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K. Tongŭi pogam 東醫寶鑑 [Treasured Mirror of Eastern Medicine [or] Classified Book of Medicine]

K. Tongŭi pogam 東醫寶鑑 [Treasured Mirror of Eastern Medicine [or] Classified Book of Medicine] by HŎ, Chun 許浚 (or HEO JUN or XU JUN)

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Title
K. Tongŭi pogam 東醫寶鑑 [Treasured Mirror of Eastern Medicine [or] Classified Book of Medicine]
Author
HŎ, Chun 許浚 (or HEO JUN or XU JUN)
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
1634. Several woodcut illus. in the text. 25 vols. Folio (346 x 230 mm.), orig. wrappers (rubbed & several with some wear, three vols. with some staining, occasional minor foxing), orig. stitching. [Hansŏng]: [colophon in Vol. 2 dated 1634]. Second edition (1st ed.: 1613) of a very great rarity, “the greatest of all Korean medical treatises, [which] devotes its last chapters to acupuncture and moxibustion.”–Lu & Needham, Celestial Lancets, p. 263n. It is considered to have one of the finest classification systems in traditional East Asian medicine. Hŏ Chun (1539/46-1615), was a court physician of the Yangcheon Hŏ clan during the reign of King Seonjo (1568-1608), of the Joseon dynasty in Korea. During the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-98), Hŏ faithfully accompanied the king through numerous difficult campaigns. Following the conflict, the king commissioned Hŏ to write a medical book for his citizens, who suffered from post-war famines and epidemics. In 1610, Hŏ completed his masterwork, which was first published in 1613 (an even rarer book). The Tongŭi pogam is divided into five broad sections: internal medicine (four vols.), external medicine (four vols.), miscellaneous diseases (11 vols.), herbal remedies (three vols.), and acupuncture (one vol.), all preceded by a most useful two-volume Table of Contents. In the first section on internal medicine, Hŏ describes the interdependence of the liver, lung, kidney, heart, and spleen. The section on external medicine explains how the skin, muscles, blood vessels, tendons, and bones allow for movement and maintenance of posture. The part on miscellaneous diseases describes the symptoms, diagnoses, and treatment methods of various diseases. Hŏ’s remedies rely on readily found medicinal herbs and plants, and he provides impressively detailed instructions on how to extract, maintain, and consume the herbs. The last section explains acupuncture strategies. The work spread to other East Asian countries like China, Japan, and Vietnam and is still regarded as one of the classics of Asian medicine. “The Treasured mirror of eastern medicine was in fact one of the very few non-Buddhist works written outside China that achieved a wide circulation [within China]. It was written by Hŏ Chun (1539-1615) as a summation of Korean medical knowledge and was printed in Korea in 1613. Copies were sent directly to China in 1721 and 1728, and a copy reached Japan in 1681. A revised edition was printed in Japan with glosses in 1724 and again in 1799; copies of the 1799 edition were sent to China via Nagasaki in 1811 and 1837. The Treasured mirror of eastern medicine was reprinted in China in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, either from the Korean edition or from one of the Japanese editions with the glosses removed. This was a rare sign of high esteem for a book written outside China.”–Peter Kornicki, Languages, Scripts, and Chinese Texts in East Asia (Oxford: 2018), p. 144. Hŏ Chun remains famous in Korea today: there are several recently created television series and films about him and his achievements; a best-selling novel about him was published in 1990; and a museum in Seoul is devoted to his life and works. A very good, “married” set, with the first volume of miscellaneous diseases coming from another set. One volume has a hole to about ten leaves, touching a few characters. ❧ For an extended and excellent discussion of the contents and importance of this work, see Yeonseok Kang, “History and Characteristics of Korean Medicine” in Routledge Handbook of Chinese Medicine (2022), pp. 507-08.
L'Age de Soleil. With one original dry point by Picasso.

