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Daimin sanzō shōgyō mokuroku 大明三藏聖教目錄 [Catalogue of the Chinese Translation of the Buddhist Tripitaka, the Sacred Canon of the Buddhists in China & Japan]

Daimin sanzō shōgyō mokuroku 大明三藏聖教目錄 [Catalogue of the Chinese Translation of the Buddhist Tripitaka, the Sacred Canon of the Buddhists in China & Japan] by TETSUGEN DŌKŌ 鐵眼道光

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Title
Daimin sanzō shōgyō mokuroku 大明三藏聖教目錄 [Catalogue of the Chinese Translation of the Buddhist Tripitaka, the Sacred Canon of the Buddhists in China & Japan]
Author
TETSUGEN DŌKŌ 鐵眼道光
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Three full-page woodcuts. 20, 33; 27; 20; 28, 2 folding leaves. Four parts in two vols. Large 8vo, orig. wrappers (wrappers wormed), orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers, new stitching. [Japan]: colophon in Vol. II dated 1669. “It was not until the seventeenth century that the first Japanese version of the Chinese Buddhist canon was printed, and it was rapidly followed by a second. Thanks to the late date, the circumstances of their production and their subsequent fates are better known than for many of the earlier continental editions. The first version was printed using movable type in 1637-48 by Tenkai (1586-1643), a monk who was in the entourage of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. This was done on the orders of Ieyasu’s grandson, Iemitsu, so it was a state project…The second version was printed with woodblocks in 1668-78 by Tetsugen Doko (1630-1682), a prominent Zen monk of the newly arrived Obaku school of Zen, who travelled throughout Japan to collect the necessary funds. The Tetsugen edition was a reprint of the Ming Jiaxing edition, which had reached Japan in the hands of a Chinese monk, Yinyuan Longqi (1592-1673), who moved to Japan in 1654. More than 2,000 copies were printed and distributed to temples all over Japan. While Tenkai’s version may initially have been a vanity project, the second was clearly undertaken for the purpose of distribution.”–Kornicki, Languages, Scripts, and Chinese Texts in East Asia (2018), p. 237. Testsugen Doko has added reading marks throughout to assist the Japanese readers. There is a most interesting bibliographical section, arranging the texts by school. The first part has two fine full-page woodcuts on the verso and recto of the first leaf. The verso shows two disciples standing beside a statue of Buddha. On the recto is another woodcut with poetry within a large decorative frame. On the paste-down at the end of Vol. II is a third woodcut depicting a religious figure surrounded by an aura. These fine woodcuts have had their worming carefully repaired. Some inoffensive worming throughout, many times well-repaired.
The Structure of Rime

The Structure of Rime by Duncan, Robert; Lobdell, Frank (Artist)

