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  • [CRICKET] Studio portraits of Arthur and George O'Mullane, sons of Dr. Arthur O'Mullane. Melbourne, c.1863-64.

    # 50375

    BATCHELDER & O'NEILL

    [CRICKET] Studio portraits of Arthur and George O’Mullane, sons of Dr. Arthur O’Mullane. Melbourne, c.1863-64.

    I. Portrait of Arthur Augustus O’Mullane (1841-1865), by Batchelder & O’Neill (41 Collins Street, East, Melbourne). Albumen print, carte de visite format (103 x 63 mm. mount).  Fine condition; accompanied by its original album window mount inscribed with the sitter’s name ‘Arthur O’Mullane’. II. Portrait of George Jeremiah Patrick O’Mullane (1842-1866), by Batchelder & O’Neill …

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  • The flame of flesh. A sonnet sequence by Cyril E. Goode. Illustrations by Charles Crampton

    # 50328

    KIRTLEY, John T.; GOODE, Cyril E.

    The flame of flesh. A sonnet sequence by Cyril E. Goode. Illustrations by Charles Crampton

    Ferntree Gully, Vic. :  John Kirtley, [1952] . Folio, maroon leather (lightly marked, scuffed at head and foot of spine), gilt lettering, light offsetting to endpapers, decorated title page, pp. [20]; with linocut illustrations by Charles Crampton, light scattered foxing. One of only fourteen hand-printed copies, numbered and signed by the author, this copy is …

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  • Chronicas de la Apostolica Provincia de S. Gregorio de religiosos descalzos de N.S.P.S. Francisco en las Islas Philipinas, China, Japon, &c. Parte Prima [Parte Segunda / Parte Tercera]

    # 49560

    San Antonio, Juan Francisco de

    Chronicas de la Apostolica Provincia de S. Gregorio de religiosos descalzos de N.S.P.S. Francisco en las Islas Philipinas, China, Japon, &c. Parte Prima [Parte Segunda / Parte Tercera]

    Manila : Impressa en la imprenta del uso de la propria provincia, síta en el Convento de Nr̄a. Señora de Loreto del Pueblo de Sampaloc, Extra-muros de la Ciudad de Manila; por fr. Juan del Sotillo, 1738, 1741, 1744. Three volumes, folio, contemporary vellum, spines lettered in black ink with fleuron decoration, shelf marks to …

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  • Voyage sentimental en France et en Italie.

    # 50276

    STERNE, Laurence

    Voyage sentimental en France et en Italie.

    Traduction de Emile Blemont. Illustrations de Maurice Leloir. Paris : Librairie Artistique, 1884. Folio, finely bound in full crushed blue morocco by Canape R.D., filed in gilt with ornamental gilt corner pieces, spine in compartments with raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt, slightly rubbed at edges, ruled gilt dentelles with ornamental detail, marbled endpapers, …

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  • Japanese Fairy Tale series. Nos. 1-20.

    # 49746

    HEARN, Lafcadio and CHAMBERLAIN, Basil Hall (translators); KASON, Suzuki (illustrator)

    Japanese Fairy Tale series. Nos. 1-20.

    Tokyo : T. Hasegawa (printed at the Tsukiji Type Foundry), Meiji 25 [1892]. (Date and place from colophon to No. 20). Twenty crepe-paper books (chirimen-bon), bound with silk stab ties as issued in four volumes, duodecimo, comprising nos. 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, and 16-20; printed in colour by hand from Japanese wood blocks on crepe paper …

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  • A remonstrance of the Directors of the Netherlands East India Company,

    # 48671

    [EAST INDIA COMPANY]

    A remonstrance of the Directors of the Netherlands East India Company,

    presented to the Lords States Generall of the united Provinces, in defence of the said Company, touching the bloudy proceedings against the English Merchants, executed at Amboyna. Together, with the Acts of the Processe, against the sayd English, and the Reply of the English East India Company, to the said Remonstrance and Defence. Published by …

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  • Sinarum philosophus, sive scientia sinensis latine exposita.

    # 46947

    CONFUCIUS (551-479 BCE)

    Sinarum philosophus, sive scientia sinensis latine exposita.

    Paris : Daniel Horthemels, 1687. First edition. Folio, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, preserving the original spine, in compartments with raised bands, gilt ornamentation and lettering, book labels for Levenside and H.P. Kraus to front pastedown, front free endpaper detached, pp. cxxiv; 108; 21; [iii – blanks]; 159; [blank]; xx; 108; 8; [I – privilege], [blank], …

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  • History in brief of "Leopard" and "Linden", General Grant's Arabian Stallions, presented to him by the Sultan of Turkey in 1879.

    # 50258

    HUNTINGTON, Randolph

    History in brief of “Leopard” and “Linden”, General Grant’s Arabian Stallions, presented to him by the Sultan of Turkey in 1879.

