: Chinese methods, tea in Japan & Ceylon, India & other countries. Tea in Natal, Caucasus, and other areas. Modern methods of cultivation and manufacture, brick tea, other "teas," taxation on, public sales, storing, packing, blend- ing, how to create interest in finer tea, fine tea sold at mincing lane. A useful work on Oriental tea and production. A scan can be sent by email. .

[Japan 1859]. Large single sheet woodblock printed color map of Yokohama harbour, 67 x 46 cm., very good, a bit of minor foxing, top margin bit soiled, otherwise the map is very good, hand-printed by hand-carved woodblocks. R A R E An early map of Yokohama harbor, the quays and surrounding areas. There are five large foreign vessels at anchor in Yokohama Bay: 3 American, 1 English and another without an identifying flag. Along the quay foreign consulates are located by their respective flags flying and names in Japanese: Holland, France [2], Portugal, England [2] & America. Along the quay and the waterfront are Japanese villages, rivers & bridges. * Conveniently located adjacent to the quay, is the infamous Yoshiwara or the prostitution quarters, which is situated with a small moat surrounding it; one of the most prominent names is cited called Yujo-ya [Prostitute House]. * A very good bird's eye view of the whole coastal line, where foreign graves, including two American and one Chinese… Read More

Tokyo 1949, Nakoodoo. Stiff wrs., very good, 103p., pages a bit 'toned,' English citations, Japanese text, 15 x 21 cm., contents clean, a very solid copy. * FIRST & ONLY EDITION * *AUTHOR'S SIGNED, DATED & INSCRIBED PRESENTATION TO MESTLER* . *** **** *** . . A LOVELY & WARM PRESENTATION FROM THE AUTHOR TO MESTLER . . . MESTLER'S PERSONAL ANNOTATED COLLECTION COPY . . * This personal collection copy has a slip of paper with partial typed notes and also Mestler's hand-written corrections and additions. He also cites the location of this book in his GALAXY. . * The copy was affection and inscribed in both English and Japanese, a signed, dated presentation by the author on September 4, 1953, to Mestler. This was Mestler's second book buying trip to Japan, the first was in 1952. . Mestler cites this book in a GALAXY footnote: "My friend, Dr. Tokuji Ichikawa, tells me there were no early Japanese works exclusively on urology, as such." See p.126. . * This… Read More

Tokyo 1956, Hokuseido. Blue cloth, dj., 423p., very good, many b.w. photos, 2nd. & best edition. S C A R C E "The life of Marquis Okukma tells the story of a Japanese statesman who was a boy of 15 at the time Commodore Perry's first surprise vist to the Mikado's Empire..." In 1868, with the new government, he was admitted to the foreign Office as one of the Under-Secretaries. He was twice Prime Minister, occupied many cabinet posts & was in effect the Thomas Jef- ferson of Japan. He also founded Waseda University.An excel- lent and copious biograpical study. .

London 1706, Freeman. Contemporary tooled calf, small 4to, 18 x 25 cm cm., 210p., engravings: title page and 30 plates, large folding engraved map and frontispiece or short title page. * * A VERY RARE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION ! * * . . *** **** *** . . . THE RAREST EDITION . . . THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION . . . PETER THE GREAT SENT IDES [A DANE] AS AMBASSADOR . . . TO QING EMPERORS SHUNZHI AND SHENGZU [KANGXI] 1693-1706 . . . THE DUTCH VISITED BEIJING AND THE CAPITAL OF NANJING . . . AND OTHER GREAT CHINESE CITIES . . . WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF COPPER ENGRAVINGS MANY FOLD OUTS . . *** This is the First English language translation, of this title, published in 1706. . * WRITTEN IN THE "OLD" ENGLISH: . This work like most of its contemporaries of this period were always written in "Old English." That means instead of using "s" where we now would spell that word correctly, "Old English" always used "f" to replace all "s" spellings.… Read More

