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[The Tale of Flowering Splendor]

[The Tale of Flowering Splendor] by EIGA MONOGATARI 栄花物語

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Title
[The Tale of Flowering Splendor]
Author
EIGA MONOGATARI 栄花物語
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
1615. Printed in kanji & hiragana. Eleven lines per page, 20-22 characters per line. 40 parts in 20 vols. 8vo (260 x 197 mm.), orig. semi-stiff blue wrappers (a little rubbed, several upper covers with careful mending), early manuscript title slips on covers, new stitching. [Japan]: ca. Genna to mid-Kan’ei (1615-40). First edition of the Eiga Monogatari [The Tale of Flowering Splendor], a work entirely written by women (see below). It has sometimes been compared to the Tale of Genji. We find no copy in WorldCat. This a fine example of Japanese printing by movable type (kokatsuji ban), a technology that David Chibbett, in his The History of Japanese Printing and Book Illustration (Kodansha: 1977), describes as “the single most significant single occurrence in the development of printing in Japan up until then” (p. 61). This is the fine set from the library of Frank Hawley, scholar and one of the most discerning collectors of Japanese books and manuscripts. His stamp appears on the first page of each volume. Eiga Monogatari is a “late Heian rekishi monogatari (ca. 1092). Its forty parts are considered to consist of thirty main and ten additional units by different hands…Whatever the authorship, there is a degree of unity from the subject of the glory (eiga) of the court depicted and from the attention to the main character, Fujiwara Michinaga, under whom the Fujiwara regency and the court reached its cultural and political pinnacle… “Most opinions hold to female authorship, or at least to participation by women in gathering materials. A tradition going as far back as the Kamakura period and accepted in some fashion by many holds the work to be by Akazome Emon [ca. 957-1041], an attribution some think derives from her service at the most cultured royal household of the time, that of Jōtō Mon’in, where Murasaki Shikibu and Izumi Shikibu were the chief literary figures. It seems likely that Akazome Emon had some part in the work: as author of one of the several works presumed as sources, as a compiler of such sources, as a kind of editor — or as more than one of these… “Another attribution credits the first twenty-seven books (in which the poems are the most numerous) to another woman, Idewa no Ben, daughter of Taira Suenobu — hence her full appellation, Dewa no Kami, Taira Suenobu no Musume Idewa no Ben. On this view, the other thirteen books are by some unknown court lady… “The work inaugurated rekishi monogatari, historical tales…The splendors mentioned by the title are those of the two centuries and of the fifteen reigns from Uda (r. 887-897) to part of the reign of Horikawa (r. 1086-1107)… “The main subject becomes court life, especially as viewed by women’s eyes…Above all, it is an encyclopedic work, rich in details of dress, customs, and so on.”–Miner et al., The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature (1985), pp. 146-47. Fine set, preserved in three chitsu. With a bit of mostly marginal dampstaining and worming here and there. PROVENANCE: With the ownership slip on upper cover of first volume and seal on final leaf of final volume of Ozu Hisatari (1804-58), a member of a wealthy merchant family active in Kyoto, Osaka, and Edo. He was a noted book collector and ancestor of the director Ozu Yasujirō. This set then entered the library of Hirase Rokō (1839-1908), an influential and wealthy Osaka merchant (with his seal at the beginning of each volume). For Hawley, see R.H. van Gulik’s “In Memoriam. Frank Hawley (1906-1961)” in Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 16, No. 3/4 (Oct. 1960-Jan. 1961), pp. 434-47. This set appeared in Shigeo Sorimachi’s monumental 40th anniversary catalogue of 1972, devoted to movable type books, item 216. ❧ Kazuma Kawase 川瀬一馬, Kokatsuji-ban no kenkyu 古活字版之研究 [Study of the Early Typographic Editions of Japan] (1967), Vol. I, p. 529 & Vol. 3, p. 132, no. 394 (illustration).
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Nightwatch. Poems by Bei Dao with two Hanga woodcuts by Bill Paden, calligraphy by Er Tai Gao, and translation by David Hinton with Yanbing Chen by [PIED OXEN PRESS] BEI DAO

