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[Paris] 1750. A hand colored map, nicely etched, double- folded sheet, 26.75 x 20.5 inches, very good, clean, with elaborate cartouche at the middle top. This is illustrated Campbell as plate 24 and discussed as #65. Beautifully eng- raved, on a single sheet, folio size, center folded, without any trimming at all. A grand water mark is visible, on this beautiful laid paper. Japan is depicted with all cities and villages, rivers, mountains and islands. The distance key is located in the lower right corner, Yesso or Hokkaido is sho- shown with only a few cities listed. At the upper left is the Korean map, with many cities, rivers & mountains listed, from 34 to about 43 degrees North. Suitable for framing.RARE .

Shanghai 1908, T'usewei Press. Green cloth, very good, 713p. index, appendices,5 color folding maps,42 b.w. maps & diags. illustrations, 50 tables. Trans. by M. Kennelly. book plate: THE PAYSON J. TREAT COLLECTION, college stamped title page. An excellent scholarly study, covering the territory in much depth. Addressing the description, notes on eighteen provinces, by regions, description of all aspects of the flora, fauna, population, geological constitution,Orography, climate, hydrology, mineral wealth &c. * It gives a physical and political outline of China and its dependencies, giving a detailed description of each province. It is illustrated with deveral sketch-maps in the text and contains 12 references to Korea. * Also covers Mongolia and Manchuria. A very useful resource. * SPECIAL EDITION: COMPLETE WITH ALL FIVE LARGE FOLDING MAPS. While the list of maps calls for 4 large color folding maps, this special copy actually has 5 large color folding maps, including one not listed on… Read More

Japan 1936, Jacoulet. A single deluxe large print, sheet size ca. 35 x 46.5 cm., print size ca.30 x 39 cm., woodblock printed by hand on hand-made paper, carved by Maeda, printed by Uchikawa, Fujii & Ogawa. FIRST LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION . *** . . FIRST & ONLY LIMITED, HAND NUMBERED EDTION OF 350 COPIES . . THIS BEING NUMBER 102 . . * There is a note in Miles, see below for the true total printed, which is 150, not the full 'intended' number of 350 copies. . Note the design function of the Korean pottery as a balance to the simplified forms, and the golden mica upper background. It should be noted, that prints with large areas of crushed mica are prone to peeling or chipping. In this case, the mica is very stable and solid. . Chenille Verte, [Green Caterpillar] with its heavily impressed gauffrage [embossing], uses negative space in a wa that influenced some of the Sosaku Hanga in their most abstract studies of the thirties and early forties. . Sealed with the good luck hammer in… Read More

Tours [1899?, Mame]. 3/4 Orange speckled cloth, over marbled boards, 368p., profusely illustrated with many full & text plates, very clean and solid copy, French text, with intro- introduction by Chasles Dallet. FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION This is a very rare and obscure book, it is divided into two parts: La Coree & Les Missionnaires Francais. * Part I: Addresses: Le pays, les productinos, les habitants; historie de la Coree; son etat de vasselage vis-a-vis de la Chine, origine des divers partis politiques; rois, princes du sang, eunuques, funerailles royales; gouvernement organisation civile et militaire, tribunaux, pretoriens, prisons, supplices; examens publics, grades et dignities, ecoles speciales; la langue Coreene; etat social, differentes classes, nolesse, peuple, esclaves; condition de femmes, mariage; famille, adoption, parente; religion, culte de ancetres, superstitions populaires; caracter des Coreens, leurs qualities, morales, leures defauts, leurs habitudes; jeux, comedies,… Read More

New York [1885], Coleman. Blue pictorial cloth, gold & black color cover image, 268p.,corners, spine head/tail bit of the usual worn & rubbed, contents firm and solid, index, 268p., 14.5 x 19.5 cm. * * FIRST EDITION Second State * * . *** **** *** . . THE LEGENDARY FIRST EDITION 1885 . . . ONE OF HEARN'S RAREST & MOST ICONIC NEW ORLEANS BOOKS . . . BY [LAFCADIO HEARN] WHO'S S NAME IS NOT ON THE TITLE PAGE . . . PER PERKINS: HEARN IS INDEED THE AUTHOR . . . THE EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE . . . THE PUBLISHER'S SIGNED, DATED PRESENTATION COPY . * This is one Hearn’s most elusive of all Hearn early, unsigned titles. Seldom found, and remains one of the most difficult to find in the original 1885 edition. . When found it has typically been well used by cooks and has evidence of chef & kitchen use. This copy is not of that ilk, but is by and large a clean & nice example. . *** The title page does not show Hearn's name however in fact this is his work,… Read More

