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Illustrated scroll on fine thick paper, entitled at beginning “Shisso Shudan” [“Method of Handling the Spear”]

Illustrated scroll on fine thick paper, entitled at beginning “Shisso Shudan” [“Method of Handling the Spear”] by SOJUTSU, ART OF THE SPEAR

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Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc.
Title
Illustrated scroll on fine thick paper, entitled at beginning “Shisso Shudan” [“Method of Handling the Spear”]
Author
SOJUTSU, ART OF THE SPEAR
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Scroll (365 x 5560 mm.), with gold endpaper at beginning, on a wooden roller. [Japan]: at end, in trans.: “this secret information was given by Shichibei Itsuki to Shingobei Saijo in 1769.” The spear (yari) was one of the primary weapons used in the feudal period of Japan. Many variations of the head of the spear were developed, some for thrusting by foot soldiers and some for slashing, designed for men on horseback. This finely illustrated scroll describes the teachings of the Oshima ryu (school) of fighting with a spear (sojutsu). The Oshima ryu traces its origins to the 16th century and the first prominent teacher was Yoshitsuna Oshima (1588-1657). He taught the fiefdom lord of Kii Wakayama, Yorinobu Tokugawa (1602-71), the tenth son of Ieyasu Tokugawa. The school continued for several centuries, with branches throughout Japan. The scroll is beautifully heightened with gold and silver motifs of mist throughout. It begins with a history of the school and its essential tenets and disciplines necessary to fight skillfully with a spear. The following text describes the varieties of spearheads used by the school (naginata, jumonji, two kinds of kagi), techniques of handling the spears (using wonderfully poetic phrases), physical positioning of the body for the most efficient use of the spear, the nuances of movement in combat, and additional remarks. The motto of the school, given next, is, in rough translation, “Reach high for the school’s knowledge with a clear and sharp mind, and focus on understanding your opponent.” Following this are a series of illustrations, beginning with icons of the school and five illustrations of different spears and spearheads. For each spear, measurements are given. Each spearhead is painted with gold pigment. At the end, there is written a certificate granting permission to transmit this secret information and, then, a most valuable family tree of the primary teachers of the Oshima school, beginning with Yoshitsuna Oshima. Finally, there is the seal of Shichibei Itsuki, the provider of this secret information. In fine condition.
Works [First collected edition]

Works [First collected edition] by THACKERAY, William Makepeace

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Seller: Heritage Book Shop, LLC
Title
Works [First collected edition]
Author
THACKERAY, William Makepeace
Seller
Heritage Book Shop, LLC (United States)
Description
London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1869. ZAEHNSDORF; THACKERAY, William Makepeace. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1869. First collected edition. Twenty-four octavo volumes. (Measures 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.; 140 x 210 cm.). With engraved frontispieces, vignette titles, plates, and text illustrations, all by the author. Contemporary half red morocco over red cloth, bound by Root & Son, covers double ruled in gilt, spines elaborately tooled in gilt in compartments and stamped with a leaf design, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. A beautiful set. HBS 67648. $3,000.
Madeline's Rescue

Madeline's Rescue by Bemelmans, Ludwig

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Title
Madeline's Rescue
Author
Bemelmans, Ludwig
Seller
Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: Viking, 1953. First. hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A near fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket.
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Earthman Come Home by Blish, James

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Title
Earthman Come Home
Author
Blish, James
Seller
Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
G.P. Puntam's Sons, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near fine in a very good to near fine dust jacket. First Edition with no mention of later printings on the copyright page. Near fine book, pages crisp, endpapers immaculate, no names or marks, bumping to top and bottom of spine. DJ also crisp, not price-clipped, slight chipping om edges at spine.
HISTORY OF TRAVEL IN AMERICA

HISTORY OF TRAVEL IN AMERICA by DUNBAR, Seymour

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Seller: Boston Book Company
Title
HISTORY OF TRAVEL IN AMERICA
Author
DUNBAR, Seymour
Seller
Boston Book Company (United States)
Description
1915. DUNBAR, Seymour. A HISTORY OF TRAVEL IN AMERICA. Being an Outline of the Development in Modes of Travel from Archaic Vehicles of Colonial Times to the Completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. In four volumes. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1915). 1 of 225 numbered copies. 8vo., white cloth-backed paper-covered boards, with paper labels to spines, t.e.g., untrimmed edges. Color tipped-in and black and white illustrations. There is an extra label tipped in to the rear endpaper of each volume. All of the volumes have publisher's linen dust jackets, which are somewhat soiled. The volumes, though, clean have some foxing to spines and boards. A very good set.
ÉCLAIR

