‎Langage‎

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‎French Phrase Book‎

‎London: Penguin 1978. Front cover creased at top corner. A two way guide to living speech. Prompt dispatch. . Second Edition. Paper Back. Good. Penguin unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 012438 ???????? : 0140622764 9780140622768

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‎Gran Bretagna‎

‎Milano Italy: De Agostini 1997. Baedeker guide to Great Britain with TEXT in Italian. ISBN 8841508450. Good clean copy with previous owner's name to half-title. Protected in a plastic jacket with a fold-out map inside rear cover. Prompt dispatch. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. De Agostini Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 030690 ???????? : 8841508450 9788841508459

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‎How to Get All You Want When Travelling in Spain or Argentina‎

‎London: Hugo's Language Institute Part of the 'U.G.O.' series. Previous owner's name on front endpaper else a clean pocket-sized edition - 96 pp. With the imitated pronunciation of every word. Undated. Hard Cover. Very Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Hugo's Language Institute Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 060638

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‎Jungfraubahn Brochure‎

‎Zurich: Wolfsberg 1932. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. German text VG 8 panels includes 4-panel panoramic artistic view of the named mountain peaks in colour 1930s hikers and sightseers shown good for framing. Jungfrau railroad discussed French/German/English text. 3 colour sketches. c1932. Wolfsberg Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 101051

‎Anon‎

‎Key to the Standard Edition of Spanish Grammar Simplified‎

‎London: Hugo's Language Books 30 pages including index. Yellow paper wraps with black lettering. Good clean copy. Prompt dispatch. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" Tall. Hugo's Language Books Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 012655

‎Anon‎

‎L'Art D'Aimer--Ou Le Prestige De L'Uniforme‎

‎Paris: Editions Modernes 1921. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG/- 46pps and pictorial paper cover bound in plain untitled boards French text small 8vo. Editions Modernes Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 68889

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‎Latin Simplified : Part I Grammar‎

‎London: Hugo's Language Institute An easy and rapid self-instructor. Some foxing to pages and wear & tear/minor loss to covers. A good reading copy. 130 pages. Standard Edition. Soft Cover. Reading Copy. 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. Hugo's Language Institute Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 026056

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‎Llyfr Hymnau y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd‎

‎Caernarfon: Llyfrfa y Cyfundeb 1899. Black morocco with gilt lettering. All edges clean. Inscription to front fly dated 1904. Loss to leather at both ends of spine see photo although binding is still tight. Text in WELSH. A good reading copy of this hard-to-find Welsh hymnal. Prompt dispatch. Full Leather. Fair. 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. Llyfrfa y Cyfundeb‎

书商的参考编号 : 014946

‎Anon‎

‎Lot of 6 Issues of Germany's First Published Aviation Magazine, Der Flieger, Featuring WWI Flying Aces .‎

‎Lot of 6 issues of Germany's first published aviation magazine, Der Flieger, published by the founder Kurt Tucholsky during the Great War, these issues featuring flying aces such as the Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen and leading tactical pioneer of aerial formations Oswald Boelcke, and notable events taking place in the air and on the frontlines of the Great War. Octavo. Illustrated field newspapers, issues number 19, 22, 23, 34 from 1917, issue number 29 dated May 1918, and issue number 1 dated October 1918 Text is in German. Magazines vary slightly in size, the smallest measuring approximately 26 x 35 cm and the largest measuring approximately 27 x 38 cm. Some chips and small tear at extremities, otherwise in very good condition, nicely preserved. Der Flieger was published by Kurt Tucholsky (1890-1935), who became one of the most important journalists of the Weimar Republic. Der Flieger was a field newspaper, now remembered as the oldest German aviation monthly periodical. From 1915 to 1917 Tucholsky served in the artillery flying school East I in Alt-Autz. From 26 November 1916 to November 1918 he published the field newspaper Der Flieger. Tucholsky was one of the most important journalists of the Weimar Republic Early issues of Der Flieger are exceedingly scarce. The present lot features Richthofen's 75th victory described by one of the very first men with whom Richthofen shared the details only two hours after the bold action, not long before he lost his own life in combat, an account of how in 1916 Oswald Boelcke earned the award "Pour le Mérite" along with Max Immelmann, an aviator's aerial view of Verdun shortly after the great battle of 1917, and more. Richthofen's 75th victory, a most notable attack which earned him a prestigious chivalry award, is recounted by one of the very first men who heard the details firsthand from the gallant aviator himself - only a couple of hours after the incident. Flying Ace Manfred von Richthofen, the famed Red Baron, is featured in the issue of 12 May 2018 with an article titled "Wie Richthofen seinen 75. abschoß [How Richthofen Shot Down his 75th." Richthofen had died in air combat only six weeks earlier on 21 April 1918, being the highest-scoring ace of the war, eventually being credited with 80 official victories. The account is written by a Lieutenant Lampel, who had only just met the famous ace for the first time on 2 April 1918. Only a couple of hours earlier Richthofen had claimed his 75th victory, by taking the lives of 19-year-old Second Lieutenant E.D. Jones and Second Lieutenant R.F. Newton. Flying ace Oswald Boelcke is featured with a portrait sketch on the front of the October 1918 issue, which is followed by an article describing the event that earned him the prestigious award "Pour le Mérite" being the second Great War aviator to receive the honor, immediately after and on the same day as Max Immelmann. Published for German aviators and frontline fighters alike, the issues center on matters timely and relevant to those who were directly involved in the monarch's scheme for economic and political domination of central Europe and the creation of a German colonial empire.‎

