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Shanghai 1936, Kelly & Walsh. Green cloth, 321p., index, 1 color frontis, 96 b.w. photos, 5 drawings, index, color Jade spectrum chart, 18.5 x 24 cm., very clean, solid and firm example. FIRST EDITION . *** **** *** . . A STANDARD CLASSIC REFERENCE . . . ON CHINESE JADES & HARD STONES . * This scholarly and authorative work covers the past thirty centuries of Jade. . Definition of the stone, its source, industry, colors, imitations, related stones, uses in stone age civilization, religious & ceremonial use, music application, Jade mountains and imperial pieces and adornment. . The various motives, designs, Chinese character, found in literature & mythology. . A comprehesive and copious resource source book, valuable for scholars, students, collectors, museum curators and dealers. . Printed on heavy rag paper, well done. . *** .

[Germany],no date, ca 1900-10. Four unused collotype photo post cards, 3 in black & white, 1 hand-tinted Chifton & Co., Bombay "PALACE OF THE WIND, JEYPORE," all clean, solid, no damage, clear images, backs blank, as a group only. . * All original vintage period post cards, in far and above average condition. All clean and with out issues. . First 3 printed in Germany, black & white collotype photographs. . The last, #4: "PALACE OF THE WIND, JAEYPOR" printed in Bombay & hand-tinted. . * Color photos are posted to our website. . * .

London [c.1910], Religious Tract Soc. Blue decorated cloth, frontispiece, very good, 236p., 28 b.w. illustrations, map. .

Chicago [1892], S.M.C.L.Buff cloth, very good, 336p., index, 8 b.w. photos, 2 maps. Covers his early years & education, beginning work, Mongol- ian apprenticeship, first campaign in Mongolia, marriage, "In Journeyings Often, in Perils of Rivers," the visit to England in 1882. Personal characteristics as illustrated by letters to relatives and friends. Closing labours, the last days. Gilmour was an English missionary, who spent many long years in Mongolia. An excellent insight to the people, cult- ure, ethnography, geography & a host of others. Also the biographical study of the famous 19th century Central Asian/ Gobi Desert missionary. .

London [c.1910], Religious Tract Soc. Green decorated cloth, frontispiece, very good, 236p., 28 b.w. illustrations, map. .

London c. [1934], R.T.S. Red cloth, very good, 190p., 1 b.w. photo, dj. An excellent biography of the famous Central Asian/Gobi desert missionary. Covers his early years & education, beginning work, Mongol- ian apprenticeship, first campaign in Mongolia, marriage, "In Journeyings Often, in Perils of Rivers," the visit to England in 1882. Personal characteristics as illustrated by letters to relatives and friends. Closing labours, the last days. Gilmour was an English missionary, who spent many long years in Mongolia. An excellent insight to the people, cult- ure, ethnography, geography & a host of others. Also the biographical study of the famous 19th century Central Asian/ Gobi Desert missionary. .

New York [1898], Revell. Blue cloth, very good, 336p., 8 b.w photos, 2 maps, 3 appendices, bookplate, top edge gilt. Covers his early years & education, beginning work, Mongol- ian apprenticeship, first campaign in Mongolia, marriage, "In Journeyings Often, in Perils of Rivers," the visit to England in 1882. Personal characteristics as illustrated by letters to relatives and friends. Closing labours, the last days. Gilmour was an English missionary, who spent many long years in Mongolia. An excellent insight to the people, cult- ure, ethnography, geography & a host of others. Also the biographical study of the famous 19th century Central Asian/ Gobi Desert missionary. .