    Also their Sons “General Beale”, “Hegira” and “Islam”, bred by Randolph Huntington. Also reference to the Celebrated Stallion “Henry Clay”. [Philadelphia] : printed for the author by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1885. First edition. Quarto, gilt-lettered green cloth over bevelled boards (stained, edges rubbed), decorated endpapers, contemporary presentation inscription to front free endpaper, crease to …

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  • The guinea pig, or domestic cavy for food, fur, and fancy. Illustrated. (With a gift inscription and pen sketches by H. G. Wells)

    # 50135

    CUMBERLAND, C. (Charles) [WELLS, H. G., 1866-1946]

    The guinea pig, or domestic cavy for food, fur, and fancy. Illustrated. (With a gift inscription and pen sketches by H. G. Wells)

    London : L. Upcott Gill, [1886]. First edition. Octavo (190 x 130 mm), publisher’s decorated green cloth over boards, the upper board with gilt lettering and guinea pig device (both boards rubbed and lightly marked, corners a little worn), spine with gilt lettering and device (very heavily faded and frayed at ends); front pastedown with …

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  • Historia de la Provincia del Sancto Rosario de la orden de Predicadores en Philippinas, Iapon, y China. [Libro Primero / Libro Segundo]

    # 15197

    Aduarte, Diego; González, Domingo

    Historia de la Provincia del Sancto Rosario de la orden de Predicadores en Philippinas, Iapon, y China. [Libro Primero / Libro Segundo]

    En Manila : en el Colegio de Santo Thomas, por Luis Beltran impressor de libros, 1640. First edition. Two volumes in one, folio, contemporary limp vellum (a little stained, lacking ties), spine with manuscript title in ink; front pastedown with old ex libris of the Bibliotheca Magni Mexicani Conventus S. P.N. S. Francisco (early Convent …

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  • Lettera annale delle cose del Giapone del M. D. LXXXII.

    # 49520

    Coelho, Gaspar (c.1529-1590); Valignano, Alessandro (1539-1606)

    Lettera annale delle cose del Giapone del M. D. LXXXII.

    Rome : Francesco Zannetti, 1585. Octavo, early full vellum,, spine with raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; pp. 118; title with woodcut Jesuit device; stamp from the Casa Professa to title leaf a fine copy. A slightly expanded edition of the Lettera annale, the annual report from Japan on missionary progress during the year …

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  • [TENSHŌ EMBASSY] Acta consistorii publice exhibiti a S.D.N. Gregorio Papa XIII. regum Iaponiorum legatis Romae,

    # 49503

    Gonsalves, Gaspar, 1540-1590; Boccapaduli, Antonio, 1530-1593

    [TENSHŌ EMBASSY] Acta consistorii publice exhibiti a S.D.N. Gregorio Papa XIII. regum Iaponiorum legatis Romae,

    die XXIII. Martii, M.D. LXXXV. Mediolani [Milan] : Apud Paulum Gottardum Pontium, & Besutios fratres, 1585. Quarto, later blue crushed morocco, upper board lettered and decorated in gilt, spine in compartments with gilt tooling, gilt dentelles; pp. 16; title with woodcut Jesuit device; woodcut initials; a superb copy. The very rare Milan edition of the …

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  • Brevis Iapaniae insulae descriptio,

    # 48752

    Fróis, Luís et al.

    Brevis Iapaniae insulae descriptio,

    à Patribus Societatis Iesu nuper gestarum, succincta narratio : item, insigne quoddam martyrium, quod in Aphrica quidam pro Christiana religione Catholica inuicta constantia subijt. Coloniae Agrippinae [i.e. Köln] : Birckmann, 1582. Duodecimo (157 x 100 mm), modern gilt-panelled red morocco with gilt dentelles; title leaf with woodcut device, and with early ownership inscriptions; [2], 46 leaves; …

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  • Historia del Regno di Voxu del Giapone,

    # 48834

    AMATI, Scipio

    Historia del Regno di Voxu del Giapone,

    dell antichita, nobilita, e valore del suo re Idate Masamune, delli favori, c’ha fatti alla Christianita … Rome : Giacomo Mascardi, 1615. Small quarto, contemporary limp vellum (worn); original endpapers, title with woodcut coat of arms of Pope Paul V, pp. [16], 76, decorated initials and headpiece; text in Latin; occasional browning and light foxing, an …

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  • Notitia linguæ Sinicæ. Auctore P. Premare (with acknowledgement leaf)

    # 49894

    PRÉMARE, Joseph Henri-Marie de (1666-1736); JULIEN, Stanilas Aignan (1797-1873)

    Notitia linguæ Sinicæ. Auctore P. Premare (with acknowledgement leaf)

    Malaccæ : Cura et sumptibus Collegii Anglo-Sinici [Anglo-Chinese College], 1831. First edition. Quarto (230 x 183 mm), plain wrappers stitch-bound in the Chinese manner; title leaf with pencil annotations, acknowledgement leaf (sometimes not bound in), pp. [1]-262 (numbering erratic at pp. 144-149 as in all copies), [2 blank], 28 (Index, with a short tear internally …

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  • Annales Indiques, contenantes la vraye narration et avis de ce qu'est advenu & succedé en Iapon, & autres lieux voisins des Indes,

    # 49752

    FROÍS [FROES], Luís; [SAILLY, Thomas, translator]

    Annales Indiques, contenantes la vraye narration et avis de ce qu’est advenu & succedé en Iapon, & autres lieux voisins des Indes,

    envoyez par les Peres de la Socieré de IESUS au R.P. Claude Aquaviva GVeneral de la dicte Compagnie, en l’an 1588. Nouvellement traduictes en François. A Anvers : En l’Imprimerie Plantinienns, Chez la Vefue, & Jean Mourentorf, 1590. First Antwerp edition. Dudecimo, later quarter calf over marbled papered boards, spine in compartments with gilt rule …

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