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1923170115Peking.: 外交部. Wai jiao bu. December1923. Volume One only of three. 4 108 leaves four-hole stab binding in red paper covers. Original red wrappers a little faded in places and chipped and torn with some loss. Title pages some occasional foxing but generally very clean small numeric stamp upper wrapper barely visible light damp stain outer edge last leaves 4 x 3cm loss to paper on title page not affecting the text very clean and sound internally. Text in traditional Chinese. 32.6 x 19.2cm. Scarce. This conference also known as The Washington Naval Conference; The Washington Arms Conference or the Washington Disarmament Conference was a meeting of delegates from nine nations - the USA Japan China France Britain Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Portugal. This group which very deliberately excluded Russia met in this interesting post WWI world to discuss and negotiate their interests in the Pacific and the East Asian region. Three major treaties were some of the results of the conference: Four-Power Treaty; Five-Power Treaty also known at the Washington Naval Treaty and the Nine-Power Treaty together with a number of other smaller agreements. These treaties helped keep the peace throughout the 1920s and also helped Japan build up her navy and work on consolidating her position in China. The decisions and actions that took place at this conference clearly had an effect on the lead up to World War II in East Asia and it can be argued still have echoes today on relationships with and within the region today. . 外交部. [Wai jiao bu]. unknown
1958218327京都. Kyoto.: 芸艸堂. Unsodo. Showa 33 1958. Colour woodblock print 40.8 x 27 cms including margins published by Unsodo in 1958 the title Unsodo publisher's seal printer's seal carver's seal left margin Unsodo 'Gei' watermark Kasamatsu's signature and red seal lower left and signed in alphabet lower right kento cut due to the printing process lower right sheet a little dusty and creased but the image in very good condition. Kasamatsu Shiro 1898 – 1991 was an active member of the Shin-hanga New Wood Block movement and had a very long and successful career. After the Pacific War his style evolved embracing western techniques and this 1958 print showcases his later work. Minakami in Gunma Prefecture is located in the mountainous area north of Tokyo and is known for its hot springs. The print depicts a wintery dusk scene in the village with falling snow against the glow of house lights. <br> <br>From the collection of the late John Caiger 1930-2022 lecturer in Asian studies ANU. . 芸艸堂. [Unsodo]. unknown
1981216810Shanghai.: 地图出版社. Di tu chu ban she. 1981. Folding coloured map of the Xia and Shang Dynasties in the China History Teaching Reference Wall Map series for use in high schools. Key in lower left inset upper left inset map shows the extent of the Xia Dynasty with separate key. Two small holes at fold points repaired with washi very good copy in lightly browned original wrapper chipped at folds with minor loss lower edge repair to 1 fold. Map in very good condition. 75 x104.5cm. Text in simplified Chinese characters. . 地图出版社. [Di tu chu ban she]. unknown
1857193964Tokyo.: Owariya Seishichi . Ansei 4:1857. Folding colour woodblock print map 45.7 x 50cm; 50 x 52cm sheet the legend shows: crest = feudal lord's main residence; black square = retired lord's residence; black dot= lord's warehouse blue = rivers; yellow = roads and bridges; green = forested areas; grey = homes of townspeople extensive worming with some minor loss to the map principally at the folds backed on the verso with archival washi. Although damaged nevertheless a scarce map with good colour and clarity. The publisher Owariya produced 31 folded maps of districts in Edo between 1850-65 called Owariya ban kiri-e zu. This is the area of and around the very important Zojoji Temple the main temple of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism. The map covers the central Tokyo area where residences of major daimyos were located as they are marked with their family crests and names. Presently Tokyo Tower and many embassies are located in the area. . Owariya Seishichi (?) unknown
1886165206Osaka.: 岡島眞七. Okajima Shinshichi. Meiji 19. 1886. 5 volumes only of 7 lacks volumes 1 and 2 bound in Japanese 5 hole stab binding double leaves oriental style. Paper title labels laid down upper covers of all but volume 3 covers marked and stained in places. Generally good. Text in Chinese with Japanese reading marks. 25.9 x 18.1cm. A Japanese edition of Jūhasshiryaku 十八史略 Shi ba shi lue in pinyin with extra notes added by Confucian scholar Fujisawa Nangaku 藤澤南岳 1842-1920. The Summary of the Eighteen Histories is an introductory Chinese history for children compiled by Zeng Xianzhi 曾先之 in the Yuan period. The complete set runs to 7 volumes. . 岡島眞七. [Okajima Shinshichi]. unknown
