‎Thé‎

‎[Industrial Workers of the World]‎

‎Souvenir Program: 22nd Annual Class War Prisoners' Christmas Fund Entertainment‎

‎New York: General Defense Committee 1938. Pamphlet. 12p. staplebound booklet very good. Program for the event with announcements of solidarity from radical groups and even the Jade Mountain Chinese Restaurant at 197 Second Avenue. We find reports of fund-raisers for other radical groups including one for Spanish anti-fascist refugees at Jade Mountain around this time. General Defense Committee unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 221585

‎[Industrial Workers of the World / IWW / IWW] I W W‎

‎The I.W.W.: A Plain Statement of Its Structure and Principles‎

‎Chicago Illinois: Industrial Workers of the World General Executive Board GEB I.W.W. / IWW 1934. Pamphlet. Near Fine. 40 pp. Duodecimo 19 cm; saddle-stapled in orange/red printed and illustrated card wrappers. A bit of dust soiling else a nice and clean copy. "There IS a way out of the economic chaos that surrounds us. To workers weary of the unfilled promises of politicians embittered by the betrayals of two-faced labor-leaders into whose hands they have unwisely entrusted their fate and sick with the experience of being pitted against each other by their craft unions in the great wage wars of this last year the I. W. W. offers a simple program of rank-and-file industrial unionism whereby the working class can do for itself whatever it needs to have done."<br /> <br /> General IWW organizing pamphlet. Contains: Why the Working Class Built the I. W. W. p3 The Economics of Unionism p13 How the I. W. W. Is Built p22 The Social Program of the I. W. W. p30 and What the I. W. W. Expects of Its Members p36. Advert for other IWW publications on the rear cover including The Industrial Worker periodical One Big Union pamphlet General Strike pamphlet Unemployment and the Machine pamphlet and the I. W. W. Song Book aka The Little Red Songbook. IWW's address of "2422 N. Halsted St. Chicago Ill." is printed on the covers which was the IWW's General Headquarters from April 1933 - February 1970. Miles 4240. Industrial Workers of the World, General Executive Board (GEB) [I.W.W. / IWW] unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 69321

‎[Industrial Workers of the World / IWW / IWW] Contributers include: Tom Barker, Jack Gaveel, Chas J Miller, A Lozovsky, George A‎

‎The Industrial Pioneer. Volume 1 Number 1. February 1921‎

‎Chicago Illinois: Industrial Workers of the World I.W.W. / IWW 1921. Magazine. Good. 64 pp. Quarto 26.5 cm; saddle-stapled printed and illustrated wraps. Some splitting less than one inch at the fold at the head and foot of the wraps. Internal age toning. Light wear to edges and corners with some small bumps chips and splits. Corners bumped with a few tiny losses there not affecting text or images. Clean and unmarked text. A good copy of this rare first issue. This is the first issue of the IWW's official monthly editorial publication The Industrial Pioneer. The Industrial Pioneer ran from February 1921 to September 1926 although publication was suspended from February 1922 to April 1923. This first issue features serial fiction journalistic articles international dispatches activist strategy short fiction poetry and cartoons including two by cartoonist "Dust" Wallin on page 11 "Poor Marksmanship" and on page 48 "Farmer John Reads Between the Lines". The cartoonist "Dust" Wallin was "known as 'the Gustave Doré of the IWW' because of his conceptual richness and engraving-like detail" www.cartooningcapitalism.com/iww-cartoons. Miles 4756.<br /> <br /> "One of the finest examples of the poetry prose fiction art and socioeconomic analysis produced in America's past by self-educated working-class radicals" sociologist Melvyn Dubofsky on The Industrial Pioneer. Industrial Workers of the World [I.W.W. / IWW] unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 65768

‎[industrial Workers of the World]‎

‎The rebel worker 6. A revolutionary journal published by members of the Industrial Workers of the World‎

‎Chicago: Solidarity Bookshop 1966. Magazine. iv 20p. wraps minor toning else very good condition mimeographed 8.5x11 inches illus. Chicago IWW reprint of the London 1966 issue with new cover introduction short piece by Rene Crevel and statement on rear added. Franklin & Penelope Rosemont sometimes edited this magazine and were closely associated with it. Contributions by Charles Radcliffe Penelope & Franklin Rosemont Pierre Mabille Ben Covington Archie Shepp Kenneth Patch Bernard Marszalek and Benjamin Peret. Solidarity Bookshop unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 165057