New Orleans [1922], Hansell. Red cloth, with color paste-on illustration of a Creole cook, covers & spine gold titles, a RARE brilliantly clean, firm & solid copy, index, 268p.,13.5 x 20.5 cm., fine example, no issues. * * SECOND EDITION * * . *** **** *** . . ONE OF HEARN'S RAREST & MOST ICONIC EARLY BOOKS . . . ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT HAVE HIS NAME ON THE TITLE PAGE . . . PER PERKINS HEARN IS INDEED THE AUTHOR . . . THE HIGHLY OBSCURE SECOND EDITION [1922] . . . A REPRINT OF THE NEW ORLEANS 1885 FIRST EDITION . * This is one of the RAREST of all Hearn titles. It is seldom found, and remains one of the most difficult to find in the original 1885 edition. When found it has been well used by cooks and has evidence of chef & kitchen use. . *** The title page does not show Hearn's name however in fact this is his work, per Perkins below. . *** An exceptionally RARE LAFCADIO HEARN TREASURE, reflecting his "AMERICAN DAYS" in New Orleans, illustrating his Creole fascination. .… Read More

New Orleans [1922], Hansell. Red cloth, covers & spine gold stamped titles,very bright, clean & solid,contents pristine, firmly bound 13 x 25 cm., mylar dust jacket, * * * SECOND EDITION * * * . *** **** *** . . ONE OF HEARN'S RAREST & MOST ICONIC EARLY BOOKS . . . ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT HAVE HIS NAME ON THE TITLE PAGE . . . PER PERKINS HEARN IS INDEED THE AUTHOR . . . THE HIGHLY OBSCURE SECOND EDITION [1922] . . . A REPRINT OF THE NEW ORLEANS 1885 FIRST EDITION . * This is one of the RAREST of all Hearn titles. It is seldom found, and remains one of the most difficult to find in the original 1885 edition. When found it has been well used by cooks and has evidence of chef & kitchen use. . *** The title page does not show Hearn's name however in fact this is his work, per Perkins below. . *** An exceptionally RARE LAFCADIO HEARN TREASURE, reflecting his "AMERICAN DAYS" in New Orleans, illustrating his Creole fascination. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . ***… Read More

New Orleans [1922], Hansell. Red cloth, very good, 286p., gold stamped spine & cover titles,tiny bit of spine heel and lower edge wear,spots, contents bright,clean & firmly bound, 13 x 25 cm. * * SECOND EDITION * * . *** **** *** . . ONE OF HEARN'S RAREST & MOST ICONIC EARLY BOOKS . . . ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT HAVE HIS NAME ON THE TITLE PAGE . . . PER PERKINS HEARN IS INDEED THE AUTHOR . . . THE HIGHLY OBSCURE SECOND EDITION [1922] . . . A REPRINT OF THE NEW ORLEANS 1885 FIRST EDITION . * This is one of the RAREST of all Hearn titles. It is seldom found, and remains one of the most difficult to find in the original 1885 edition. When found it has been well used by cooks and has evidence of chef & kitchen use. . *** The title page does not show Hearn's name however in fact this is his work, per Perkins below. . *** An exceptionally RARE LAFCADIO HEARN TREASURE, reflecting his "AMERICAN DAYS" in New Orleans, illustrating his Creole fascination. . *** Color photos are posted… Read More