L'Age de Soleil. With one original dry point by Picasso. by GODET, Robert-J. - Pablo Picasso Illustrator

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Title
L'Age de Soleil. With one original dry point by Picasso.
Author
GODET, Robert-J. - Pablo Picasso Illustrator
Seller
Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
L'Age de Soleil. With one original dry point by Picasso. GODET, Robert-J. Paris: Aux dépens de l'auteur, 1950. One of 100 copies on Vélin du Marais with frontispiece etching "Picasso pour Roby", in black, and with an ORIGINAL POINTE-SÈCHE La Torera dated in plate 29 April 1944. In the original stiff wrappers, lightly tanned. Ref: Cramer n° 57.
My Lady Nicotine

My Lady Nicotine by BARRIE (James M)

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My Lady Nicotine
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BARRIE (James M)
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BATTLEDORE LTD (United States)
Description
BARRIE (James M), 1860 – 1937 and PRENDERGAST (Maurice B), illus., 1858 – 1924 My Lady Nicotine. A Study in Smoke. Boston: Joseph Knight Company, 1896. 8vo., xiii 276 pp.; embossed decorative green cloth (corners a bit rubbed, spine slightly soiled). Illustrated by M B Prendergast, with pictorial title illustration in color. First American edition. (Copyrighted 1895) Provenance: Maurice Sendak, with his bookplate
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The Utility of Agricultural Knowledge To The Sons of the Landed Proprietors of England, and To Young Men Intended for Estate-Agents: by [LOUDON, John Claudius.]

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The Utility of Agricultural Knowledge To The Sons of the Landed Proprietors of England, and To Young Men Intended for Estate-Agents:
Author
[LOUDON, John Claudius.]
Seller
Savoy Books (United States)
Description
Book. Illustrated by What Has Taken Place in Scotland. With an Account of an Institution Formed for Agricultural Pupils in Oxfordshire. By A Scotch Farmer, and Land-Agent, Resident in That County. London: J. Harding, 1809. 8vo, removed. Pp. 27, (1). A very good copy. First edition of one of Loudon's scarcest publications. His enthusiasm for Scottish farming methods caused Loudon to open a residential school for hands-on training of young gentry, on a farm 18 miles from Oxford. In the present proposal, Loudon argues for the need for such a school and describes in some detail the plan by which it is to be run. Two appendices offer hints on buying and selling land. It was just previous to this that Loudon had endured the bout of rheumatic fever that affected him for life, severely curtailing his more active duties. In a poignant passage, he alludes to the disease and acknowledges he has "incurred deformity and lameness." The school was a great financial success, but in 1812 Loudon abruptly ceased operation. In the same year he published an account of his exerience in Observations of Laying Out Farms, In the Scotch Style, and with his wife embarked on an extensive agricultural tour of the continent. Perkins Catalogue 1056; R.A.S. Catalogue, p. 198. No copy of this work on RLIN..
Pintails on a Hazy Day

Pintails on a Hazy Day by SCOTT, After Sir Peter Markham (1909-1989)

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Pintails on a Hazy Day
Author
SCOTT, After Sir Peter Markham (1909-1989)
Seller
Donald Heald Rare Books (United States)
Description
London: Published by Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd., 3, Old Bond Street, 1970. Coloured offset-lithograph. Signed in pencil by the artist (lower right just beneath the image). Pencil and watercolour remarque of a pintail in lower left corner. In pristine condition. Image size: 14 x 21 inches, sheet size: 18 7/8 x 25 inches. A lovely signed and remarqued print from the one of the greatest bird artists of the 20th century. A tranquil scene of pintails in mid-flight over a still pool. Sir Peter Scott was best known in later life for his work as a founding member and chairman of the World Wildlife Fund, but in "the period before and after the war, Peter Scott became undoubtedly the most popular artist in the United Kingdom" (J. Ford Ackermann 1783-1983 1983, p.202). The son of the Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Peter initially turned to wildlife art as an extension of his early love of wildfowling. He traveled the world, hunting and painting rare birds. He held his first one-man exhibition at Ackermann's in 1933, and from the late 1930s onwards became increasingly concerned with conserving wildfowl rather than hunting them. From 1946, in tandem with a series of highly successful shows at Ackermann's, Sir Peter founded and ran the Wildfowl Trust which has gone on to become a major force in the conservation of endangered duck and geese. From 1935 up until about 1983 Ackermann's published a limited number of colour prints of Sir Peter's work. Many of the original oils are in major private and public collections, and these prints, signed by the artist himself, offer a rare chance to own an image by one of the greatest bird artists of the 20th century.
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Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body by BAILLIE, Matthew

