Japan

  • Década primeira [-terceira] da Asia de João de Barros dos feitos que os Portugueses fizerão no descobrimento & conquista dos mares & terras do Oriente. [WITH] Quarta década da Asia de João de Barros ...

    # 50134

    BARROS, João de

    Década primeira [-terceira] da Asia de João de Barros dos feitos que os Portugueses fizerão no descobrimento & conquista dos mares & terras do Oriente. [WITH] Quarta década da Asia de João de Barros …

    Lisbon : Jorge Rodriguez, 1628 (complete second edition of the first three Décadas) ; Madrid : na Impressão Real, 1615 (first edition of the fourth Década). Four volumes, folio (300 x 205 mm, the fourth volume slightly taller), uniform early twentieth-century bindings of gilt-ruled quarter black morocco over marbled papered boards, spines in compartments lettered and …

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  • Cosmographie, in four books. Containing the Chorographie & Historie of the whole World, and all the Principal Kingdoms, Provinces, Seas, and Isles thereof.

    # 50382

    HEYLYN, Peter

    Cosmographie, in four books. Containing the Chorographie & Historie of the whole World, and all the Principal Kingdoms, Provinces, Seas, and Isles thereof.

    by Peter Heylyn. With an accurate and an approved Index of all the Kingdoms, Provinces, Countries, Inhabitants, People, Cities, Mountains, Rivers, Seas, Islands, Forts, Bays, Capes, Forests, &c. of any Remarque in the whole World; Much wanted and desired in the former, and now annexed to this last Impression, Revised and Corrected by the Author himself …

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  • Bartender's guide to the best mixed drinks

    # 50632

    Anon.

    Bartender’s guide to the best mixed drinks

    Tokyo : Kasuga Boeki K.K., circa 1955. Revised edition. Distributed by Charles E. Tuttle Co., Small quarto, illustrated boards, title leaf, pp. 143; [blank]; 7, black and white photographic plates of bar utensils, wet stamp from a Melbourne bookshop to front endpaper, a very fine copy. Attractive bartender’s guide to mixing over 220 cocktails in …

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  • Hiroshige

    # 48726

    BARNETT, P. Neville

    Hiroshige

    Sydney : privately printed at the Beacon Press, 1938. Limited to 200 copies signed and numbered by the author, this is copy 156. Small quarto, quarter-vellum over gilt-lettered boards, illustrated endpapers, pp 45, [1] colophon, illustrated with 20 chuban woodcut prints after Hiroshige, tipped in (some ghosting from the glue as usual); a near fine …

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  • Souvenir of Japanese colour-prints (presentation copy)

    # 48725

    BARNETT, P. Neville

    Souvenir of Japanese colour-prints (presentation copy)

    Sydney : privately printed for the author, 1936. Quarto, lettered textured cards, string bound, colour print to upper wrapper, pp. [12], tipped-in colour prints, some offsetting from the glue, a very good copy. Limited to 65 copies for presentation, signed and numbered by Barnett, this copy is number 37 and a presentation copy for S. …

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  • Figure prints of Japan (Special De-Luxe edition)

    # 48717

    BARNETT, P. Neville

    Figure prints of Japan (Special De-Luxe edition)

    Sydney : Beacon Press, 1948. Large quarto (450 mm tall), white vellum over floral decorated silk covered boards, decorated endpapers, 54pp. printed on hand-made paper with numerous tipped-in Japanese woodcuts, offsetting from glue as usual, Adrian Feint signed bookplate for W. R. Griffiths to preliminary blank. Limited to 100 copies, this one of the 47 …

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  • Japanese colour-prints

    # 48669

    BARNETT, P. Neville

    Japanese colour-prints

    Sydney : Privately printed [by The Beacon Press], 1936. Standard de luxe edition limited to 185 numbered and signed copies, with the author’s seal (this is copy no. 118). Large quarto, quarter vellum over cloth boards (lightly foxed), upper board with gilt lettering and device in red, spine lettered in gilt with gilt rule, decorated …

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  • Souvenir of glimpses at Ukiyo-ye and Nishiki-ye : brocade prints of Japan (first printing)

    # 48731

    BARNETT, P. Neville

    Souvenir of glimpses at Ukiyo-ye and Nishiki-ye : brocade prints of Japan (first printing)

    Sydney : Privately published, 1942. Edition limited to 50 numbered and signed copies with author’s seal (this is copy no. 29). Quarto, original stiff wrappers with black lettering to front, original blue silk ties, 16 pp, with tipped-in colour illustrations and 2 tipped-in black and white photographs advertising the de-luxe editions of Glimpses at Ukiyo-ye …

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  • Colour-prints of Hiroshige

    # 48718

    BARNETT, P. Neville (1881-1953)

    Colour-prints of Hiroshige

    Sydney : privately printed at the Beacon press, 1937. Folio, quarter-vellum over gilt-lettered silk (a few marks, a little discoloured along upper and lower edge from glue in the binding, as often found), patterned endpapers, Adrian Feint signed bookplate for W. R. Griffiths to front pastedown, 83 pp. illustrated with 64 original woodblocks after Hiroshige, …

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  • Views in Japan, India, & China

    # 48431

    BEATO, Felix; FLOYD, William Pryor; BOURNE, Samuel

    Views in Japan, India, & China

    [1867-1870]. Photograph album, large oblong folio (320 x 480 mm), original red morocco richly gilt (worn at corners and spine ends), upper board lettered in gilt ‘Views in Japan, India, & China’; all edges gilt; moire pastedowns and endpapers; verso of front free-endpaper with the inscription of the original owner Frederick Woods, dated July 1871; …

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • [TENSHŌ EMBASSY] Oratione fatta in Roma alla presenza del sommo Pontefice Gregorio XIII. Dal molto R. P. Guasparri Consalvi Portughese, Sacerdote Theatino, à stanzia delli Re, & Legati Giapponesi.

    # 49441

    GONÇALVES, Gaspar; GHETTINI, Agostini (translator)

    [TENSHŌ EMBASSY] Oratione fatta in Roma alla presenza del sommo Pontefice Gregorio XIII. Dal molto R. P. Guasparri Consalvi Portughese, Sacerdote Theatino, à stanzia delli Re, & Legati Giapponesi.

    Et novamente posta in luce ridotta dal latino in lingua volgare da Agostino Ghettini studente in Fiorenza. In Firenze : A stanza di Francesco Dini da Colle, [1585]. Quarto (210 x 140 mm), old full calf with gilt lettering to upper board, spine with raised bands; [6] leaves; title with woodcut coat of arms of …

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