New York [1885], Coleman.Brown pictorial cloth, gold & black cover image, 268p., corners, spine head/tail a bit worn and rubbed, contents firm and solid, a signature bit misalligned *PUBLISHER'S SIGNED PRESENTATION * FIRST EDITION 2ND ISSUE * . *** **** *** . . THE LEGENDARY FIRST EDITION 1885 . . . ONE OF HEARN'S RAREST & MOST ICONIC NEW ORLEANS BOOKS . . . BY [LAFCADIO HEARN] WHO'S S NAME IS NOT ON THE TITLE PAGE . . . PER PERKINS: HEARN IS INDEED THE AUTHOR . . . THE EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE . . . THE PUBLISHER'S SIGNED, DATED PRESENTATION COPY . * This is one Hearn’s most elusive of all Hearn early, unsigned titles. Seldom found, and remains one of the most difficult to find in the original 1885 edition. . When found it has typically been well used by cooks and has evidence of chef & kitchen use. This copy is not of that ilk, but is by and large a clean & nice example. . *** The title page does not show Hearn's name however in fact this is… Read More

New Orleans [1922], Hansell.Red cloth, yellow color paste-on illustration of a Creole cook, covers & spine gold titles, a clean, clean, firm & solid copy, index, 268p., 13 x 20.cm., no issues, * * SECOND EDITION * . *** **** *** . . ONE OF HEARN'S RAREST & MOST ICONIC EARLY BOOKS . . . ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT HAVE HIS NAME ON THE TITLE PAGE . . . PER PERKINS HEARN IS INDEED THE AUTHOR . . . THE HIGHLY OBSCURE SECOND EDITION [1922] . . . A REPRINT OF THE NEW ORLEANS 1885 FIRST EDITION . * This is one of the RAREST of all Hearn titles. It is seldom found, and remains one of the most difficult to find in the original 1885 edition. When found it has been well used by cooks and has evidence of chef & kitchen use. . *** The title page does not show Hearn's name however in fact this is his work, per Perkins below. . *** An exceptionally RARE LAFCADIO HEARN TREASURE, reflecting his "AMERICAN DAYS" in New Orleans, illustrating his Creole fascination. . *** Color photos are posted… Read More

ew York [1885], Coleman. Brown pictorial cloth, gold & black color cover image, 268p., cover corners, spine head/tail bit worn, rubbed, contents firm & solid, 1 signature misalligned else firm.* FIRST EDITION-AUTHOR'S DATED PRESENTATION COPY * . *** **** *** . . THE PUBLISHER'S SIGNED, DATED PRESENTATION COPY . . . FONDLY PRESENTED TO ROBERT S. DAY BY WILL H. COLEMAN . . * * * . . . ONE OF HEARN'S RAREST & MOST ICONIC NEW ORLEANS BOOKS . . . BY [LAFCADIO HEARN] WHO'S S NAME IS NOT ON THE TITLE PAGE . . . PER PERKINS: HEARN IS INDEED THE AUTHOR . . . THE EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE . * This is one Hearn's most elusive of all Hearn early, unsigned titles. Seldom found, and remains one of the most difficult to find in the original 1885 edition. . When found it has typically been well used by cooks and has evidence of chef & kitchen use. This copy is not of that ilk, but is by and large a clean & nice example. . *** The title page does not show… Read More

New Orleans [1922], Hansell. Full Red cloth, covers & spine gold stamped cover & spine titles,this variant NOT listed in Perkins verso of title page states:[Chicago no date, Hammond Press, W. B. Conkey Co.], 13 x 25 cm., a couple cover spots. . *** **** *** . . ONE OF HEARN'S RAREST & MOST ICONIC EARLY BOOKS . . . ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT HAVE HIS NAME ON THE TITLE PAGE . . . PER PERKINS HEARN IS INDEED THE AUTHOR . . . THE HIGHLY OBSCURE SECOND EDITION [1922] . . . A REPRINT OF THE NEW ORLEANS 1885 FIRST EDITION . * This is one of the RAREST of all Hearn titles. It is seldom found, and remains one of the most difficult to find in the original 1885 edition. When found it has been well used by cooks and has evidence of chef & kitchen use. . *** The title page does not show Hearn's name however in fact this is his work, per Perkins below. . *** An exceptionally RARE LAFCADIO HEARN TREASURE, reflecting his "AMERICAN DAYS" in New Orleans, illustrating his Creole fascination. .… Read More