‎Anon‎

‎Mostra Vespucciana Catalogo‎

‎Firenze: Palazzo Vecchio 1955. Soft cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo. 188 pages. Softcover in tan and grey illustrated wrappers. a custom stiff yellow paper cover has been placed over the dust jacket to protect it. The original DJ has bumping edgewear and small tears as well as light foxing on the inside. Text is toned. Plates have some light foxing. Plates 62 and 63 have damping on lower edge which has resulted in some spotting where pages may have stuck together. Text is in Italian. <br/> <br/> Palazzo Vecchio paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 037394

‎Anon‎

‎Old Spanish Ballads‎

‎Cambridge Cambridgeshire: Cambridge at the University Press 1926. A very good clean copy. Previous owner's name to front end paper. Text block clean. Binding tight. 43 pages. Introduction by J P Howard. Part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series. Text in SPANISH. An attractive copy of this now hard-to-find title. Soft Cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. Cambridge at the University Press Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 023974

‎Anon‎

‎Pitman's German Commercial Correspondence‎

‎Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons 1927. "A practical guide to business correspondence for clerks merchants and business men generally".Text annotated throughout. Covers are worn and faded in patches with tape to the spine. Binding is good. A fair reading copy. Cloth. Fair. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 050689

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‎Rare Japanese Manuscript: [Kaei Ni-nen Tori-uru Shi-gatsu: Angeria-sen Toraiki. "Record of the Arrival of a Ship from Anglia, Fourth Month of 1849"]‎

