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MOMOYOGUSA Volume One

MOMOYOGUSA Volume One by [DESIGN] Kamisaka SEKKA, artist

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Seller: Boston Book Company
Title
MOMOYOGUSA Volume One
Author
[DESIGN] Kamisaka SEKKA, artist
Seller
Boston Book Company (United States)
Description
1909. [DESIGN] Kamisaka SEKKA, artist. MOMOYOGUSA. Kyoto: Unsodo, Meiji 42 [1909]. Volume one of three. 30.1 X 22.5 cm. Most consider it the finest Japanese design book of all time, this exquisite suite of double-page color-printed woodblocks is printed and overprinted using opaque and metallic inks to produce a sumptuous surface. This is an early impression. The condition is internally quite good, with almost none of the gutter fading and metallic ink transfer common to this work. One of the better printings we have seen. Complete, as issued, with all 20 prints from volume one included. Has the original printed title label, The mica patterning from the front cover is gone.
Shinjin Chōshishō Gafu 清人張子祥画譜 Qingren Zhang Zixiang Huapu [Painting album of Zhang Zixiang of China]

Shinjin Chōshishō Gafu 清人張子祥画譜 Qingren Zhang Zixiang Huapu [Painting album of Zhang Zixiang of China] by Zhang Zixiang 張子祥, artist and Ōta Tokujirō, editor 太田徳次郎 編輯

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Title
Shinjin Chōshishō Gafu 清人張子祥画譜 Qingren Zhang Zixiang Huapu [Painting album of Zhang Zixiang of China]
Author
Zhang Zixiang 張子祥, artist and Ōta Tokujirō, editor 太田徳次郎 編輯
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Boston Book Company (United States)
Description
18. Shinjin Chōshishō Gafu 清人張子祥画譜 Qingren Zhang Zixiang Huapu [Painting album of Zhang Zixiang of China] Zhang Zixiang 張子祥, artist and Ōta Tokujirō, editor 太田徳次郎 編輯 Meiji period Tokyo 2 volumes 15.8 x 11.4cm bound Japanese style fukuro-toji. Vol 1 is 18 cho (no cho numbered 16) and Vol 2 is 17 cho with printed book slips on front wrappers. Each volume has 16 polychrome double-page original woodblock prints with calligraphy. 2 volumes (jyo 上 upper/former and 下 ge lower/latter). Colophon is at the end of Vol 2. A peek inside the fukuro “bags” reveal an inner layer of bookprint or newspaper. A few pages of Vol 1 appear to be printed on a darker paper. Among the lovely botanical woodcuts are black and gray-blue, vibrant purple, green or red and highlighted with light yellow or deeper hues. A bug or two are hidden within the branches and a fish swims through plants. Compared with an online NDL first edition, released in March of 1881, our Vol 1 has 1 fewer cho and 2 fewer woodcuts. (No earlier editions available for comparison.) Priced accordingly. Joshua Fogel writes about this work in his book “The Role of Japan in Modern Chinese Art.” “In this period, a large number of albums of Chinese calligraphers and painters were edited and published in Japan... the Qingren Zhang Zixiang Huapu by Ōta Tokujirō in Tokyo in March 1881…. These all testify both to the demand in Japanese society of the time for works by Chinese painters and calligraphers and to the demand for published albums of their works.” (See p. 37-38 chapter 1 and footnote 41) Soiling of wrappers and writing in marker with crossing out on rear wrappers. Damage to front wrapper, rip to rear inner wrapper and tear to thread on rear of Vol 2. Damp stain or stain to a few woodcuts. Toning to and soiling of some pages. Forecorner cloth is chipped on both. Small pencilled in numbers on the top of 7 cho in Vol 2. An important work in terms of both Japanese and Chinese art history.
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[Tesla Oscillator] Complete Specification for Patent No. 2801. Improvements in reciprocating engines and means for regulating the period of the same by Tesla, Nikola

