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R.L. STEVENSON FABLES: With Introduction And Notes.
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R.L. STEVENSON FABLES: With Introduction And Notes.

by BLYTH, R.H. [Reginald Horace]

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Tokyo [1953], Nan'un-Do. Stiff buff wrappers, 79p.,very good covers a bit dusty, contents a bit 'toned' else a very solid and clean example, 12.5 x 18.2 cm., frontis of Stevenson. VERY RARE FIRST & ONLY EDITION AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION . *** **** *** . . A VERY OBSCURE TITLE & PUBLICATION AUTHORED BY BLYTH . . . THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY TO . . . A LONG-TIME TRUSTEE OF MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK . . . MR.& MRS. [GIFFORD & JOANN] PHILLIPS . . *** This title was issued by an obscure Tokyo publisher, in a very small edition, most likely less than 200 copies. . The introduction by Blyth outlines the origin of 'fables' in Aesop's Fables, ca. 600 B.C., dated Tokyo 14 April, 1952. . The work contains 19 chapters, plus notes & appendix [a kind of glossary to old English of Stevenson]. . It is interesting to note that this work was refused publication by his then publisher, Hokuseido, in favor of an unknown, obscure and very small… Read More
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RACE AND NATIONALITY IN AMERICAN LIFE.

by HANDLIN, Oscar.

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Boston [1957], Little. Red cloth, very good, 300p., notes & acknowledgments, tables, index, rubber stamp on top & bottom signatures, bookplate, clean text. The Pulitzer prize-winning historian probes deeply into the history of American social life. For any person who wants the truth about matters too often obscured by emotion, Dr. Handlin's brilliant study will be indispensable. Discusses Negroes, Indians, Chinese, Japanese, &c. .
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A RACE WITH THE SUN OR: A 16 MONTH'S TOUR FROM CHICAGO AROUOND THE WORLD THROUGH

by HARRISON, Carter H.

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Chicago [1899], Dibble. Brown pictorial cloth, very good, 574p., index, 32 woodcut illustrations. This early primary resource covers the journey begun in 1877 with his companions, aged 17 & 18, they embarked on a round the world adventure. This work was based on those letters home. A very nice description of the journey, what they saw, where they went, with lucid commentaries on the people, the customs, food, flora, fauna & cultures observed. After leav- ing Winnipeg and Manitoga by the Canadian Pacific Railroad, they went to Vancouver for a voyage to Yokohama. Risks of a wild and stormy passage, typhoon, plucky Japanese sailors, beautiful and bizarre Japan, modest immodest women, houses, cities, farms, characteristics of the people. Prostitution, Inland sea, Nagasaki, Missionaries. On to China, the Yang Tse Kiang, Chinese farming, fish, missionaries, Catholic and Protestant.Chinese cities, houses, temples, cat & dog roasts floating population of Canton, flower boats, women boatmen. Siam:… Read More
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RACES AND IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA.

by COMMONS, John R.

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New York 1920, Macmillan. Green cloth, very good, 242p., 19 b.w. photos, fold out charts, bookplate, lack fly leafs. This excellent study addresses race & democracy, clolnial race elements, the Negro, 19th century additions, industry, labor, city life, crime & poverty, politics, amalgamation & assimilation.Specifically covers Japanese, Chinese, Filipino & other Asian Americans, Jewish, Europeans, American indians &c. A useful study, with copious bibliography. Useful work. .
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RAFFLES OF SINGAPORE.

by COUPLAND, Reginald.

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London 1946, Collins. Black cloth, 3rd ed., 144p., index,end paper maps. The story of the life of Raffles as he went from London to Penang to Malacca, then to Java, Bencoolen, and Singapore. Informative and well-written. .
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RAFUCADEIO HEARN CHOSAKU SHU: LAFCADIO HEARN COLLECTED [SERIES] WORKS.
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RAFUCADEIO HEARN CHOSAKU SHU: LAFCADIO HEARN COLLECTED [SERIES] WORKS.

by HEARN, Lafcadio.

