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Dược sư kinh 藥師經 [Skt. Bhaiṣajyaguru Sūtra] by SCRIPTURE OF THE MEDICINE BUDDHA

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Title: Dược sư kinh 藥師經 [Skt. Bhaiṣajyaguru Sūtra]
Author: SCRIPTURE OF THE MEDICINE BUDDHA
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: 1 p.l., 38 folding leaves. 8vo (280 x 174 mm.), orig. wrappers with cover wrappers, old stitching. Thần Xá: An Thái, [French colonial period]. An extremely rare woodcut book, printed by nuns in a rural monastery in northern Vietnam. “An eponymous Mahāyāna sutra that recounts the qualities, vows, and pure land of the buddha Bhaiṣajyaguru — the Master of Healing, also known as the Medicine Buddha, or the Tathāgata of Lapis-Lazuli Light. The scripture was most likely written in northern India during the early centuries of the Common Era. [In this sutra,] Bhaiṣajyaguru vowed that his name, if merely uttered, would cure diseases, free prisoners, secure food and clothing for the impoverished, and produce other similar benefits. He also vowed that his body would be as resplendent as lapis lazuli itself so that it might illuminate the world” (Donald Lopez & Robert Buswell, The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, “Bhaiṣajyagurusūtra”). The Scripture of the Medicine Buddha (T. 450), translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Xuanzang (602–664) in the year 650 C.E., has been a popular text in East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions. In our copy, the sutra itself is bookended by a liturgical opening (including the “Incense Praise,” praises for the Buddha, and a “sutra-opening gāthā”) and a final homage to the Medicine Buddha. According to the colophon bound at the beginning of the volume, the scripture was printed for a specific occasion by three bhikkhuni, or ordained Buddhist nuns affiliated with the An Thái temple 安泰寺, in the Thần Xá village 神舍村 of the An Lại commune 安賴社, in the Thanh Khê canton 清溪, Đại An district 大安縣, Nam Định province 南定省 of northern Vietnam. Only the names of two of them are fully legible: they are Quảng Thuận 廣順 and Quảng Thành 廣成. They printed and disseminated this Scripture of the Medicine Buddha with a sincere mind when the statues of three of their masters were completed and placed into stupas. In their colophon, they traced the lineage of themselves and their masters to the bhikkhuni An Dương Tháp 安陽塔, dharma name Nguồn Hạnh 源幸 and pseudonym Minh Lâm 明琳. Despite the country’s long history of Buddhist and Confucian learning, woodblock-printed books published within Vietnam itself are far fewer in number than their Chinese or Japanese counterparts. This scarcity is owed to the high cost of domestic production: according to the estimate of Kathlene Baldanza, as late as the 19th century, “the labor cost of printing in Vietnam was five to ten times higher than in China. Even ink and brushes were more expensive to produce in Vietnam.” Extensive international trade between northern Vietnam and southern China — where plentiful books were printed at very low costs — meant that “it was generally cheaper to purchase books from China than to buy them locally” (“Publishing, Book Culture, and Reading Practices in Vietnam,” Journal of Vietnamese Studies 13.3 (2018), pp. 10–11). Beyond the limited cases of official and temple-based publishing, Vietnamese publishers were pushed toward niche genres such as Sino-Vietnamese dictionaries, ritual manuals, or morality books. Regardless of genre, woodblock-printed books from Vietnam are very difficult to find today outside a few major collections, such as the Institute of Sino-Nôm Studies in Hanoi and l’École française d’Extrême-Orient in Paris. We will not focus on the humid climate of the country or the massive destruction of the nation’s cultural heritage during its long war of independence in the post World War II period. The catalogue of materials kept at the Institute of Sino-Nôm Studies mentions two copies (VHv.1071, AC.116) of the Scripture of the Medicine Buddha printed in 1911, and it is unclear if those were printed with the same woodblocks as ours. We know for certain, however, that no material at the Institute of Sino-Nôm Studies gives the An Thái temple as the place of publication, despite the large numbers of temples and monasteries listed. This copy, being an example of Vietnamese women’s printing in a rural monastery, is extremely rare. Fine copy. First leaf a little frayed and the outer wrappers are quite frayed. ❧ Li Guimin 李貴民, “Zaizhi yu bianyi: Yuenan hanchuan fojiao dianji de zhuanhua 再製與變異——越南漢傳佛教典籍的轉化,” Foguang xuebao 佛光學報 7, No. 1 (2021): pp. 111–37. Yuenan Hannan wenxian ziliaoku 越南漢喃文獻資料庫, Academia Sinica.

