‎Or‎

‎Moody Blues, The‎

‎In Search of the Lost Chord (UltraDisc)‎

‎Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, 1993. UDCD 576 CD CD‎

‎Ultradisc, 24kt Gold Plated Disc. Tonträger im neuwertigem Zustand, leichte Lagerspuren am Jewelcase‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 54243

‎Mooney, Julie; Editors of Ripley's Believe It or Not; Entertainment, Ripley‎

‎The World of Ripley's Believe It or Not‎

‎Black Dog & Leventhal 1999-01-10. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Black Dog & Leventhal hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : Q-1579120881 ISBN : 1579120881 9781579120887

‎Moore, CL or Catherine Lucille Moore C L‎

‎SHAMBLEAU AND OTHERS‎

‎New York: The Gnome Press Inc 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Limited to 4000 copies. Inscribed by C.L. Moore on the title page. Octavo: 224 pp. Original green cloth binding with black-stamped titling. Light wear to the corners and tips; else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some light rubbing.<br /> <br /> "Northwest Smith and Jirel of Jorey tales all from Weird Tales. The Smith tales look and feel like classic space opera but cross the line into very dark horror; the Joiry tales are medieval-set weird tales with a female heroine and were quite ground-breaking in their time. All hold up well today. This book was originally announced by Arkham House" Jack L. Chalker and Mark Owings The Science-Fantasy Publishers.<br /> <br /> Moore 1911-87 achieved instant fame with her first story Shambleau a femme fatale tale set on Mars that appeared in Weird Tales in 1933. Over the following decade she continued to chronicle the exploits of the story's hero Northwest Smith often in collaboration with others most notably author Henry Kuttner whom she married in 1940. As one of the first female authors to publish professionally in science fiction or fantasy she paved the way for further women in genre. The Gnome Press, Inc hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 80291

‎Moorehead,Caroline‎

‎The Lost Treasures of Troy‎

‎In spring 1945, the Red Army entered Berlin. Not far from the Reichs Chancellery was the Berlin Zoo with an anti-aircraft tower. Inside were crates containing Heinrich Schliemann's famed collection of gold from the lost city of Troy, King Priam's riches - gold diadems with leaf and flower pendants, gold bottles, gold earrings and 9000 gold rings and buttons - one of the most complete and valuable finds ever made by an archaeologist. On June 3rd the crates were despatched to Moscow by military aircraft. And there they and their contents vanished. Caroline Moorehead has spent two years searching for the treasures of Troy. She tells the full story of where they have been for the past 49 years.306p + plates, notes bibliograohy index.S Book‎

‎Mooseland Gold Company of Nova Scotia‎

‎Prospectus Geological Survey and Report of the ""Mooseland"" Gold Company Tangier District Nova Scotia Classic Reprint‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 0265876478.G ISBN : 0265876478 9780265876473

‎MORALES PADRÓN, Francisco.‎

‎Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada, Capitán del Eldorado.‎

‎Madrid, Publicaciones Españolas, 1959 (Temas Españoles). 4to. mayor; 28 pp., 1 h. y 4 láminas fuera de texto. Cubiertas originales.‎

‎MORALES, Ambrosio de.‎

‎Corónica General de España que continuaba Ambrosio de Morales, Coronista del Rey Nuestro Señor Don Felipe II. Tomo IV [La guerra de Numancia; La guerra de Sertorio; Julio Cesar Pretor en España; La guerra civil en España; La guerra con los hijos de Pompeyo; Augusto Cesar; Tiberio Cesar; Caligula y Claudio; El Apostol Santiago; Séneca; San Pablo en España; Otros emperadores; Los Santos Concilios; San Laurencio].‎

‎Madrid, en la Oficina de Don Benito Cano, 1791. 4to.; portada grabada con orla, 700 pp. Rasgadura en la página 1/2, sin pérdida de texto. Encuadernación de la época, en piel, con lomera ornada, ésta ligeramente fatigada.‎

‎Moran, Kimberlee Sue (Edited by)/ Gold, Claire L (Edited by)‎

‎Forensic Archaeology: Multidisciplinary Perspectives‎

‎Springer 2019. Hardcover. New. 352 pages. 9.25x6.10x1.10 inches. Springer hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : x-3030032892 ISBN : 3030032892 9783030032890