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Title
The Structure of Rime
Author
Duncan, Robert; Lobdell, Frank (Artist)
Seller
Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
New
Description
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2008. Hardcover. New. Frank Lobdell. The edition of the book is limited to 275 numbered copies for sale and 26 lettered copies for complimentary distribution. The format is 11-1/4 by 7-1/2 inches, 96 pages. The type is Perpetua, designed by Eric Gill, composed by hand and on the Monotype. The paper is German mouldmade Zerkall Book Laid. The printing is by letterpress, except for one page bearing two photographs of the poet, printed by offset lithography. The binding is handsewn over tapes, full Japanese cloth over boards, in slipcase. Two black and white etchings by Lobdell are inset into windows on the front and back covers of the book. The prints, variations on similar elements, measure 5-5/16 by 4-1/16 inches, and have been printed by Robert Townsend, at R. E. Townsend, Inc., in Georgetown, Massachusetts. In addition, each copy comes with a separate black-and-white etching with aquatint, signed and numbered by the artist, presented in a folder. The accompanying print with each book comes from various editions of forty small etchings with aquatint made by Frank Lobdell from 1987 to 2000. The paper is mostly 11-1/2 by 12-1/2 inches, a few are 8-3/4 by 10-1/8 inches. Plate sizes vary, typically 4 by 6 inches but ranging from 1-3/4 by 3-1/16 to 8-7/8 by 7 inches. The editions are mainly 20, a few are 35, and one is 50, plus artist’s proofs and printer’s proofs. The prints and books have been randomly paired. Robert Duncan (1919-1988) was one of the most influential American poets of the second half of the twentieth century. Two of his major works were large serial poems entitled "Structure of Rime" and "Passages". He numbered each sequence, publishing them in magazines as they were written, and then inserting them into his books of poetry, collections covering distinct chronological periods. A collected edition of "The Structure of Rime" never appeared, probably because Duncan did not want to close off the possibility that he might compose more poems in that series and preferred to keep them in the train of his poetry as a whole. "The Structure of Rime" is an extended discussion and demonstration of Duncan’s poetics, his principles of prosody, his belief in the open form, and in content unconstrained. Twenty years after Duncan’s death, the Arion Press is publishing for the first time together the thirty-one poems of the series that appeared during Duncan’s lifetime, plus one published posthumously in the year of his death, and six first published now. Poet Michael Palmer, a friend of Duncan’s from the early 1970s, has written an introductory essay for this book. Palmer writes that Duncan "challenged the myth of originality that had become deeply ingrained in the poets of his generation, while simultaneously, if paradoxically, asserting a particular originality of his own." Palmer guides readers into the poems with an open mind to experience what cannot be explained. The book is accompanied by Frank Lobdell’s abstract etchings with aquatint. Lobdell is one of America's premier postwar abstract painters; he is of the same generation as Duncan and they traveled in the same artistic milieu of the Bay Area, sharing interests in modernism and surrealism. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Autograph Document Signed, in Italian, oblong 8vo, Modena. June 18, 1777

Autograph Document Signed, in Italian, oblong 8vo, Modena. June 18, 1777 by SCARPA, ANTONIO

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Autograph Document Signed, in Italian, oblong 8vo, Modena. June 18, 1777
Author
SCARPA, ANTONIO
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Schulson Autographs (United States)
Description
As a professor, Scarpa acknowledges a student's enrollment. "I, the Professor of Obstetrics signed below, certify hereby that Claudia Rovespi from the Concordia was enrolled in my school for the two years 1776-1777, attended regularly and studied diligently." Signed "Antonio Scarpa." In 1772 he became professor at the University of Modena. A scarce and most presentable document.
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North of the Danube by Bourke-White, M. & Erskine Caldwell

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North of the Danube
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Bourke-White, M. & Erskine Caldwell
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J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
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Very Good
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Dust wrapper slightly rubbed on spine & edges. 64 photos. Covers Czecko-Slovakia.
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FELIX TEYNARD; CALLOTYPES OF EGYPT by Teynard, Felix

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FELIX TEYNARD; CALLOTYPES OF EGYPT
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Teynard, Felix
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J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Hans P. Krauss Jr., 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Folio. 50 tritone & 169 halftone photos. 2 pieces. Laid in: Christie's London catalogue, 1994: "The Photographer's Personal Copy" of ETYPTE ET NUBIE 1853-54.
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A Leaf from the 1583 Rembert Dodoens Herbal Printed by Christopher Plantin by Bliss, Carey S.

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A Leaf from the 1583 Rembert Dodoens Herbal Printed by Christopher Plantin
Author
Bliss, Carey S.
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Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
Condition
Very fine
Description
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1977 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. Limited to 385 copies printed by Grant Dahlstrom. The original leaf contains 3 detailed herbal woodcuts. Essay by Carey S. Bliss. Folio. 28pp. Facsimile woodcuts, original leaf tipped in. Decorated cloth. A very fine copy..
Continent's Gold: An Anthology of Contemporary Poets

Continent's Gold: An Anthology of Contemporary Poets by Sterling, George; Genevieve Taggard, and James Rorty