Hague 1936, Nijhoff. Buff cloth, excellent, 198p, index, 4 color, 12 b.w. photos, bibliography, 16 x 24.5 cm.,appendix, contents pristine, small nick to upper spine hinge, with the author's pennd letter signed & tipped in. RARE FIRST EDITION . *** **** **** . . RARE FIRST EDITION OF BOXER'S MOST AUTHORATIVE BOOK . . . ON EARLY DUTCH IN JAPAN . . . TOGETHER WITH BOXER'S HOLOGRAPHIC LETTER TO FELLOW . . . AUTHOR & SCHOLAR, MELVIN P. MCGOVERN . . * This covers the Dutch impact on Japan, cartography,geography military arts, medicine, botany, astronomy, Nagasaki interpreters & the study of Dutch in Japan, pictorial arts or Namban works. . Famous Dutch residents of Deshima:, Titsingh, Kaempfer, Caron, Cocks, Pompe Van Meerdervoort, Rangakusha: Shiba Kokan, Sugita Genpaku, Yoshimune and a host of others. * A major reliable contribution to this subject. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** This FIRST EDITION contains an aerogramme letter in the author's penned hand.… Read More

New York 1938, Time. Pictorial stiff wrappers, very good, a solid, clean full issue, 26.6 x 36 cm., 42 black & white photos, lower right corner a bit worn, else excellent copy. *IMPORTANT NANJING RAPE ISSUE* FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION . *** **** *** . . JANUARY 10, 1038 . . AN IMPORTANT ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE . . DOCUMENTING THREE CRITICAL FIRST REPORTED STORIES: . . . 1. JAPANESE BOMBING & SINKING OF THE USS PANAY . . AN AMERICAN GUNBOAT IN THE YANGTZE RIVER . . . 2. JAPANESE ARMY RAPE OF NANJING . . . 3. CHINESE REFUGEES PANIC EVACUATION UP THE . .YANGTZE RIVER AS THE JAPANESE MILITARY FORCE ADVANCES . . * This issue of LIFE MAGAZINE covers three critical stories out of North China> . THE AIR ATTACK BY JAPANESE ON THE USS PANAY IN THE YANGTZE RIVER: . 1. The Japanese dive-bombed and strafed the American gun boat just up river from Nanjing killing many and sinking the vessel. The true report with 37 black & white photographs of Japanese aircraft attacking, bombing & machine gun… Read More

[London 1895, Times.] A single sheet map, colored, very good with insets: LiuKiu, Yezo, Nambu & Tsubu, 9 x 14.25 inches. A highly framable work, showing detail of topography, all of Japan's islands, with a small portion of Korea and Siberia. .

[New York] 1891, Columbian. Green cloth, gold decorations, 146p., very good 12 x 29.5 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION SCARCE Account of an early excursion to Japan, a uniquely charming primary source by an American sailor. From the approach to Japan to the island of Osima, arrival at Yokohama, covering sampans, jinrikishas, restaurants, shooting galleries, tea house girls, baths, theatre, Dai Butsu, Hachiman temple, Vorotomo, Kamakura, Riukoji temple, Tokio, Shiba temple, Shinto temple, Ueno park, Kioto, &c. * A very fascinating earlyprimary resource on Japan. * .

[Madison 1945], Univ. Wisc. Black cl., v. good, 607p.,index, 115 b.w. photos, 155 illus., 2 maps, fold out map, end paper maps. A comprehensive physical equipment resource, cultural Also features, & regional subdivisions of Japan. A careful study of each area, its population, culture, settlements, houses, manufacturing, commerce and trade. The island of Hokkaido & the north. Excellent scholarly work. .

New York [1943], Appleton. Blue cloth,very good, 554p.,spine a bit dull, revised edition,many b.w. illustrations,10 maps, 10 maps, index. This important solid study was the main source for study of Japan and the Japanese before WWII. It covers the early his- tory, Nara, Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, Sengoku and Yedo periods. Also examined are early myths, indigenous cult, Buddhism, Confucianism, law,administration, arts, literature religion, first contacts with the West, feudalism, the Toku- gawa regime. A very useful integrated history. .