‎Moray, Jeremy‎

‎Timmy the West Coast Tug‎

‎45 pages. Delightful first in a series of books about Timmy a tugboat in British Columbia waters. Well-worn. Red ink spots on front cover have soaked in for several pages. No other marks or writing. Various creases and heavy wear to spine but binding remains intact. Wonderful exposure to nautical life in coastal B.C. Book‎

‎Morbida or Passion Past‎

‎Morbida or Passion Past and Other Poems‎

‎London: Saunders and Otley 1854. First edition. First edition. Octavo. Original blue embossed cloth with gilt design on cover. A very scarce book cited in Quarterly Review: "The book called 'Morbiida'- and which needs no second title- is the production of one who has evidently received his inspiration at second hand. Unable to elaborate it for himself he freely dilutes some of the finest of English poetry." And then in the Eclectic Review "It is sickly and feeble. The author has evidently mistaken his vocation. He might make as times go a creditable man in various professions but Nature in endowing him with a polished mediocrity evidently intended him for anything rather than a poet.". 168 pages. <br/><br/> Saunders and Otley hardcover books‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 2657

‎MORDACCI, ALESSANDRA‎

‎Argenti e argentieri a Parma tra '700 e '800‎

‎, Parma: Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Parma, 1997, Softcover, stiff wrappers, xlii+219pp., 22.5x30cm., 219 mostly col. ills., as new.‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 48944

‎MOREL - FATIO, Alfred (1850-1924).‎

‎La Comedia Espagnole du XVIIème Siècle. Deuxième édition revue.‎

‎Paris, Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, 1923. 4to. menor; 71 pp. Cubiertas originales.‎

‎MOREL, Bernard‎

‎LES JOYAUX DE LA COURONNE DE FRANCE. LES OBJETS DU SACRE DES ROIS ET DES REINES SUIVIS DE L'HISTOIRE DES JOYAUX DE LA COURONNE DE FRANCOIS Ier A NOS JOURS‎

‎Relie, toile bleue/blanche a l'impression doree, jaquette illustree, frontispice en couleurs, 250 x 340mm., 420pp., illustration magnifique et tres profonde en couleurs. bon etat !!!! ISBN 9782226035066. Le XVIe siecle, de Francois Ier a Henri III. Henri IV et la regence de Marie de Medicis. Louis XII et la regence d'Anne d'Autriche. Louis XIV. Le regence et le regne de Louis XV. Louis XVI et Marie - Antoinette. L'inventaire de 1791. Le vol des joyaux de la couronne. La Convention, le Directoire et le Consulat. Le Premier Empire. La Restauration. Les joyaux de la couronne a la fin du regne de Charles X. Le monarchie de juillet. Le Second Empire. La IIIe Republique et la vante de 1887. De nos jours. Livre est en bon etat.‎

‎Moreland W. D. Jr. editor and others or none‎

‎The Sheaf; The Principia Annual with variant titlings 1927 1928 1932‎

‎Saint Louis MO / Elsah IL: The Principia Junior College 1927. Three standard-format yearbooks rather more neatly designed and produced than most with cover decoration in blind and tint or gilding to cover seal. The 1928 issue features a subtle background printblock by Bernard Maybeck on every page; alkaline glazed paperstock throughout; and aside from touches of edgewear in as-issued condition pace some endsheet autographs in '28 which also has laid in a certificate made out to book's owner one Tommy King permitting him to wear the football team's letter. Three separate items as a small lot. The Principia Junior College unknown books‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 231699

‎Morelli Angéla Jackson Vina‎

‎80 notes de rouge (80 notes Tome 3)‎

‎LGF 2014 384 pages 11x1 6x18cm. 2014. pocket_book. 384 pages.‎

‎Bon état‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 500206764

‎Morello, Giovanni a cura Di‎

‎I doni dei Papi. Ori e argenti della Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana‎

