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Eight orihon (accordion format), finely woodblock-printed, of the complete Lotus Sutra [S.: Saddharmapundarikasutra; J.: Myohorengekyo 妙法蓮華経 ] by LOTUS SUTRA

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Title: Eight orihon (accordion format), finely woodblock-printed, of the complete Lotus Sutra [S.: Saddharmapundarikasutra; J.: Myohorengekyo 妙法蓮華経 ]
Author: LOTUS SUTRA
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: 1333. 17 characters per column; 5 columns per page. Text-block height: 126 mm. Each column ruled in gold, with gold borders on top & bottom. Eight vols. (172 x 6285; 7260; 6830; 5980; 6530; 6280; 5860; 5125 mm.). Narrow 8vo, orig. semi-stiff blue boards (some rubbing), decorated on the outside with patterns in gold & silver of flowers, heightened with sprays of gold (kindei; “golden mud”); inner endpapers decorated with gold & silver speckles. Title and volume number in manuscript on each upper cover. [Japan, probably at Nara]: Kasuga-ban, mid- to late Kamakura (ca. 1250-1333). A luxuriously produced and most unusual small-format kasuga-ban edition of the complete Lotus Sutra in 28 chapters, originally translated into Chinese by Kumarajiva and completed in 406. Our copy of this edition is a luxury version, with each column of text ruled in gold pigment. We have never seen a small-format kasuga-ban before. The Lotus Sutra is the most influential of all sutra and “was highly influential in East Asia, inspiring both a range of devotional practices as well as the creation of new Buddhist schools that had no Indian analogues.”–Buswell & Lopez, eds., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, p. 730. For several Japanese schools of Buddhism, the Lotus Sutra remains their central text and is considered to be the only valid Buddhist sutra for the Degenerate Age. These handsome scrolls have been printed on high-quality pale brown-gray paper (gampi, or mulberry fibers), and printed in bold, thick strokes, using lacquer-like black sumi ink, typical of Kamakura and Muromachi kasuga-ban printings (kasuga-ban is a general term for publications of the Nara monasteries; see below). Kumarajiva (344-413), Buddhist monk, scholar, missionary, and translator, who came from the Silk Road kingdom of Kucha, was famous for his encyclopedic knowledge of Indian and Vendantic learning. He was the greatest translator of Buddhist scripture from Sanskrit into Chinese, and it was largely owing to his efforts and influence that Buddhist religious and philosophical ideas were disseminated in China. Following many years of study in Kucha and Kashmir, he arrived in Chang’an (now Xi’an), in 401. with a great reputation. He became known as “teacher of the nation.” There, he headed a famous school of translators, and together they translated many important texts into Chinese, including the Vimalakirti, the Diamond, the Lotus, and the Amitabha sutra. It is most unusual to find an early printing of a long sutra, like the Lotus Sutra, textually complete; usually one finds just one part of a text in one scroll. Complete sets of this work are of the greatest rarity. PROVENANCE: our set has been signed twice by the Buddhist scholar and priest Dohan [Kakuhonbo] (1179-1252), a “Kamakura-period Shingon scholar-monk from Koyasan, who wrote extensively on the works of Kukai and Kakuban. He is well-known for his esoteric writings on the Pure Land.”–Buswell & Lopez, eds., op. cit., pp. 263-64. A fine and remarkable set, preserved in an attractive old wooden box. There is some relatively minor worming, touching some characters. ❧ K.B. Gardner, “Centres of Printing in Medieval Japan: late Heian to early Edo period” in British Library Occasional Papers 11. Japanese Studies (ed. by Yu-Ying Brown), London: 1990, p. 159–”The term Kasuga-ban became used more loosely, in a wider sense, to denote publications of the Nara monasteries in general, not only of the Kofukuji. The printing of Kasuga-ban in this broader sense flourished throughout the Kamakura period and up to the end of Muromachi (ca. 1570).”.

de Paur, Leonard (conductor). [Concert Program and Records Documenting De Paur's Infantry Chorus.]