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Nightwatch. Poems by Bei Dao with two Hanga woodcuts by Bill Paden, calligraphy by Er Tai Gao, and translation by David Hinton with Yanbing Chen
Author
[PIED OXEN PRESS] BEI DAO
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
As new, at publisher's price
Description
Hopewell, NJ: Pied Oxen Press, 1998. First separate edition of these poems by one of China's foremost living writers, printed in both the original Chinese and an English translation by David Hinton and Yanbing Chen, the two texts running in opposite directions. One of 40 numbered copies (out of a total edition of 60 copies) signed by Bei Dao (in both Chinese and English), David Hinton, Er Tai Gao and the printer; there were also 20 hors commerce copies. The translation was set in Stempel Optima types, and the Chinese printed from type-high photo-engravings of the original calligraphy by Er Tai Gao. The two tipped-in woodcuts have been produced on Echizen-hosho: Yamaguchi, kizuki-kozo, sarashi facing the English title page and Yamada Number 42, kizuki-kozo, sarashi facing the Chinese title. Nine color areas cut into five blocks of Shina plywood and ten printing steps were involved with the former. Four color areas cut into three blocks of Honoki and seven printing steps were involved with the latter. Each woodcut is numbered and signed by the late Bill Paden, the Western master of the form. As new, at publisher's price. Folio, original linen boards bound dos-à-dos with two spines, covers and spine labels. As new, at publisher's price.
I Gagini e la Scultura in Sicilia nei Secoli XV e XVI. Memorie Storiche e Documenti

I Gagini e la Scultura in Sicilia nei Secoli XV e XVI. Memorie Storiche e Documenti by Marzo, Gioacchino di

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I Gagini e la Scultura in Sicilia nei Secoli XV e XVI. Memorie Storiche e Documenti
Author
Marzo, Gioacchino di
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Bernett Rare Books Inc (United States)
Description
Gagini. 2 vols., 831, X, 507 pp. text, transcriptions of 366 documents, ext. notes, indices. 4to. Recent cloth. Palermo (Giornale di Sicilia) 1880-1884. This copy lacks the 38 plates called for. The rare and thorough text covers and documents a considerable part of the history of Renaissance sculpture in Sicily. The author is the renowned historiographer of Sicilian painting and sculpture, much of which was periodically destroyed in earthquakes and other catastrophes.
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Eneido di Virgillio. by [Virgil].

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Eneido di Virgillio.
Author
[Virgil].
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Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (United States)
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12mo, vellum spine and marbled boards, 601 pp. Some wear to binding extremities, spine hinges cracked a bit in places, but still firm, crude tape repairs to first leaf after title, unevenly trimmed and a bit close, but not affecting text, normal aging and foxing; otherwise very good. Scarce Italian edition of Virgil. The OCLC locates only four copies of this edition. Virgil (70-19BC) was considered one of the most influential poets of ancient Rome. His Aeneid, an epic poem, is his most important work, which he wrote in his last ten years. The work consists of 12 books about the journey of Aeneas from Troy to Italy. online-literature website.
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The Story-Life of Lincoln by Wayne Whipple

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The Story-Life of Lincoln
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Wayne Whipple
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Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Fine
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John C Winston Company, 1908. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful Fine Copy In Decorative Blue Boards1/800 Copies First Edition..Great Biography of Lincoln.Gorgeous copy..
The Life of Oliver Ellsworth

The Life of Oliver Ellsworth by Brown, William Garrott

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The Life of Oliver Ellsworth
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Brown, William Garrott
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The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
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9781584774501
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2005. ISBN-13: 9781584774501; ISBN-10: 1584774509. Brown, William Garrott. The Life of Oliver Ellsworth. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1905. 369 pp. Frontispiece. Three plates. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774501; ISBN-10: 1584774509. Hardcover. New. $90. * Reprint of the only edition. As a member of the first United States Senate Ellsworth [1745-1807] supported Alexander Hamilton's policies and was the main author of the Judiciary Act of 1789. He became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1796. During his brief tenure, which ended in 1799 due to poor health, Ellsworth worked to expand the authority of the federal courts and extend common law procedures in appeals to equity and admiralty cases. With limited success he tried to initiate the policy of the Court's handing down per curiam opinions for the entire court rather than seriatim opinions by individual justices. Originally published in 1905, Brown's biography remains the standard account of Ellsworth's life and work.
The Book of Lord Shang. A Classic of the Chinese School of Law