[Osaka] 1888. Yellow stitched stiff wrappers, very good, 16 x 23.5 cm., manuscript, Sumi-ink hand drawn and illustrated, Japanese text, 1 vol. complete, 18 double-folded leaves, 36 hand-drawings 8 color highlighted, clean & solid. R A R E . *** **** *** . . WRITTEN BY THE FOUNDER AND HEAD MASTER IEMOTO KADOH . . . OF THE "SAN SEI RYU" OR "SAN SEI SCHOOL & STYLE" . . . OF IKEBANA, JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGING . * This is a unique monograph on the Zen "SAN SEI RYU" [style] of Ikebana Flower arranging. It illustrates 36 nicely hand-drawn and skillfully executed examples, 8 of which are highlighted in color. . These flower arrangements were used in the Tokunoma [display alcove], in rustic Tea Ceremony rooms and throughout Japanese homes during the 16th through modern times. This is a traditional Zen Buddhist discipoline. Both Tea Ceremony and Ikebana are complimentary Zen arts. . Seldom found, this example shows unique school's various arrangements, vessels, trays,… Read More

Osaka 1844, Maekawa Blue stitched covers, title slip, very clean contents, solid,63 double leaves=126 pages, woodblock illustrated, large format 18.5 x 25.7 cm.,excellent example. OBSCURE TITLE RARE FIRST EDITION . *** **** *** . . . SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED EARLY ZEN ARTS RESOURCE BOOK . . . COVERING IKEBANA, FLOWER ARRANGING, TEA CEREMONY, . . . WAKA & OTHER FORMS OF JAPANESE LITERATI POETRY COMPOSITION . * This is a stunningly well-illustrated Ikebana sample & Edo period flower arranging book. Each example uses a different flower vase, bamboo, bronze, ceramic, Bonkei tray, wood slab tray, table and other furniture & vessels. Each is named by the arranger, flower arranging school noted, flower name and other important details cited. . An excellent lesson book for Ikebana students and teachers, outlining a illustrating a wide variety of styles and schools. . This work is lavishly woodblock illustrated with 76 individual flower arrangements, one per each full-page. . *** Kadoh Iemoto was the… Read More

Tokyo [1959], J.T.B. Blue cloth, dj., very good, 259p., 15 maps, 1 fold out map, colored frontis, 102 b.w. photos. An excellent history, general aspects of national life. Written by a leading Japanese historian, this work begins at the earliest record ancient times, and follows the path of all historical periods, military governments, leaders, and into the modern times. Transition from feudal to modern soc- iety, improvement in the international position, promotion of modern spirit, & culture, cataclysm, rebirth. Chronology. .

Tokyo [1954], J.T.B. Blue cloth, very good, 259p., 15 maps, 1 fold out-map, colored frontis, 102 b.w. photos. An excel- lent history, general aspects of national life. Written by a leading Japanese historian, this work begins at the earliest record ancient times, and follows the path of all historical periods, military governments, leaders, and into the modern times. Transition from feudal to modern soc- iety, improvement in the international position, promotion of modern spirit, & culture, cataclysm, rebirth. Chronology. .

Rutland [1959], Tuttle. Blue cloth, very good, 384p., index. A church history, covering the most important and active period, 1853-1959. Excellent comprehensive work, covering in great deatail the early beginnings, soil & climate for Protestant Christian- ity, coming into modernlife 1853-1882, a growing modern nat- ion state 1882-1909, Expansion to Empire 1909-1937, total war, defeat, occupation 1937-1952, renewal and advance 1952- 1959. A closer look at the Christian Churches, events, acti- vities, post occupation years & current situation. Useful. Scans can be sent by email. .

[New York 1963], New Directions. Brown cloth, 403p., end paper maps, illus. notes, app., very, good., edited with an introduction by Ivan Morris, dj,, boxed. Set in the 17th century, these erotic stories are based on the love and love relations between all classes of people. Highly enjoyable reading, it is a translation of classic works such as: Five Women Who Chose Love, The Life of An Amorous Woman, The Eternal Storehouse of Japan, Reckonings That Carry Men Through the World &c. Nicely illustrated. .