‎[INFORMATION BUREAU, SECRETARY OF THE STATE OF MAINE]‎

‎MAINE. LAND OF REMEMBERED VACATIONS / title page MAINE. THE SUMMER PLAYGROUND OF THE NATION‎

‎Augusta: Maine Development Commission n.d. ca 1936. 1936. First edition. 9" x 8" with vertical fold at center and with bright colorful cover showing a coastal scene on 1/2 and a cabin scene on the other. 70 pp. including wrappers. Illustrations. Foreword. Maps. Map Index. General Index. Information and black and white photographs of the Maine seacoast to include the Yorks the Scarboro Beaches Portland and Casco Bay Bowdoin College Boothbay Harbor Bar Harbor Bangor Camden and Prescott Bay Narraguagus Bay Passamaquoddy Bay Eastport etc.; Inland Maine to include Sebago country Bridgton Harrison the Saco Valley the Oxford County Hills the Poland County etc.; Northwestern Maine to include the Rangeley region the Kennebago country the Dead River region etc.; Central Maine to include Moosehead Lake and Mount Kineo Kennebec Belgrade Lake Parlin etc.; and Eastern and Northern Maine to include the Grand Lakes country in Washington County Northern Aroostook County Patten Norcross Mount Katahdin etc. Information on various camping opportunities winter sports Maine's industry and agriculture as well as a history of Maine and its colonization. At center is a two-page map of the state of Maine showing the location of all cities towns and seacoast and inland resorts. Much valuable information. Light soiling to wrappers and with wear to the extremities. Maine Development Commission, n.d. [ca 1936]. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 41294

‎[Initials only], See Image [Author not identified; H Harris??See Note A][Charles Darwin; On the Origin of Species]:‎

‎Charles Darwin; On the Origin of Species Well-written Manuscript Essay talk or lecture Signed with initials not interpreted entitled "Suppositions concerning the double origin of Man"‎

‎June 1865. Manuscript Initialled by Author 6pp. 4to two bifoliums good condition. SEE IMAGE FOR FULL TEXT. The essay commences with a reference to Charles Darwin "Origin" having been published a few years before; "I suppose that animal life - supplied and controlled by the spirit of God Genesis I.2 - took its upward course through the Ages developing possibly one from another as Mr Darwin supposes and including all the different forms that are or have been up to the 'man' of the Drift.See Note below re. Pleistocene. I suppose this creature's organism to have been similar to our own and his instinct & organic action and the degree of its development must depend on the nature of an animals organs. I do not suppose that this man was more than an animal - that he had reason or speech- Birds build their nests by instinct; For rest of text see images" Note: A. The talk or lecture is in a flimsy folder on which is an apparent ascription to an "H.Harris" BUT see photograph of the concluding initials not interpreted by me; B. "The image of one page of six is a handwritten letter or manuscript page from June 1865 containing a discussion of mythological and historical theories regarding ancient peoples and their origins. The author speculates on topics such as the origins of amber trade routes the identity of the Finns and other northern tribes as descendants of Tubal Cain and the potential characteristics of the descendants of Cain. The text concludes by acknowledging that these are merely theories subject to change with better information or understanding of 'revelation.'" AI; C."The Middle and Late Pleistocene is arguably the most interesting period in human evolution. This broad period witnessed the evolution of our own lineage as well as that of our sister taxon the Neanderthals and related Denisovans. It is exceptionally rich in both fossil and archaeological remains and uniquely benefits from insights gained through molecular approaches such as paleogenetics and paleoproteomics that are currently not widely applicable in earlier contexts. This wealth of information paints a highly complex picture often described as ‘the Muddle in the Middle’ defying the common adage that ‘more evidence is needed’ to resolve it." See Images total item. June 1865 unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 26916

‎[INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES, ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE SOVIET UNION] Институт Востоковедения, Ака‎

‎Демократическая Республика Афганистан. Справочник. Demokraticheskaya Respublika Afganistan. Spravochnik. Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Directory.‎

‎Москва Moscow.: Наука Nauka. 1981. 172pp. Text in Russian. A prior owner's stamp title page paperback covers little shelf worn though overall a very good copy. . Наука [Nauka]. paperback‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 221168

‎[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (The World Bank)]‎

‎Articles of Agreement Between the United States of America and Other Powers; Formulated at the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference Bretton Woods New Hampshire July 1 to July 22 1944‎