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Tokyo 1980, Kobunsha. Stiff wrappers, glassine dust jacket, board slipcase, volumes:1,3,6,8,11 & 12 each sold separtely, only, each in Japanese, about pages each, NEW,UNUSED, clean & solid,15 x 20.5cm., EACH SOLD SEPARATELY. FIRST & EDITION . *** **** *** . . THE WRITINGS OF LAFCADIO HEARN . . . ALL TEXTS IN JAPANESE . . . THE INDEX & BIBLIOGRAPHY HAVE SOME ENGLISH ENTRIES . * This is a group of 6 odd volumes from the 15 volume set, in Japanese. . Each is NEW, UNUSED, in the original dust jackets & board slipcases. Bibliography at the end of each volume. . The set was translated by Junzaburoh Nishizaki & Tooru Mori, Hearn scholars and students. . *** AVAILABLE ODD VOLUMES: . We are selling each volume separately. . Each volume has a about 8-14 pages of Japanese summary, illustrated with at least one b.w. photo of Hearn, loosely laid in the front cover. There are English entries in the bibliography & indices. . The Volumes: !! Each volume sold separately: . Vol. 1: 473p,… Read More
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THE RAINBOW BRIDGE.

by FARRER, Reginald.

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London 1921, Arnold. Blue cloth, very good, 388p., 16 b. w. photograps, a line map of Kansu Province. See Yakushi F22: "Account of the author's exploration in Southwest corner of Kansu in 1915." FIRST EDITION The Tramps in Kan-Su, Tibet, the wilds of up-country Burma, Lan-chow, Sining-Fu, lower China, the Alps, Tien Tang, on to Chebson, and return down the trail. The author died in his beloved wilds of Upper Burma in 1920, during the course of his last adventurous journey. It is his most interesting narrative. With a marvelous sense of English humour, we wind our way along his path, with an over-the-shoulder view of Farrer on trek to some of the more inaccessable high places of the world. Visiting the likes of Wolfstone Dene & Da-Tung-Hor in the Tibetan Alps. A wonderful autobiograph- ical and botanical work, showing the author's incredible stamina and brilliance for locating and retrieving yet un- cataloged botanicals. Also covering the S.W. corner of Kansu province in 1915. He… Read More
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RAJPUT PAINTING: Being an Account of the Hindu Paintings of Rajasthan and the Pa

by COMARASWAMY, Ananda. tr.

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New York [1975], Hacker. Buff cloth, small folio, 26 x 35.5 cm., bright copy, like new, spine decoration bit faint, former owner's name neatly stamped on first leaf, 2 vols. in one, 79p. text 77 b.w. photos, else a very sharp copy. .
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RAMBLE AROUND THE WORLD 1871. [English Translation Of The Original First French
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RAMBLE AROUND THE WORLD 1871. [English Translation Of The Original First French

by HUBNER, M. Le Baron De.

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London 1878, Macmillan. Green cloth, very good, indentations on cover, contents very clean, 657p., 23 b.w. illustrations & drawings, English translation by Lady Herbet.frontispiece. FIRST EDITION . *** **** *** . . AN EARLY PRIMARY & RESOURCE . . . TRAVEL TO YOKOHAMA, YOSHIDA, HAKONE, EDO, OSAKA, KOBE, . . .LAKE BIWA, NAGASAKI, SHANGHAI, PEKIN, HONG KONG & MACAO . . * This excellent work begins with the author leaving Tipperary for America in May 1871. He journeyed to New York, and then across America to San Francisco, and visits Yosemite. Boards a ship and is off to Yokohama. He makes observations on the commerce of Yokohama, its foreigners, the city and people. He also travels to Yedo, Osaka, Odawara, Miyanoshita, Fujiyama, Yoshida, Torisawa, Hachioji and Kyoto then back to Yokohama. While in Yedo, he has a dinner with Prince Iwakukra & other Japanese government ministers. He also visits Nagasaki while on his way to China. Shanghai is the next stop, to Peking, Tien-Tsin, Hong Kong,… Read More
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RAMBLES IN JAPAN: The Land of the Rising Sun.
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RAMBLES IN JAPAN: The Land of the Rising Sun.

by TRISTAM, H.B.

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London 1895, Religious Tract Soc. Green cloth, 304p., very good, 45 illustrations by Edward Whymper from sketches and photographs, top gilt. Primary source. Unusual views of Nagasaki & Arima. Much on botany & zoology of Japan. Comments & first impressions on Yokohama, Tokio, a visit to Nikko, the Hakone Lake, Nagoya, Kioito, Osaka, Shi- koku, Kiushu islands & Mt. Aso geyserys. Nice primary work. .
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RAMBLES THROUGH JAPAN WITHOUT A GUIDE.

by TRACY, Albert.

