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China [1817].Blue folded Chuan cloth case,two 2 bone clasps, bound in 16 parts, 283 folded leaves, leading edges trimmed, "butterfly" as issued, profuse color illustrated woodblock printed, lovely Ch'ing edition, in blue cloth case. * RARE * . *** **** *** . . THE STUNNING & LEGENDARY TEN BAMBOO STUDIO . . . THE FIRST COLOR-WOODBLOCK PRINTED PAINTING LESSON BOOK… Read more about this item

1Tokyo 1963-66, Bokusui Shobo. Elephant folio 36.5 x 51 cm., a fine example, 12 volumes complete, cloth Chitsu, pristine a NEW example, profuse color & b.w. photos, many 3-d models. * * FIRST & ONLY LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION OF 500 COPIES * * . *** ***** *** . . THE LEGENDARY & SELDOM FOUND . . . DELUXE SET OF… Read more about this item

[Korea late 18th-early 19th century 1780-1810?]. Eight color gouache pastel tinted maps, ca. 57.5 x 90.1 cm.,contemporary re-backing, very solid, clean examples, complete set of all provinces, hand-painted gouache manuscripts. RARE & OBSCURE . *** **** *** . . . A RARE & COMPLETE SET OF ANTIQUARIAN MANUSCRIPT KOREAN . . . YI PERIOD PROVINCIAL MAPS . . "P’ALTO CHIDO"… Read more about this item

Kumamoto 1894, 12 page letter to Chamberlain from Hearn Feb. 2, 1894. Chamberlain's 8 page reply Feb. 5, 1894, with the envelopes from both Hearn & Chamberlain. Superb condition, zero defects, beautifully bound in brocaide silk cloth book. . *** **** *** . . TWO VERY RARE & EARY HEARN MANUSCRIPT LETTERS . *** The first: 1. From Lafcadio Hearn… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

Edo 1847-1859, Izumi-ya/Kawachi. Blue stitched wrs.,15 vols. bound in 17 fascicles, 16.6 x 25.7 cm., 74 color, 55 b.w. woodblock printeds, complete work, 15 uniform volumes,a very clean & solid copy. RARELY found complete. FIRST EDITION . . *** *** *** . . . A FAMOUS AND EARLY WORK ON TUMOROLOGY . . . LAVISHLY COLOR ILLUSTRATED BY WOODBLOCK PRINTS… Read more about this item

London 1671, Johnson. Contemporary calf, six raised bands, gold-stamped spine & decorations, 723p., 38 copper-engraved plates, 32 double-page,65 engraved text plates,2 double-page engraved maps, clean & solid copy.RARE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION *** *** *** . . . A GRAND, EARLY ENGRAVED FOLIO IN ENGLISH . . . THE FIRST BRITISH EMBASSY TO CHINA 1671 . . . A MOST SUPERB… Read more about this item

London 1669, Macock. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Full leather, raised bands, gold stamped, engraved title page printed in red & black, 2 copper etched frontispieces,folio 27 x 41 cm. 327+184+106p., 121 copper etched plates, COMPLETE. RARE . .*** *** *** . . COMPLETE AS ISSUED WITH THE MAP AND ALL ENGRAVINGS . . . ONE OF THE EARLIEST BOOKS ON CHINA… Read more about this item

[Tokyo 1898, Ohira Gaho. Blue cloth brocaide album, 14 x 9cm 37 color Oban woodblock prints, title page,prints very clean silver gilt edges, covers corners a bit worn, mended, else clean & solid, accordion folded. FIRST & ONLY RARE ! EDITION *** *** *** . . . A STUNNINGLY SUPERB ALBUM WITH TWELVE TRYPTICHS . . . EXCELLENT CONDITION POLYCHROME… Read more about this item

London 1818, Murray. 3/4 leather over marbled boards, neatly rebacked, 222p., appendix, glossary, 8 aquatint hand-colored plates, 1 b.w. engraving, 5 fold-out maps, 1 b.w. engraving, 6 fold-out maps & charts.*AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY* .. *** **** *** . . . THE FIRST ACCURATE EUROPEAN ACCOUNT OF COREANS & COREA . . THE RARE FIRST EDITION, WITH 8 HAND-COLORED AQUA… Read more about this item