‎Manuscript record of the unexpected arrival of the British HMS Mariner led by Commander Charles Mitchell Mathison in Japan, in 1849, with interest in making surveys around Edo (Tokyo), four years prior to Commodore Perry's arrival, and during Japan's period of isolation (Sakoku) during which most foreigners were prohibited entry in to the country and locals prohibited exit; containing also a description of Japanese castaway Otokichi who was on the British vessel, disguised as a Chinese to evade capital punishment, who later assisted Admiral James Stirling in establishing the 1854 Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty. Text is in Japanese. 8vo. 44 pages in manuscript, plus title page, on 23 unpaginated double leaves. Traditional karitoji binding ("semi-bound" meaning title page and contents without a book cover) string-stitched at spine, fukurotoji style ("bound-pocket" with folded leafs bound into spine), and opening from left to right. Complete in a single volume, measuring approximately 24 x 17 cm. A scant few ink marks to rear leaf margin, indication of some burrowing, unobtrusive to legibility, otherwise in very good condition, beautifully preserved, clean and bright, an exceedingly scarce work. Certainly an assertive manoeuvre, for the British to show up unannounced in the harbour of Edo, Japan was in the state of Sakoku ("locked country"), the isolationist foreign policy of the Tokugawa shogunate under which relations and trade between Japan and other countries were severely limited, and nearly all foreign nationals were barred from entering Japan, while common Japanese people were kept from leaving the country. The long-standing policy had been in place for over two centuries, since 1603, and would last a few more years after the departure of HMS Mariner. It was Commodore Perry in 1853, and his equally brazen arrival with his American Black Ships, that would force the opening of Japan to American trade through a series of treaties called the Convention of Kanagawa, ultimately ending the island's declaration of Sakoku, and facilitating other trade relations with Western nations. On 14 October, 1854, the first limited Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty was signed by Admiral Sir James Stirling and representatives of the Tokugawa shogunate (Bakufu). Yamamoto Otokichi (1818-1867), who was onboard HMS Mariner disguised as a Chinese interpreter during the ship's attempted entry in Japan, later played an instrumental role in establishing this treaty, providing Stirling with intel on language and culture during the negotiations. On 26 August 1858, the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce was signed by the Scotsman Lord Elgin and representatives of the Tokugawa shogunate for Japan, after the Harris Treaty was concluded. Britain obtained extraterritorial rights on Japanese with the British Supreme Court for China and Japan, in Shanghai. A British iron paddle schooner named Enpiroru was presented to the Tokugawa administration by Bruce as a present for the Emperor from Queen Victoria. A scarce compilation of records from the Japanese perspective on a pre-Perry interaction between Bakufu authorities and a British ship, with references to Otokichi. This manuscript collates four Japanese reports of the British ship the HMS Mariner, which arrived in Japan from Shanghai in May of 1849 to make a topographical survey of the area around Edo (modern-day Tokyo), led by Commander Charles Mitchell Mathison, who had entered the Royal Navy on 5 August 1819. The event marks a very early British appearance at Japan, also pre-dating by four years the imposing arrival of Commodore Perry and his American Black ships also intent on making surveys. The first record briefly describes the layout of the Mariner and the aim of its visit to Japan. It also mentions the considerable Japanese language abilities of the Chinese interpreter on board who explained things in a way that is easy to understand, he in fact being the Japanese castaway Yamamoto Otokichi (1818-1867). The second section records foreign ship sightings from daimyo with guardhouses on the Miura Peninsula. [daimto were the most powerful landholding magnates holding the largest sections of land] The third report describes the meeting of Commander Mathison and the Bakufu intendant Egawa Tarozaemon (1801-1855), a dispute over a map of Japan, and Japanese observations of the ship and the crew. The last report is a copy of Isenokami Abe's (Masahiro Abe: 1819-1857) message to the bugyo (magistrates) and metsuke (censors/inspectors) in which, with HMS Mariner in mind, he expresses concern about the increase in the number of foreign ship arrivals in recent years and the abandoning of the Edict to Repel Foreign Ships. Abe notes that if the edict is enforced again, while there is no illegality on the part of the foreign ships, a dispute could arise, thus cautioning the noble families on the coast to prepare defenses. [Only a few years after the arrival of HMS Mariner, Isenokami would play a major role in the signing of the Convention of Kanagawa, as a result of pressure from the Perry Expedition.]‎

‎Anon‎

‎Russian Cartoons Pobept Yephrk‎

‎Moscow: UNK 1930. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Rare cartoons many with obvious contemporary political slant 4to drawings signed and dated from 1928 to 1930 fragile paper w/a few minor tears rebacked so cartoons protected and book looks good 11pps of Russian text photo of artist pasted 86pps of cartoons with some having more than none. Fixation on Germany and the swastica symbol no drawings yet of Hitler. Signed ZEP and date. Slightly heavy brown paper. Scarce. c1930. *UNK Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 85306

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‎Sefer Tehilim Book of Psalms‎

‎London: MacIntosh 1810. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Good only as much wear chips needs rebinding but early 19th-late 18th century version of the 150 psalms 124pps no fep hand printed ink Hebrew on rear blank page; also Hebrew inscription; Ian Maxted/Exeter Working Papers records show a James MacIntosh printer of Great New Street the City in 1792 no data on later. Covers well worn and some worm traces pps 43-44 taped and loose amateur wall paper-like covers and inside pastedown reddish tint to top edge sprache: Hebrew rare as most works were in Yiddish. um1810. MacIntosh Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 104797

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‎Specjalistyczne Zabiegi Resuscytacyjne‎

‎Krak�w Poland: Polska Rada Resuscytacki 2003. A very good clean copy of this Polish First Aid book. Text in Polish. 169 pages. Spiral bound. Prompt dispatch. . Spiral Bound. Very Good. 4to. Polska Rada Resuscytacki Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 029447 ???????? : 8387623660 9788387623661

‎Anon‎

‎The University Italian-English English-Italian Dictionary‎

‎London: University Books 1978. Practical paperback helping you to acquire dual-language proficiency. Some tanning to page edges. 254 pages. Next post dispatch. Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. University Books Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 028227

‎Anon‎

‎Yudischa Geshichta: Gratz‎

‎Warsaw: Unk 1910. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Vol. 1 only sprach: Yiddish xxi 218pps usual wear and stains brittle yellowed paper-G. um1910. Unk Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 105292

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‎Zokui Yosan Shinron. [Additional New Theories on Sericulture]‎