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New York 1894, Baker. Original black decorated cloth, 287p., 15 steel engravings. Primary experiences. AN OBSCURE WORK ! The author used Albert Leffingwell as a pseudonym and has so signed this work, with his true name in parenthesis below this. This excellent primary work covers the author's three month sojourn to the interior of Japan. Arrival at Yokohama Yokohama, stroll in the Japanese & Chinese quarters. Experi- mental trip, wayside tea houses, the superstitions, first night at a Japanese country in, a bath under difficulties, dinner entertainment. Nikko & its shrines: temple architect- ure. Traveling alone on the Tokaido to Kyoto, inquisitive fellow passengers and village industry. Arrival at Ozawa, on the Naka-sen-do highway, Usui pass, the chanting pilgrims. Wada pass, new costumes, Japanese dogs, Matsumoto & the mou- ntain region. In the heart of Japan, Mitake to Otsu, Gifu, Benkei's kettle. Kioto: ancient capital, great Temples, nude sinners. Nara & Koyasan, tea… Read More
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RAMBLES THROUGH JAPAN WITHOUT A GUIDE.

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New York 1894, Baker. New black cloth, old decorated cloth layed down, 15 steel engravings, 287p, very good, discreet library stamp & number on title page, exceptionally clean, NOT a library mark otherwise, bright copy. R A R E The author used Albert Leffingwell as a pseudonym and has so signed this work, with his true name in parenthesis below this. This excellent primary work covers the author's three month sojourn to the interior of Japan. Arrival at Yokohama Yokohama, stroll in the Japanese & Chinese quarters. Experi- mental trip, wayside tea houses, the superstitions, first night at a Japanese country in, a bath under difficulties, dinner entertainment. Nikko & its shrines: temple architect- ure. Traveling alone on the Tokaido to Kyoto, inquisitive fellow passengers and village industry. Arrival at Ozawa, on the Naka-sen-do highway, Usui pass, the chanting pilgrims. Wada pass, new costumes, Japanese dogs, Matsumoto & the mou- ntain region. In the heart of Japan, Mitake to… Read More
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RAMBLES THROUGH JAPAN WITHOUT A GUIDE.
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RAMBLES THROUGH JAPAN WITHOUT A GUIDE.

by LEFFINGWELL, Albert.

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New York 1894, Baker & Taylor. Black pictorial cloth, very good, 287p., 15 b.w. engravings, 11.8 x 18 cm. R A R E ! FIRST EDITION This obscure work covers the following subjects in the chapters: The author's arrival in Japan at Yokohama 1891, in and about Tokio, an excursion in the country, Sakura [cherry blossoms[, pilgrimage to Nikko, Nikko and its shrines, plans and preparations, overland toward Kioto, a cross-country excursion, Karuizawa, on the Naka-sen-do, Mochidzuke, the mountain region, Matsumoto. * In the heart of Japan, Agematsu, Mitake to Otsu, Kioto, the temples, city of peace, Nara & Koyasan, Ozaka [sic for Osaka], on the Inland Sea, Hiroshima to Nagasaki, * The author's comments on the present & future of Japan, statistics of population, customs, physicians, hospitals, marriage, divorce, missionary work, Lord Elgin on the war in China, hope for the future. *** .
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RAN IN-TING'S TAIWAN. [A Book of His Sketches]
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RAN IN-TING'S TAIWAN. [A Book of His Sketches]

by RAN, In-Ting.

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Taipei 1961, Heritage. Spiral blue wrs.,27.5 x 25.5 cm.,very good, 14 black ink sketches, very good, b.w. sketched pasted to front covers, clean, solid copy. FIRST EDITION . *** Ran In-ting [1903-1979] was known Lan Yinding in Taiwan and was a native painter. . This is an inspired collection of 57 Sumi black ink sketches capturing the people & scenery of local sights and Taiwanese. Each has his red cinnabar chop seal. . *** He has the knack to portray an authentic Chinese mood in the illustrations of temples, festivals, mountains, harbors, landscapes, stormy days, people at daily tasks, etc. His paintings are well known in Japan & Europe. . * An excellent example of his most celebrated sketches. Each with a tissue sheet with English title, and descriptive note. Nicely done. . *** French & English text/captions. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** The work was issued in two variants: a. 57 plates b. 12 plates. . Bindings: a. stiff wrappers with stapled text & 57 b.w.… Read More
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RANALD MAC DONALD: The Narrative of His Early Life on the Columbian Under the Hu

by LEWIS, William S. ed. et al.

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Spokane 1923, Inland American. Red cloth, very good, teg., 333p., glossary, appendices, index, bibliography. R A R E FIRST AND ONLY LIMITED & NUMBERED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES SUBTITLE:cont. Western Frontier 1824-1894. With the story of his voyage to Japan, his confinement in a Japanese prison in Nagasaki, his experineces & adventures from a diary as the first teacher of English in Japan 1848-49.An important study which documents an early West coast American working in Jap- an. A rare primary documentary work, fascinating reading. Co-author was Naojiro Murakami. Published for the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. .
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RANBO MAKIMONO: JAPANESE SEX ORGY SCROLL: A Color-Painted Manuscript Hand-Scroll
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RANBO MAKIMONO: JAPANESE SEX ORGY SCROLL: A Color-Painted Manuscript Hand-Scroll

by [KAWANABE, Kyosai.]