‎Mm 240x280 Catalogo della mostra di Perugia, Palazzo Graziani, 1° ottobre 1999 - 9 gennaio 2000. Volume nella sua brossura originale, 216 pagine profusamente illustrate a colori lungo l'intero testo. Edizione limitata a 2000 copie, la nostra è la n. 1374. Copia come nuova; spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.‎

‎MORENO GALLEGO, Valentín.‎

‎La recepción hispánica de Juan Luis Vives.‎

‎Valencia, 2006. 4to. mayor; 802 pp., 1 h. Encuadernación original en cartoné.‎

‎MORETO Y CAVANA, Agustín (1618-1669).‎

‎Comedias escogidas. Coleccionadas e ilustradas por Luis Fernández-Guerra y Orbe.‎

‎Madrid, Atlas, 1950 ["Biblioteca de Autores Españoles"]. Folio; LV - 654 pp., 1 h. Cubiertas originales.‎

‎MORETO, Agustín (1618-1669).‎

‎Comedias escogidas de Don Agustín Moreto y Cabaña. Coleccionadas e ilustradas por Luis Fernández-Guerra y Orbe.‎

‎Madrid, Rivadeneyra, 1856 (Biblioteca de Autores Españoles). 4to. mayor; LV pp., 654 pp. Encuadernación de época en media piel.‎

‎Morgan, A W‎

‎Fifty Years in Siletz Timber‎

‎Portland: A. W. Morgan 1959. First Edition Limited Edition. Near fine. Tall 8vo. 82pp. black & white portraits. Partial Contents: Pioneer homesteading in the Siletz River Basin. Hardships for Homesteaders. Squatters and More Trouble. Timber Cruising on Rugged Euchre Mountain. Buying and Selling Siletz Timber. Reminiscing in a letter to Grant King. Forest Fires and Fire Patrols. Etc. -- Portraits of A. W. Morgan J. W. Dunn William E. Boeing Jr. Louis Werner Fred W. Leadbetter & Alton I. Collins. -- Foreword by J. W. Dunn. -- Signed presentation inscription by the author on the first free end-paper to E. A. Linden. -- Spine a little cocked. No other notable defects. A. W. Morgan unknown‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 9817

‎Morgan, John 1958 or; Debrett's Peerage Limited‎

‎Debrett's new guide to etiquette & modern manners : the indispensable handbook‎

‎London.: Headline. 1999. Paperback. Good. 24cm. xi371p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Idioma Inglés. First publ. 1996. Bibliography: p361-362. John Morgan.New guide to etiquette and modern manners. New guide to etiquette and modern manners. . Originally published: 1996. Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN: 074721557X; 074727715X pbk Etiquette - Great Britain. Manners and customs. Etiquette Headline. paperback‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 1114581

‎Morganstern, Frank P.‎

‎The Bible - Fact, Fiction or Faith‎

‎196 pages. Written to promote independent thinking in those people who will read the bible with an open mind. Eye-catching glossy colour covers. Book‎

‎Moritz August von Thummel (1738-1817), Hans Rochocz (1896-1971). Illustrated by Martin Erich Philipp, or MEPH, (1887-1978)‎

‎Willhelmine oder der vermahlte Pedant: Ein prosaisches comisches Gedicht German Signed with 10 Prints‎

