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Temple of Ben-Teng in the Harbor of Simoda

Temple of Ben-Teng in the Harbor of Simoda by HEINE, Wilhelm (1827-1885)

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Title
Temple of Ben-Teng in the Harbor of Simoda
Author
HEINE, Wilhelm (1827-1885)
Seller
Donald Heald Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: G.P. Putnam & Company, 1856. Tinted lithograph mounted on support sheet with printed letters as issued with small stab holes where previously bound. A fine plate from Graphic Scenes of the Japan Expedition of a Benten temple in Shimoda, Japan harbour showing one of the treaty ports opened to American vessels in 1854 through the combined lens of topography, harbour life, and local religious practice. Shimoda, or "Simoda" in the period spelling used here, had particular importance for Perry's expedition. Under the Treaty of Kanagawa, signed on 31 March 1854, it was one of the two ports opened to American vessels for supplies and refuelling. Heine records the harbour as a coastal landscape of daily movement, local religious architecture, and practical maritime activity. In the foreground, Japanese boatmen haul a long narrow boat through the surf, while a second boat lies angled on the beach at right. Beyond them, the temple rises from a small rocky promontory, half hidden among trees and reached by a stepped landing and gate, with low mountains and a heavy cloud filled sky in the distance. The titles "Ben-Teng" is a 19th-century transliteration of Benten, or Benzaiten, a deity closely associated with water, good fortune, music, and eloquence. Benten halls and shrines are often found beside rivers, ponds, springs, and the sea, which makes the placement of this harbour temple especially fitting within the image. The composition uses this setting to strong effect: the shrine rises above the labour of the beach, while the dramatic sky and surrounding mountains give the small coastal sanctuary a commanding presence within Shimoda's new post-treaty landscape. Wilhelm Heine was the official artist on Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to Japan in 1853-54. On returning to the United States he produced several series of prints commemorating the trip. A group of six elephant-folio prints appeared in 1855, and the following year a second volume was issued, in a smaller format, with different images and with explanatory text. Both projects employed the New York lithographic firm of Sarony, among the best lithographers in the United States at that time. Bennett, p.53; McGrath American Color Plate Books 123.
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Testimonies by HEANEY, Seamus

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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
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Testimonies
Author
HEANEY, Seamus
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James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Fine copy
Description
Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Center for the Book, 2003. First edition. One of 200 copies printed by Shari McGraw and Nicole Flores on the occasion of the Truman Capote Award presented to Heaney on September 25, 2003, this copy is signed by Heaney. Fine copy. Large oblong broadside poem, 11 x 16 inches, calligraphy by Glen Epstein. Fine copy.
Magnae Britanniae Notitia: Or, The Present State of Great Britain;; With Divers Remarks upon the Ancient State Thereof

Magnae Britanniae Notitia: Or, The Present State of Great Britain;; With Divers Remarks upon the Ancient State Thereof by Chamberlayne, John

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Magnae Britanniae Notitia: Or, The Present State of Great Britain;; With Divers Remarks upon the Ancient State Thereof
Author
Chamberlayne, John
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Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
London: B. and S. Tooke, 1723. Hardcover. Very good. London, 1723. 'The Six and Twentieth Edition of the South Part, call'd England, and Fifth of the North Part, call'd Scotland; with Improvements, and more correct and larger Additions in the List of the Officers, etc. than in any former Impression; together with the Prince's Houshold, never before printed.' Two parts in one. Thick 8vo. vi, (12), 576, 577-588, 577-672, 48pp. Contemporary 'Cambridge-style' binding in full calf with blind-tooled panels on the upper and lower boards. Head of spine restored at an early date; tail of spine, corners and lower edge worn, occasional light soiling, else a very good copy. A former owner has inscribed his name and date (1767) on both the front and rear free endpapers. The first edition, by the present author's father, Edward, was first published in 1669. ESTC T54587.
P. & Med. Doctor. Engraved Portrait by P. van Gunst after D. van der Plaats

P. & Med. Doctor. Engraved Portrait by P. van Gunst after D. van der Plaats by Blankaart, Stephen

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P. & Med. Doctor. Engraved Portrait by P. van Gunst after D. van der Plaats
Author
Blankaart, Stephen
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Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
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Plate: 174x108 mm. Margin: 190x114 mm. Some very faint creasing, very faint soiling. Ownership stamp on reverse of print.
Engraved Portrait by J. Posselwhite. "From a print by James Heath, after a picture by Raeburn.

Engraved Portrait by J. Posselwhite. "From a print by James Heath, after a picture by Raeburn. by Black, Joseph

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Engraved Portrait by J. Posselwhite. "From a print by James Heath, after a picture by Raeburn.
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Black, Joseph
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Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description
London: Charles Knight & Co. Margin: 269x177 mm. Some very faint soiling, small stain in left margin.
The Chinese Lama Temple: Potala of Jehol. Exhibition of Historical and Ethnographical Collections Made by Dr. Gosta Montell, Member of Dr. Sven Hedin's Expedition and Donated by Vincent Bendise

The Chinese Lama Temple: Potala of Jehol. Exhibition of Historical and Ethnographical Collections Made by Dr. Gosta Montell, Member of Dr. Sven Hedin's Expedition and Donated by Vincent Bendise

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The Chinese Lama Temple: Potala of Jehol. Exhibition of Historical and Ethnographical Collections Made by Dr. Gosta Montell, Member of Dr. Sven Hedin's Expedition and Donated by Vincent Bendise
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James Arsenault & Company (United States)
Description
Chicago: A Century of Progress Exposition, 1932. Small 4to (8.25" x 6.25"), pictorial front wrapper, plain back wrapper. [6], 64 pp., numerous b&w illus., 3.25" x 5.5" laid in pencil note, ink inscription in Chinese at flyleaf. An exhibition catalogue describing the contents and architecture of the Golden Pavilion, the summer palace of Manchu Emperors replicated for the 1932 exposition in Chicago. Included also is a history of Lamaism. A laid-in penciled note reads "that's my name at the right hand side", explaining a column of Chinese characters inscribed on the front free endpaper. CONDITION: Very good, light wear on covers, interior clean and bright.
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo: A Novel

Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo: A Novel by [AFRICAN AMERICANA] SHANGE, Ntozake

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Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo: A Novel
Author
[AFRICAN AMERICANA] SHANGE, Ntozake
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); navy blue and green paper-covered boards with red cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in silver on spine and decorative elements embossed on front cover; dustjacket; [xii],224,[4]pp. Trivial dust-soil to upper edge of textblock, else very Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $10.95), with light wear, some gentle sunning to extremities, and two tiny tears. A substantial expansion of the author's first work of prose, published by Shameless Hussy Press in 1976.
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Pendleton Historic District: A Survey

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Pendleton Historic District: A Survey
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Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
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Good
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Pendleton District Historical and Recreational Commission. PAPERBACK. Good. B0022EK9GC Modest cover wear, clean, has a good binding, "Southern Regional Office" with address stamped on first page- no other marks or notations. Ships from our bookstore in West Columbia, S.C.!

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