Catalogue de Tableaux, Gouasses, Dessins, Estampes, Bronzes, Pierres gravées, et autres objets de curiosités, provenans du Cabinet de M. le Marquis de *** (22 February 1776 and following days) by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: [D’ARCAMBAL, Antoine Joseph des Lacs, marquis de])

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Title: Catalogue de Tableaux, Gouasses, Dessins, Estampes, Bronzes, Pierres gravées, et autres objets de curiosités, provenans du Cabinet de M. le Marquis de *** (22 February 1776 and following days)
Author: (AUCTION CATALOGUE: [D’ARCAMBAL, Antoine Joseph des Lacs, marquis de])
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: Woodcut vignette to title and decorative headpiece to recto of leaf Aiii. 40 pp. 8vo, 19th-cent. brown morocco-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, marbled endpapers. Paris: 1776. Rare 18th-century sale catalogue, priced throughout by a contemporary annotator; we locate just one example in North American institutions. The consigner was anonymous, however a contemporaneous annotation attributes the present collection to Arcambal (1728-1790), a military officer and occasional pictures dealer, his name is sometimes given as François Joseph. A near fine copy; title-page a trifle soiled. Bookplate of the Georges Pannier to front paste-down and stamp of the Bibliothèque Heim to verso of title. ❧ Lugt 2492.

Grave by BLAIR Robert BLAKE William

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Title: Grave
Author: BLAIR Robert BLAKE William
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Description: 1870. (BLAKE, William) BLAIR, Robert. The Grave. [London: John Camden Hotten, circa 1870]. Folio (11 by 14 inches, modern three-quarter red morocco, raised bands, top edge gilt. $1650.Third edition of Blair's singular poetic achievement, with splendid engraved frontispiece portrait of William Blake and 12 engraved plates rendered by Shiavonetti after Blake's original designs, including the engraved title page. In October 1805 Blake was commissioned by the engraver and would-be publisher Robert H. Cromek to prepare 40 drawings for Robert Blair's Grave, from which Cromek planned to select 20. While The Grave originally appeared in 1743, the illustrations in this very scarce second edition and the rarely found 1808 first edition are especially famous for vividly demonstrating ""the rare imaginative power of William Blake"" (Magnusson, 162). ""In fact Blair had a perceptible influence on Blake the poet as well as on Blake the painter"" (Kunitz & Haycraft, 46). A dispute over a preliminary etching ""in white-line"" called ""Death's Door,"" which Cromek rejected, resulted in Blake's being prevented from engraving his own designs, so the 12 drawings eventually selected were rendered by Louis Schiavonetti ""with a mingled grace and grandeur which won for them a wider popularity Never has the theme of death been handled in pictorial art with more elevation and beauty"" (DNB). Also featured is Blake's dedicatory poem ""To the Queen,"" a prefatory comment on the designs by Henry Fuseli, and a concluding section, ""Of the Designs."" Preceded by the rare 1808 edition of less than 600 copies and the large folio second edition of 1813. This third edition was produced by John Camden Hotten sometime around 1870, after Gilchrist's 1863 Life of William Blake reawakened an interest in the poet/artist. With minor alterations, Gilchrist was able to use the original plates from the 1813 edition, with the reset text being a very close imitation of the original; the letterpress title page is still for the 1813 Ackermann edition, for instance, with no mention of Hotten or 1870. Bentley, Blake Books 350A. Keynes 82. Ray, Illustrator and the Book in England 6a. See Lewine, 68. Fine condition.

Windsor Castle: An Historical Romance [WITH ORIGINAL SIGNED LETTER FROM AUTHOR] by Ainsworth, William-Harrison; George Cruikshank & Tony Johannot (illustrators)