‎Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1946. First Edition. The first US printing detailing the articles of agreement of the World Bank. Original printed stapled wrappers with minor rubbing and toning staple rust ownership signature of R.H. Stimson to front cover else very good. 33 pp. The official U.S. State Department publication of the founding charter that established the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development commonly known as the World Bank. This document represents the second major institution created at Bretton Woods alongside the International Monetary Fund specifically designed to finance post-war reconstruction in Europe and promote economic development in emerging nations.<br /> <br /> While the IMF focused on monetary stability and exchange rates the World Bank was conceived to provide long-term capital for reconstruction and development projects that private investors were unwilling or unable to finance. The Bank's initial mission centered on rebuilding war-torn Europe but it quickly evolved to focus primarily on development lending to what would become known as the developing world.<br /> <br /> The timing notation is significant: though formulated during the July 1944 Bretton Woods Conference the Articles weren't signed until December 27 1945 - the same date the IMF came into effect when the ratification threshold was met. The United States deposited its instrument of acceptance on December 20 1945 just one week before the effective date demonstrating the critical American role in launching both institutions. Government Printing Office unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 1189

‎[IRONS, William Joseph]. Attributed. A Member of the Protestant Reformed Church of England‎

‎Puseyism, or Anglo-Catholicism, briefly considered in connection with the Doctrine of the Church of Rome‎

‎London: John Lee, 1843‎

‎A pamphlet (once bound in with other pamphlets). Complete. Title page, Introduction, text. The pamphlet now appears disbound, as it has been removed from a collection - but is complete in itself. A touch of darkening to the covers, and a small stain to the bottom of pages 4/5 but otherwise in good clean condition. Now held in an archival wallet. 24 pp. A scarce item, Copac shows holdings only at BL, Oxford & Cambridge. William Joseph Irons (1812-1883) was an Anglican priest and Theolgian. He was a strong defender of Church of England as the Established Church, and argued against seceding from the church (whether to Rome or to the more Protestant churches). He was the vicar of Brompton at the time of the publication of this work, and the introduction is dated Brompton April 1843. He is names by Lawrence Crumb (in "The Oxford Movement and its leaders, a bibliography of Secondary and Lesser Primary Sources") as the probable author of this work.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 1731

‎[IRELAND AND THE IRISH UNION].‎

‎A large collection of 51 pamphlets relating to Ireland and the Irish Union with Great Britain from the library of the Marquesses of Lothian at Newbattle Abbey.‎

‎<p>8vo. 51 volumes. Preserved in the original states; the vast majority stitched as issued many uncut and in the original plain paper wrappers.</p><p>A remarkably fresh collection of pamphlets relating to Ireland and - largely - the proposed and later completed political union between Ireland and Great Britain dating from the final decade of the eighteenth- and first decade of the nineteenth- centuries. Included are historical and literary works references to the 1798 Irish Rebellion and numerous speeches made by Irish and British politicians during the long debates in both Houses of Parliament.</p><p>Highlights include:</p><p>- AN INDEPENDENT OBSERVER REDFOORD Archibald. Union necessary to security. Addressed to the loyal inhabitants of ireland. Dublin. Printed for J. Archer 1800.</p><p>8vo. 2 106pp. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Occasional inked corrections to text some dampstaining to margins.</p><p>Presentation copy inked inscription to head of title: 'For William Smith Esq. / from his sincere friend / The Author'.</p><p>ESTC T194733.</p><p>- AN OFFICER. TAYLOR Sir Herbert. Impartial relation of the military operations which took place in Ireland in consequence of the landing of a body of French troops under general Humbert in august 1798. Dublin. Printed for J. Milliken 1799.</p><p>8vo. 2 69pp 1. With two engraved folding plates and a folding table. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's marbled wrappers. ESTC T114958.</p><p>- A REAL FRIEND. A letter to the people of Ireland which they all can understand and ought to read. Dublin. Printed for J. Milliken 1799.</p><p>8vo. 3 6-33pp 1. In this edition the text ends on p.34 with 'I am your real friend. Finis'. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Foxed.</p><p>ESTC records a single copy of this edition in North America Missouri and none elsewhere.</p><p>From the collection - recently dispersed - of the Marquesses of Lothian who also held the Earldom of Ancram at Newbattle Abbey; many were presumably acquired by William Kerr 5th Marquess of Lothian 1737-1815 British soldier and peer.</p><p>A full list of the contents of this collection is available on request.</p> [vs.].‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : AQVBF8

‎[IRISH-AMERICAN INTEREST - DEATHS OF THE KENNEDY BROTHERS].‎

‎Collection of Irish Newspapers and Ephemera Relating to the Deaths of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.‎

‎Ireland.: Sunday Telegraph and the Daily Sketch. Circa1963-1969. A collection relating to John F. Kennedy's death including: a supplemental broadside lavishly illustrated in a montage of colour and black and white photographic illustrations on the theme of JFK's state visit to Ireland a portrait of himself and Jackie all poignantly concluded with a view of his casket lying in state; a copy of the November 26 1963 issue of the Daily Sketch on the subject of JFK's death punctuated by images of John Jr.'s last salute to his father's casket and a grieving Jackie; and a 1963 prayer card for JFK enclosed with a thank you card from Jacqueline Kennedy within a signed envelope. . Sunday Telegraph, and the Daily Sketch. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 219630