‎Leipzig: J. J. Weber. Printed by U. Rudenbrod Co. in Berlin 1920. 1 of 500 Copies. Hardcover. Fine. PRINTS. Moritz August von Thummel 1738-1817 Hans Rochocz 1896-1971. Illustrated by Martin Erich Philipp or MEPH 1887-1978. "Willhelmine oder der vermahlte Pedant: Ein prosaisches comisches Gedicht German Signed with 10 Prints." Leipzig: J. J. Weber. Printed by Rudenbrod in Berlin 1920. 1 of 500 copies this example numbered 263 in pencil on colophon. Signed by MEPH in pencil under frontispiece etching. German language. Quarter vellum with tips over black-lettered white paper. A word-by-word reproduction of Thummel's first "Martin Luther" edition with a foreword by Rochocz and 10 exquisite erotic copper-plate etchings by MEPH printed sepia with tissue guards on Von Gelder Zonen watermarked chain-laid sheets. Small 4to. 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. 10 oz. 4 52 pp. One tissue guard with patina. Interior clean. Fine. No ISBN. No ASIN. OCLC: 72652438. "When 'Willhelmine' was first published in 1764 without an author's name it caused a tremendous stir: Lessing wanted to proclaim that Germany had one more genius. The thunderous acclaim that the 26-year-old poet and court squire Moritz August von Thummel received did not deter him from consulting the criticism of older friends; and thus a second 'Willhelmine' the heavily revised final version was published as early as 1766. The reservations that the 18th century felt it had to raise about the first edition created in a single stroke in a happy hour are irrelevant today. Content and style as well as the later convictions of the poet himself justify the choice of the first version which this reprint reproduces word for word and punctuates faithfully. Luther's exit in this humorous scene can no more be misinterpreted today than the poet can be reproached for the violated unity of time in the first canto. As a whole 'Willhelmine' represents the first successful attempt to transfigure idyllic German conditions with French elegance. At the same time Thummel displays a naively noble reserve which is lacking in both the poet's teacher Voltaire and his later rival Wieland. 'Willhemine' is one of the most amiable and witty representatives of the preclassical period. Voss's Luise and Goethe's Hermann and Dorothea demonstrate the way in which the realistic idyll of the classical period is linked to 'Willhelmine' the most significant idyllic comic heroic poem. Leipzig: J. J. Weber. Printed by U. Rudenbrod Co. in Berlin hardcover‎

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‎Moro Bernard Walters James Bourjault Joyce‎

‎Anglais Tle New Flying Colours‎

‎Editions Didier 1997 20x1 2x27cm. 1997. Broché.‎

‎Etat correct‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 500125086

‎MORONOBU or SUKENOBU SCHOOL.‎

‎AMANJAKU DEN: A PERVERSE EROTIC JAPANESE LEGEND. A Bizarre and Unque Erotic Jap‎

