New Arrivals
Yoshida Teruji
UTAMARO ZENSHU (Complete Works by Utamaro)
Tokyo: Takamizawa Wood Block Pub. 1941. Hardcover. Takamizawa Wood Block Pub. Quarto. 198pp. 13pp.text in Japanese at front and 16pp.at end, Over 800 prints reproduced including 22 in color, 5 are double-page wood-block prints. Half cloth and boards. Boards rubbed at edges, spine bottom lightly bumped. Evidence of removed sticker... Item #12458
Price: $850.00
Frankenstein, Alfred
ANGELS OVER THE ALTAR: Christian Folk Art in Hawaii and the South Seas
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1961. Hardcover. University of Hawaii Press. Quarto. 101pp. Nicely illustrated in color and b&w. Glassine dust jacket is lightly scuffed and has small tear to one fold. A little dust stained on top edge and a small spot on half-title. Item #12457
Price: $35.00
COLLECTION OF THE WOOD-BLOCK PRINTS BY HIROSHI YOSHIDA.
Tokyo: Riccar Art Museum, 1976. Paperback. Riccar Art Museum. 10" x 9.5". Unpaginated. First complete catalog of the artist's work; essays by his two sons, 263 works listed, profusely illustrated in black and white and color; parallel texts in Japanese and English, chronological table and bibliography. Glossy black cover, rubbed... Item #12456
Price: $75.00
Iyer , K. Bharatha
KATHAKALI. The Sacred Dance-Drama of Malabar
London: Luzac & Company, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Luzac & Company. Quarto.136pp. Incl Bibliography and Appendix. Color Frontice and 26 b&w photographic plates, illustrating the dances at rear. Blue cloth. A couple small rusty spots on rear endpaper. Nice pictorial dust jacket. Item #12455
Price: $45.00
Cooper, Michael (Editor)
THE SOUTHERN BARBARIANS. The First Europeans in Japan. 216pp. Incl. index. Illustrated.
Tokyo: Kondansha International Ltd. 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Kondansha International Ltd. Tall quarto. 216pp. Incl. Index. Illustrated. Item #12454
Price: $40.00
LES SIEGES des PALAIS et MUSEES NATIONAUX. Seven Volumes
Paris: Armand Guerinet, n.d circa 1900. Hardcover. Armand Guerinet. Quarto. Antique French seating from Palaces, Museums and other collections. Over 600 monochromatic plates. Bound in plain blue cloth, with gold spine lettering. No text, except for plate deescriptions below each photo. (In French) These volumes were the property of MGM... Item #12453
Price: $600.00
Skeat, Walter W.
AN ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Oxford: Claredon Press, 1963. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Claredon Press. Quarto. 780pp. Red cloth, gilt title. Dust jacket toned with a light edge wear. Item #12452
Price: $35.00
Fisher, Harrison
HARRISON FISHER'S AMERICAN BEAUTIES
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1909. First edition. Hardcover. The Bobbs-Merrill Co. Quarto.Unpaginated. Illustrated. Published November, 1909. Rust colored cloth with gilt stamped title on cover; spine blindstamped. Very light wear. Item #12451
Price: $50.00
Yorinks, Arthur
UGH
New York: FSG, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. FSG. Quarto. 32pp. Comical story of UGH, the caveboy who discovers the wheel. SIGNED BY YORINKS AND EGIELSKI. Item #12450
Price: $30.00
Von Hagen, V. Wolfgang and Hawkins, Quail
QUETZAL QUEST; the Story of the Capture of the Quetzal the Sacred Bird of the Aztecs and the Mayas
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1939. Hardcover. Harcourt Brace & Co. Sm. quarto. 198pp. Illustrated by Antonio Sotomayor; color frontice and b&w drawings throughout. Illustrated endpapers. SIGNED BY VON HAGEN, plus long charming inscription "For Ann (without an "e")..." by Quail Hawkins. Dust jacket has a tear and wrinkle..... Item #12449
Price: $45.00
Near, Holly
THE GREAT PEACE MARCH
New York: Henry Holt & Co. 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Henry Holt & Co. Quarto. Unpaginated. Beautiful color plates illustrating Near's lyrics. Signed by NEAR & DESIMINI. Item #12448
Price: $25.00
Silva, Penny; Dore, Wendy; Mantzel, Dorethea; Muller, Colin; Wright, Madeleine (editors)
A DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH ON HISTORIC PRINCIPLES
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. Oxford University Press. Quarto. 824pp. Black cloth has a couple light spots, top edge a little dusty. In dust jacket. Item #12447
Price: $85.00
Rickey, George
GEORGE RICKEY TECHNOLOGY
New York: Chatham Printers, 1992. Limited edition. Paperback. Chatham Printers. Sq. octavo. 29pp. 27 b & W plates. Limited to 500 copies. Offprint from the Exhibition Catalogue Kunstalle Bielefeld Germany 1976. Text in English and German. Scarce. Item #12446
Price: $85.00
Pachman, Ludek
COMPLETE CHESS STRATEGY. PLAY ON THE WINGS.
