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GWANRYONGSA SAJEOKG 觀龍寺事蹟 [History of Gwanryongsa Temple] by GWANRYONGSA SAJEOKG

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Title: GWANRYONGSA SAJEOKG 觀龍寺事蹟 [History of Gwanryongsa Temple]
Author: GWANRYONGSA SAJEOKG
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: 9; 6 folding leaves. Two parts in one. Small folio (365 x 256 mm.), orig. wrappers, orig. stitching. [Ch’angnyeŏng] 昌寧: [1734]. First edition, and rare, of the History of Guwanryongsa Temple, with a unique laid-in manuscript “Sangryangmun” composed on the occasion of the temple’s 1821 renovation. “The History of the Changnyeong Gwagryongsa Temple records the entire history of the construction and renovation of the Gwanryongsa Temple…containing detailed descriptions of the origins and history of Gwanryongsa Temple, one of the eight major temples of Silla. The main text was written by Shin Yu-han 申維翰 (1681–?), the governor of Pyeonghae County, in 1733 at the request of the monk Myeonghak 明學 (c. 1650-after 1734), and the postscript [was] written by the monk Myeonghak in 1734, and an appendix list[s] the scriptures and artefacts stored in the temple’s halls and annexes”–Korea Heritage Service, Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Cultural Property No. 183. The name of the Gwanryongsa Temple, “Dragon-Beholding,” located in Ch’angnyeŏng, reportedly derived from the miraculous sight of a dragon’s ascent into the clouds upon the temple’s initial construction. According to this official History, much of the temple was destroyed during the Imjin Wars (1592-98). However, when a group of monks returned to its location in 1610, they discovered that the Hall of the Medicine Buddha (K. yaksajeon 藥師殿) remained virtually intact among the temple ruins, and they were able to find on its wooden beams the engraving 永和五年己酉, dating its first construction to the year 348 C.E., during the reign of the emperor Mu of the Eastern Jin (r. 344-61). The History narrates — with the inclusion of exact dates and names of the monks involved — the series of restorations undertaken over the 17th century, concluding with Shin Yu-han’s remark that its survival of the turmoil of war was like the hidden teachings of Confucius surviving the torches of the Qin empire. In his Postscript (dated 1734), Myeonghak begins by stating his longtime residency at the temple, then explains the process of printing Shin Yu-han’s History and provides a full description of the temple as it stood in his day. Eleven of the woodblocks carved by Myeonghak, used to print our copy of the History, are still held at the Gwanryongsa Temple, where they have been registered as Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Cultural Property no. 183 since December 1979. Our copy includes, laid-in, a unique manuscript on two leaves (243 x 164 mm.) in the genre of “Sangryangmun” 上樑文, a traditional congratulatory text composed on the occasion of a house’s renovation. The text is written entirely in Literary Sinitic, using black ink on paper with a printed blue frame. It is dated using both the reign of the Korean King Sunjo (5th month of the 21st year) and the reign name of the Qing empire (Daoguang 1), both of which translate to the summer of 1821. The hall being renovated was none other than the Medicine Buddha Hall, which according to the “Sangryangmun” had been constructed/renovated four times: first in Yonghe 5 (348), second in Zhengde 2 (1507), third in Wanli 37 (1609), and finally in Daoguang 1 (1821). It is signed by Byeokmuk 璧默, followed by the names of a few monks who were likely involved in the renovation. Early editions of the History of Gwanryongsa Temple are very rare; we have not been able to find another copy in WorldCat or within digitally catalogued Chinese or Japanese collections. Our copy bears the seal on the upper wrappers of Ogawa Keikichi 小川敬吉 (1880-1950), which reads 故小川敬吉氏蒐集資料. A Japanese architect who worked for the Japanese colonial government in Korea from 1916 to 1944, Ogawa was a leading figure in the investigation and preservation of many ancient architectural and archeological sites throughout Korea. His invaluable collection of rare materials on historical Korean architecture continues to stimulate scholarly research, public lectures, and museum exhibitions in East Asia to this day. Fine copy.