‎Edo c.1700-50 n.p. Brown & silver covered boards very clean 7 double-page b.w. erotic woodblock illustrations mounted on mica flecked paper 18 x 25 cm. accordion folded illustration size: 31 x 12 cm. FIRST & ONLY UNRECORDED COPY! . . . . A VERY RARE UNRECORDED EARLY BOOK . . . A BIZARRE & UNIQUE EROTIC BOOK . . . UNSIGNED BUT CLEARLY THE WORK OF A MASTER ARTIST . BY SUKENOBU OR HIS :SCHOOL: . A unique and hitherto unfound odd and most unusual erotic book of the early-mid-18th century. One of the most bizarre erotic books ever done in Japan. . The graphically explicit work portrays men and women with genitals on their foreheads engaged in heterosexual and homosexual intercourse. There is no other book with such unusual and strange illustrations. . . THE TITLE: THE LEGEND OF AMANJAKU or AMAN NO JAKU: Chinese Title: TIAN XIE GUI YUN . THE MEANING OF AMANJAKU: Japanese Buddhist literature is abundant with variations on the theme of "Aman-No-Jaku" aka. "Amanjaku" "Manojaku" commonly understood to be a "Heavenly Evil Spirit." . This spirit or demon-like creature in Japanese folklore is usually depicted as being a male during the day and female at night. The demon is usually depicted as a kind of small Oni devil and is thought to be able to provoke a person's darkest desires and instigate him into perpetrating wicked deeds. . Amanjaku is also depicted in Chinese and Japanese mythology the AMANOJAKU is a changeling a water spirit that infiltrates the human world to play cruel tricks on people by reading their minds and twisting their requests or desires to be used against them. . The "AMANOJAKU" is also known the "Lord of the River" and in Japan serves Bishamonten one of the four Deva kings of Buddhism as a minor demon. See Wikipedia below. . In Japanese the term "Amanojaku" also refers to a person who is deliberately contradictory someone who argues for the sake of arguing or can be used in common Japanese conversation to refer to someone who is a "Perverted Demon." . THE ILLUSTRATIONS: THE BUDDHIST THEME:. This work is unusual in that the genitals of common people are located on their foreheads. A symbolist meaning can be in Buddhist concept that sex and sexual hedonism is openly on the minds of 'lay' people. The Buddha and his disciples on the other hand do not have sex organs on their foreheads meaning their organs are covered and in a different usual location. This can symbolize 'self control' over such biological energies. Devout Buddhist disregard sex as a pleasurable pastime and devote themselves to monastic focus. By contrast "lay" people are distracted with hedonistic pleasure a path away from rather than towards the Dharma or teachings of Buddhism. . In a sense this work illustrates the overwhelming force of evil or the "Amanojaku" and how it distracts people from the "Righteous Path" towards the Dharma and the ultimate goal of attaining Nirvana. It can be posited that this work is designed to give understanding to "lay" people by way of visual example of what forces direct their energies away from the Buddhist teachings in an effort to redirect them towards the "Righteous Path" and life style. . EXCEPTIONALLY RARE UNIQUE WORK: . The work is exceptionally RARE unusual and erotic there are no other example showing genitals on the foreheads of any other Japanese book cited anywhere in the bibliographic literature or record. . This work is certainly RARE in subject content and quantity. Though it was woodblock printed and unsigned which was usual for Japanese erotic works which were banned by the Shogun we have not found anything similar or recorded anywhere in the bibliography. Being woodblock printed one assumes there are other copies in existence. The average printing from woodblocks were somewhere between 100-200 copies. However in this instance no others exist. We have the strong feeling the book could have been the production of a famous Japanese illustrator and perhaps financed by a Buddhist temple again there are no known facts about this rarity. . THE EROTIC ILLUSTRATIONS: . Number 1: This work begins showing the Buddha flanked by two of his disciple monks. The title is written in four Japanese Kanji in Kambun & Chinese characters. The Buddha and his two disciples listen to two elderly Buddhist believers: one is a male he has and erect penis on his forehead. The other is a woman she has a vagina on her forehead. Neither the Buddha nor his two disciples monks show genitals on their foreheads. The couple have come to consult with the Buddha about their grievances. . Number 2: Shows a man and a woman in a Tatami matted room both wear lovely 18th century decorated Kimono. They embrace each other and are engaged in making love from their foreheads which show an erect penis and testicles inserted into the woman's forehead where her vagina is located. Adjacent to the young couple is an older woman who has become aroused by the adjacent couple's making love. The old woman uses a dildo tied to a post which she hugs while inserting the dildo into the vagina on her forehead. . Number 3: Shows a couple laying on a blanket their Kimono pulled down and opened and used as a top cover. They engage in love-making and kiss. The man has an erect penis on his forehead the woman a vagina on hers. There is some used Chirishi toilet paper just above her head on the floor used to wipe the love fluids. There is a folded package of yet unused Chirishi in readiness. Chishiri shown in Japanese Shunga erotic prints prints & paintings is an 'erotic symbol' indicative of sexual excitement with lots of love fluids flowing. Ergo