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Title: de Paur, Leonard (conductor). [Concert Program and Records Documenting De Paur's Infantry Chorus.]
Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: [New York]: [Columbia Artists' Management], 1952. Good. Program [stapled wrappers] measures 11½” x 8¾”; album sleeves are 10” x 10”. Pp. [24] + three LPs in cardboard sleeves. Program good due to detached wrappers; otherwise very good with light wear; album sleeves are good due to heavy wear, records are scratched and not tested. This is a rare souvenir program and three long playing records documenting de Paur's Infantry Chorus. Leonard de Paur first began his music studies at New Jersey's Bordentown School (known as the “Tuskegee of the North”) and sang with, composed and conducted for Hall Johnson's noted Negro Choir. In 1936, while a student at Columbia, he became the musical director of the Negro Unit of the Federal Theater Project in New York City. He also studied at the Institute of Musical Arts, now the Juilliard School. In 1942 de Paur enlisted in the United States army as a private and rose to the rank of Captain. He was the music director for the 1943 play Winged Victory, produced by the Army Air Forces as a morale booster and fundraiser for the Army Emergency Relief Fund, and one year later was assigned to lead the 372nd Infantry Regiment of the Negro National Guard. This sensational program tells the story of de Paur's Infantry Chorus (IC). The “exciting” group was “born in off-duty hours” by a group of soldiers from the 372nd who “liked to sing”: “During working hours these men were expert riflemen, canoneers, cooks, drivers, chaplain's assistants, medical aides and office clerks. At night they met in mess halls, chapels or wherever else they could to rehearse the songs they have since made famous.” The 372nd Infantry Glee Club, as they were first known, had been gaining fame for their talents, and de Paur had been recognized for his musical background; he joined the unit in 1944 not just as Captain, but also as choral director. The army arranged a “cross-country tour” with concerts “in every large city” and multiple radio broadcasts. The group also performed at Franklin Roosevelt's Fourth Inaugural Celebration. When the 372nd was dispatched to the Pacific, “its fame had preceded it to Hawaii.” A concert to the Pacific High Command was deemed a “terrific success” and IC was detached from the regiment and made an independent unit under de Paur's command: “The result was military entertainment history made daily at Army, Navy and Marine installations throughout the Pacific and eventually in Europe.” IC could average six shows a day (totaling over 2,000 concerts) and performed everywhere from hospital wards and supply bases to on the decks of battleships. “Unlike most Negro choruses,” IC did not “feature spirituals particularly, making up much of its repertoire from the music of the many lands” they visited as soldiers. In 1947 the 35-man chorus was discharged in New York City and immediately signed an unheard-of two-year contract for every member with Columbia Records. For ten years IC set records for Columbia in both concert appearances and receipts. They also recorded ten albums. In 1957 de Paur left to found the de Paur Opera Gala, featuring some of IC's stars, and later formed a chorus that toured 18 African nations under the United States Information Agency. He served as associate director of the Lincoln Center International Choral Festival, and then director of community relations for Lincoln Center, retiring in 1988. The book further holds two complete musical programs, lyrics, version notes and more. It also lists the entire roster of the chorus, with each member's role and hometown. Many photographic images include artistic views of IC and of their fearless leader, individual portraits of soloists, and a great shot of de Paur with Lieutenant General Robert Richardson, “one of the top sponsors” of the group who “frequently turned up at its performances.” There are images of IC amid the backdrop of war, visiting Iwo Jima and arriving in Guam for a “briefing on local conditions” with a host of military vehicles in the background. The program is accompanied by three LPs, none of which are rare, but one of them is signed by approximately 15 members of the chorus.

Narrative of the Visit of the Duke de Najira, Knight of the Golden Fleece...to Pay his Court to Henry VIII, in 1543-4 by Madden, Sir Frederic (translator); Pedro de Gante

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Title: Narrative of the Visit of the Duke de Najira, Knight of the Golden Fleece...to Pay his Court to Henry VIII, in 1543-4
Author: Madden, Sir Frederic (translator); Pedro de Gante
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
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Description: London: Royal Society of Antiquaries, 1831. First edition. Near Fine. Full title: Narrative of the Visit of the Duke de Najira, Knight of the Golden Fleece, &c. to England, to Pay his Court to Henry VIII, in 1543-4: Written by his Secretary, Pedro de Gante. Translated as closely as possible from the original ms. in the British Museum, formerly in the Library of Iriarte, the Spanish Poet, with Notes. Extracted from the journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, the article comprising pp. 344 to 357. Quarto, 240 x 300 mm. [8] ff. A Near Fine copy. Contemporary blue paper wrappers with printed label. Unopened. Some chipping to edges of wrappers, and a bit of dustsoiling, but a very clean copy overall. Sir Frederic Madden, Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum, was "a giant of Victorian scholarship" whose work as an editor, translator, and conservator helped preserve and disseminate some of the most important English stories in history (ODNB). He was, crucially, responsible for the preservation of the story of Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight, having rediscovered the sole surviving manuscript of the Arthurian legend in the 1820s. Madden translated the story and secured its publication in 1839, re-introducing the legend to nineteenth-century readers and, ultimately, influencing writers like J.R.R. Tolkien. He also carried out conservation work on the Cotton MS, which contains the only known copy of Beowulf, and edited an 1847 edition of Layamon's Brut, "the most important of the English riming chronicles," which contains the first appearance of any Arthurian legends in the English language (Long, English Literature). In the 1540s, the Spanish peer Juan Esteban Manrique de Lara y Cardona, the 3rd Duke of Nájera (1504 - 1558), visited England to meet privately with King Henry VIII. In his introductory paragraphs, Madden writes that there are few English records of the Duke's visit, and none of his meeting with the King; the record of Pedro de Gante, the Duke's secretary, then, stands as the only surviving account of the meeting, and of his introduction to Queen Catherine Parr and Princess Mary. Near Fine.

Bound for Evil: Curious Tales of Books Gone Bad by English, Tom; Editor

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Title: Bound for Evil: Curious Tales of Books Gone Bad
Author: English, Tom; Editor
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN: 9780979633522
Condition: Very Fine
Description: New Kent, VA: Dead Letter Press, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Thick 8vo., 8vo.,318pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition of this anthology of dozens of creepy stories about creepier books. One of only 500 unnumbered copies printed. Bound in black faux leather with titles in gilt on spine and illustrations stamped in gilt on front board. Illustrations by Allen Koszowski. A very pretty production. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A gorgeous collectable copy of an uncommon title.

FIRST LADY COOKBOOK 1981. FROM MY KITCHEN WINDOW by unknown author

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Title: FIRST LADY COOKBOOK 1981. FROM MY KITCHEN WINDOW
Author: unknown author
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Condition: Acceptable
Description: no publisher listed 1981. Spiral_Bound. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Trade paperback in stiff wrappers. Externally, cover has stylistic window cutout missing two bars. Internally, has a good plastic comb binding, no marks or notations. CS

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