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[Japan n.d. before 1890]. Silk-brocade hand-scroll, painted in colors on paper, backed with cloth, carved ends, silk- ribbon tie,23.5 x 240 cm. long, 4 each paintings ca. 50 x 19 cm, the scroll is 19 x 209 cm. * SUPERB ORIGINAL PAINTING !* . *** *** *** . . COLOR PAINTINGS OF . . . KYOSAI'S ZANY PERSPECTIVE ON LOVE-MAKING . . . LICENTIOUSNESS OF GROUP SEX . . . A HIGHLY SUPERB & STUNNINGLY FASCINATING UNIQUE PAINTING ! . . . A HORIZONTAL HAND SCROLL . * This work consists of four very zany color painted erotic scenes involving a number of men and women intertwined. As usual it reads from right to left. . This is a spring-time [Shun] celebration and Hana-mi [Cherry Blossom viewing] festival time. It shows a curtained area within the blossoming cherry trees, and a small group of men and women, all of which have far too much to drink. All the people display pinkness in their face, being somewhat drunk, It can also indicate sexual excitement. More or less an expression of all concerned ! . After… Read More
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RANGAKU KOTO HAJIME: THE BEGINNING OF RANGAKU OR DUTCH LEARNING.

RANGAKU KOTO HAJIME: THE BEGINNING OF RANGAKU OR DUTCH LEARNING.

by SUGITA, Genpaku.

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Tokyo 1950, Tosei Igakusha. White boards, very good, 143+12 p. chronology, Japanese text, 3 b.w. photos, edited by Wada. . *** A modern Japanese translation of a famous book by Genpaku, which covered much of the Namban & Dutch learning of the time. Including Western medical texts & treatises, anatomy & other medical texts. Western/Namban art: paintings. . Answering the question: "What is Dutch learning?" A useful resource for the study of early Dutch medical science and other Dutch books. . *** REFERENCE: . VEITH, Ilza. THE BEGINNINGS OF JAPANESE OBSTETRICS *** .
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RAPPORT: La Loi du Timbre. De son Application en Concession Francais. Nouvelle S

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[Shanghai 1941, Services de Police]. Original wrappers taped into boards, very good, cover shows wear, [15]+20+[11]p., Shanghai stamps tipped-in on back page, tables, appendixes. SUBTITLE. cont. Consecutives aux hostilities Sino-Japonaises de 1937. French text. Two appendices in English, Provisional Regulations in Regard to Stamp Taxes Levied by the National- ist Government & a report titled Government Doubles Stamp Tax. An amazing Shanghai restricted French police document. .
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RARE BOOKS AMONG REC ENT A CQUISITIONS: 40TH ANNIVERSARY VOLUME.

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Tenri 1970, Tenri Central Library. Stiff red wrs., 15 x 20 cm., very clean unused copy, 30 b. w. photos, Japanese text with English or European titles, 30p. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Covers a collection of some 30 superb rare books on China, Marco Polo, Japanese Buddhism, Shiba Kokan, Japanese rare books, Chinese rare books, calligraphy &c... * Tenri Library Photo Series #34. * .
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A RARE LETTER TO THE EDITOR: MR. WILLIAM GEORGE JORDAN, OF THE SATURDAY EVENING
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A RARE LETTER TO THE EDITOR: MR. WILLIAM GEORGE JORDAN, OF THE SATURDAY EVENING

by HEARN, Lafcadio.

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Ichigaya, Tokyo 1899. A three-page holographic penned letter on two sheets:, one, two sides, 14 x 20 cm., on buff colored paper, dated and signed by Lafcadio Hearn. RARE & OBSCURE ! A superb letter to William G. Jordan, the editor of the SATURDAY EVENING POST. Hearn sends Jordan a blistering reply to his request to receive more Hearn essays. Hearn in turn states categorically that he shall never submit to any editor or publisher's censorship. The following is the full text of that letter, exactly recorded below in the format as Hearn actually wrote it: [* = our paragraph/space markers] * William George Jordan, Esq., Editor Saturday Evening Post:- * "My Dear Mr. Jordan - Your letter of March 10th is with me. I am afraid that my answer to it will not please you; but I have no doubt that you will be able to understand my view of the question, and I propose to be perfectly frank with you. * I have stopped writing for magazines, because their Editors or perhaps their publishers, are the… Read More
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