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Title
[Tesla Oscillator] Complete Specification for Patent No. 2801. Improvements in reciprocating engines and means for regulating the period of the same
Author
Tesla, Nikola
Seller
Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description
1894. Tesla, Nikola (1856-1943). [Patent] No. 2801. A.D. 1894. Complete specification. Improvements in reciprocating engines and means for regulating the period of the same. 4pp. Plate. London: Darling & Son, Ltd. for HMSO, 1894. 257 x 183 mm. Disbound. Stitch-holes in the left margin, left margin a bit ragged. Light soiling, but very good. Library stamps (one embossed) on the first page. First Edition of the British patent for Tesla's electro-mechanical oscillator, for which he had received a U. S. patent on 19 August 1893; the British patent was granted on 14 April 1894. Tesla's oscillator was a steam-powered reciprocating electricity generator, developed as a possible replacement for the inefficient reciprocating steam engines then used to power generators. Tesla predicted that his oscillator would provide "a means at hand of producing twice as much electricity from coal as we can produce at the present time" (quoted in Carlson, Tesla: The Inventor of the Electrical Age, p. 183), but it was rendered superfluous by the development of highly efficient steam turbines. Tesla claimed that the vibrations produced by his oscillator were strong enough to destroy buildings and even cause earthquakes, earning the device the nickname of "Tesla's earthquake machine."
Indian frontier warfare

Indian frontier warfare by Younghusband, George J., Captain & Brevet-Major

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Indian frontier warfare
Author
Younghusband, George J., Captain & Brevet-Major
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1898. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvi, 254; 7 maps (4 folding, 1 in color); contemporary full red buckram; spine a little sunned, but generally very good, sound, and clean. Issued as volume 3 in the publisher's Wolseley Series of military books.
Cabinet Card Portrait of a Group of Female Mill Workers in Nashua, N.H. c. 1880-1890

Cabinet Card Portrait of a Group of Female Mill Workers in Nashua, N.H. c. 1880-1890 by [Labor][Women][New Hampshire]Riley, J., Photographer

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Cabinet Card Portrait of a Group of Female Mill Workers in Nashua, N.H. c. 1880-1890
Author
[Labor][Women][New Hampshire]Riley, J., Photographer
Seller
Auger Down Books (United States)
Description
Nashua: J. Riley, 1890. Albumen photograph, 5 ½ x 4 inches on larger mount. A portrait of seven women holding weaving shuttles, most likely mill workers in Nashua. Two large mills, the Nashua Manufacturing Company and the Jackson Manufacturing Company, were active during this period, though we cannot confirm if this picture was taken at either. Generally well preserved with some wear and what looks like a fingerprint on the head of the subject in the upper right of the image, and some stray soiling and marks. Remains in good condition overall.
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Combined Book of Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Stair Work, Mantels, and All Kinds of Interior and Exterior Finish. Glass Lists, Latest Styles, Elevations, Designs, Etc., Embossed, Ground, and Cut Glass... by Farson and Libbey Company

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Combined Book of Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Stair Work, Mantels, and All Kinds of Interior and Exterior Finish. Glass Lists, Latest Styles, Elevations, Designs, Etc., Embossed, Ground, and Cut Glass...
Author
Farson and Libbey Company
Seller
ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Company, 1893. Very good. Revised edition; 10 1/2 x 7; pp. [3], 4-332; embossed green cloth over boards; gilt title to front board; illustrated with numerous woodcuts; light wear to corners and tips of spine; tiny manuscript number to ffep; occasonal crease to corners of leaves; uniform age-toning to first and last few pages only; overall in very good condition. A historic building-materials manufacturer and retailer in Chicago, Farson & Libbey published their current, massive, catalog/price list/reference work - illustrating their wares with beautiful wood engravings and drawings, providing exhaustive details on variants, mesurements and sizes, pricing, and so on.
Tserkovnyi ustrii v Ukraini (Church Structure in Ukraine)

Tserkovnyi ustrii v Ukraini (Church Structure in Ukraine) by Epyskop Sylvestr

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Tserkovnyi ustrii v Ukraini (Church Structure in Ukraine)
Author
Epyskop Sylvestr
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Novyi Ulm: By the author, 1946. Very good. First edition; 8 1/4 x 5 3/4; pp. [2], 3-63, [2]; beige wraps, printed and ruled in black; illustrated with portrait frontis; small chips to paper on spine; light wear and creasing to edges; manuscript note to title page; overall in very good condition. Published in a DP (displaced persons) camp in Germany for its Ukrainian residents, the book outlined the statute and administrative structure of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
Upstream & Down; Illustrated by Milton C. Weiler

Upstream & Down; Illustrated by Milton C. Weiler by Walden, Howard T.