1886153806Osaka.: 岡島眞七 Okajima Shinshichi. Meiji 19. 1886. Complete 7 volume set 12 coloured copper engraved double page maps of China. Bound in Japanese 5 hole stab binding. Covers damp damaged with some showing mould staining string on first volume broken in one place but binding still sound very occasional light spotting contents. Lower edge of all volumes and upper edge of 3 volumes are titled in ink. Although the condition of the bindings are poor the maps and woodblock printed text are very good. A Japanese edition of Jūhasshiryaku 十八史略 Shi ba shi lue in pinyin with extra notes added by Confucian scholar Fujisawa Nangaku 藤澤南岳 1842-1920. The Summary of the Eighteen Histories is an introductory Chinese history for children compiled by Zeng Xianzhi 曾先之 in the Yuan period. Complete in 7 volumes. . 岡島眞七 [Okajima Shinshichi]. unknown
1924164278Fujin Shinpōsha. 婦人新報社. Taisho 13 1924. 440pp browned throughout with a little staining at foot of some pages some pencilling lower board stained cloth spine browned. 10.7 cm x 19 cm This book was based on a series of lectures held in commemoration of the enforcement of the Underage Drinking Prohibition. The contents include "Prohibition of Alcohol" "Liquor and Crime" "Culture and Prohibition" "Prohibition as Humanitarian" "Reason for Submission of Underage Prohibition" "Prohibition Movement in Japan" "Progress of Civilization and Prohibition Law" "Workers and Liquor" "Buddhism and Liquor" “Prohibition from a Medical View Point” “Efficiency and Sake” and “Prohibition from a Legal Stand Point”. . Fujin Shinpōsha].* 婦人新報社 hardcover
1934172781上海.Shanghai.: 廣學會.Guang xue hui. 3rd edition. 1934. 2 volumes. Maps small sheet of colour illustrations of Bible stories loosely inserted in paper pocket in volume II lacks illustrated sheet from rear pocket of volume I sheet music in number notations accompanied by lyrics. Volume I: 6 144pp; Volume II: 6 121pp. A prior owner's signature upper covers wrappers stained and marked evenly browned throughout paper on spines trifle chipped a sound set in original wrappers. Text in traditional Chinese. 18.7 x 13cm. These two textbooks were published for fifth year Sunday School students. They are into 5 sections: Jesus the Hero of Heroes; Paul the first hero that preached to foreign lands; preaching to all nations; Christian movement in China; summer life. Each lesson contains a story discussion picture and a motto or song. . 廣學會.[Guang xue hui]. unknown
1518165201大阪.Osaka.: 明善堂. Meizendō. 明治15 1882. Volumes 1 and 2 only lacks volume 3. Map in text showing Chinese ancient battlefield of Fei River in 383 A.D. black and white illustrations original yellow embossed card covers four hole Japanese stab binding double leaves in oriental style paper title labels laid down upper covers. Covers a little marked and lightly worn at edges otherwise very good. Vol 1: 75 leaves; Vol 2: 76 leaves. Text in Chinese with Japanese translation. 17.8 x 12.1cm. Accompanying the Chinese text these volumes provide Japanese translations and some illustrations for words and terms which appeared in the 18 histories. . 明善堂. [Meizendō]. unknown
1719160736Tokyo.: 私刊豆本. Limited edition of 300 signed copies. Showa 17 1942. 15 folded leaves delightfully illustrated with colour lithographs showing Japanese clocks and other time pieces by well-known artist and author Takeo Takei. Japanese four hole stab string binding pictorial covers. A little very light wear. Very good. Influential Japanese artist Takeo Takei 1894 -1983 is probably best known for his children's book illustrations but his work was far from limited to this genre. His work is regarded as having three distinct areas: Douga or illustrations for children Hanga or woodblock prints and Kanpon books of various materials. This stunning petite book was his eighth book. . 私刊豆本. unknown
1518136414Bunkyu-do. Circa Meiji 11.5 1878. 2 volumes of a 4 volume atlas of Japan. Volume I: 4pp district list 22 double page copper engraved maps of Kinai Kyoto-Osaka region and Tokaido Tokyo-Kanto region 2 double page in colour 19 double page in black and white and one double page featuring 3 maps of island groups. Volume III: 27 double page maps 3 in colour and 24 in black and white map of the San'indo northern Chugoku region; San'yodo southern Chugoku region and Nankaid Chugoku region Shikoku. Relief shown by hachures. Printed on folded double leaves. Bound accordion style patterned paper covered boards. 26 x 17cm. Very nice clean volumes. Japanese text with Romanised titles on most maps and Romanised title on title page. The orientation of the maps vary. This atlas is surprisingly scarce. OCLC shows only one copy and even odd volumes are not often seen. A very nice example of late 19th century Japanese cartography. . Bunkyu-do. hardcover
1978171343北京. Beijing.: 地图出版社.Di tu chu ban she. 1978. Large Chinese map in colour showing southern part of China and northern Vietnam folded in original envelope scale 1: 150000 inset map upper left corner scale 1:800000. Both maps show the battles between Qing court and French army between 23 Aug 1884 and 25 Mar 1885. Original paper envelope repaired with acidic free tape map in very good condition. Text in Chinese. Sheet measures 76.8 x 107.1cm. . 地图出版社.[Di tu chu ban she]. unknown