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Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body
Author
BAILLIE, Matthew
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Albany: Barber & Southwick for Thomas Spencer, 1795. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Calf-backed contemporary marbled boards, spine label; interior somewhat browned, but a good copy from the library of the prominent Rhode Island physician Irving Addison Beck (1911-1998) with his very interesting bookplate. First American edition of this distinguished work of pathology, the first systematic textbook to treat morbid anatomy as an independent science. Baillie describes the morbid appearance of each organ at autopsy and categorizes his findings with case histories. Recorded here is the first comprehensive account of the pulmonary lesions of tuberculosis, the first clear descriptions of the morbid anatomy and symptoms of gastric ulcers, as well as emphysema, cirrhosis and dermoid cysts of the ovaries. The demand for this book was overwhelming and the both the first edition printed in London two years earlier, as well as this first American edition, each now extremely scarce, were sold out immediately. Baillie (1761-1823) was the nephew of William and John Hunter, and in 1783 inherited their famous anatomy school and museum in London. He was also the last owner of the gold-headed cane. Garrison & Morton, 2281, 3218, 3427; Long, A History of Pathology, pp. 93-94; Wellcome, II, p. 87 (all first edition).
What About Joan: My Dinner With Jake (Original screenplay for the 2001 television episode, signed by cast and crew)

What About Joan: My Dinner With Jake (Original screenplay for the 2001 television episode, signed by cast and crew) by Joan Cusack, Kyle Chandler, Donna Murphy, Jessica Hecht (starring); Terry Hughes (director); Katherine Green (screenwriter)

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What About Joan: My Dinner With Jake (Original screenplay for the 2001 television episode, signed by cast and crew)
Author
Joan Cusack, Kyle Chandler, Donna Murphy, Jessica Hecht (starring); Terry Hughes (director); Katherine Green (screenwriter)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
Los Angeles: Gracie Films, 2001. Shooting Draft script for the 2001 television episode, which originally aired on October 2 on ABC. Copy belonging to costume designer Molly Maginnis, warmly INSCRIBED on the title page by actress Joan Cusack: "Molly -- / my god you are so wonderful / Thank you for your ideas-and your great smarts / Joan Cusack / P.S. you were the highlight of sophistication in this show." Missing 13 pages, likely as used or issued. From the collection of costume designer Molly Maginnis. A Chicago schoolteacher juggles a new relationship and fields day-to-day interactions in the workplace. The show aired for two seasons. Set in Ravenswood, Chicago. Blue titled self-wrappers, dated 8/3/01, noted as Shooting Draft, with credits for director Terry Hughes and screenwriter Katherine Green. 30 leaves, with last page of text numbered 40. Xerographic duplication on blue stock, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.
Voltaire

Voltaire by ALDINGTON, Richard

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Title
Voltaire
Author
ALDINGTON, Richard
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
London / New York: George Routledge / E.P. Dutton, 1925. First American Edition. First printing, from British sheets. Octavo (19cm); blue cloth and tan buckram, with title labels mounted to spine and upper front cover; 278pp. Minor dust-soil to upper edge of textblock; tiny bookseller's ticket inner rear cover; Near Fine. The dustjacket is evenly machine-clipped (as issued), with shallow loss to crown and corners, and the front flap detached but present; Good. In the publisher's "Republic of Letters" series, under the general editorship of William Rose. A somewhat scarce Aldington title, especially in dustwrapper.
Flood Tide of Empire; Spain and The Pacific Northwest, 1543-1819

Flood Tide of Empire; Spain and The Pacific Northwest, 1543-1819 by [AMERICANA] COOK, Warren L.

