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Nisshinkan dojikun [Nisshinkan School Injunctions]

Nisshinkan dojikun [Nisshinkan School Injunctions] by MATSUDAIRA, Katanobu

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Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc.
Title
Nisshinkan dojikun [Nisshinkan School Injunctions]
Author
MATSUDAIRA, Katanobu
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
66; 45 folding leaves. Two vols. Large 8vo, orig. pale blue wrappers, orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers, new stitching. [Aizu Fiefdom]: Preface & Afterword dated 1803. First edition and very rare; WorldCat lists only one copy, at Harvard. Matsudaira (1744-1805), fifth in the daimyo line of the Aizu domain (now in parts of the Fukushima and Niigata Prefectures), was imbued with Neo-Confucian idealism. The Aizu domain “used this text as a primer [consisting of 53 injunctions] in ethics and etiquette at its official domain school the Nisshinkan…to prepare boys for future careers serving Aizu as samurai-administrators. Enrollment at the Nisshinkan, founded in 1801, remained constant at about 1000 students until Aizu’s defeat and liquidation by Satsuma and Choshu in 1868 during the Boshin Restoration wars. Samurai boys aged ten to fifteen read this textbook in class. The domain also distributed a copy to all samurai households in Aizu, so girls as well received instruction in Katanobu’s Injunctions… “Katanobu grounded his primer in maxims taken from the Chinese Confucian classics, for which he supplied illustrative examples in Japanese history and contemporary society that Aizu schoolboys could easily grasp. In general, he quoted the Chinese maxims verbatim after transcribing or paraphrasing these into Japanese for each injunction. Perhaps he did this to give pupils a taste for the intensive education in classical Chinese they would later undergo, or perhaps to exploit the authoritative ethical backing that high antiquity provided for the points he wished to convey… “Katanobu conveys a wealth of fascinating information about Aizu domain and Tokugawa society for students of history… “Pupils read stories about persons in a wide range of occupations beyond their own samurai class…All meet with lavish praise for overcoming deprivations and disabilities to carry out the Confucian Way, or with harsh condemnation for transgressing it.”–from Dr. Bob Tadashi Wakabayashi’s “Introduction” to his wonderful translation of the Nisshinkan dojikun, part of the University of California, Berkeley’s Japanese Historical Text Initiative (accessed online 27 January 2022). The Foreword is by the Edo bakufu leader who led its Kansei Reforms (1787-93), Sadanobu Matsudaira (1758-1829). The Afterword is by a Kumamoto Confucian scholar, Sekiyo Furuya. Fine copies. The bindings are a little wormed and tired.
Letter signed to Latimer Clark

Letter signed to Latimer Clark by Reuter, [Paul] Julius, Baron

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Title
Letter signed to Latimer Clark
Author
Reuter, [Paul] Julius, Baron
Seller
Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
1868. Very Good. Reuter, [Paul] Julius, Baron (1821-99). L.s. on the letterhead of Reuter's Telegram Company, Limited, to Latimer Clark. London, July 7, 1868. 1 page. 201 x 127 mm. Remains of mounting. Provenance: Latimer Clark. After setting up a carrier-pigeon service between Aachen and Brussels, terminal points of the German and French-Belgian telegraph lines, Reuter, formerly known as Israel Beer Josaphat, founded in 1851 the international news agency that still bears his name. In connection with his business, which was originally a telegraphic news agency, Reuter had several cables of his own laid, and in 1865 obtained a concession on a submarine cable between France and the United States, which he agreed to operate jointly with the Anglo-American Telegraph Company. In his letter he asks Clark to give his opinion on the quality and durability of one of his telegraph cables. Origins of Cyberspace 183.
DINOSAUR TALES

DINOSAUR TALES by Bradbury, Ray

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Title
DINOSAUR TALES
Author
Bradbury, Ray
Seller
Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780760701881
Condition
Fine
Description
NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 1996. First edition thus, first prnt. First hardcover edition. Originally published by Bantam in 1983. Signed by Bradbury on the title page. Additionally, Bradbury has drawn a dinosaur next to his signature. Also signed and dated "'97" by William Stout on the title page. Illustrations by Stout and Steranko, Moebius, Kenneth Smith, David Wiesner, Overton Loyd and Gahan Wilson. New Introduction for this edition by Bradbury. Foreword by Ray Harryhausen. Also includes a new collaboration between Bradbury and Wilson. Tom Petitpas' copy with his signed business card laid-in. Petitpas was Bradbury's Pandemonium Theater Company producer. Tiny nick on the rear board bottom edge with corresponding tiny crease on the dustjacket (not immediately apparent); otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition.. Signed By Author & Artist. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. Illus. by William Stout. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
THE INNER CIRCLE

THE INNER CIRCLE by Boyle, T. C.