1980217464Beijing.: China Pictorial. 1980. Map indicating the location of all images photographed very striking full page colour photographic illustrations throughout captioned in Chinese and English 211pp list of contents in both Chinese and English. Foreword by Lao Chengzhi the onetime President of the Beijing Foreign Language Institute who later in life played a significant role in restoring China's relations with Japan. Text in simplified Chinese characters. Book in excellent condition as is pictorial dustjacket embossed card slip case slightly foxed in places very good copy. 38 x 26.5cm. The dramatic scenery from Xinjiang in the northwest to Fujian in the southeast and from Heilongjiang in the north to Yunnan in the south is conveyed in exquisite double page photgraphic illustrations on glossy paper including a number of aerial shots taken in all four seasons and varied weather conditions. According to Liao Chengzhi who wrote the foreword the book was published as a contribution to the development of China's tourist undertakings and as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the PRC. . China Pictorial. unknown
1980216371人民教育出版社. People's Educational Publishing House. Reprint. Circa1980s. Set I complete. 19 coloured posters on topics relating to Chinese history for use with 3rd and 4th grade primary school students. Each has arresting photographic illustrations clearly captioned minor wear at extremities but overall in very good condition. Cover sheet slightly creased repaired with archival paper on reverse. Posters measure 77 x 53cm; folded 38 x 26.4cm. Text in simplified Chinese characters. The set includes an introductory poster with questions that can be answered by history; about military events the economy politics culture foreign affairs science and technology and ethnic groups. The other 18 posters relate to the topics of Paleolithic and Neolithic Banpo culture; Xia and Shang Dynasty culture and bronzes; slave cultural relics; Qin Shi Huangdi; social economic and cultural information about the two Han Dynasties; the Xiongnu; balance of power during the Three Kingdoms; the two Jin Dynasties; and the Southern and Northern Dynasties. . 人民教育出版社. [People's Educational Publishing House. unknown
1902164495Hakubunkan. 博文館. 1902. 6 volumes from a series of 35 each standing on its own. Black and white illustrations pagination various with all well over 100 pages in length. Original coloured pictorial wrappers chipped with a little loss on spines some staining around staples good copies. A series of biographies of famous figures in world history aimed at a Japanese juvenile audience. These illustrated volumes are biographies of Demosthenes no 2 of the series Hannibal no. 5 Garibaldi no. 11 President Garfield no. 19 General Grant no. 29 and King Charles XII of Sweden no. 34. The books by Japanese authors give an interesting insight into the European and American figures who were regarded as historically significant and as moral exemplars in the Meiji Era. The series was published at a time when Japanese education was still strongly influenced by western models although a new wave of more nationalist education was just beginning to take hold. President James Garfield for example is rather surprisingly perhaps described as having been not merely a US President but also one of the great figures of modern times 'in terms of his opinions an ideal hero of civilization'. Reflecting the intended audience this and some other works in the series devote a lot of space to the childhood and early lives of their subjects emphasising their diligence hard work idealism and patriotism. . [Hakubunkan]. 博文館 unknown
1892218409東京. Tokyo.: 福田熊治良. Fukuda Kumajiro. Meiji 25 1892. Three colour woodblock prints a triptych panels loose each 24 x 35.4cm Japanese text in red identifying the actors and in yellow identifying the roles in the upper left of two panels and program title in the top right of the third panel further text within in a red fish-shape in the lower right of the third panel some offsetting of red ink on the first panel but not affecting the main image slivers of affixing tape to the verso of each print some surface wear and abrasion mainly to the verso but the three images in very good bright condition. Dramatic depiction of the famous Kabuki actors Onoe Kikugorō V 1844-1903 as Yosaburô and Onoe Matsusuke IV 1843-1928 playing the role of Kômori Yasu in the 1892 staging of "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi" commonly called "Kirare Yosa". <br> <br>Images such as these were collected by Kabuki fans of the day who bought woodblocks of their favourite actors and then had the prints made up into albums so that they could be enjoyed much in the way poster books and other fan memorabilia of famous movie stars is enjoyed today. <br> <br>The artist Toyohara Kunichika 1835-1900 was acclaimed as one of "The Three Greats of Meiji Ukiyo-e". Many stories surround him including his boast that he had moved 100 times which appears unlikely but this claim combined with his hard drinking womanising lifestyle and overall "live for the day" attitude all contributed to his colourful reputation. His work was very popular during his lifetime with his use of bright imported chemical dyes and his technique of focussing the image on the actors face combining to make up his individual style. see 'Time Present and Time Past: Images of a Forgotten Master' by Amy Reigle Newland. <br> <br>From the collection of the late John Caiger lecturer in Asian studies ANU. . 福田熊治良. [Fukuda Kumajiro]. unknown