the need for paper to clean up the results of erotic love-making. . Number 4 shows an adult man with an erect penis on his forehead penetrating the anus of a younger man who's smaller but erect penis is seen on his forehead as he faces his lover. The younger man has no pubic hair yet indicating his youth. . Adjacent to these two men is a woman in the next room. The door is open she is a secret voyeur of the two men. Her vagina is also on her forehead. A Shogi board and two bowls for stones is located in the front left of the illustration. Gay activities in Japanese society were accepted as a norm and were not especially unusual. However to find graphic examples in Japanese erotic books are exceptionally rare and seldom found. . Number 5: Depicts a fully clothed man on his knees he bends over a sleeping woman. He has a very large erect penis and begins to penetrate a woman with her vagina on her forehead. She is fully clothed and sleeping on a wooden "pillow" which supports her elaborate hair coiffeur. . Number 6: Depicts a lively scene of two men and a woman. One man with a very large and erect penis pulls the woman's arm toward him while she fends him off with a straight arm to his head. A second excited man also with a large and erect penis on his forehead masturbates and ejaculates in ecstasy. The woman has a vagina on her forehead. The scene is likely an intended rape of a young girl. She looks away in an effort not to allow him to pull her close enough to insert his penis into her exposed vagina. . Number 7: Illustrating a lonely old man in bed. He has an erect penis on his forehead and holds a kind of pot with a large opening. He faces down and inserts his penis into the pot for gratification. . THE TEXT: The text in Shunga erotic Japanese books & prints is often an erotic dialogue describing the erotic action. Often these words are onomatopoetic mimicking the sounds of people in orgasm or making comments about making love or the pleasure and good feelings. The size and hardness of the penis or the flavor and the juices of the vagina and its supple feelings of euphoria when engaged in love-making. All wear 18thcentury period Kimono. . MODE AND FASHION OF THE MID-18TH CENTURY: The room furnishing and Kimono of the participants in this work all wear 18th century period Kimono with period decorations. The style of Kimono and room screens reflect this period. . BINDING AND MOUNTING: Binding: The book has probably been rebound sometime after the 1750's with a more recent thin brown decorated paper with a silver chrysanthemum and a Mon family crest with gold and black on both front and rear covers. Each cover has a distinctly different kind of illustration but of the same theme. The corners and edges are a bit worn some loss to the paper as usual for a work from this period. . Mounting: At an earlier time each page was expertly mounted on a stiff Washi hand-made Japanese paper into an accordion folded book. Each illustration is bordered with a rare and stunning crushed oyster-shell powder mixed with rice-glue and overlaid on the border paper. The stunning effect is a rare shimmering pearl-like color and hue with a remarkable effect. This rare and largely unknown effect has been used for print backgrounds by some of the later masters. . This was no ordinary mounting and appropriate for an exceptionally and most unusual RARE book ! . Contents: By and large the contents are clean solid with a two old worm holes for the first 6 of 7 pages. These are small and towards the edge and does not detract from the overall quality of the illustration. On page 7 there are a few center margin old minor worm holes. All of these have been restored when the prints were laid down on the thick Washi paper creating book format. The work is otherwise solid and firm. There are a few 'rubs' on the old Washi paper which was made from very soft Kozo fibers common to any item of this period on this on handmade papers of the period. . CONDITION OF THE WOODBLOCK PRINTS: . These are very early black and white woodcut prints. Each print has an excellent and vivid impression key blocks are black and superbly printed with strong images. The paper is old and has the patina of paper from that age the usual minor mild surface rubbing or thumbing in the lower corners which is common. . We tend to be overly critical of any flaws found on our books and believe it is better to overly describe rather than avoid such discussion any imperfections. Suffice to say by and large this is an excellent item in very nice condition something that any collector or museum would be proud to own. Please review photos posted to our website. . R A R I T Y OF SUBJECT: The placement of the genitals on the forehead gives one a lot of room to theorize on the meaning of such artistic expression. In our 50 years of experience in dealing Japanese woodblock printed books and painted original art this is the first and only example with such imaginative and symbolist expression. With the beginning of the work showing the Buddha and his two disciples lacking any genitals on their foreheads one can simply assume that in a Buddhist way they have given up carnal desire as represented by common people who's foreheads display genitals perhaps meaning that sex is on their minds or they simply view others as sexual objects eager to make love and engage in carnal thoughts and activities. Obviously seeing an erect penis on some man whiles others see what he thinks and feels is an insight to his innermost thoughts and desires. In all cases in this book the men all show an erect penis. The