London 1818, Murray. Contemporary full gold stamped leather, old spine laid down, 8 aquatint hand-colored engravings, 6 fold-out maps & charts, 222p., 1 b.w. engraving,ca 21.5 x 27 cm.FIRST EDITION * AUTHOR'S SIGNED, DATED LETTER TIPPED IN * .. *** **** *** . . . THE FIRST ACCURATE EUROPEAN ACCOUNT OF COREANS & COREA . . THE RARE FIRST EDITION,… Read more about this item

Osaka 1804, Hanfu Shorin. Stitched yellow stiff wrs.,30 vol. set, 19.7 x 26.5 cm.,title slips,2 indigo-blue folding cloth Chitsu cases, bone clasps, clean covers a few dusty,contents very clean & bright, complete set. RARE FIRST & ONLY EDITION . *** **** *** . . THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE BOTANICAL EVER DONE IN JAPAN . . . THIS IS THE MOST FAMOUS… Read more about this item

Lemgoviae 1712, Meyeri.New half leather over marbled boards, engraved frontis piece & vignette on title,16 folding plates 60 full-page plates,8 half-page engravings, total of 91 fine copper-etched engravings,paper'toned," faded red edges,912p. . *** **** *** . . . THE FULL & COMPLETE TITLE: . . . AMOENITATUM EXOTICARUM POLITICO-PHYSICO MEDICARUM . . . FASCICULI V, QUIBUS CONTINENTUR VARIONES, OBSERVATIONES .… Read more about this item

London 1670, Johnson. Full tooled new leather saving the old leather, 4 double, 71 half page, 1 full page copper etched 24 double, 71 half page, 1 full page copper etched plates, folding map, 488p., 27.5 x 42.5 cm. bright copy.VERY R A R E *** *** *** . . TRULY A GREAT & EARLY FOLIO WITH PROFUSE ENGRAVINGS .… Read more about this item

[Nara 1258, Kongo Hoji-Ji]. Folded Buddhist sutra, 16.2 x 29 cm. wide, 28 folded leaves, 8 columns of Kanji per page, 21 Kanji characters per column, woodblock printed, red brush dots as grammatical marks, printed on stiff, strong Washi. The title for this in Chinese is CHENG WEI SHI LUEN SHU JI. A Chinese Buddhist Treatise/Sutra, most likely brought from… Read more about this item

[Nagoya n.d. ca. 1867]. Brown silk brocaide covers,accordion folded, silver pages with 34 paintings laid down, album size 22.5 x 21 cm., painting size 19.5 x 16.5, corners minor rubs contents bright & very clean. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE WORK ! . *** **** *** . . EROTIC FROLIC OF THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN . . . AT THE IMPERIAL KYOTO COURT… Read more about this item

[China n.d. ca. late 18-early 19 century]. Silk mounted hand scroll, brocade gold silk cover, purple silk ribbon tie, lovely lacquer & mother-of-pearl ends, 2.2 meters long, 25 cm. wide continuous color painting on paper, stiff backing. *** *** *** . . . A GREAT QING DYNASTY HAND-PAINTED EROTIC SCROLL . . . SIGNED BY THE ARTIST XU, WITH HIS… Read more about this item

[Tokyo 1877-79, Nakamura]. Stitched yellow wrappers, title slips,issued in 2 parts:I:vols.1-3; II:vols.1-2, very clean, 111 woodblock illustrations, some double-page, contents very clean & solid, covers bit darkened. * FIRST & ONLY EDITION * . *** **** *** . . . JAPAN'S PREMIER SINGLE RESOURCE ON FALCONRY . . . PROFUSELY WOODBLOCK PRINT ILLUSTRATED . . * A major resource on… Read more about this item

Kyoto 1953-56, Kyoto Univ.Buff cloth, folio, vols.:1 pt; 2t; 3t, 5pt; 10t; 11 t, 12pt, 13-14pt, 15 pt, 16 supplement and index, [p=plates vol.; t=text volumes above abbreviated,each very good, 29 x 38 cm. vols. 5, 12, 15 in original slipcases . *** **** *** . . THE LEGENDARY SET OF SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES . . * The full set… Read more about this item

[China] Xuande 8 [1433]. Accordion folded Sutra, 10.5 x 29.8 cm., extended length about 15 meters long, [140]p., profuse illustrations, with 94 pages illustrations, balance of text in Chinese, printed on fine mica coated paper.A RARE EXAMPLE . *** **** *** . . MIAO FO LIEN HUA CHING: THE LOTUS SUTRA . . . THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL BUDDHIST… Read more about this item