1865214219Japan. No date. Circa1865. Two small black and white woodblock kawaraban prints 22 x 29cm. Some worming but generally good. These two kawarabans showcase the Mōri family who held dominion over Chōshū in western Japan for more than 250 years. In the first kawaraban the main castle of Lord Mōri in Hagi along with smaller territories in Fuchu and Tokuyama are depicted featuring illustrations of their castles and residences. Sea surrounds their territories with their boats and other ships visible on the water. <br> <br>The second sheet provides a comprehensive list of the members of the Mōri family and their followers detailing their names and the levels of their earnings. Nearly one hundred names are listed providing insight into the structure and hierarchy within the Mōri family and its associated domains. These kawarabans offer valuable historical insights into the Mōri family's influence and organization during their reign over Chōshū. . unknown
200817425St Pauls Publications. 2008. Paperback. Fine in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. The title of this wide-ranging collection of essays in German and English summarises the scholarly work of Professor Michael Lattke across two hemispheres. Offered to him on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Queensland this volume reflects the breadth of erudition for which he has acquired his international reputation. The Odes of Solomon which figure largely in Professor Lattke’s research are well represented here and so too is the Gospel of John which was the subject of his early research. However the tributes of his colleagues and former students in this book range further — to other New Testament writings Intertestamental works Nag Hammadi Gnostic and Syriac studies and the field of Patristics.; Early Christian Studies 12; 250 pages . 0975213865 . St Pauls Publications paperback
2449211 March 1836. ‘Cottage / Winchmore Hill’. An idiosyncratic letter revealing something of his working practices and the relations between client and bookseller in the early nineteenth century. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p 12mo. From the collection of a painstaking Victorian autograph collector who has unobtrusively repaired slight damage to a central fold. On lightly discoloured paper with a thin neat strip from the windowpane mount adheres to the edges. The letter is signed ‘Sh.n Turner’ and the recipients are not named. The letter begins: ‘Gentn / I would thank you to get for me Rosellinis ‘I Monumenti dell Egitto’ / Tom I. Pisa 1832 8o / with an atlas & 30 plates / large folio - / and the parts which have been published since. / As it is an expensive work I will send you a draft for the amount on receiving it - but I see I shall want it to do my next Volume as satisfactory to myself as I wish - as I like to see myself all original authorities’. The recipients have written at the head of the letter: ‘24 Numbers of Plates Folio at 27/ per No. will becompleted in 40 Numbers and must subscribe for the whole / 4 vols 8o published will be completed in 20 Vols / those will be gratis’. 11 March 1836. ‘Cottage / Winchmore Hill’. unknown
248684 December 1973; on his joint letterhead with Alan Hodge as co-editor of ‘History Today’ London. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. The recipient Philip Dosse was proprietor of Hansom Books publisher of a stable of seven arts magazines including Books and Bookmen and Plays and Players. See ‘Death of a Bookman’ by the novelist Sally Emerson editor of ‘Books and Bookmen’ at the time of Dosse’s suicide in Standpoint magazine October 2018. The present item is 1p 12mo. In good condition lightly aged and creased. Folded once for postage. Signed ‘Peter Quennell’. He ‘can’t co-operate’ with the questionnaire that Dosse has sent him. ‘In the first place I’m rather too busy just now; & filling it up wld require a good deal of thought. Secondly I don’t much like the idea of sniping at my fellow writers without explaining my criticisms - ‘overpraised’ ‘unreadable’ ‘silliest’ etc - at some length.’ He ends by reminding Dosse that he owes him a cheque ‘for my Boswell-Thrale review which I hope will arrive before Christmas’. 4 December 1973; on his joint letterhead with Alan Hodge as co-editor of ‘History Today’, London. unknown