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Title: Windsor Castle: An Historical Romance [WITH ORIGINAL SIGNED LETTER FROM AUTHOR]
Author: Ainsworth, William-Harrison; George Cruikshank & Tony Johannot (illustrators)
Seller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition: vg
Description: London: Henry Colburn, 1843. New Edition. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. x,324pp. Bound in red morocco with gold border and spine tooled in gold. Expertly rebacked, retaining original spine. Raised bands. Floral Dentelles. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece engraving of author. Ornamental title-page border. Superb mid-nineteenth century publication on Windsor Castle. The former medieval castle, now royal palace, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is notable for its long royal history and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror, and since the time of Henry I it has been used by a succession of monarchs; it is the longest-occupied palace in Europe. Contents: Anne Boleyn. Herne the Hunter. The History of the Castle. Cardinal Wolsey. Mabel Lyndwood. Jane Seymor. Illustrated with etchings by George Cruikshank & Tony Johannot and wood-engravings by W. Alfred Delamotte. Two-inch split on joint at rear board along head of spine, three-inch split along lower joints of front board, firmly holding. Offsetting from inside of binding at edges of front- and rear endpaper. Slight age toning to outer edges of interior pages. Tight copy in very good condition. Tipped-in at blank page in front is an original handwritten 2 page signed letter (dated May 10th, 1880) by the author W. H. Ainsworth, complaining to his binder (?) about his work on "Now Monthly" (?). Letter in very good condition.

Signed Photograph Of King Frederick IX Of Denmark by KING FREDERICK OF DENMARK

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Title: Signed Photograph Of King Frederick IX Of Denmark
Author: KING FREDERICK OF DENMARK
Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description: KING FREDERICK IX (1899-1972). Frederick was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972.PS. 8 x 10. May 1964. N.p. [Denmark]. A black-and-white portrait photograph signed Frederick R in green ink as King of Denmark. T he photograph was given to American diplomat William McCormick Blair Jr. who was U.S. Ambassador to Denmark from 1961 to 1964. Frederick signed the bottom margin of the image and dated it. It is in very fine condition.

L'ART DECORATIF CHINOIS; by Tizac, H. d'Ardenne de

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Title: L'ART DECORATIF CHINOIS;
Author: Tizac, H. d'Ardenne de
Seller: J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Paris: Ed. Nilsson, n.d. (1920's). see above. Very Good. Portfolio with ties, list of plates, 24 plates complete of Chinese antiquities. 7pp intro. Life-like photos! Large 4to.

THE WORKS OF SIR JOHN SOANE, 1753-1837 by Botton, A.T., ed.

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Title: THE WORKS OF SIR JOHN SOANE, 1753-1837
Author: Botton, A.T., ed.
Seller: J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: London, 1924. Paperback. Very Good. Stiff wraps with tipped-on illus. of the Bank of England. 160 illus., plans & three appendices. Sir John Soane Museum Publ. #8.

20,000 YEARS OF FASHION by Boucher, F.

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Title: 20,000 YEARS OF FASHION
Author: Boucher, F.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Abrams, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 1150 illus., incl. 346 in color. Thick large 4to.

Dodsworth (Original photograph of Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, and William Wyler on the set of the 1936 film) by William Wyler (director); Sidney Howard (play, screenwriter); Sinclair Lewis (novel); Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor (starring)

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Title: Dodsworth (Original photograph of Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, and William Wyler on the set of the 1936 film)
Author: William Wyler (director); Sidney Howard (play, screenwriter); Sinclair Lewis (novel); Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor (starring)
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Description: N.p.: N.p., 1936. Vintage reference photograph of director William Wyler and actors Walter Huston and Ruth Chatterton on the set of the 1936 film. Based on the 1934 play by Sidney Howard, based in turn on the 1929 novel by Sinclair Lewis. A recently retired automobile magnate and his frivolous wife take an extended trip to Europe, only to discover they have grown apart over the years. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly age toned. National Film Registry.

Roman Antiquities: or, An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans by ADAM, Alexander

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Title: Roman Antiquities: or, An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans
Author: ADAM, Alexander
Seller: Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition: poor
Description: New York: Collins, 1833. hardcover. poor. 8vo. Old calf, severely worn with most of spine gone. New York: Collins, 1833. internally clean with some scattered foxing. Designed chiefly to illustrate the Latin Classics, this is the second edition, revised, corrected and with additions.

Philatelic Auction 10th March 2003

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Title: Philatelic Auction 10th March 2003
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Argyll, Scotland: Universal Philatelic Auctions, 2003. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers. 120 pages. Auction catalogue with 11,625 lots. Includes the list of prices realized.

Men and Nature: by Caudwell, Christopher (i.e., Christopher St John Sprigg).

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Title: Men and Nature:
Author: Caudwell, Christopher (i.e., Christopher St John Sprigg).
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Description: New York: Oriole Chapbooks, [1970]. 19 cm; 42 pages. Printed self-wraps. The author (1907-1937) died in the Spanish Civil War covering the retreat of his manchine-gun section in the Jarama River battle. "Caudwell acutely exposes and dissects the sources of infection common to all aspects of modern bourgeois culture.

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