‎[IRONS, William Joseph]. Attributed A Member of the Protestant Reformed Church of England‎

‎Puseyism or Anglo-Catholicism‎

‎London: : John Lee 1843. A pamphlet once bound in with other pamphlets. Complete. Title page Introduction text. The pamphlet now appears disbound as it has been removed from a collection - but is complete in itself. A touch of darkening to the covers and a small stain to the bottom of pages 4/5 but otherwise in good clean condition. Now held in an archival wallet. 24 pp. A scarce item Copac shows holdings only at BL Oxford & Cambridge. William Joseph Irons 1812-1883 was an Anglican priest and Theolgian. He was a strong defender of Church of England as the Established Church and argued against seceding from the church whether to Rome or to the more Protestant churches. He was the vicar of Brompton at the time of the publication of this work and the introduction is dated Brompton April 1843. He is names by Lawrence Crumb in "The Oxford Movement and its leaders a bibliography of Secondary and Lesser Primary Sources" as the probable author of this work. John Lee, unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 1731

‎[Isadora Duncan]; Margaretta K Mitchell (Photographs, Introduction); Mitchell, Peter (Poem, "The Dancer")‎

‎Dance For Life; Isadora Duncan and Her California Dance Legacy At the Temple of Wings‎

‎Berkeley: Elysian Editions Wesley B. Tanner 1985. First and Limited Edition. Folio in a case. Fine. Mitchell Margaretta K. The printer's proof from an edition of fifty copies seven text pages and twelve photogravures all housed in a clamshell case. This an homage to Angela Isadora Duncan 1877-1927 and the incredible effect she had on modern dance which she initiated at the turn of the last century. <br /> <br /> She "emphasized the dynamics and rhythm of movement invoked the Greeks and refused to perform anywhere but in the sanctified halls of the opera house and concert stage. Duncan avoided all links with dance as it had been known in the nineteenth century - a 'leg business' that was titillating and low class. She remains a key figure in the history of American modern dance primarily because she established dance as a legitimate artistic practice" n.b. info and quote from the online Dictionary of American Biograpy. <br /> <br /> A native of San Francisco she spent much of her adult life in Europe and Russia. However her influence was deeply felt in the San Francisco Bay Area; an admirer and childhood friend of hers Florence Treadwell Boynton and her husband built a home in Berkeley designed by Bernard Maybeck which was named the "Temple of Wings". It was there that Florence created a dance school that adhered to her own beliefs regarding raising children with these beliefs integrated with the dance style of Duncan. Annual summer dance events were held at the Temple of Wings from 1914 through 1985 and it is this style of dance which is celebrated in this photographic portfolio. <br /> <br /> With photographs by Margaretta K. Mitchell b. 1935 whose "photographs belong to the Pictorialist tradition addressing formal concerns of line and shadow primarily in black and white" n.b. from Wiki. Her style shows in the twelve gravure plates in this work which bring to life the interpretation by Duncan and Boynton of the ancient Greek-style of dance. <br /> <br /> Issued in an edition of fifty copies plus nine copies reserved for the participants in the project this the printer's proof copy which we acquired directly from him. Somewhat uncommon in the marketplace as of this writing we see only a single other offering online; our search of OCLC locates four institutional holdings. <br /> <br /> ___DESCRIPTION: The work consists of nineteen sheets in a portfolio box the title page in blue and black four pages of Introduction this followed by the poem "The Dancer" this by the twelve photgravures with the colophon at the end the first page of the Introduction has a small photoengraved illustration printed in black there are nine continous-tone offset illustrations printed in black throughout the Introduction the twelve photogravures are all titled numbered this copy noted as "Printer's Proof" and dated by Margarette Mitchell each photogravure interleaved with archival paper for protection; types Castellar Van Dijck and Garamond on Arches paper the pages measure 19" by 15"; the box is covered in blue cloth with a white paper label mounted onto the front with blue lettering and measures 20 3/4" by 16 1/8". <br /> <br /> ___CONDITION: The text pages and photogravues all fine clean and without wear; the box near fine strong and sturdy but with a few spots of soil and a few areas of light wear including a small tear to the cloth at the bottom of the front of the box. <br /> <br /> ___CITATION: The Book Club of California Quarterly Newsletter Vol. LV Number 4 Autumn 1990 "A Bibliographical Checklist of Wesley B. Tanner Printer" Part II p. 98. <br /> <br /> ___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an extremely large and heavy item and additional postage may apply please inquire for details. International customers also please note that any taxes duty or tariffs charged by your country will of necessity be your responsibility. <br /> <br /> ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Elysian Editions [Wesley B. Tanner] unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : CNWT01