New York. David McKay, 1979. First American Edition. Hard Cover. David McKay. Octavo. 172pp. Light wear. Item #10184
Price: $20.00
Yeats, John Butler
LETTERS FROM BEDFORD PARK: a Selection from the Correspondence (1890-1901) of John Butler Yeats. Edited with Introduction and Notes By William M. Murphy
Dublin, Ireland: The Cuala Press, 1972. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. The Cuala Press. Octavo. # 142 of an edition of 500 copies. Uncut. Paper over boards with cloth spine and paper spine label. Spine is a little spotty. Book title has been hand-written on spine of plain white paper dustjacket. Corners lightly turned. Item #6849
Price: $20.00
Evans-Pritchard, E.E.
NUER RELIGION
Oxford: Claredon Press, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Claredon Press. Octavo.356pp. Incl. index. Nuer are from the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Frontice and a few other illustrations. Blue cloth, spine stamped in gold. Dust jacket has light fading and toning to edges and a couple spots to spine. Chips and small edge tears. Item #12445
Price: $60.00
Sankara; Leggett, Trevor ( Translator)
SANKARA ON THE YOGA SUTRAS
Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1992. Hardcover. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. Octavo. 418 pp. Tipped-in typed gift inscription. Brown cloth, spine stamped in gold has light wear; bottom corners bumped, not effecting pages. Dust jacket has light edgewear. Item #12444
Price: $45.00
Chelebi, Katib
THE BALANCE OF TRUTH
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1957. Hardcover. George Allen and Unwin. 12mo. 160pp. Brown cloth stamped in blue. Book seller stamp and label on front endpaper. Dust jacket has light toning and very light general wear. Item #12443
Price: $35.00
General Decarpentry
LES MAITRES ECUYERS DU MANEGE DE SAUMUR
Paris: Emile Hazan, Editeur, 1954. Limited edition. Paperback. Emile Hazan, Editeur. THE MASTERS OF THE SAUMUR MANEGE (French National Riding School) Quarto. Unpaginated. (103pp) Limited edition #110 with 11 aquarelles originales by Commandant Margot plus a separate suite of the11 prints in a glassine wrapper (Total edition of 1320 copies... Item #12442
Price: $200.00
Johnson, James Weldon
GOD'S TROMBONES: SEVEN NEGRO SERMONS IN VERSE
New York: Viking Press, 1927. Hardcover. Viking Press. Octavo. 56pp. 8 Plates. Inscribed, "For Rosamund Ash with regards that became personal through the passions mutually of two very dear friends..." With Rosamund Ash's bookplate. Decorated paper covered boards with black cloth spine. Spine lettering is rubbed and dull, spine ends... Item #12441
Price: $275.00
Ferrari, Fabrizio
ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA GT e GTV
Milano: Giorgio Nada Editore, 1994. First edition. Paperback. Giorgio Nada Editore. Quarto. 96pp. Text in Italian. Profusely illustrated with color and b&w photographs and diagrams. Item #8888
Price: $45.00
Wiggin, Kate Douglas
THE ROMANCE OF THE CHRISTMAS CARD
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1916. First edition thus. Hardcover. Houghton Mifflin. Sm. octavo. 124pp. INSCRIBED BY KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN, "Lester Donahue gives this book, I did nothing at all but write it..." on tipped card. Additionally it is inscribed by Donahue?, "Best love to aunt Kate" (coincidence). Also tipped in is... Item #12440
Price: $150.00
Wiggin, Kate Douglas
THE ROMANCE OF THE CHRISTMAS CARD
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1916. First edition thus. Hardcover. Houghton Mifflin. Sm. octavo. 124pp. Warmly INSCRIBED BY KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN to Lester Donahue on tipped-in paper, Christmas 1916. Illustrated. Decorated blue cloth with tipped on illustration is very nice and bright. Dust Jacket is toned with chips, small tears and edge... Item #12439
Price: $200.00
Mote, F.W.
THE POET KAO CH'I
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University press, 1962. Hardcover. Princeton University press. Octavo. 261pp. Incl. index. Ownership signature (Scholar, C.S. Goodrich) several notes on ffep. Spine of dust jacket lightly faded. Item #12438
Price: $30.00
Ch'en, Ch'i-Yun
HSUN YUEH AND THE MIND OF LATE HAN CHINA. A Translation of the Shen-Chien With Introduction and Annotations
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1980. Hardcover. Princeton University Press. Octavo. 225pp. Incl. index. Signature (Scholar, C.S. Goodrich) an a one line notation in ink on ffep. Spine of dust jacket lightly faded. Item #12436
Price: $25.00
