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Nomen / Noh Masks
AU$5,500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartYasuo Nakamura; Naomi Maki
Kyoto: Shinshindo, 1979.A beautifully presented collection of masks used in the classical Japanese dance-drama Noh. Each plate, photographed by Naomi Maki, is mounted in an individual folder with tissue guard, housed in a portfolio case, and includes an index sheet. An accompanying explanatory volume written by Yasuo Nakamura goes into detail on the subject, as well as containing black and white photographs of the reverse sides of the masks. The portfolio and accompanying volume are housed inside of another cloth clamshell with two bone clasps, which in turn is housed in another box. Yasuo Nakamura (1919-1996) was a Japanese high school teacher, junior college professor, and Noh scholar, producing numerous works on the subject from the 1960s until his death. His scholarship on this collection of masks earned him the Geijutsu Sensho Prize from The Agency for Cultural Affairs.
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Genshoku Nihon no Bijutsu [Primary Colours of Japanese Art] (30 Volumes)
AU$2,200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartTerukazu Akiyama
Tokyo: Shogakkan, 1966-1972.A complete set of large format pictorial Japanese encyclopedias on Japanese history, religion, art, culture, architecture, antiquities, and more. Most volumes are first printings, with the occasional reprint. Each volume is dedicated to a different subject. Full list of titles: 1. Genshi bijutsu [Ancient Japanese Art]; 2. Horyuki [Horyu-ji Temple]; 3. Nara no jiin to Tenpyo chokoku [Temples and Sculptures in Nara in the Tenpyo Period]; 4. Shosoin; 5. Mikkyo jiin to Jogan chokoku [Esoteric Buddhism Temples and Jogan Sculptures]; 6. Amidado to Fujiwara chokoku [Amidado and Fujiwara Sculpture]; 7. Butsuga [Buddhist Painting]; 8. Emakimono 9. Chusei jiin to Kamakura chokoku [Medieval Temples and Kamakura Sculpture]; 10. Zendera to sekitei [Zen Temples and Rock Gardens]; 11. Suibokuga [Ink Painting]; 12. Shiro to shoin [Architecture of Castles and Halls]; 13. Shoheiga [Screen Paintings]; 14. Sotatsu to Korin [Japanese Illustrators]; 15. Katsurarikyu to chashitsu [Katsura Imperial Villa and Tea Room]; 16. Jinja to reibyo [Shrines and Mausoleums]; 17. Ukiyoe; 18. Nanga to shaseiga [Japanese Painting]; 19. Togei [Pottery]; 20. Senshoku, shikko, kinko [Dyeing and Weaving, Lacquer work, Metalwork]; 21. Katchu to token [Armour and Swords]; 22. Sho [Calligraphy]; 23. Men to shozo [Portraits]; 24. Fuzokuga to ukiyoeshi [Genre paintings and Ukiyo-e artists]; 25. Nanban Bijutsu to yofuga [Nanban art and Western-style painting]; 26. Kindai no Nihonga [Modern Japanese Painting]; 27. Kindai no yoga [Modern Western Paintings]; 28. Kindai no kenchiku, chokoku, kogei [Modern Architecture, Sculpture, and Crafts]; 29. Shorai bijutsu (kaiga, sho) [Painting and Calligraphy)]; 30. Shorai bijutsu togei [Pottery].
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Crimean Campaigning and Russian Imprisonment
AU$2,200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartOne of the Six Hundred; [Robert Stuart Farquharson]
Dundee: W. & D. C. Thomson, 1889.A unique association copy of this rare account of one of the most famous battles in British military history from the point of view of a non commanding officer together with his experiences in Russian captivity and his eventual release. Robert Stuart Farquharson (1832-1892) provides a highly detailed account of his participation in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade, October 25th, 1854, at the Battle of Balaclava, during the Crimean War, and his subsequent capture and imprisonment by the Russians. This copy inscribed on the front flyleaf to the author’s sister (Marion Farquharson) together with 3 pieces of ephemera: 1. The author’s ticket to the dinner commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the Charge to be held at the Aquarium Westminster on Saturday the 25th October, 1884; 2. A newspaper cutting dated May 18th, 1892, mounted on card bearing the emblem of the East Lothian & Berwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry and with several date annotations in another hand and also bearing Farquharson’s signature, the clipping giving details of a testimonial dinner for Farquharson at The Royal Hotel upon his retirement from the bandmastership of the Lothians and Berwickshire Cavalry; 3. A flyer with press reviews of the book. An earlier edition was private printed for the author by Thomas Allan in 1883. This is the first trade edition with no other printings to date.