[Paris 18th Century]. A copper etched pair of prints on a single folio page, sheet size: 24.7 x 38, print size: 20.5 x 15, very clean, excellent impression, plate mark, French titles & captions, clean, faint stain else solid. RARE ! . *** **** *** . . A MID-18TH CENTURY FRENCH COPPER ETCHING OF THE . . . AUGUST OBON-FESTIVAL IN JAPAN . . Circa 1730-50 . * WHAT IS THE OBON-FESTIVAL ? . Obon is an annual Japanese Buddhist festival that commemorates the dead. It is based on a Buddhist text which describes how a devout monk dances with joy upon successfully releasing his deceased mother's spirit from the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. . The Obon [BON] festival is an annual Japanese holiday which commemorates and remembers deceased ancestors. It is believed that their spirits return at this time to visit their relatives. Chochin [paper] lanterns are hung to guide the spirits and Obon dances [BON ODORI] are performed. . A Brief History of Obon Festival. A Buddhist tradition celebrated in Japan in August… Read More

Paris [circa 1880], Moulin Vert. Color sheet map, map size: 30 x 24.8 cm., map: 24 x 21 cm., on stiff paper, engraved by Lorsingnol, written by A. Bizet, excellent condition, inset: Governor's Palace, Saigon, French text. FIRST & ONLY EDITION ** **** *** . . . AN EXCELLENT 1880 FRENCH-COLONIAL MAP OF INDO CHINA . . . HAND COLORED ENGRAVING . . . SHOWING ALL OF THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH END OF ANNAM . . ILLUSTRATING ALL OF COCHIN-CHINA, LOWER CAMBODIA & LAOS . .THE GULF OF SIAM, SOUTH CHINA SEA, FLOW OF THE MEKONG . . RIVER INTO THE SEA, SAIGON & ENVIRONS . * An excellent early example with much detail of the most southern part of the French colony of Cochinchine. Including Cambodia, Laos, . With an unusual inset at the lower right corner of Saigon, with caption: "PALAIS DU GOUVERNEUR A SAIGON." . With caption in lower margin from the left: "Grave par G. Lorsignol; Dresse Sous La Direction de J. Migeon; Migeon editeur. imp.11r. du Moulin Vert, Paris; Ecrit par A.… Read More

Paris [1880], Moulin. Single sheet map, very clean, engraved by Lecocq & Barbier, hand-colored, inset of Saigon,26.5 x 35 cm., excellent example. . *** **** *** . . . AN EXCELLENT 1880 FRENCH-COLONIAL MAP OF INDO CHINA . . . HAND COLORED ENGRAVING . . . SHOWING ALL OF THE AREA FROM SOUTH CHINA DOWN TO SAIGON . . * An excellent early example with much detail of the French colony of Indochina. Including South China: Guangdong & Guangxi provinces, Hainan Island, Canton, Macao & Hong Kong included but not named, part of Yunnan province. . Tonkin [North Vietnam], Hanoi, Annam [central Vietnam], Basse Cochinchine [southern most Vietnam], Cambodge, Siam, Burma. . With an unusual inset at the lower right corner of Saigon, with caption: "Saigon Apres un Dessin De Mr. Favre, Capitaine D'Inf. ie. de Marine, Membre de Plusieurs Societes de Geographie." Ecrit par A. Bixet. . *** THE MAP: Map size: 21 x 24.8 cm., sheet size is larger, see above. . The map shows from 25 degrees north down… Read More

Nouvelle Orleans 1879, Propagateur Catholique. Pink wrappers contained in a recent pristine orange half morocco slip case raised bands, gold stamped, a pristine example, UNCUT, 10.8 x 16 cm., 139p. * * FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION * * . *** **** *** . . LAFCADIO HEARN'S FIRST PUBLISHED WRITING IN BOOK FORM . . . FIRST & ONLY SMALL EDITION . . . WRITTEN IN FRENCH . * An exceptionally RARE example of Hearn's FIRST PUBLISHED BOOK without his name on the title page, seldom found. Written in French by Hearn, with table [of contents] & appendix at the back. . Please see Perkins where he illustrates this as the first book in his historic Hearn bibliography, see below for exact details. . *** CONDITION: Generic description: Each example is bound in the original publisher's colored paper wrappers, all firm and solid. . Each copy has the printer's spelling error on the title page publisher's name reads incorrectly: "Propagatetr," while the cover title is correct reading:… Read More