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THE INNER CIRCLE
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Boyle, T. C.
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Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780670033447
Condition
Fine
Description
NY: Viking, 2004. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Boyle on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
IF THE RIVER WAS WHISKEY

IF THE RIVER WAS WHISKEY by Boyle, T. Coraghessan

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IF THE RIVER WAS WHISKEY
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Boyle, T. Coraghessan
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Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780670826902
Condition
Near Fine
Description
NY: Viking, 1989. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Boyle on the title page. Unread copy with bump to front board bottom edge. Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.Boyle's third collection of stories.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Fine. Atlas Folio - over 23" - 25" tall.
Velvet Cushion, The

Velvet Cushion, The by ROYAL BINDING; Cunningham, J.W.

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Velvet Cushion, The
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ROYAL BINDING; Cunningham, J.W.
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David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, and J. Hatchard, by G. Sidney, 1815. A 19th Century Best-Seller From the Hanoverian Royal Library at Marienberg [ROYAL BINDING]. CUNNINGHAM, J. W. The Velvet Cushion. Seventh edition. London, for T. Cadell and W. Davies, and J. Hatchard, by G. Sidney, 1815. Twelvemo, (187 x 118 mm). Near-contemporary dark green cloth, front cover with the royal arms of Britain and Hanover stamped in blind, back cover with blind central cartouche, spines titled in gilt with large gilt ornaments either side, red sprinkled edges, from the Hanoverian royal library at Marienberg with pencilled shelf-mark on the inside front cover of vol. I. A few scattered spots internally, but still a fine fresh copy, the binding almost as new. This copy's royal Hanoverian binding and provenance elevate an already influential work into a rare survival at the intersection of religion, politics, and monarchy in Regency Britain - an unusually tangible witness to the reach of evangelical literature at the highest levels of society. First published the previous year, The Velvet Cushion - subtitled "An Historical Account of the Divisions within the Church of England since the Reformation" - proved an immediate and sustained success, passing through eleven editions in just three years. Blending fiction with pointed ecclesiastical commentary, Cunningham used the novel form as a vehicle for evangelical critique and instruction, a strategy that ensured wide circulation well beyond clerical readership. John William Cunningham (1780-1861) was one of the leaders of the evangelical movement in the mid-19th century and a strong supporter of the Church Missionary Society. He served as curate to John Venn at Clapham parish church, the epicentre of the famous Clapham sect, and portrays Venn in the book as Berkely. Frances Trollope, who lived in Clapham, took a pot-shot at evangelicalism in general and Velvet Cunningham in particular in her scurrilous novel The Vicar of Wrexhill (1837), earning her a magisterial rebuke from Samuel Wilberforce himself for 'a most abominable personal attack'.
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Masterpieces of George Sand: Consuelo (volume one only) by [Binding] Sand, George

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Masterpieces of George Sand: Consuelo (volume one only)
Author
[Binding] Sand, George
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Philadelphia: George Barrie and Son, 1900. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. A single volume from the Astral edition, where of 250 copies were printed with six photogravures on Japan paper, this being number 34. In a sumptuous red morocco binding, heavily gilt, a.e.g. Light wear only. Sold as a binding.
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WHITE'S ARCH EASE by White's Shoe Shop

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WHITE'S ARCH EASE
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White's Shoe Shop
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J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
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Spokane, WA, 1920's. Paperback. Very Good. For loggers, miners, cruisers, linemen & sportsmen. Tall laced shoes. Illus. with chart for measuring the foot. 22pp. 6" x 3 1/2".
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CALCIUM CARBONATE SATURATION IN GROUND WATER, FROM ROUTINE ANALYSES by WSP 1535 - D -- Back, William

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CALCIUM CARBONATE SATURATION IN GROUND WATER, FROM ROUTINE ANALYSES
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WSP 1535 - D -- Back, William
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Hoffman Books (United States)
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Washington, D.C.: GPO. Very Good. 1961. Softcover. Geochemistry of Water. USGS 1961,. Wrappers, good condition, rubber stamp on cover. .
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STORAGE AND FLOOD ROUTING by WSP 1543 - B -- Carter, R.W. and Godfrey

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STORAGE AND FLOOD ROUTING
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WSP 1543 - B -- Carter, R.W. and Godfrey
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Hoffman Books (United States)
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Washington, D.C.: GPO. Very Good. 1960. Softcover. Manual of Hydrology Part 3, Flood-Flow Techniques. USGS 1960.. Wrappers, good condition (rubber stamp on cover). .

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