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Geodaetes Practicus: or, the Art of Surveying
AU$2,000.00 Read MoreAdd to cartVincent Wing
London: Wil. Leybourn, for George Sawbridge, 1664.The first edition of this practical land surveying handbook intended to be of use to architects, engineers, carpenters, bricklayers, and other craftsmen by English surveyor Vincent Wing (1619-1668). “..probably the first work on surveying to be written for use as a handbook” (Richeson, English Land Measuring to 1800, pg. 122) Provides a comprehensive manual of the principles and practice of land and quantity surveying, using some of Vincent Wing’s own commissions as case studies. “Surveyed and laid out in a more Accurate, Plain and Expeditious Plat, then hath hitherto been performed.” WING W2991. This copy with various owner names of the Chorley family, one Alexander Chorley dated 1773, also John and Sarah, as well as James McDonald, and with their marginalia throughout.
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Illustrations of the Japanese Species of Bamboo
AU$1,850.00 Read MoreAdd to cartIsuke Tsuboi
Gifu and Tokyo: Kawada Teijiro and Hatsubaijo Maruzen Kabushiki Kaisha, 1916.The Tsuboi Bamboo Atlas comprises 109 loose colour lithographs of Japanese bamboo varieties with an English title page and index together with an 80 page book in Japanese. Presents examples of root systems, stems, with and without flowers and leaves, cross-sections, abnormalities, and fungus, at various scales, with Japanese and Latin titles, and English captions.
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Onchi Koshiro hangashu / Prints of Onchi Koshiro
AU$1,500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartOnchi Koshiro
Tokyo: Keishosha, 1975.A comprehensive collection of the printed works of Japanese artist Koshiro Onchi (1891-1955). Contains 424 illustrations, many in colour, a numbered original print, photograph of the artist, and various essays including an essay on Hanga by Onchi. This copy is number 27 in the limited overseas edition of 170 with the original numbered and stamped print. 380 copies were also produced in a domestic edition.
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Boxing with which is incorporated Dog Racing (Lot of 45, 1938-1940)
AU$750.00 Read MoreAdd to cartSidney W. Ackland; [Stanley Nelson]; [John Murray]
London: Fleetwood Press, 1938-1940.A run of issues of the weekly English journal, Boxing, shortly before it was renamed Boxing News in 1940 (the name by which the journal is still published under today). First published and edited by John Murray in 1909, this lot come under the fourth ownership and the fourth branding (back to the original title Boxing, after briefly going by Boxing and Racing, then Boxing, Racing and Football during the late 1920s/early 1930s), just prior to and during the early days of World War II, and under the editorial direction of Sidney Ackland, then Stanley Nelson, and briefly with John Murray returning to the helm. Discusses bouts in England and abroad, with regular published sections on the sport in America, Australia, and elsewhere, as well as fights held within the armed services. Published every Wednesday and available for threepence. Despite wide circulation and countless issues, with their tabloid format, wartime quality paper, and the office being destroyed in an air raid in 1941, these earlier issues are rare, and as of December, 2021, only held at The British Library, with 3 other institutions having partial holdings, all in either the US or UK. Lot of 45 issues, each issue ranges in length from 16 to 24 pages. Full list of issues: 1. January 19, 1938; 2. January 26, 1938; 3. February 2, 1938; 4. February 9, 1938; 5. February 16, 1938; 6. February 23, 1938; 7. March 2, 1938; 8. March 9, 1938; 9. March 16, 1938; 10. March 23, 1938; 11. March 30, 1938; 12. April 6, 1938; 13. April 13, 1938; 14. April 20, 1938; 15. October 12, 1938; 16. November 9, 1938; 17. November 16, 1938; 18. December 21, 1938; 19. December 28, 1938; 20. February 15, 1939; 21. February 22, 1939; 22 & 23. May 3, 1939 (2 copies); 24. May 10, 1939; 25. May 15, 1939; 26. September 6, 1939; 27. September 13, 1939; 28. November 8, 1939; 29. November 15, 1939; 30. November 22, 1939; 31. November 29, 1939; 32. December 6, 1939; 33. December 13, 1939; 34. December 20, 1939; 35. December 27, 1939; 36. January 3, 1940; 37. January 10, 1940; 38. January 17, 1940; 39. January 24, 1940; 40. January 31, 1940; 41. February 7, 1940; 42. February 14, 1940; 43. February 21, 1940; 44. February 28, 1940; 45. March 20, 1940.