women are a bit more difficult to fathom. Their vaginas are simply visible on their foreheads and no fluids are visible or other evidence of their carnal desire or sexually excited stated. All of the men have public hair adjacent to their sex organs while all women are lacking any pubic hair completely. This is an erotic symbolism giving full view to women's genitals. . "BANNED" or "PROHIBITED" BOOKS: Shun Pon Haru Bon: In the case of this item it is very likely that it was printed in a much smaller discreet quantity than the 200 copies possible off the blocks. Due to the "banned" nature of such books there is no date publisher nor place cited. One is simply left to determine the date and artist by stylistic analysis. It is well-known that during the Tokugawa period 1603-1868 erotic prints and books were "BANNED" or "PROHIBITED" by decree of the Shogun. One of the influencing factors was that during this period some Shoguns were changing their views and being influenced by Christians who entered Japan during this period. The Shogun did not want foreigners and Jesuit missionaries to think that Japan was a crass and base nation. Naturally foreigners soon learned that prostitution was rampant and so this strange logic from the Shogun never had much affect on the Christians and surely not on the Japanese. . The Shogun enforced severe punishments for persons involved in drawing printing carving blocks and publishing erotic books and prints. With out the "Kiwame" or censor's approval seal all such items were "Banned" outright by the Shogun decree. . While these "Prohibited" books and prints were widely circulated in an "underground" society there are ample examples of famous artists taking on commissions to produce erotic books and prints fun or profit. The record and bibliography is loaded with these examples. "Banning" such erotic works simply meant that the number printed were limited to smaller numbers and distribution was done under the table discretely circulating such books privately among collectors. During these times it was not necessary for artists to sign their such artistic creations by-and-large the population had a very good idea who the artist was by being familiar with their style and other works it was simply a "public secret" who the artist was. Often the artist poked fun at the Shogun with political jokes and assumed names to confound any chance of being discovered by the authorities. . Over the centuries this knowledge decreased and is now the domain of the art historian or scholar to identify and determine the actual artist. Stylistic analysis remains the standard method for unsigned works. . THE ARTIST/SCHOOLS: While there are no signatures or seals indicating the artist's name or even his alternate Go studio name we believe this work is part of the "Primitives and First Century of Ukiyo-e School 1660-1765" period. See Lane below. The women's coiffeur is very similar to those found in this period as well as the drawing style technique and genre. It is this cataloger's opinion that this work was likely the creation of one of the Moronobu School masters. Perhaps done by Sukenobu Yoshikiyo Morishige Sugimura Moronobu Kiyonobu Masanobu or others from this period. We believe this work was likely done from around 1710-1750. It was also likely that it was done by one of the artists listed below. . LIKELY ARTIST ATTRIBUTION: . MORONOBU SUKENOBU SCHOOL: Nishikawa Sukenobu 1671 -August 20 1750 often called simply "Sukenobu" was a Japanese printmaker from Kyoto. He was unusual for a Ukiyo-e in being based in the imperial capital of Kyoto. He did prints of actors but gained note for his works concerning women. His Hyakunin Joro Shinasadame: Appreciating 100 Women in two volumes published in 1723 depicted women of all classes from the empress to prostitutes and received favorable results His Hyakunin Joro Shinasadame: Appreciating 100 women in two volumes published in 1723 depicted women of all classes from the empress to prostitutes and received favorable results Leading members of this school were: Nishikawa Sukenobu the founder; Nishikawa Suketada; Kawashima Nobukiyo; Nishikawa Terunobu; and Takagi Sadatake. . NISHIKAWA MORONOBU SCHOOL: Nishikawa Moronobu 1618-July 25 1694 was a Japanese painter and printmaker known for his advancement of the Ukiyo-e woodcut style starting in the 1670s. Leading members of the MORONOBU school were: Nishikawa Moronobu the founder; Hishikawa Morofusa; Hishikawa Moroyoshi; Hishikawa Moronaga; Hishikawa Moroshige; Hishikawa Morohira; and Tamazaki Ryujo. . BIBLIOGRAPHY: . This title is NOT listed in any of the below resources: SHIBUI Kiyoshi. UKIYO-E NAISHI. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF JAPANESE EROTIC ILLUSTRATED WOODBLOCK PRINTED BOOKS. H. KERLEN. CATALOGUE OF PRE-MEIJI JAPANESE BOOKS & MAPS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS. Richard Lane: IMAGES FROM THE FLOATING WORLD THE JAPANESE PRINT; pages 28 40-60 show examples of the Ukiyo-e primitives 1660-1765 especially the Moronobu school pp.60-88 et al. . NOT LISTED IN: . KSM SHIBUI Kiyoshi: UKIYO-E NAISI. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF JAPANESE EROTIC ILLUSTRATED WOODBLOCK PRINTED BOOKS. Modern Reading: UKIYO-E NAISHI KERLEN H.: CATALOGUE OF PRE-MEIJI JAPANESE BOOKS & MAPS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS. Not in any other usual bibliographies on Japanese E-hon woodblock printed books. . See: WIKIPEDIA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanjaku . hardcover books‎

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