Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1989. First Thus. Cloth. 12mo. Grey cloth with gilt lettering on spine and Lakeside Press device in gilt on front cover. Gilt top edge. With several illustrations and a map. 416 pp. Spine uncracked. A fine, unread copy. This is a limited edition Lakeside Press printing of Applegate and..... More
[London]: Printed for the author, 1788. First Edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Contemporary quarter leather binding with marbled boards and speckled edges. Vol. 1: xvi, [8], 326. Vol. 2: [10], 326. Contemporary bookplate inside both covers from Cholmondeley Library which has left shadow on facing pages. Vol. 2 bears the inscription "For..... More
New York: Three Sirens, 1931. Leather bound. 8vo. Leather. Slipcase. Rag paper. Woodcuts throughout. 184 pp. Edge wear to slip case, and top edge of case is missing. Plastic wrap around book is torn. Sunning to spine. Bookplate inside front cover. Tight and clean. This is an attractive illustrated limited edition of..... More
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Tenri: Tenri Central Library, 1973. First Thus. Cloth. 8vo. Navy buckram with leather panel with gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket. Facsimile pages throughout. 7, 227, iv, 313 pp. This is a bibliography of primary sources regarding Christian missions to Japan. This is the single volume edition collecting facsimiles of Volume..... More
Tokyo: Hokuseido Press, 1936. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Slipcase. Publisher's cloth. Gilt lettering on spine and cover. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Frontispiece and 11 illustrations. 158 pp. Minor rubbing to slipcase edges and one corner bumped. Two cards from publisher taped in. This is a limited first edition collection of letters..... More
Minneapolis: Minnesota Bookmans Publications, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Gilt text on spine and cover. 352 pp. No jacket as issued. Very minor edgewear. This is a very uncommon hardcover first edition bibliography of the works of Eco, with an introduction by the man himself. One of 300 copies..... More
Paris: Gustave Barba, 1843 / 1853 / 1858. Leather bound. In French. 3 books bound together. 4to. Quarter leather. 6-paneled spine with gilt lettering and decoration. Many illustrations by Bertall throughout. 96 pp.; 96 pp.; 80 pp. Front board detached. Minor wear to edges and a closed tear to leather at..... More
London: J. Johnson, 1792. 2nd edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Contemporary embossed calf. Marbled edges. [xix], [1], 452 pp. Boards are detached, and top layer of leather missing from spine. Text block is near fine, with no foxing and only a few dark spots of tanning in margins. Pages are bright and..... More
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Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1838. Leather bound. 8vo. Three-quarter leather. Marbled boards. [8]pp. (front matter and advertisements); 20 hand-colored folding maps and 4 smaller maps split across 2 pages; [28]pp. (index). All maps are clean and complete. Scuffing to leather and boards and a few surface chips. Several contemporary notes..... More
London: Quaritch, 2006. First Thus. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Many illustrations and facsimiles throughout. Unpaginated. Minor shelf wear. This is a finely printed bibliography of writings by and about the Society of Jesus, otherwise known as the Jesuits. A limited edition of 200 copies. Originally issued in 1996 as Quaritch's Catalogue..... More
Alhambra, CA: Meiji Art/Litho, 1975. First Thus. Wraps. Small 8vo. Wraps. 64 pp. A fine copy. This is a limited edition (one of 1500 copies for private distribution) printing of the journals of British railroad engineer Purcell from the early days of the modernization of Japan. A fascinating primary source. More
[Berkeley, CA]: Oyez Press, 1973. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. String-bound wraps. 4 illustrated plates. Many spots of brown discoloration to wraps. Interior is perfect. This is an uncommon chapbook written and illustrated by Japanese-American children's author Say. It was his second book. Notably, this is one of 250 copies printed by Graham..... More
Kobe, Japan: privately printed, 1956. First Edition. Large 8vo. Cream boards with title pastedown on spine and gilt device on front board. Hand-made paper. 41 pp. Signed below frontispiece portrait and numbered on colophon. Minor shelf wear with a few dark scuffs on front board. Small dent to spine. This is a...... More
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1981. Hardcover. 8vo. Faux leather with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and covers. Gilt edges. Hubbed spine. 724 pp. Sticker residue visible on spine. An excellent copy. This is an attractive Franklin Library printing of Mann's classic novel. More