The Book of Lord Shang. A Classic of the Chinese School of Law by Shang, Yang; J.J.L. Duyvendak (translator & ed

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The Book of Lord Shang. A Classic of the Chinese School of Law
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Shang, Yang; J.J.L. Duyvendak (translator & ed
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The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
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2011. ISBN-13:9781616191870; ISBN-10:1616191872. Shang, Yang. The Book of Lord Shang. A Classic of the Chinese School of Law. Translated from the Chinese with Introduction and Notes by Dr. J.J.L. Duyvendak. Originally published: London: Arthur Probsthain, 1928. xiv, 346 pp. Reprinted 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616191870; ISBN-10: 1616191872. Paperback. New. $19.95 * Reprint of Volume XVII in Probsthain's Oriental Series. With a Chinese index and an index of names and references. The Book of Lord Shang was probably compiled sometime between 359 and 338 BCE. Along with the Han Fei-Tzu, it is one of the two principal sources of Legalism, a school of Chinese political thought. Legalism asserts that human behavior must be controlled through written law rather than through ritual, custom or ethics because people are innately selfish and ignorant. The law is not effective when it is based on goodness or virtue; it is effective when it compels obedience. This is essential to preserve the stability of the State. Roscoe Pound recommended this book for the study of old Chinese law in Outlines of Lectures on Jurisprudence (5th ed.) 235.
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THE ELECTRESS SOPHIA AND THE HANOVERIAN SUCCESSION by WARD, ADOLPHUS WILLIAM

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THE ELECTRESS SOPHIA AND THE HANOVERIAN SUCCESSION
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WARD, ADOLPHUS WILLIAM
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VAGABOND BOOKS (United States)
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LONGMANS, 1909. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Special Edition. A VERY GOOD FIRST OF THE SECOND EDITION IN RED CLOTH WITH TIPPED IN NOTE HANDWRITTEN BY THE AUTHOR AND CARD"FROM THE AUTHOR".
HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, IN PROSE

HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, IN PROSE by Barbauld, Mrs. [Anna Laetitia Barbauld]

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HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, IN PROSE
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Barbauld, Mrs. [Anna Laetitia Barbauld]
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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Very good plus.
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New Haven: S. Babcock, 1843. Very good plus.. First edition thus, from New Haven published Babcock, of this illustrated collection of hymns by one of the most famous children's writers of the 19th century. HYMNS FOR CHILDREN was "immensely influential in [its] time; [it] was reprinted throughout the nineteenth century... and [its] effect on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century middle-class people, who learned to read from them, is incalculable" (McCarthy, 196). We locate only one holding of this edition of HYMNS on OCLC; a rare copy of an important title. 3'' x 1.75''. Original blue pictorial wrappers, saddle-stitched. Three full-page woodcut illustrations. 8 pages.
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Klondike: The Chicago Record's Book For Gold Seekers by [ALASKA]

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Klondike: The Chicago Record's Book For Gold Seekers
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[ALASKA]
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Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
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[Chicago] Monroe Book Company [1897].. Thick 8vo. Profusely illustrated; 12 maps; 36 b/w illustrations. Original tan pictorial cloth stamped in brown, black and yellow (rubbed; spine faded). Very good. 555 pages + 5 pages of publisher's advertisements at end. No dust jacket.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Two (2) Variant Vintage Original Photographs by ALLYSON, JUNE - JOSE FERRER "THE SHRIKE"