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Title
Upstream & Down; Illustrated by Milton C. Weiler
Author
Walden, Howard T.
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1938. Limited Edition. Paper Boards. Near fine. Limited edition of Upstream & Down by Howard T. Walden.. Octavo, [xv], [1], 367pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering, decorative vignette on front cover. Lacking the scarce glassine wrap and box. Top edge gilt, uncut outer edge. From a limited edition of 950 copies, this being number 391. (Siegel 143).
The Open Door and the Mandates System: A Study of Economic Equality Before and Since the Establishment of the Mandates System [Signed]

The Open Door and the Mandates System: A Study of Economic Equality Before and Since the Establishment of the Mandates System [Signed] by Benjamin Gerig; William E. Rappard [fwd.]

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The Open Door and the Mandates System: A Study of Economic Equality Before and Since the Establishment of the Mandates System [Signed]
Author
Benjamin Gerig; William E. Rappard [fwd.]
Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1930. Very Good. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1930. First Edition. Signed by Benjamin Gerig with brief inscription to previous owner at front free endpaper. Octavo. 236 pp. + advertisements. Black and white charts and illustrations. Green cloth stamped in gilt. No dust jacket. Light shelfwear to boards, corners bumped, minor soiling. Binding is sound. Toning and mild foxing to edges of text block and endpapers; interior else unmarked. Very Good.
THE BORDER [Signed]

THE BORDER [Signed] by Winslow, Don

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THE BORDER [Signed]
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Winslow, Don
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780062664488
Description
New York, New York: William Morrow, 2019. Exclusive Signed Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 720 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is dark gray with white and red lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$28.99" on front flap, has mild denting along spine head. Boards have mild shelving wear along spine tail, moderate shelving wear and denting along spine head and mild creasing to head joints. Signed flat by Don Winslow on publisher's tipped-in limitation page. Shelved Room C. 1403317. Special Collections.
THE COUNTRY AND THE CITY
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THE COUNTRY AND THE CITY by Williams, Raymond

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Title
THE COUNTRY AND THE CITY
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Williams, Raymond
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780195197365
Description
New York: Oxford University Press, 1973. Hardcover. Octavo, 335 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is tan with red print. Dust jacket has edge wear, toning to spine, light smudging/shelf wear. Price unclipped: "$9.75". Boards in brown cloth. Slight wear to spine caps and corners, cocked spine. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column C. 1376299. FP New Rockville Stock.
The Old Boys

The Old Boys by William Trevor

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Title
The Old Boys
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William Trevor
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
London: The Bodley Head, 1964. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. A bright, presentable copy of the 1964 true 1st edition of William Trevor's 2nd published book (following his 1958 "A Standard of Behaviour"). Solid and VG+ (light spotting and soiling along the edges) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with one smal closed tear at the front panel's top-edge. Octavo, dustjackjet design by Charles Raymond.
It's Your Union They're After!