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Continent's Gold: An Anthology of Contemporary Poets
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Sterling, George; Genevieve Taggard, and James Rorty
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Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
Description
San Francisco: Printed for the Book Club of California by John Henry Nash, 1925. 1/600 copies. 237pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/2 vellum over brown boards with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Marbled endsheets and pastedowns. Very good. Ownership stamp on the front free endsheet. This edition was limited to 600 numbered copies, this is copy 149. John Henry Nash (1871-1947) was a renowned fine printer who spent the majority of his career in the San Francisco area, founding the Twentieth Century Press with Bruce Brough, which was renamed Tomoye Press when Paul Elder was made a partner. Later Nash founded his own eponymous printing venture, this is where he cemented legacy as one of the great American printers. Later in his life he would teach printing and typography at the University of Oregon.
Piktogramme - Die Einsamkeit der Zeichen (Pictograms - the loneliness of signs)
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Piktogramme - Die Einsamkeit der Zeichen (Pictograms - the loneliness of signs) by Ackermann, Marion (Hrs. / Ed.); Marion Ackermann, Pirkko Rathgeber, Theodora Vischer, Hadwig Goez, Cara Schweitzer, Daniela Stöppel, Wolf Tegethoff, Ulrich Wilmes, Georges Didi-Huberman and Tanja Zimmermann

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Piktogramme - Die Einsamkeit der Zeichen (Pictograms - the loneliness of signs)
Author
Ackermann, Marion (Hrs. / Ed.); Marion Ackermann, Pirkko Rathgeber, Theodora Vischer, Hadwig Goez, Cara Schweitzer, Daniela Stöppel, Wolf Tegethoff, Ulrich Wilmes, Georges Didi-Huberman and Tanja Zimmermann
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
ISBN
9783422066748
Condition
g to vg
Description
Stuttgart; München: Kunstmuseum Stuttgart; Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2006. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Large quarto. 380, [18]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over pictorial wrappers. This striking catalog was published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name, which evolved from the observation of signs in daily life and how their meanings have changed. Minor shelf wear. Some creasing and a taped closed tear along upper margin of dust-jacket. Text in German and English (pp. 307-380). DJ in overall good, wrappers and interior in very good condition.
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Jane Austen by Aldington, Richard

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Jane Austen
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Aldington, Richard
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition
g- to vg
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Pasadena: Ampersand Press, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Octavo. (4) 16pp. Original black cloth with black lettering on cream paper label of cover. Frontispiece portrait. Vignette on title page. "Shakespeare has had neither equal nor second. But among the writers who, in the point which we have noticed, have approached nearest to the manner of the great master, we have no hesitation in placing Jane Austen, a woman of whom England is justly proud." (Macaulay). Laid in a small card with printed text: "With the compliments of the Author." Binding somewhat rubbed with some light staining on back cover. Illustrated Ex Libris on inside front cover. Binding in overall good-, interior in very good condition.
Six Times Death

Six Times Death by William Irish [Cornell Woolrich]

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Six Times Death
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William Irish [Cornell Woolrich]
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
NY: Popular Library, 1944. Mass market paperback. Very good. Mass market paperback. First Printing. Spine just barely rolled, laminate starting to lift at the edges, wraps lightly edgeworn, else very good.
Blickensderfer: Images of the West

Blickensderfer: Images of the West by Witthus, Rutherford W.

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Blickensderfer: Images of the West
Author
Witthus, Rutherford W.
Seller
Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780917895098
Condition
Very Good
Description
No Place: Cordillera Press, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good hardback in a slightly shelfworn jacket that ahs small closed tear and some creasing to the top left hand side of the front panel.
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THE KID by Aiken, Conrad

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Title
THE KID
Author
Aiken, Conrad
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description
THE KID, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1947, first edition vg+ in nice dust-wrapper with some wear and tear and chipping.
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The House Guest. by ANDERSON, Barbara.

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Title
The House Guest.
Author
ANDERSON, Barbara.
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Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description
London: Jonathan Cape, (1995).. First edition.. 312 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket.
SIX CENTURIES OF FINE PRINTS

SIX CENTURIES OF FINE PRINTS by Zigrosser, Carl

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SIX CENTURIES OF FINE PRINTS
Author
Zigrosser, Carl
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
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New York: Covici - Friede Publishers, 1937. cloth. small 4to. cloth. 406 pages. First edition. Different chapters covering different time periods and a note on oriental art. Many illustrations. Light wear to spine extremities. Endpapers lightly soiled and discolored. Very good. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included.

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