2011173218<p><strong>Part I: </strong>Folio: 66 facsimile sheets 35x50 cm; plus book 38x28 cm 152 pp. ill.: 250 colour photographs and maps.</p><p>In 1829 during the Greek War of Independence the French government gave its backing to a Scientific Expedition to the Peloponnese Moreas which soon began to carry out a thorough historical geographical archaeological and pictorial documentation of the region. The material collected by the French scientists artists and officers-surveyors was processed and published in France between 1831 and 1838 in four volumes and a large Atlas by the Natural Sciences Section of the Expedition as well as three large-format volumes prepared by the Architecture and Sculpture Section. These include accounts of the journeys scores of maps and a vast array of data regarding the conditions in the region as well as the state of ancient and more recent remains. Pride of place among the French achievements was the Map of the Moreas 1832. Despite its success wealth of material and enormous value for science and for the country the work of the French Scientific Expedition has not been given the recognition it deserves and has remained somewhat hidden from the view of the wider public.</p><p>The current edition includes original contributions by over 25 Greek and French researchers from different fields all with expertise on the Peloponnese and aims at giving a wider readership the opportunity to learn more about the illustrative and cartographic documentation various previously unpublished maps and other accounts by members of the Expedition. It consists of three parts which correspond to the Natural Sciences Section Part I printed the Architecture & Sculpture Section and the Archaeology Section Part II forthcoming Botany and Zoology Section Part III forthcoming of the Expedition. All parts include numerous illustrations of exquisite artistry created by the scientists and artists of the Expedition. Part I consists of 66 facsimile sheets of maps engravings and drawings selected from French originals and an accompanying book with critical essays.</p> Melissa paperback
2017216943<p><i><b>The Roads of "Beauty" in Ancient Greece:From the "Dark Ages" to the End of the Classical Era 1100-323 BC</b></i></p><p>Athens: Papazesses 2017. - In Greek. - 792 pp. · 24 cm - ISBN: 978-960-02-3272-1.</p> Papazesses paperback
1802216898Anton Weber Landshut 1802. Hardcover kartoniert Zustand: keine Beschädigungen Exemplare einer Privatbibliothek mit Kennungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten bestoßen. Anton Weber, Landshut, hardcover
191345816Leipzig S. Hirzel 1913. 8vo. Orig. printed wrappers no backstrip. Wrappers loose. In "Jahrbuch der Radioaktivität und Elektronik" 10. bd. Heft 1. Pp. 1-138 entire issue offered. Wilson's paper: pp. 34-54 textillustrations showing apparatus and 5 photographic plates showing ionizing by Alpha- Beta- and Röntgen- radiation. <br/><br/><em>Together with the English version - published 1912 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society - this is Wilson's main paper relating "that the track of an ionizing particle might be made visible and photographed by condensing water of the ions which is liberated". The first trails were obtained in 1911 where he submitted a short note of this to the Proceedings. In the offered paper he published the first tracks made by the ionizing particles of alpha beta and Röntgen-rays. This Wilson Cloud-Chamber became an extremely valuable instrument of fundamental research the discovery of the positron in 1932 and the kaon in 1963 were made by using cloud chambers as detectors."But the whole course of the particle appears infinitely more clearly by the method invented by C.T.R. Wilson in 1911 and named after him. The radiation is allowed to enter an expansion-chamber containing a gas saturated with water vapour. A sudden expansion of the chamber cools the gas and cloud-drops are then formed instantly around the ions produced along the tracks of the particles. By suitable illumination these tracks can be made to stand out clearly as if they had been described by luminous projectiles. The "Altmeister" of modern nuclear physics Lord Rutherford once called the Wilson chamber "the most original and wonderful instrument in scientific history"."Thomson Rees Wilson 1869-1959 a Scottish physicist is credited with inventing the cloud chamber. Inspired by sightings of the Brocken spectre while working on the summit of Ben Nevis in 1894 he began to develop expansion chambers for studying cloud formation and optical phenomena in moist air. Very rapidly he discovered that ions could act as centers for water droplet formation in such chambers. He pursued the application of this discovery and perfected the first cloud chamber in 1911. In Wilson's original chamber the air inside the sealed device was saturated with water vapor then a diaphragm is used to expand the air inside the chamber adiabatic expansion. This cools the air and water vapor starts to condense. When an ionizing particle passes through the chamber water vapor condenses on the resulting ions and the trail of the particle is visible in the vapor cloud. Wilson along with Arthur Compton received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for his work on the cloud chamber. Wikipedia. </em> unknown
157153Stuttgart Hiersemann 1977. VIII169 p. Cloth. 23.5 cm Bibliothek der Griechischen Literatur 7 Small inscription on the front flyleaf hardcover
