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BIOGRAPHIES DES ARTISTES JAPONAIS DONT LES OEUVRES FIGURENT DANS LA

BIOGRAPHIES DES ARTISTES JAPONAIS DONT LES OEUVRES FIGURENT DANS LA by BARBOUTAU, Pierre

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BIOGRAPHIES DES ARTISTES JAPONAIS DONT LES OEUVRES FIGURENT DANS LA
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BARBOUTAU, Pierre
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1905. BARBOUTAU, Pierre. BIOGRAPHIES DES ARTISTES JAPONAIS DONT LES OEUVRES FIGURENT DANS LA COLLECTION PIERRE BARBOUTAU, 2 volumes. Amsterdam: R. W. P. de Vries, 1905. Limited edition, no. 19 of 1000 copies. Volume I: Peintures; Volume II: Estampes et Objets d'Art. Folio, quarter green cloth with green and beige floral patterned paper covered boards. 115 monochrome plates, 3 of which are double-page. Some minor wear to edges of boards, corner of Vol. I slightly scraped, heel of spine moderately frayed. Minimal foxing to a few pages at front and rear of each volume. Internally in fine condition.
[BLIND MASSEUR, ACCUPUNCTURIST, HIGHWAY ROBBER - ORIGINAL JAPANESE WOODBLOCK 1867]. Azuma no hana ukiyo kodan. Ichiryusai Bunsha. Yabuhara Kengyo (from the Tales of the Floating World on Eastern Brocade)

[BLIND MASSEUR, ACCUPUNCTURIST, HIGHWAY ROBBER - ORIGINAL JAPANESE WOODBLOCK 1867]. Azuma no hana ukiyo kodan. Ichiryusai Bunsha. Yabuhara Kengyo (from the Tales of the Floating World on Eastern Brocade) by Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi, i.e. TSUKIOKA, Yoshitoshi (1839-1892). Kanagaki Robun (1829-1894), author

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[BLIND MASSEUR, ACCUPUNCTURIST, HIGHWAY ROBBER - ORIGINAL JAPANESE WOODBLOCK 1867]. Azuma no hana ukiyo kodan. Ichiryusai Bunsha. Yabuhara Kengyo (from the Tales of the Floating World on Eastern Brocade)
Author
Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi, i.e. TSUKIOKA, Yoshitoshi (1839-1892). Kanagaki Robun (1829-1894), author
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Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
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Very good
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Omiya Kyusuke, 1867. Very good. Broadsheet (354 x 235 mm) with contemporary hand-coloring (several wormholes in the face of the robber and one above his head; portion of the paper on upper right defective, just touching text), affixed at upper corners to a sheet of modern paper. DRAMATIC ILLUSTRATION OF THE STRANGE TALE OF YABUHARA KENGYO, a villainous blind masseur / accupuncturist who was the subject of many Japanese folktales of the 19th-20th century. It is thought that he is based on some historical personage, but this has never been verified. The story goes that he killed his teacher and devoted himself to a life of crime. Here the evil Yabuhara, with an acupuncture needle in his mouth, having untied the victim's belt, rustles through the poor peddler's clothes seeking valuables. THE LEGEND: This fiendish blind masseur was originally named Sugi no Ichi. He kills a peddler in the mountains of Hakone and steals his money. The murderer also kills his teacher (Yabuhara Kengyo I) and then succeeds to his master's name as Yabuhara Kengyo II. He becomes a moneylender and becomes involved with the teacher's wife and so on. In our print, a statue of Jizo, protector of souls of deceased children, can be discerned on the far right, illuminated by lightning which flashes against the black night sky; the small stone that are piled up in front of it refer to the Sisyphean labors that these poor souls are condemned to do: stack stones on top of each other for all eternity, while demons gleefully knock them down. Jizo is also the protector of wayfaring travelers, which is curious because the victim of the present scene was himself a wayfarer! Perhaps the artist is implying that, having chosen a holy place for such crime, Yabuhara will be headed straight to hell. Our print of the Yabuhara story is from a series based upon popular kodan, or oral narratives. The kodan were often drawn from actual historical events that raconteurs spun into captivating narratives. The print names Ichiryusai Bunsha as the kodan who told this story, probably Ichiryusai Bunsha II (d. 1881). The author of the text itself, Kanagaki Robun, was a very popular writer during this period. Here he took the kodan account of the crime and gave it a literary polish. His extraordinary text reads: "A roll of thunder struck the peddler / street performer with terror, causing him to lose his breath in the mountains around Hakone. While traveling, it is good to have a companion to share the road, and the [blind] man who joined him on this journey also offered kindly [medical] treatment. But he was blinded by avarice, turning all to darkness before his eyes. He groped about, searching [his victim's] waistband. The waves lapped the lakeshore, unaware of the serious crime. Rather than "Sai no kawara" [see below]], this man's destination will be to a little hell or a great hell. Ultimately, he will be brought before the register of Enma, lord of the underworld, and once placed before the mirror of judgment, the sins of this blind man will become clear." NOTE: "Sai no kawara" is the name of the riverbank in the underworld where deceased children are condemned to limbo and where the bodhisattva Jizo (Ksitigarbha) protects their souls. We are grateful to Matthew Fraleigh for his translation and research.
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A history of the county of Du Page, Illinois; containing an account of its early settlement and present advantages, a separate history of the several towns, including notices of religious organizations, education, agriculture and maufactures, with the names and some account of the first settlers in each township, and much valuable statistical information by RICHMOND, C.W. & VALLETTE, H.F.