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Cryptogamie Illustree ou Histoire des Familles Naturelles des Plantes Acotyledones d’Europe: Famille des Champignons
AU$480.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCasimir Roumeguere
Paris, London, Madrid & New York: J. -B. Baillere & Fils, F. Savy, H. Baillere, C. Bailly-Baillere, and Baillere-Brothers, 1870.Illustrated Cryptogamy or History of the Natural Families of the Acotyledonous Plants of Europe: Coordinated According to the Latest Classifications and Completed by the Most Recent Scientific Researches. Fungi Family. Containing 1,700 figures, representing, at its different ages, the plant in natural size and the anatomy of its organs of vegetation and reproduction, drawn under the microscope. 20 page Index Synonymqie de la famille des Champignons supplement dated 1873 bound in at rear.
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Outlines of an Industrial Science
AU$450.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDavid Syme
London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876.The first of a number of publications authored by the Victorian colony’s most powerful newspaperman, David Syme (1827-1908), publisher of The Age newspaper. Syme was influential in 18th century Australian politics and shaped government policy especially with regard to trade protection. Outlines of an Industrial Science was “Written in support of protection and extension of the activities of the State. Contains Australian references on economic conditions, etc.” FERGUSON 16623.
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Paintings of Wu Ch’ang Shou and Ch’i Pai Shih
AU$400.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMungo K. L. Yao
Taipei: China Art Printing Works, No date.Scarce collection of two Chinese painters, Qi Baishi and Wu Changshuo. Contains 60 full page illustrations. Contains a short essay and index in English and Chinese.
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[Murat] New Temple Ceremonial
AU$400.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJohn E. Milnor
Indianapolis: Murat Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 1922.in Murat’s Jama Masjif on the twenty-fifth day of the fourth month Rabih Ul Akhir, 1343 which is to say Friday, December 15, 1922. An invitation to the opening celebrations of the extensions to the Murat Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in the Oasis of Indianapolis, Desert of Indiana. A great ballroom, it was decorated with an Egyptian theme to match the Arabic concept of the Shrine, with hieroglyphics and drawings found in ancient palaces and tombs near Thebes. Shriners membership form laid in, and housed in an original unmarked posting envelope. Unrecorded in OCLC at October, 2022.
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Memoria Chirurgica sui Piedi Torti Congeniti dei Fanciulli, e Sulla Maniera di Correggere Questa Deformita
AU$400.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAntonio Scarpa
Pavia: P. Bizzoni, 1817.Surgical Memoir on Congenital Twisted Feet of Children, and How to Correct This Deformity. The third edition of the first pathologic description of clubfoot. This copy bound in 19th century wrappers with remnants of other books and manuscripts.
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Die Graeber- und Textilfunde von Achmim-Panopolis
AU$400.00 Read MoreAdd to cartR. Forrer
Strassburg: Emil Birkhauser, Basel, 1891.The burial and textile finds from Akhmim-Panopolis. With 16 plates and 250 illustrations.
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Thorsbjerg Mosefund. Beskrivelse af de Oldsager, som i aarene 1858-61 ere udgravede af Thorsbjerg Mose ved Sonder-Brarup i Angel; et Samlet Fund,
AU$400.00 Read MoreAdd to cartConr. Engelhardt [Helvin Conrad Engelhardt]
Kjobenhavn: I Commission Hos G. E. C. GAD, 1863...henhorende til den aeldre jernalder og bevaret i den kongelige samling Af Nordiske Oldsager I Flendsborg. A description of the antiquities, which in the years 1858-61 were excavated by Helvig Conrad Engelhardt at Thorsberg moor
in Anglia, a peat bog in which the Angles made votive offerings between 100 B.C. to A.D. 500, approximately. The finds are now on display in the State Archaeological Museum at Gottorf Castle. A scarce and important work of Iron Age archaeology with 18 copperplate engravings by J. Magn. Petersen. -
Enter The Void
AU$400.00 Read MoreAdd to cartStacey Holmes
Australia: Stacey Holmes, 2013.Stacey Holmes is an Australian artist currently living and working in the expansive landscapes of rural NSW Australia where she was raised.