It's Your Union They're After! by [UNITED ELECTRICAL WORKERS]

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Title
It's Your Union They're After!
Author
[UNITED ELECTRICAL WORKERS]
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, [1948]. First Edition. Slim octavo (21.25cm); original printed wrappers, stapled; 32pp; illus. Light wear and subtle toning to extremities, with a few tiny nicks to front wrapper; Very Good+. "Attack on the Hartley Committee of the House of Representatives for accusing the UE of communist infiltration and for performing anti-union dirty work. Testimony of UE officers is quoted, with a resolution of its 1948 convention denouncing the committee and proclaiming the right of UE members to hold whatever political opinions they choose" (SEIDMAN U11).
Raymond Carver Remembered: Three Early Stories

Raymond Carver Remembered: Three Early Stories by [CARVER, Raymond (1938-1988)] William L. STULL

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Title
Raymond Carver Remembered: Three Early Stories
Author
[CARVER, Raymond (1938-1988)] William L. STULL
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
[Newberry, SC], 1988. 8vo. Pp. [461]-477. Plastic slide-on binding bar as issued. A fine copy. Signed by Stull. Offprint from 'Studies in Short Fiction,' XXV, 4, Fall 1988. Apparently one of about 25 copies.
BECH IS BACK

BECH IS BACK by Updike, John

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BECH IS BACK
Author
Updike, John
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780394528069
Condition
Near fine in very good plus jacket.
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First edition. Near fine in very good plus jacket.. First printing, review copy, of Updike's second compilation of stories about Henry Bech, a middle-aged writer with more than a hint of self-portraiture beneath his Bellovian, Rothlike exterior. 8'' x 5''. Original full brown cloth. In original unclipped ($13.95) color pictorial jacket. [10], 198 pages. Publisher review slip, original author press photo, and promotional postcard loosely laid in. Some toning to jacket. Touches of shelfwear. Sharp and clean overall.
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Dancers on a Plane by CAGE, John, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, and Susan Sontag

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Dancers on a Plane
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CAGE, John, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, and Susan Sontag
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780394588476
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf in association with Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1990. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 166 pages. Attractive collaborative book with reproductions of John's paintings and drawings, a manuscript from Cage and photographs of Cunningham and his dancers. Features texts by Susan Sontag, David Sylvester, Mark Rosenthal and with a conversation between David Vaughan and Jasper Johns. A clean near fine copy in yellow cloth boards and in a near fine dust jacket with some toning to the edges. An underrated book.
Flaxie Frizzle, Flaxie Frizzle Stories, Illustrated

Flaxie Frizzle, Flaxie Frizzle Stories, Illustrated by MAY, Sophie (Rebecca Sophia CLARKE)

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Flaxie Frizzle, Flaxie Frizzle Stories, Illustrated
Author
MAY, Sophie (Rebecca Sophia CLARKE)
Seller
Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Very good +
Description
Boston: Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1876. First Edition. Cloth. Very good +. First edition. One of the Flaxie Frizzle Stories series. 12mo; 182pp; dark green cloth over board, black Aesthetic-style design of flowers stamped in black, gilt-stamped vignette of a girl holding on to her hat in blowing wind to front board; child's ownership bookplate to ffep; publisher's ad for Sophie May's Little Folks' Books inserted before fp; engraved frontispiece with tissue guard, illustrated title page; lightly cocked forward, a few spots; very good plus. The stories and adventures of a little girl named Mary Gray, called Flaxie Frizzle because of her light curly hair and a "curly nose"; "that is, her nose curled up at the end a wee bit, just enough to make it look cunning".
Seeing Straight. The f.64 Revolution in Photography

Seeing Straight. The f.64 Revolution in Photography by Thau Heyman - Editor, Therese

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Seeing Straight. The f.64 Revolution in Photography
Author
Thau Heyman - Editor, Therese
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Dawson's Book Shop (United States)
Description
The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA, 1992. 12 in. x 9.5 in., 158 pages, Wrappers, Essays by Mary Street Alinder, Therese Thau Heyman and Naomi Rosenblum.
The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events of Our Lives

The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events of Our Lives by Zacharias, Ravi

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The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events of Our Lives
Author
Zacharias, Ravi
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN
9780310324959
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x0x8. Reprint. An exceptional copy. 2010 Trade Paperback. How differently would we live if we believed that every event of our lives--from the happy to the tragic to the mundane--was part of a beautiful and purposeful design in which no thread were wrongly woven? That's what bestselling author and internationally known apologist Ravi Zacharias explores in The Grand Weaver.

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