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[“Illustrated Record of the Provinces”] by “SHUZU BUNKOKUKI” 主圖分國記

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Title: [“Illustrated Record of the Provinces”]
Author: “SHUZU BUNKOKUKI” 主圖分國記
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: Numerous hand-colored maps & illus. 15 parts in seven vols. Large 8vo (270 x 187 mm.), orig. semi-stiff wrappers, new stitching. [Japan]: before 1845. The third Tokugawa shogun, Iemitsu (r. 1623-51), the first born to the rule, spent much of his reign centralizing power in Edo, with the bakufu growing in importance as administrators and setters of policy. In 1645, the bakufu ordered all fiefdom lords who owned castles to make a shiro ezu, a detailed account of the structure of each castle; a gocho, which is akin to a census of their daimyo; and kuni ezu, maps of each area. These reports were compiled again in 1697. This is an invaluable and beautiful record of that famous survey of all the major feudal castles of Japan. This work was never printed but versions with different titles were frequently copied. Our volumes depict, in rich color, overhead views of about 150 feudal castles that existed in 1697 (many still stand today), along with several idealized castles. The preliminary text of the first volume provides a color guide to the drawings: red for stone walls; yellow for roads or empty areas; blue for filled moats, rivers, oceans, etc.; purple for empty moats; black for watchtowers; green for ditches, mounds, fields, and mountains; pink for commercial and residential areas outside of the castle proper; and white for the residences of samurai. Shrines, stables, and other buildings within the castle grounds are also labeled. Each castle is labeled with its name, region, and fiefdom and, oftentimes, dimensions. For each castle, a brief history is provided, mentioning ownership, when built and/or reconstructed, affiliations with shoguns, etc. Some of the most famous depicted include the castles of Nijo, Hikone, Osaka, Kameyama, Nagoya, Inuyama, Odawara, Mito, Kanazawa, Himeji, and many others. Curiously, while Edo Castle is discussed and described, there is no image of it. Could this be for security reasons? Fine copy, minor worming and dampstaining, preserved in a chitsu.

Mrs. Barbauld's Hymns, Half Hours with the Bible by [BARBAULD, Mrs. Anna Leticia]

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Title: Mrs. Barbauld's Hymns, Half Hours with the Bible
Author: [BARBAULD, Mrs. Anna Leticia]
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Description: New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1870. [JUVENILE] [POETRY] [RELIGION]. 12mo (7 1/2" x 6"); 32pp; stiff wrapper, chromolithographed pictorial front featuring a pastoral scene with three children framed by a vine, the series and title above the scene, small publisher applied brown label to front; rear wrapper features an angel and the series title and publisher; 3 staple binding; ownership in pencil on verso front wrapper "St. Johns S.S."; several small partial stamps with a name (?); hymn number and text presented within double-line borders, 16 small engraved illustrations, some signed "Schlapp, sc." or "Cogger, sc."; creasing to wrapper, some corners folded, wrapper lightly hand soiled; very good. Scarce. OCLC locates 2 copies. The 14 numbered hymns in this small children's book are presented as poems of praise to God and not as songs. Lovely engraved illustrations, some signed "Schlapp" perhaps referring to Henry Schlapp; others are signed "Cogger" referring to Edward P. Cogger. No credit is given for the illustrations, but a similar smaller copy at the American Antiquarian Society's copy gives credit to Henry Walker Herrick. The copy held at AAS measures 17cm, smaller than this copy. The AAS copy also has a printed price and a publisher's advertisement. (AAS 214253).

The Foundling of the Battle-Field or, The Triumph of Truth. Translated from the German by [ANONYMOUS]

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Title: The Foundling of the Battle-Field or, The Triumph of Truth. Translated from the German
Author: [ANONYMOUS]
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Description: Philadelphia and Baltimore: Fisher & Brother, 1864. [JUVENILE] [ILLUSTRATED]. C.W. Murray, Washington D.C., electrotype. Spine series title: Treasury of Gems 48mo (3 7/8" x 3 ¼"); 144pp; gilt stamped maroon cloth over board, gilt stamped fillet encloses a decorative swirl of leaves and flowers surrounding the title on the front, rear board is blind stamped; gilt stamped lettering on spine; all edges gilt; pale pink eps; wood-engraved fp + 8 additional illustrated plates; lightly sunned, light wear to head of spine; very good plus. OCLC locates only 2 copies one at Univ. Southern Florida and one at Emory Univ. Library. The story of a boy named Ulrich who is the caregiver of his ill foster mother. The story traces the hardship of his life as his mother dies and leaves him to fend for himself. The story has a happy ending with the boy reuniting with his loving grandfather. There are moral lessons learned along the way.

Lucie Attwell's Picture Book by ATTWELL, [Mabel] Lucie

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Title: Lucie Attwell's Picture Book
Author: ATTWELL, [Mabel] Lucie
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Racine, Wis: Whitman Publishing Co, 1936. Wraps. Very good. Lucie ATTWELL. [WOMAN AUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR]. 4to (12 ½" x 10"); [8]pp; color pictorial stiff textured wrapper, child shining shoes on the front, crying girl with a boy comforting her on rear; 3 staple binding; 10 full page color illustrations with captions; creasing to corners, scuffing of spine with loss, light soiling to wrappers; colors bright; very good. Not in Baumgarten or Mahony. No copies located in OCLC. Mabel Lucie Attwell (1879-1964) was a British illustrator known for her sentimental drawings of children, often picturing them with oversized heads, large eyes, and small mouths. This book contains a small collection of charming illustrations of children engaged in everyday activities and expressing oversized emotions.

L'oeuvre littéraire de John Henry Mackay. Texte français et notes de E. Armand by [ANARCHISM - MACKAY] RILEY, Thomas A[uraldo]

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Title: L'oeuvre littéraire de John Henry Mackay. Texte français et notes de E. Armand
Author: [ANARCHISM - MACKAY] RILEY, Thomas A[uraldo]
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description: Paris: Amis d'E. Armand], 1950. First Edition. 12mo (19cm). Pictorial paper wrappers consisting of folded sheets, unstapled as issued; 24pp. Cover portrait of Mackay by F. Cotard. Tight, clean copy; minute chips to extremities, else about Fine in original wrappers. One thousand copies printed, "edition réservée aux 'Amis d'E. Armand.'" This appears to be a loose translation of Riley's bio-bibliographical essay on Mackay, "New England Anarchism in Germany," which first appeared in the New England Quarterly in March 1945. The translation is by the noted French individualist anarchist Émile Armand (1907-1964). Interestingly, Armand seems to eliminate any reference to the influence of Benjamin Tucker on Mackay's work, thus rather altering the central thesis of Riley's original essay. Text entirely in French.

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