Nouvelle Orleans 1879, Propagateur Catholique. Pink wrappers in brown cloth box folding case, leather label,superb UNCUT, clean, firm and bright example, 11 x 16 cm., with spelling mistake on title page, 138p. RARE FIRST & ONLY EDITION . *** **** *** . . LAFCADIO HEARN'S FIRST PUBLISHED WRITING IN BOOK FORM . . . FIRST & ONLY SMALL EDITION . . . WRITTEN IN FRENCH . * An exceptionally RARE example of Hearn's FIRST PUBLISHED BOOK without his name on the title page, seldom found. Written in French by Hearn, with table [of contents] & appendix at the back. . Please see Perkins where he illustrates this as the first book in his historic Hearn bibliography, see below for exact details. . *** CONDITION: Generic description: Each example is bound in the original publisher's colored paper wrappers, all firm and solid. . Each copy has the printer's spelling error on the title page publisher's name reads incorrectly: "Propagatetr," while the cover title is correct… Read More

Nouvelle Orleans 1879, Propagateur Catholique. Buff covers, slightly dusty, minor cover soil, UNCUT copy, 138p.,contents bright & clean, an UNUSED example, 10.8 x 16 cm., lower edge uncut. * * EXCEPTIONALLY RARE FIRST & ONLY EDITION * * . *** **** *** . . LAFCADIO HEARN'S FIRST PUBLISHED WRITING IN BOOK FORM . . . FIRST & ONLY SMALL EDITION . . . WRITTEN IN FRENCH . * An exceptionally RARE example of Hearn's FIRST PUBLISHED BOOK without his name on the title page, seldom found. Written in French by Hearn, with table [of contents] & appendix at the back. . Please see Perkins where he illustrates this as the first book in his historic Hearn bibliography, see below for exact details. . *** CONDITION: Generic description: Each example is bound in the original publisher's colored paper wrappers, all firm and solid. . Each copy has the printer's spelling error on the title page publisher's name reads incorrectly: "Propagatetr," while the cover title is correct… Read More

Paris 1901, Colin. Half brown leather over marbled boards, very good, 482p., t.e.g., bookplate, contents very clean, 3rd. edition, French text. Compris les orignes de l'expansion russe en Siberie et les caracteres naturels du pays, la terre siberienne et ses habitants, l'immigration, le chemin de fer transsiberien, le chemin de fer de mandchourie, les relations de l'Europe avec l'Extreme-Orient et le Transsiberien, les antecedents du Japon, l'ancien regime japonais et la revolution 1868, l'in- dutrie au Japon, l'avenir de la civilisations occidental au Japon, relations des Japonais et des etrangers, le probleme chinois, le capital de la Chine, le peuple chinois, les etrangers en Chine, la condition l'oeuvre des etrangers en Chine, et plus. .

Paris 1925, Cres. Yellow cloth, 89p. text+155p. b.w. photos, French text, map, 19 x 26 cm., very clean and solid copy. FIRST EDITION A marvelous and scarce monograph, covers: . Generalities sur la sculpture Khmere, religions et iconographie, la demande artistique, les praticiens et les conditions du travail, osteologie, mythologie et proportions. . La diversite de la sculpture, ses grandes lignes et sa repartition, la statuaire, la statue du Buddha, l'evolution de la statuaire, le bas-relbas-reliefs. La aronde bosse architecturale, la sculpture decorative. Resume general de la sculpture Khmere ancienne, l'art du bronze, repartition geographique de la sculpture Khmere. . Les influences exterieures and conclusions. The plates are divided by subject: Vues de quelques temples Khmeres et ensembles architecturaux. Exemples de statuaire ronde bosse, pierre. Exemples de ronde bosse architecturale et d'animaus. Exemples de bas-reliefs. Exemples de statuaire et objects de bronze. Exemples de… Read More