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Flood Tide of Empire; Spain and The Pacific Northwest, 1543-1819
Author
[AMERICANA] COOK, Warren L.
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1973. First American Edition. Octavo. 26cm. Publisher's black cloth titled in gilt to spine. Dustjacket. [xiv]; 620pp. Very light wear, mostly confined to some minor bumping at the spine ends, strong and tight; internally cleand and fresh, bookplate to front pastedown, illustrated throughout; in a clean, sharp, priceclipped dustjacket with a little light edgewear and some pale sunning to the spine panel. A very good, handsome copy indeed. A historical overview of three centuries of Spanish colonization and occupation of the Pacific Northwest, and the energetic battlefield, both literally and in the arena of trade (especially the fur trade).
Untitled [scene from Luxor].

Untitled [scene from Luxor]. by Beato, Antonio (photographer).

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Title
Untitled [scene from Luxor].
Author
Beato, Antonio (photographer).
Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
ca. 1880. Good. Large albumen-silver photograph on paper, 367 x 267 mm. Signed in plate. Lightly toned to sepia. Unmounted, a bit crinkled at the edges. Depicts a fellah in traditional dress and three camels before the columns at Luxor.
The Tomb of Queen Tiyi

The Tomb of Queen Tiyi by Davis, Theodore, Gaston Maspero, G. Elliot Smith, et al.

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The Tomb of Queen Tiyi
Author
Davis, Theodore, Gaston Maspero, G. Elliot Smith, et al.
Seller
Bernett Rare Books Inc (United States)
Description
XXIV, 45 pp. text on the discovery and excavations (1907) of the tomb of the wife of Amenothes III, including a sketch of the queen's life and catalogue of 46 found artifacts such as jars, religious amulets, and assorted other objects, 36 fine plates showing photographs (1 in color tipped in) and 3 tinted lithographic plates of the site and contents. Large 4to. Cloth, end-papers discolored. London (Constable) 1910. (Theodore M. Davis' Excavations, Biban el Moluk).
Lou Gehrig, Boy of the Sand Lots, Number 42 Childhood of Famous Americans Series

Lou Gehrig, Boy of the Sand Lots, Number 42 Childhood of Famous Americans Series by VAN RIPER, JR., Guernsey

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Lou Gehrig, Boy of the Sand Lots, Number 42 Childhood of Famous Americans Series
Author
VAN RIPER, JR., Guernsey
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
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Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., Publishers, 1949. Paul LAUNE. [JUVENILE] [SPORTS]. Paul LAUNE, illustrated. First edition. 12mo; 194pp; orange cloth over board, black stamped lettering on front and spine, 7 full-page silhouette -style black and white illustrations; untrimmed fore edge; unclipped color pictorial dj in yellow, red and gray featuring a sand-lot ball game, dj verso publisher's note to parents; light hand soiling to dj; fine in very good plus dj. One of the Childhood of Famous Americans Series of books published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company for children.
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BARS AND SHADOWS by Chaplin, Ralph

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BARS AND SHADOWS
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Chaplin, Ralph
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Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books (United States)
Description
The Leonard Press, New York, 1922A 12mo in the original ribbed paper covered boards with green titling and decoration. The book is fine with no wear save a slight bump to a lower corner. The dust wrapper is also fine, clean and bright with no wear or chips. Introduction by Scott Nearing
Oh the Glory of it All

Oh the Glory of it All by Wilsey, Sean

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Oh the Glory of it All
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Wilsey, Sean
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781594200519
Condition
Very good
Description
NY: Penguin Press, 2005. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. Signed by Wilsey on the title page.
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Akhenaten and Nefertiti. by Aldred, Cyril.

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Title
Akhenaten and Nefertiti.
Author
Aldred, Cyril.
Seller
Ars Libri Ltd (United States)
Description
New York (The Brooklyn Museum/ Viking), 1973.. 231, (1)pp. 184 illus. (9 color). 47 figs. Sq. 4to. Wraps. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum.
Getting your California unemployment insurance benefits

Getting your California unemployment insurance benefits

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Getting your California unemployment insurance benefits
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San Francisco: Peoples Law School, 1975. 28p., staplebound wraps, 7x8.5 inches, front wrap lightly foxed along one edge, touch of rust to staples else good fourth edition.

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