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APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology (3 Volumes)
AU$350.00 Read MoreAdd to cartHarris Cooper
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2012.Volume 1: Foundations, Planning, Measures, and Psychometrics. Volume 2: Research Designs: Quantitative, Qualitative, Neuropsychological, and Biological. Volume 3: Data Analysis and Research Publication.
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Boxing (Lot of 10, 1915-1916)
AU$350.00 Read MoreAdd to cart[John Murray]
London: Athletic Publications, 1915-1916.A small lot of early issues from the first incarnation of the weekly English journal, Boxing, which from the 1940s to today is known as Boxing News. This lot published during World War I under the original editorship of John Murray, each issue is illustrated throughout with photographs, mostly of boxers in stance, and discusses bouts in England and abroad, with regular published sections on the sport in America, Australia, and elsewhere, as well as fights held within the armed services. Published every Wednesday and available for one penny, it claimed to be “The only paper in the world solely devoted to boxing” and to have “The Largest Circulation of any Sporting Journal in the World.” with general offices in London and Paris, and distribution in Australia and New Zealand by Gordon & Gotch, India by A. H. Wheller & Co., South Africa by Central News Agency, Canada by the Imperial News Co., and in the United States by The International News Co.. Despite all this, with their tabloid format, wartime quality paper, and the office being destroyed in an air raid in 1941, these earlier issues are rare, even among fans of Boxing News, and as of December, 2021, only held at The British Library, with 3 other institutions having very partial holdings, all in either the US or UK. Lot of 10 issues, each issue ranges in length from 12 to 24 pages. Full list of issues: 1. No. 290 (March 24, 1915); 2. No. 291 (March 31, 1915); 3. No. 350 (May 17, 1916); 4. No. 351 (May 24, 1916); 5. No. 352 (May 31, 1916); 6. No. 354 (June 14, 1916); 7. No. 375 (Nov. 8, 1916); 8. No 376 (Nov 15, 1916); 9. No 377 (Nov 22, 1916); 10. No 378 (Nov. 29, 1916), together with the front cover only of No. 367, September 13, 1916.
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Seven Illustrated Books, 1952-1959
AU$350.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAndy Warhol
Koln: Taschen, 2017.“Andy Warhols 1950s hand-drawn books, created during his pre-fame years, are much-coveted jewels in the Pop art masters crown. This portfolio contains meticulous reprints of all seven books, reproduced as closely as possible to the original and presented in an accordion case. Complete with an XL-sized guidebook contextualizing Warhols life alongside his unique creations, this edition offers an unparalleled glimpse of Warhols budding genius.” (publisher’s blurb)
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The Bridge: From the Story Broadcast by Dr. J. J. C. Bradfield
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJ. J. C. Bradfield
Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., No date.John Job Crew Bradfield (1867-1943) was the Australian engineer who helped to conceive of, and then supervise, the design and construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He was involved in constructing other major Australian infrastructure projects including Sydney’s Underground Railway and Brisbane’s Story Bridge. This 1930s booklet, illustrated with numerous sepia-tone photographic illustrations and one full page colour illustration, The Great Bridge by Moonlight, by John Charles Allcot (1888-1973, tells Bradfield’s story of the creating the Bridge from figment to reality.
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100 Years Wesco: Boots that Stand the Gaff
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRin Tanaka
Osaka: West Coast Shoe Co., 2018.A history of American boot manufacturer West Coast Shoe Company, also known as Wesco. Provides an illustrated history of the company as well as an illustrated catalogue of their boots throughout the years together with archival and contemporary photographs and ephemera. The book comes housed in a custom cardboard box resembling an original box the boots would be sold in. Unrecorded in OCLC.