‎Historically significant and exceedingly scarce nineteenth century Japanese treatise on sericulture (the making of silk), by the man who remembered as "the father of modern sericulture and silkworm rearing methods", describing and illustrating his then revolutionary methods for better nurturing of the silk worms from which the fine thread is harvested, and ultimately producing higher quality silk, the inventions having become the standard for the industry and still employed today, produced in woodblock print. 8vo. 3 volumes, 278 pages combined, plus publisher's details to yellow frontis leaf in first volume. The complete text, illustrated with 10 pages of wood printed illustrations, two of which are fully hand coloured, and two being partially hand coloured. Traditional karitoji binding ("semi-bound" meaning title page and contents without a book cover) string-stitched at spine, fukurotoji style ("bound-pocket" with folded leafs bound into spine), and opening from left to right. Black paper covers, with title label to front, the first volume with a red ink stamp to publisher's detail leaf. All text is in Japanese. Together the volumes measure approximately 14,5 x 22 x 3 cm. Minor wear to boards, otherwise very good and original condition, internally bright, a pleasing historic work dealing with silk production in Japan. Tajima Yahei (1822-1898) was an influential silk farmer in the early Meiji period, whose legacy is that of a tremendously prosperous impact on the sericulture industry of Japan, with his development of a ventilation theory and method which proved to be highly successful and subsequently laid the foundations for modern sericultural production, and the most efficient design of a sericulture space. He had a small laboratory where he researched silkworm hybridization and silkworm diseases with the aid of a microscope, which was unusual in Japan at the time. Yahei's experiments in creating an ideal sericulture space led to his invention of a new sericulture theory and technique, the seiryo-iku. He concluded that sericulture is best carried out in a space with efficient cross ventilation, which includes a roof system and openings on four walls. He perfected these procedures at his own home, the farmhouse known as 'omoya' built in 1863, referred to today as the Tajima Yahei Sericulture Farm (Tajima Yahei kyu-taku), which is located in the Sakaishima neighborhood of the city of Isesaki, in the southern part of Gunma Prefecture. Silkworm growers travelled from far and wide to observe and learn the techniques and processes developed and implemented on this revolutionary farm. Yahei was also involved in exporting silkworm eggs and earned large profits from it. Yahei's techniques later became a foundation for the secchu-iku theorized by Takayama Chogoro, founder of Takayama-sha Sericulture School, which acted as a training centre and formal education institution for sericulture. Yahei also became one of the leading figures who developed the village of Shimamura through his achievement in sericulture. Born in 1822 as Tajima Kuniyasu and Yahei (the second), throughout his childhood, he travelled to advanced sericulture areas with his father in order to gain skills and experience in silkworm breeding, production and sales. Yahei's silkworm farm is one of the earliest examples of architecture specifically designed to improve sericulture.‎

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‎Collins Compact English Dictionary. New Edition in Colour.‎

‎London: HarperCollins 1994. New ed. Comprehensive dictionary with over 68000 references. Pp. 10/1044/2 ads. Blue cloth gilt title to spine d/w. VG/G. . London: HarperCollins, 1994. hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 19650

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‎Illustrated Latin Manuscript Leaf, Hand Painted With Symbolism of Anti-Slavery, Introducing an Early Work of Translation by a Franciscan Friar of the Third Order.‎

‎Manuscript leaf introducing an early work of translation by a Franciscan Friar of the Third Order, hand painted in full colour and featuring fascinating symbolism. Text is in Latin. Leaf measures approximately 34 x 49 cm. One soft fold, minor age-toning, otherwise in very good condition, a beautifully preserved hand painted document made at the turn of the 18th century. The present document suggests that as membership of the Franciscan Third Order grew rapidly, and no formal papal education was being received by those preaching in the streets, there was a need for some form of instruction or guidance. As such, some of the key and simple canonical documents began being written for the laymen/women to understand the principles. The symbolism features intimation of anti-slavery. Purposed with works of teaching the gospel, providing charity, and social well-being for the public, early members of the Franciscan Third Order were a community focused on truth and humility, striving to emulate Christ and model a pure life. The symbolism in the manuscript illustration of the present document is fascinating and enlightening, in particular the focal image top and center. This is an armorial motif depicting slavery, rather the Catholic church's purported desire to slavery. Unlike the standard Moor's head seen in the papal coat of arms seen since early days, the imagery here features an African tribal warrior chief, all seen but his legs, with a confident stance and holding a spear up high in declaration; this is drawn inside of a gold shield topped with the pope's mitre simplex headdress. As a whole, this could be interpreted as the Franciscan Third Order's support to abolish slavery. Some of the more common instances of symbolism are the red ribbons to signify the Blood which Christ, and the laurel leafs in a circular placement as in the ancient Greek custom of symbolising victory, honor, and peace, in this case being victory over sin, honor to the Holy one, and peace on earth. There are also two large gilt fleur-de-lis, which is often said to from 1244 in the arms of the Kings of France, although clearly used earlier as this document precedes the latter event by 40 years. In early Catholic-based examples such as the present leaf, the fleur-de-lis is believed to represent either the Trinity, or the lancehead of a spear such as which would have pierced the side of Jesus on the Cross. Manuscript‎