‎[ISMAIL] HAKKI PASHA.‎

‎Discours prononce par son Altesse le Grand-Vezir Hakki Pacha a la Chambre des Deputes le 18 Decembre 1910.‎

‎Fine French Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French. 90 p. Very fresh copy. Discours prononce par son Altesse le Grand-Vezir Hakki Pacha a la Chambre des Deputes le 18 Decembre 1910. Discours prononce par son Altesse le Grand-Vezir Hakki Pacha a la Chambre des Deputes le 18 Decembre 1910.‎

‎[Italian-Sehnsucht / The longing for Italy embodied by Byron] - [Byron, Lord George Gordon] Anderson, William‎

‎The Works of Lord Byron - With a Life and Illustrative Notes by William Anderson Esq.‎

‎1840. In Two Volumes with 65 of 67 Steel-engravings. Edinburgh A. Fullerton & Co. c.1840. Large Octavo. Volume I with 35 of 36 engravings: Portrait-Frontispiece of a young Byron with a wonderful Facsimile-Inscription to his friend Murray and two facsimile-signatures as Byron and "Sometimes - Biron" Engraved Titlepage "Lausanne" CCXXIV 270 pages / Volume II with 29 of 30 engravings: Frontispiece - Engraving of "Newstrad - Abbey" Engraved Titlepage "Villeneuve" 465 pages. Hardcover / Stunning full leather with gilt lettering and tooling and ornament on boards and spine. English Master-Bindings of the 19th century. Very good condition with some signs of external wear. Some minor paint-staining to bindings. This stunning set of Byron's works and Biography is including 70 full-page steel-engravings of landcsapes where Byron spent time and portraits of contemporaries and people Byron engaged with. Volume I includes: 1: Portrait of Lord Byron Frontispiece / 2: Lausanne Vignette Title / 3: Portrait of Hobhouse / 4: Steel-engraving of the Franciscan Convent Athens Residence of Lord Byron 1811 /5: Portrait of Lady Caroline Lamb / 6: Portrait of Marguerite Cogni / 7: Portrait of Lady Byron / 8: Landscape Engraving of Geneva / 9: Diodati / 10: Interlachen Interlaken / 11: Grindenwald this engraving is missing / 12: Verona / 13: Petrarch's House / 14: Licenza / 15: The Lido Venice / 16: Portrait of Countess Guiccioli / 17: Bologna / 18: Campo Santo Pisa / 19: Portrait of Shelley / 20: Cephalonia / 21: Missolonghi / 22: Harrow / 23: Lachin-Y-Gair First of Two Views / 24: Lachin-Y-Gair Second of Two Views / 25: Portrait of Old Lord Clare / 26: Portrait of Sir Walter Scott / 27: Portrait of Robert Southey / 28: Portrait of Samuel Taylor Coleridge / 29: Portrait of Thomas Moore / 30: Portrait of Samuel Rogers / 31: Portrait of Gifford / 32: Portrait of Miss Chaworth / 33: Engraving of Malta Harbour / 34: Portrait of Theresa Maid of Athens / 35: Engraving of the Temple of Theseus / 36: Engraving of Corinth / Volume II includes: 1: Engraving of Newstead Frontispiece / 2: Engraving of Villeneuve Vignette Title / 3: Dungeon of Chillon / 4: Portrait of Lady Sarah Sophia Jane Countess of Jersey / 5: Engraving of a Portrait of Napoleon by Freeman after the original by Delaroche/ 6: Portrait of Madame de Stael this engraving is missing / 7: Engraving of a View of Lisbon from Fort Almeida / 8: Engraving of the Cork Convent near Cintra Sintra / 9: Mafra / 10: Portrait of Maid of Saragoza Saragossa / 11: Engraving of Delphi / 12: Engraving of Seville / 13: Engraving of Cadiz beautiful scene of the Promenade with Sailing Ships / 14: The Temple of Jupiter Olympus Athens / 15: Portrait of Ali Pacha late Vizier of Jannina with the Facsimile-signature of Ali Pacha / 16: Engraving of The Rocks of Suli / 17: Engraving of a View of Constantinople from Pera / 18: Temple of Minerva / 19: Portrait of Ada / 20: Piazzetta from the Church of St.Mark Venice / 21: The Castle of Ferrara / 22: Engraving of The Falls of Terni / 23: Tomb of Cecilia Metella / 24: Engraving of the Pantheon Rome / 25: Engraving of The Gulf of Salamis / 26: Engraving of Cape Colonna / 27: Engraving of Ancona / 28: Engraving of Ravenna with Dante's Tomb / 29: Engraving of St. Sophia / 30: Engraving of Aberdeen / hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 31400AB