ÉCLAIR by Averill, Esther; Rojankovsky, Feodor

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ÉCLAIR
Author
Averill, Esther; Rojankovsky, Feodor
Seller
Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Near fine.
Description
Paris: Domino Press, 1934. First edition. Near fine.. First printing, from Averill's Domino Press, with an autograph letter signed by Averill and on her stationery laid in. The story of a horse and a dog, featuring absolutely beautiful color lithographs by Rojankovsky, printed by the Domino Press - which sought the highest quality illustrations to pair with the text for their children's books like its famous first book, DANIEL BOONE (illustrated by Rojankovsky). Averill's letter refers to a book from her career after she returned from Paris, when she became famous for her books on cat subjects. Dated March 31, 1970, it reads: "Dear Helen Fay: Because of the postal strike and attendant delays and confusions, I am writing to let you know that I finally received your letter of 3/17 and yesterday I was able to get the 3 foreign editions of the Fire Cat to the post office, where they are being sent to the Florida School indicated on your postal label. Sorry I have no 'background' material to send you. Thanks for sending the flyer about yourself. Sincerely, Esther Averill." 10.25'' x 6.75''. Original quarter tan cloth, color pictorial boards. Illustrated by Rojankovsky with color lithographs throughout. Printed on high quality paper. 32 pages. ALS on Averill's stationery, dated 1970 and with Brooklyn address, laid in. Ink owner name on front pastedown. Faint soiling to boards, marginal sunning to rear board.
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TURKISH ART & ARCHITECTURE by Aslanapa, O.

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Title
TURKISH ART & ARCHITECTURE
Author
Aslanapa, O.
Seller
J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 315 illus., 33 in color, 67 plans & 3 maps. Thick large 4to.
They Say, All the Women Must be Commandos

They Say, All the Women Must be Commandos by [Sheila Ryan]

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They Say, All the Women Must be Commandos
Author
[Sheila Ryan]
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Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
Very good. Some dust soiling, water staining.
Description
Detroit, Michigan: The Radical Education Project, 1970. Very good. Some dust soiling, water staining.. First separate edition, originally published with author attribution to Sheila Ryan in issue no. 234 of the Liberation News Service, dated 14 February 1970. A powerful portrait of life for Arab women in refugee camps, and their recent rise as commandos to fight for their lives and families during the War of Attrition between 1967 and 1970. The piece highlights the challenges, both social and physical, for women in these positions, as well as the unexpected liberation is has brought women of all ages. For example, it notes that "Just as there is no minimum age for learning to shoot, there is no maximum age for usefulness. Two women with wrinkled, tattooed faces and white hair, too old themselves to learn to read or aim a rifle, care for the children of a younger woman while they attend classes. ‘And we thank them,' explained a Democratic cadre, ‘and tell them that the old ladies in Vietnam help, too. They make shoes for the fighters.'" (p. 7). Single vol. (8.5" by 5.5"), pp. [1], 19, photo-illus., stapled in original orange illus. wrps. Some of the photos include a woman in front of tents in a 1967 refugee camp; a militiawoman of the Democratic Front, in Amman; and a group of women at a political. meeting of the Palestinian-Jordanian women in Amman.
Chosen Sweets: A Book of Practical Home Made Candy Recipes

Chosen Sweets: A Book of Practical Home Made Candy Recipes by Short, Pearle Rose

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Title
Chosen Sweets: A Book of Practical Home Made Candy Recipes
Author
Short, Pearle Rose
Seller
Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
Description
Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co, 1923. Duodecimo (19.5 x 13.5 cm.), 63 pages. FIRST EDITION. "Candy making should be taught and acquired as one of the most useful of womanly accomplishments... This book of recipes has been prepared with the object of providing you a simple and practical guide for the amateur as well as the professional confectioner... There is much profit in candy making and the recipes herein are both simple and elaborate and may assist some one (sic) to make a comfortable living" (foreword). Written at the height of candy's golden age in America, with recipes for black walnut brittle, Mexican klondykes, cream fig kisses, cream dipped oranges, tutti frutti divinity, orange Turkish paste, honey caramels, maple fudge, etc. A bit of age-toning to text block, and some offsetting to endpapers. In publisher's cream cloth, titled and decorated in black and green. A handsome small book, near fine. [OCLC locates thirteen copies; not in Bitting, Brown, or Cagle].
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THE GREEN RIVER AND ITS UTILIZATION by WSP 618 -- Woolley, Ralf R.

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Title
THE GREEN RIVER AND ITS UTILIZATION
Author
WSP 618 -- Woolley, Ralf R.
Seller
Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Washington, D.C.: GPO. Very Good. 1929. Softcover. USGS, 1929 Wrappers, very good condition. Complete with all maps and plates. .
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ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER, CHILDREN'S STORIES AND MEMOIRS by Allison, Alida

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ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER, CHILDREN'S STORIES AND MEMOIRS
Author
Allison, Alida
Seller
Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York, NY.: Twayne Publishers. Very Good. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in blue cloth covers with gilt stamping to the spine and lower cover, in a nice dust jacket with light edge-wear and sunning to the spine. The covers show light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean. From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu (1945-2019) of Columbus, Ohio - known to many of his bookseller, author, and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired, including Gorey, Sendak, Heaney, Byatt, Morrison, Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss. .

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