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‎Shozoku Chakuyo Zu [illustration of Garments] - Traditional Japanese Samurai Attire.‎

‎An outstanding illustrative work to record the details of traditional Japanese samurai attire, produced by Imaizumi Sadasuke, a scholar of the Kokugaku movement which emphasized Japanese classical studies who evidently researched the works of the eighteenth century noble Heizo Sadatake Ise. Woodblock print. The complete work. 8vo. 2 volumes, opening from left to right, 40 pages combined, with 35 woodcut images, all of which are beautifully hand-painted in full colour. Text is in Japanese. Each volume with red ink stamp to margin of first leaf, and title noted in manuscript to bottom fore-edge. In publisher's original yellow striped paper boards, each volume with title slip to front. Traditional karitoji binding ("semi-bound" meaning title page and contents without a book cover) string-stitched at spine, fukurotoji style ("bound-pocket" with folded leafs bound into spine), and opening from left to right. Each volume measures approximately 18 x 25 x 1 cm. Indication of additional small label removed from covers, otherwise in very good and original condition, a stellar work with vivid, meticulously coloured, woodcut illustration, internal crisp and clean. Striking woodcut illustrations of samurai clothing, painted with such meticulous detail to bring depth and vibrant colour, each featuring explanatory text, numerous styles are shown. Variants between the social classes are explained, ranging from lower samurai with simple garments and accoutrements such as banners and ogi (folding fan), to upper officers whose kimono was made of the highest quality decorative fabric and who carried various military arms including the katana (curved sword), the tachi (traditional sword). We also see the shaku - a narrow board held in the right hand when one wears sokutai - traditional ceremonial court dress. Based on the hand-painted manuscript scroll produced in Anei 8 (1779) by Japanese noble and scholar Heizo Sadatake Ise, and his famous guidebook for samurai, the present work serves as a vestige of hereditary eminence. Imaizumi Sadasuke (1863-1944), sometimes seen as Imaizumi Teisuke, was a Kokugaku scholar, an educator and shintoist of the Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods.‎

‎Anon. - Japan‎

‎Large Japanese Woodblock Broadside Illustrating the Arrival of Commodore Perry's Four American Vessels at Uraga in 8 July 1853.‎

‎Woodblock "kawaraban" broadside illustrating the arrival of Commodore Perry's four American vessels at Uraga in 8 July 1853, featuring a prominent stylized portrait of Perry himself and one of his formidable "black ships". All text is in Japanese. Thin hand-made laid paper measuring approximately 35,5 x 27cm. Small tears at folds and margins, some professional repair to verso, otherwise in very good condition, with clear imagery. A pleasing example of an uncommon variant. A contemporary broadside to alert Japanese civilians of the arrival of Commodore Perry's formidable American vessels. News was travelling fast by word of mouth along the coast and trade routes, and also began being illustrated with the "kawaraban" - broadsides with woodblock prints - for distribution. Naturally, Edo commoners were curious to learn about the imposing vessels that suddenly appeared within sight of their city.] The Japanese named the American vessels "kurofune" (black ships) for the colour of the hulls which were covered in tar and for the black smoke from the coal-fired steam engines. four "Black Ships"‎

‎ANONYM TALE. E. Huseynov‎

‎Sengülüm süngülüm mengülüm. [LATINIZED TEXT IN TURKEY TURKISH]. Illustrated by E. Hüseynov. Translated by E. Emiraslan.‎

‎Very Good Turkish Paperback. Oblong large demy 8vo. (16 x 22 cm). In Turkish (Latinized Turkey Turkish). [20] p., color ills. Printed in Soviet Azerbaijan in Turkey Turkish. A traditional anonym folk tale from Azerbaijan. One of 3000 copies. Extremely rare. No copy in OCLC and Azerbaijan libraries.‎

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‎Revolucion y Cultura revista mayo de 1987‎

‎Habana: Cuba 1987. 28cm 84p Wilfredo Cancio Isla. paperback. Fine. Cuba Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 7587