‎[IWW] [CHAPLIN, Ralph] INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD I W W‎

‎Let's Go! Construction Workers Industrial Union No.573 - Original I.W.W. Stickerette a.k.a. Silent Agitators‎

‎Chicago: I.W.W. ca.1917-1925. Original circular stickerette the recto with text and illustrations printed in black with the verso lightly gummed measuring 3" x 3". Fine. Date based on the I.W.W. headquarters address at 1001 West Madison St. Chicago which the organization occupied from July 1917 to March 1925.<br /> <br /> A well-preserved example of the ephemeral "silent agitator" most of which were attractively designed by the Wobbly poet and illustrator Ralph Chaplin produced to be plastered on any and all surfaces for the recruitment of potential members including itinerant workers and tramps. This example advertises the Minneapolis-based local union with the interior image shows various tools used by the workers including a workhorse. 87222. I.W.W. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 87222

‎[J Tomkinson, Coventry publisher; Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom; the Coventry Cemetery]:‎

‎Lady Godiva; Printed item. The History of Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom of Coventry with a Description of St. Michael's Church the Holy Trinity and other Places of Worship with numerous Local Illustrations. .‎

‎Fifth Edition. Coventry: Printed and published by J. Tomkinson High Street 1877. After '. with numerous local illustrations.' the title continues: 'To which is added a short account of The Coventry Cemetery Waterworks St. Mary's and Draper's Halls School of Art New Free Library Bond's and Ford's Hospitals; also the History of Stoneleigh and Combe Abbeys Kenilworth Castle &c.' 48pp. small 15 x 12 cm 4to. With fold-out frontispiece and nine engraved plates including 'The Countess Lady Godiva riding through Coventry' and 'Peeping Tom of Coventry'. In green printed card wraps with red cloth spine. The plates are in fair condition but the book is a frail survival on aged paper in worn and torn wraps. Scarce: the only copy of this edition on COPAC at Birmingham and no copies of any other editions there. Fifth Edition. Coventry: Printed and published by J. Tomkinson, High Street, 1877. paperback‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 12598

‎[Jack the Ripper] [Jane the Ripper Murders] [Female Murderers] [Britain] [Horror] Arlen, Michael‎

‎Hell! Said the Duchess: A Bedtime Story‎

‎Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc 1934. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Minus. 241pp. Duodecimo 19.5 cm Black cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title and embossed diamond patterns on the spine and a gilt stamped crown design on the front cover. Publisher's red topstain. Spine slanted. Literary bookplate on the front pastedown. In the dust jacket with a number of small closed and open tears along the edges and folds surface rubbing and toning to the rear panel and inside flaps. Overall the jacket is quite good. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer John Ruyle. Hubin p. 12. Bleiler Checklist p. 10 London edition. A satirical novel taking place in the near future 1938 in which a female killer the Duchess aka Jane the Ripper is linked to a series of gruesome killings in London. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 68262

‎[JAMAICA] [PHOTOGRAPHY] BROTHERS OF THE POOR; JOHNSON, David (editor)‎

‎'Eventide'‎

‎West Kingston Jamaica: Brothers of the Poor / Eventide Home Institution 1981. First Edition. Slim octavo 21.75cm; original pictorial card wrappers; ii50pp; illus. Light wear rubbing and dust-soil to wrappers with a few tiny stains to same; contents clean; Very Good. A book produced to raise donations for the Eventide Relief Fund in the wake of the horrific May 20 1980 fire which tore through a building on the campus killing 157 people. The Eventide Home Institution was established in 1870 as a home for elderly women though it would eventually open its doors to the destitude crippled and severely handicapped children and men of the island. The home was perpetually underfunded and overcrowded with several buildings condemned repeatedly and described as "a tinderbox." Following an introduction by David Johnson the contents are largely dedicated to stark black & white photographs all captioned of the various types of residents the institution cares for virtually all in an exceedingly deplorable state. Scarce; OCLC notes 7 holdings NYPL UCLA Howard Ransom Center U.Illinois BL Natl.Library of Jamaica. Brothers of the Poor / Eventide Home Institution unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 58149

‎[James Gambier, Admiral; William Young, Admiral; signature of third unidentified but all Commissioners for executing the Office‎