A PICTURESQUE AND DESCRIPTIVE TOUR IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE HIGH PYRENEES by (BINDINGS - CUNEO). (COLOR PLATE BOOKS, ENGLISH AQUATINTS). HARDY, JOSEPH

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Title: A PICTURESQUE AND DESCRIPTIVE TOUR IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE HIGH PYRENEES
Author: (BINDINGS - CUNEO). (COLOR PLATE BOOKS, ENGLISH AQUATINTS). HARDY, JOSEPH
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: London: R. Ackermann, 1825. FIRST EDITION. 236 x 144 mm. (9 1/4 x 5 3/4"). vii, [1], 84 pp. STRIKING DARK GREEN MOROCCO, VERY ELABORATELY GILT, BY CUNEO (stamp-signed on lower front turn-in) for Mildred B. Davey (named stamped on upper front turn-in), covers with geometric Art Deco frame, smooth spine in compartments with triangle ornaments, gilt lettering, git-ruled turn-ins, marbled endpapers. Housed in matching green morocco-backed clamshell box lined with fleece. Engraved map and 24 FINE DELICATELY HAND-COLORED PLATES inlaid on heavy stock, as issued; original tissue guards. Verso of front free endpaper with engraved bookplate of Mildred Davey and red morocco ex-libris of Paul Edward Chevalier; front flyleaf with 19th century ink owner inscription of William Mitchell. A Large Paper Copy. Abbey Travel 210; Tooley 245; S. T. Prideaux, "Aquatint Engraving: A Chapter in the History of Book Illustration," p. 229. See Peter Thorold, "The British in France: Visitors and Residents since the Revolution," p. 64. A very small ink spot just intruding on very bottom edge of a handful of leaves, a few vague spots of foxing to map, isolated faint offsetting from illustrations, but A VERY FINE COPY in all other ways--the text clean, fresh, and bright, the plates immaculate, the margins spacious, the binding lustrous and sparkling. This is a lovely copy of a work with plates Prideaux considers "among the most beautiful to be found in aquatint engraving," and it comes in a handsome binding commissioned by Mildred Benson Davey and later owned by Paul Chevalier. Issued by a publisher known for his lavishly illustrated travelogues, the volume takes us on a journey through the scenic French Pyrenees, escorted by Englishman Joseph Hardy, who adds his insights on the local population and government, gives recommendations on the best mineral baths, and describes in word and image the breathtaking scenery. The views are small (measuring approximately 90 x 70 mm.), but, as Abbey notes, "part of their charm is certainly in their small size." Sarah Prideaux praised their composition: "The ground is exceedingly fine, and there is no line whatever. The colouring is most delicate, and all the twenty-four illustrations are exquisite." We can only be impressed by the achievement of the colorist; the detail is cleanly executed, the colors are luminescent, and the images do not disappoint even under magnification. Thorold notes that this work was "a great success," and was later translated into French. Our copy was bound in a bold modern design at the Chicago workshop founded by in 1926 by John Cuneo (1884-1977). Cuneo hired fine British craftsmen like the Englishman Leonard Mounteney to create bibliophile-quality bindings for American collectors. After apprenticing at the bindery of G. & J. Abbott in Nottingham and studying ornamental design at the Battersea Polytechnic, Mounteney worked as an exhibition finisher for Riviere before emigrating to Chicago, where he initially worked with Alfred de Sauty at the R. R. Donnelley bindery before joining Cuneo's hand bindery. The present binding was a commission for Mildred Benson Davey (1890-1953), daughter of the founder of Benson & Rixon men’s clothiers. Cuneo also bound books for Chicago retail magnate Marshall Fields. Later, our binding was appreciated by distinguished connoisseur Paul Chevalier, whose library of beautiful volumes was uniformly characterized by outstanding workmanship and superb condition. The sale of his books in 1990 represented one of the best collections of 20th century bindings brought to auction in the past half century. Laid in is Christie's slip from Chevalier's 9 November sale (where this appeared as lot 23, selling for $935)..