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Two (2) Variant Vintage Original Photographs
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ALLYSON, JUNE - JOSE FERRER "THE SHRIKE"
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Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
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(not signed) from the 1955 film "The Shrike". 1). Full length shot of June Allyson and Jose Ferrer in front of an Italian Restaurant. 2). 3/4 length shot of June Allyson and Jose Ferrer inside a telephone booth. Photographs are on single weight stock; 10" x 8"; very good (minor signs of handling).. No Binding. Very Good.
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A Selection of Rare Books And Manuscripts

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A Selection of Rare Books And Manuscripts
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
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London, S.W.I.: Robinson, 1936. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good in wrappers. Slightly browned and speckled paper covers, clean yellowed text, minor creases on covers.
LOVE ON THE MOOR: Poems 1965-68

LOVE ON THE MOOR: Poems 1965-68 by HUGHES, Glyn

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LOVE ON THE MOOR: Poems 1965-68
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HUGHES, Glyn
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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Very good +.
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(Didsbury, Manchester): Phoenix Pamphlet Poets Press, 1968. First Edition. Very good +.. First edition collection from this English poet whose works had previously been printed in the Times Literary Supplement and who was the subject of a BBC radio segment. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled plain printed wraps. Very good plus. Light toning and thumbsoil to wraps; touches of edgewear; one corner crease to rear. Internally clean and unmarred. 24pp.
Godforsaken Grapes

Godforsaken Grapes by Wilson, Jason

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Godforsaken Grapes
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Wilson, Jason
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lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
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Illustrated white boards, red cloth spine. Near fine
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New York: Abrams Press, 2018. Hardcover. Illustrated white boards, red cloth spine. Near fine. 320 pages. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. With nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world, on the whole, we drink wine made from only 20 grape varieties. Wilson looks at how that came to be and embarks on a journey to discover what we miss. Going far beyond the "noble grapes," Wilson hunts down obscure and under appreciated wines from Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, France, Italy, the United States, and beyond. Crisp, clean copy.
Political Affairs, Vol. XXXVIII No. 2, February 1959

Political Affairs, Vol. XXXVIII No. 2, February 1959 by Aptheker, Herbert (Editor)

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Political Affairs, Vol. XXXVIII No. 2, February 1959
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Aptheker, Herbert (Editor)
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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Very good
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New York: New Century Publishers, 1959. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 65pp. Rubbed and edgeworn, else very good in publisher's stapled wraps. "Africa Lifts Its Voice" by Shirley Graham, "The Cuban People and the Batista Tyranny" by Lazaro Pena, "On the Civil War and Lincoln" by Karl Marx, "Give Who Made History" by Herbert Aptheker, "The California Elections" by Albert J. Lima, "The California Elections" by A. Krchmarek, "On Questions Concerning People's Communes" by Central Committee CP of China, "The Lessons of the French Elections" and "Party Program Discussion" by Editorial Board, Cahiers Du Communisme.
The Kissinger Experience: American Policy In The Middle East
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The Kissinger Experience: American Policy In The Middle East by ALROY, Gil Carl

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The Kissinger Experience: American Policy In The Middle East
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ALROY, Gil Carl
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
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9780818016042
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hardcover. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Horizon Press, 1975. vg
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Lichtelektrische Wirkungen bei hohen Potentialen, Inaugural-Dissertation . . . von Richard Zendig . . . by ZENDIG, Richard.

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Lichtelektrische Wirkungen bei hohen Potentialen, Inaugural-Dissertation . . . von Richard Zendig . . .
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ZENDIG, Richard.
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Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
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Breslau:: E. Trewendt, 1897., 1897. 8vo. 24 pp. 3 figs. Self-wraps. Very good. Refereed by German physicist, Prof. Dr. Eilhard Ernst Gustav Wiedemann (1852-1928) at the University of Erlangen. Wiedemann was a lecturer since 1876 in Leipzig, 1878 extraordinary professor at Leipzig and in 1886 Professor of Physics at the University of Erlangen, 1886. Since 1877, he edited, together with his father, Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann Supplements to the Annals of Physics and Chemistry.

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