‎James Gambier; William Young and another Admirals Printed Document Signed by three Commissioners one signature undeciphered see image other signatures of "J Gambier" and "W Young" Commissioners about marking barrels of gunpowder.‎

‎Date added in manuscript 31 January 1799 Watermark 'GR 1794'. One page folio good condition. In the form of an instruction/letter addressed to "The respective Captains Commanders and Commanding Officers of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels" and Concludes "By the Command of their Lordships Autograph W Marsden". Marsden Wikipedia: "William Marsden FRS FSA 16 November 1754 – 6 October 1836 was an Irish orientalist numismatist and linguist who served as Second then First Secretary to the Admiralty during years of conflict with France." James Lord Gambier and Sir William Young both Admirals also feature strongly in Wikipedia. Text of document: "Whereas we have judged it expedient for the better distinguishing as may have been emptied from Cartridges which is in general much decayed from the rest of the Gunpowder on board His Majesty's Ships that the words 'Powder from Cartridges' shall be marked upon the Barrels containing such Gunpowder; You are hereby required and directed to order the Gunner belonging to the Ship of Vessell under your command to mark with white Paint in legible Characters the words 'Powder from Cartridges' upon the Barrels containing the same whenever such Gunpowder shall form a part of the stores of the ship or Vessel under your Command." No doubt Nelson received a copy of this document. Date added in manuscript, 31 January 1799 (Watermark 'GR 1794'). unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 25042

‎[James Thompson, Through the Mediumship of Alice L Kane]‎

‎Echoes from the Spirit World‎

‎Topeka Kansas: Crane & Company Printers 1899. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 12mo. 142 pages with contents remaining un-opened; Cloth is darkened over top third of rear cover; Covers show scattered very light soiling; Silver lettering and emblem on covers remain bright; A little very light foxing internally; Volume remains tight and is otherwise very clean. <br/> <br/> Crane & Company, Printers hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 026565

‎[JAPAN -- TEA CEREMONY]. SOSHITSU SEN [XV].‎

‎In Japanese. Urasenke chado no oshie. Teaching of Ura senke Tea Ceremony.‎

‎Tokyo: Nihon Hoso Shuppan Kyokai Japan Broadcast Publications 1968. 8vo. 255 1 pp. 100s of photos colour photos diagrams. Brown boards white lettering w/ d.j. mnr creasing edgewear minor sunning to fore-edges spine still VG/VG- inscribed from Japanese architect Kyugoro Wakamatsu to Arnetta Guion. First edition of this scarce early work on the Urasenke School of the Japanese tea ceremony who was born Hanso Soshitsu b. 1923 and is the 15th in the long line of Japanese tea masters and great grandson to Sen Rikyu. Worldcat locates 1 copy National Diet Library. Nihon Hoso Shuppan Kyokai, Japan Broadcast Publications, hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 54925

‎[JAPANESE FOLDING SCREEN - NANBAN BYOBU - THE PORTUGUESE IN JAPAN].‎

‎A Japanese folding screen specifically a nanban byobu depicting the arrival of a Portuguese ship in Japan.‎