Cam-nang thông-dich-viên quân-doi. Danh-tu' quân-su' Anh-Viet. The military interpreter/ Translator's Vade-Mecum. English-Vietnamese military terminology by Vu Anh Tuan

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Title: Cam-nang thông-dich-viên quân-doi. Danh-tu' quân-su' Anh-Viet. The military interpreter/ Translator's Vade-Mecum. English-Vietnamese military terminology
Author: Vu Anh Tuan
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description: [Saigon: Van Nghe, 1968. First edition, 8vo, pp. [3]-380; pages toning, else very good in original blue printed wrappers.

Plat Map of Thomas County, Kansas

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Title: Plat Map of Thomas County, Kansas
Seller: De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description: Topeka: Hall Litho, 1895. One side has separated, other side nearly separated. See photo.

The Distribution and Life-History of Calanoides Acutus (Giesbrecht) by ANDREWS, Keith J. H.

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Title: The Distribution and Life-History of Calanoides Acutus (Giesbrecht)
Author: ANDREWS, Keith J. H.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description: [Discovery Reports], 1966. Folio (31cm). Red buckram, with gilt spine title; [117]-197,[1]pp; black and white diagrams. Bookplate of noted zoologist James G. Mead, Curator Emeritus of Marine Mammals at the Smithsonian Institution. Straight and sound, though rebound: Very Good. Stamped "U.S.N.S. Eltanin" and "Property U.S.A.R.P." on spine. From the collection of the oceanographic research ship USNS Eltanin, in the US Antarctic Research Program (now the US Antarctic Program).

COMPLEXITY & CONTRADICTION IN ARCHITECTURE by Venturi, Robert

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Title: COMPLEXITY & CONTRADICTION IN ARCHITECTURE
Author: Venturi, Robert
Seller: J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: MOMA, 1977. 2nd ed.. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 350 b/w illus. New & enlarged ed.

Jamestown Cook Book. Tried Recipes compiled by Members of the Ladies' Aid Society of Freemason Street Baptist Church, Norfolk, VA by The Ladies' Aid Society of Freemason Street Baptist Church, Norfolk, VA

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Title: Jamestown Cook Book. Tried Recipes compiled by Members of the Ladies' Aid Society of Freemason Street Baptist Church, Norfolk, VA
Author: The Ladies' Aid Society of Freemason Street Baptist Church, Norfolk, VA
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: Norfolk: Burke & Gregory, Printers, 1907. hardcover. Good. Hardcover, grey cloth boards with black lettering & decoration to front boards, floral endpapers, frontispiece of church, full-page ads throughout, 194 pp. Contributors' names noted by each recipe. Both hinges exposed, general wear to covers, some toning to pages. Previous owner has marked some interesting pickle recipes: Mustard Pickle, Cream Chow-Chow,and Seven-Year-Old Pickle in Two Days. Perhaps most interesting is that this cookbook has a recipe for Lollypop. "According to the book Food for Thought: Extraordinary Little Chronicles of the World, they were invented by George Smith of New Haven, Connecticut, who started making large hard candies mounted on sticks in 1908." Sorry, George, but in this cookbook Mrs. T.F. Rogers predates that name by a year! Well, maybe not: these lollypops do not mention sticks, just moulds. Also, they include milk, wine, eggs--not normal ingredients for what we think of today as lollypops.

The Man Who Was Late by Begley, Louis

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Title: The Man Who Was Late
Author: Begley, Louis
Seller: Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Franklin Library, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First Edition as stated on title page and spine. Signed by author on limitation page. Publisher's insert laid in. Raised bands on spine. Gold gilt. Silk ribbon bookmark bound in. Near fine book, scratches and rubbing of gilt on top edges.

Curtain-Up on South Africa: Presenting a National Drama by ALLIGHAN, Garry

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Title: Curtain-Up on South Africa: Presenting a National Drama
Author: ALLIGHAN, Garry
Seller: Argosy Book Store (United States)
Description: London: T.V. Boardman, 1960. hardcover. Photos. 276pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: T.V. Boardman & Company Ltds., (1960). Very good.

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