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A history of the county of Du Page, Illinois; containing an account of its early settlement and present advantages, a separate history of the several towns, including notices of religious organizations, education, agriculture and maufactures, with the names and some account of the first settlers in each township, and much valuable statistical information
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RICHMOND, C.W. & VALLETTE, H.F.
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Chicago: Scripps, Bross & Spears, 1857. FIRST EDITION. With a full-page woodcut plate of the Naperville Academy. Original publisher’s blind-stamped cloth, title in gilt on spine, minor staining to front cover and spine; very light foxing, overall an excellent copy. First edition of this history of Du Page county. Of particular interest are the author’s stories of the “strained” relationships that followed an influx of immigrants after the Black Hawk War. Specific towns are mentioned as well as the people who were influential in their organization. A fascinating look at the history and development of the land west of Chicago.
Japanese Papermaking: Traditions, Tools, and Techniques

Japanese Papermaking: Traditions, Tools, and Techniques by BARRETT, Timothy

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Japanese Papermaking: Traditions, Tools, and Techniques
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BARRETT, Timothy
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
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A fine copy
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New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1983. First edition. A fine copy. 4to (25.5 x 18 cm). x, 317, [1] pages. 3 paper samples tipped in and 167 illustrations, including 90 photographs. Brown cloth. In a fine pictorial dust jacket. With the prospectus loosely inserted. The author received a MacArthur Award in 2009 for this history of Japanese paper and papermaking. It includes an appendix on alternative fibers by Winifred Lutz. The idea of the book was encouraged by Henry Morris of the Bird and Bull Press, which first published an early version book in a limited edition as 'Nagashizuki: the Japanese Craft of Hand Papermaking' (1979).
[SPORTS AND GAMES] [SOUVENIR PROGRAM] [BASEBALL] COLT .45s | DODGERS, 1963

[SPORTS AND GAMES] [SOUVENIR PROGRAM] [BASEBALL] COLT .45s | DODGERS, 1963

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[SPORTS AND GAMES] [SOUVENIR PROGRAM] [BASEBALL] COLT .45s | DODGERS, 1963
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
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1963. Stapled Pamphlet. Very Good binding. Souvenir Program from the Houston Colt .45s baseball team in the 1963 -- from one of the three years that the Houston franchise, now the Astros, was called the Colt 45s.~~44 pp. in printed glossy covers, with the logo of a Colt .45 on the front. Blue-tinted photographic illustrations and ads. An unscored copy; a bit of soiling to the cover, but no marks of any kind inside. Lists some of the greats -- Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax, and others. Very Good binding.
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Denkwürdigkeiten des Marschalls Izzet Pascha. Chef des Generalstabs der türkischen Armee, Kriegsminister, Oberbefehlshaber, Grosswesir, Aussen-Minister, Minister des Inneren... Ein kritischer Beitrag zur Kriegsschuldfrage. Aus dem Original-Manuskript übersetzt, eingeleitet und erstmalig herausgegeben von Karl Klinghardt. by (Ahmad ‘Izzat, pasha) Klinghardt, Karl.

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Denkwürdigkeiten des Marschalls Izzet Pascha. Chef des Generalstabs der türkischen Armee, Kriegsminister, Oberbefehlshaber, Grosswesir, Aussen-Minister, Minister des Inneren... Ein kritischer Beitrag zur Kriegsschuldfrage. Aus dem Original-Manuskript übersetzt, eingeleitet und erstmalig herausgegeben von Karl Klinghardt.
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(Ahmad ‘Izzat, pasha) Klinghardt, Karl.
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Leipzig (K.F. Koehler), 1927.. 309, (3)pp. 6 folding maps (1 with transparent overlay), loose in rear pocket, as issued. Frontis. Sm. 4to. Publisher’s cloth.
The Santa Barbara Court House

The Santa Barbara Court House

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The Santa Barbara Court House
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Santa Barbara, CA: The Schauer Printing Studio, Inc., 1929. 4to., tan paper covers, [26 pp.], 17 b&w illus., color center-fold illus. A very attractive commemorative publication describing Santa Barbara's Spanish revival court house dedicated in 1929 with colorful center-fold of the Assembly Room. Near fine.

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