‎Japan 1700. 104 x 272 cm each illustrated panel: ca. 90.5 x 44.5 cm. Ink watercolours gold paint and gold leaf on paper. The image is surrounded by a frame of silk brocade a narrow frame in burgundy and gold and a wider frame in yellow gold and black with a clear floral pattern; together the frame is 5 cm wide the whole is mounted on six roiro black lacquered wood panels with gilt metal fittings on the outer corners of the outer panels. The panels are backed with decorative paper. A remarkable example of a Nanban byobu literal translation: Southern Barbarian screen a type of Japanese folding screen byobu depicting the arrival of Europeans especially the Portuguese in Japan during the late 16th- and early 17th centuries. It shows the vast expanse of the Portuguese seaborne empire. From their possessions along the coast of the Indian subcontinent and their lease of Macau individual Portuguese reached Japan in 1542 and were followed by traders and missionaries the most famous being Francis Xavier. Nanban art provides a unique glimpse into a period of significant cultural exchange and the Japanese perspective on the arrival of the Portuguese in their islands. While inspired by the arrival of and trade with the Portuguese in Japan before the enforcement of the isolationist foreign policy commonly known as Sakoku by the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate from 1633/1639 onwards it remained a popular subject to depict on these folding screens and in other artworks during the Edo period and beyond. The image on the present folding screen shows a large four-masted ship probably approaching the port of Nagasaki. Crew members both Portuguese and people from Portuguese possessions in the Indian subcontinent are seen furling the sails and performing remarkable acrobatic feats in the ship's rigging. The artist emphasises the balloon-like bagginess of their bombacha trousers typically associated with the Portuguese and other Europeans but focuses also on distinctive details such as heavy gold necklaces facial hair hats capes frilly white handkerchiefs and ruffled collars. The foreigners are depicted as being exotic but not scary or very "other" they are depicted as being different while still simply being human. The decoration and colours of the flags flown at the top of each mast are reminiscent of Christian symbols the Cross of Christ and Portugal's colours green and red. Cargo and passengers are offloaded into small boats that pull alongside the ship the top right corner shows a 12-point wind rose including a depiction of the globe. The whole scene is enschrouded in gold clouds.After the Sengoku period a period of practically consecutive and almost continuous civil wars and social upheavals in the 15th- and 16th centuries Japan entered a more peaceful and prosperous period. Folding screens such as the present example were used to divide larger homes and generally show of the growing wealth and prosperity of the warrior and merchant classes. The screens are finely executed in detail and using vibrant colours and copious amounts of gold paint and/or gold leaf. Thematically the painting here continues a tradition of now-lost screens of Chinese trade ships that were in vogue during the 15th- and 16th centuries at the peak of the Sino-Japanese tribute missions that brought entourages numbering in the thousands from the Ming court. The precise subject of these paintings had since shifted from Chinese trade ships to Chinese- or more general Southeast Asian-style ships carrying European including men from the European possessions in Africa and Asia crews. The scene illustrates the dynamic convergence of Eastern and Western cultures through trade around 1600. Portuguese traders first arrived in Japan in 1543 and by 1570 they had established the Bay of Nagasaki as a strategic hub for their commercial operations which were largely unregulated. They generated significant profits by exchanging Chinese silk for Japanese silver although some European goods were also part of the trade. The Portuguese carracks massive three-decked vessels weighing up to 1600 tons captivated local observers with their impressive scale unfamiliar crews and exotic cargo.Alongside these traders Jesuit missionaries sought to spread Christianity finding particular success in Kyushu where many local daimyo converted. However a Christian-led rebellion in 1638 alarmed the Tokugawa authorities raising fears of European colonial interference. As a result the Portuguese were expelled in 1639. When a Portuguese delegation attempted to restore diplomatic relations the following year all sixty members were executed. In 1640 the shogunate instituted a policy of national seclusion restricting foreign contact to limited trade with Chinese merchants a small number of Dutch traders and occasional Korean envoys. By 1650 Christianity was outlawed and any missionary work was punishable by death. The present screen is a slightly later example and the focus of the scene lies mostly on trade and the ship's crew itself and not directly on any Christian identity of the foreigners arriving on Japanese shores.This screen belongs to approximately ninety surviving Nanban screens ranking second only to capital city scenes in popularity among Japanese patrons. The earliest examples date to the 1590s and their continued production throughout the Edo period demonstrates the lasting impact of the Portuguese encounter on Japanese culture.Some minor flaking of the gold paint/gold leaf barely any soiling the decorative paper back of the work shows some traces of wear and use. The image remains clear and the colours vibrant. Overall in very good condition. This exceptional screen offers collectors an important historical document that captures both Portuguese maritime exploration and the Jesuit mission to Japan-a unique period of cultural exchange between East and West. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : ABC_49540

‎[JAPANESE WORLD WAR II WAR ARTISTS]. 大日本海洋美術協会. [DAI NIHON KAIYō BIJUTSU KYōKAI]. [THE GREAT JAPANESE MARITIME SOCIETY OF ARTS].‎

‎Illustration: 'Pearl Harbor 8 December.' by Fujta Tsuguharu.‎

‎大日本海洋美術協会. Showa 18 1943. Coloured print 17.5 x 28cm. A clean image mounted on card with some discolouration on its margins. A captioned tissue-guard printed in Japanese is included. 大東亜戦争海軍美術. Daitōa sensō kaigun bijutsu. Art from the Naval Campaigns of the Greater East Asia War. . 大日本海洋美術協会. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 214637

‎[JAPANESE WORLD WAR II WAR ARTISTS]. 大日本海洋美術協会. [DAI NIHON KAIYō BIJUTSU KYōKAI]. [THE GREAT JAPANESE MARITIME SOCIETY OF ARTS].‎

‎Illustration: 'Singapore Naval Port soon after the Japanese Attack.' By Yazawa Gengetsu.‎

‎大日本海洋美術協会. Showa 18 1943. 18 x 28cm. A lovely clean colour image but mounted on card with some discolouration on the margins. A captioned tissue-guard printed in Japanese is included. 大東亜戦争海軍美術. Daitōa sensō kaigun bijutsu. Art from the Naval Campaigns of the Greater East Asia War. . 大日本海洋美術協会. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 214635