[Yokohama n.d. ca 1900, Tamamura]. Silk thread tied spine, color woodblock printed covers, oblong ablum,17.5 x 25 cm., very clean, crisp, 12 black & white collotype photos, each with lengthy paragraph English captions.FIRST & ONLY EDITION . *** **** *** . . A CHARMING LOOK AT ALL ASPECTS OF JAPAN & JAPANESE . . A charming Japanese binding example, with lovely color printed woodblock covers. . *** Photos show: . 1. Japanese theatre: Taiko Hideyoshi and his two sons in gorgeous court costume of the 15th century. . 2. The Kwanjo or female attendants at a the Mikado court in Tokyo. . 3. Taking the cool air on the Kamogawa in Kyoto. This photo is very similar to one found in Winke, see below for details. . 4. Chanoyu or tea-drinking ceremony. . 5. A "Loving Couple" shows two Tokyo Geisha's holding hands, and cheek to cheek. . 6. The Torioi or Japanese street musician, shows a woman playing a Shamisen. . 7. A secret message, shows two Geishas in a tea-house. . 8. Kompira pilgrims,… Read More

[Japan 1870's]. Three sepia-toned photographs, each is 5.5 x 9 cm., mounted on a stiff card, mild fading, strong images, slightly toned, clean, solid albumen photos. * R A R E * . *** **** *** . . A NICE GROUP OF VERY THREE EARLY SEPIA-TONE PHOTOGRAPHS . . . ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS . . * This is a group of three old sepia-toned albumen Carte D'Visite vintage photographs. . All are card mounted, with rounded corners, as issued, back sides clean, a bit dusty as usual. All are typically a bit toned by age. . *** THE IMAGES: . 1. An unusual image of a Japanese woman in Kimono, seated on a decorated grass mat [Tatami], her knees are folded. In the fore ground is her Kiseru [smoking pipe] and other smoking materials, along with her tobacco, as she holds a folded napkin. Her coiffeur is done up with combs and long hair pins. She sits demurely and gazes with a knowing smile. . 2. Two young girls, both in summer Kimono, one holds a large oil-paper umbrella while standing next to a second girl who is seated… Read More

[New York] 1891, Columbian. Red cloth, gold decorations, 146p., very good 12 x 29.5 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION SCARCE Account of an early excursion to Japan, a uniquely charming primary source by an American sailor. From the approach to Japan to the island of Osima, arrival at Yokohama, covering sampans, jinrikishas, restaurants, shooting galleries, tea house girls, baths, theatre, Dai Butsu, Hachiman temple, Vorotomo, Kamakura, Riukoji temple, Tokio, Shiba temple, Shinto temple, Ueno park, Kioto, &c. * A very fascinating earlyprimary resource on Japan. * .

New York 1891, Alden. Green cloth, gold decorations, 146p. very good, 12 x 29.5 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION SCARCE AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY Account of an early excursion to Japan, a uniquely charming primary source by an American sailor. From the approach to Japan to the island of Osima, arrival at Yokohama, covering sampans, jinrikishas, restaurants, shooting galleries, tea house girls, baths, theatre, Dai Butsu, Hachiman temple, Vorotomo, Kamakura, Riukoji temple, Tokio, Shiba temple, Shinto temple, Ueno park, Kioto, &c. * A very fascinating earlyprimary resource on Japan. * .

Munich [1994], Prestel. Stiff pictorial wrappers, very good, 232p., 180 color,82 b.w. plates of maps, bibliography,index. With discussions by E. Friese, R. Barron, U. Pauly, W. Michel, J. Hubbard, J. Kreiner, A. Boscaro, and the editor. Incredible collection of Japanese maps -a must for every collector, covering a wealth of useful color & b.w. photos of the maps, with lucid commentaries and notes upon each. An essential resource for any collector or student of European maps on Japan. .

New York 1891, Alden. Green cloth, gold decorations, 146p. very good, 12 x 29.5 cm. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION SCARCE AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY: "WITH COMPLIMENTS OF THE AUTHOR" presented to his friend, very clean ex-library copy. Account of an early excursion to Japan, a uniquely charming primary source by an American sailor. From the approach to Japan to the island of Osima, arrival at Yokohama, covering sampans, jinrikishas, restaurants, shooting galleries, tea house girls, baths, theatre, Dai Butsu, Hachiman temple, Vorotomo, Kamakura, Riukoji temple, Tokio, Shiba temple, Shinto temple, Ueno park, Kioto, &c. * A very fascinating earlyprimary resource on Japan. * .

[Tokyo c.1937, J.G.R.] Folded pamphlet, color wrappers, very good, 14p., color map on back cover, 27 b.w. photos. Very nice guide to all of Japan, well-written with nice photos. .