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1830Best.-Nr. 2324134Canterbury New Hampshire: S.N 1830. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Boards rubbed and soiled ink note from district clerk on front board ink owner name on front endpaper evidence that leaves were once pressed between some blank pages. 1830 Hard Cover. Unpaginated ruled pages as one would expect to see in a ledger. Leather spine olive paper over boards. A manuscript book detailing board elections budget votes and other administrative matters related to the operation of Canterbury New Hampshire's School District No. 4 written in the hands of several different clerks. S.N hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 86003001Edo 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:. unknown books
1920Best.-Nr. List3814Nashville Tennessee: Ambrose 1920. Printed photographic postcard measuring approximately 3 ½ x 5 ½ inches. Recto with two portraits of Laurence C. Jones captioned "Laurence C. Jones Ph. B." and describing him as founder and president of the Piney Woods Country Life School "an opportunity school for the training of the head hand and heart of underprivileged colored boys and girls in the Black Belt of Mississippi." Divided postcard back with printed appeal headed "How to Help Piney Woods School" soliciting money clothing shoes and scholarships. Light wear and soiling; very good. A fundraising postcard for Laurence C. Jones and the Piney Woods Country Life School in Piney Woods Mississippi. Jones founded the school in 1909 to provide academic industrial and agricultural education for African American children in rural Mississippi. The front of the card summarizes the school's purpose in the language of the period describing it as an "opportunity school" for the training of "head hand and heart" in the Black Belt. The verso gives a direct appeal for support requesting "money in any amount-even one dollar is helpful" and asking for clothing and shoes for young men and women "who are working their way." It also gives the price of scholarships: $100 for an academic scholarship $50 for an industrial scholarship or $5 a month to give a boy or girl the opportunity to enter the school. Ambrose unknown books
1942Best.-Nr. 15864Fort Sill OK: Field Artillery School. Very Good. 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. A Very Good pamphlet of the Field Artillery School November 1942. Limited water staining; The restricted manual covers Organization of the Field Artillery Organization and Duties of the Battalion Reconnaissance and Selection Organization of Combined Artillery and Infantry March Columns Artillery March Disposition and Reconnaissance Employment of the Artillery Details Displacements The Bettery Detail - Heavy Artillery ; 8vo; 79 1 pages . Field Artillery School unknown books
1942Best.-Nr. 15863Fort Sill OK: Field Artillery School. Very Good. 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. A Very Good pamphlet of the Field Artillery School January 1 1942; Covers questions and answers on a variety of topics including The Driver Clutch Transmission and Brakes Aids to Control Night Driving etc. Covers memory joggers of Inspection such as LEWOG FETHEAL TOAM NIP and HALT BOLL ; 8vo; 45 pages . Field Artillery School unknown books
1904Best.-Nr. 95762Manchester VA 1904. Good. 1 sheet folded somewhat crookedly to make a four-page program. 22 cm. Somewhat soiled with some chips and tears as well as a partially split corner crease. James H. Blackwell an African American was for many years Principal of this school which opened in 1888. After Manchester merged with the city of Richmond in 1910 the school was renamed the Maury School. Rev. Dr. A. Binga Jr. an African American minister at Manchester's first Baptist Church and also the first African American public school teacher in Manchester gave the Invocation. Eight students read essays. We have laid in a cut signature "A. Binga Jr." from 1891. unknown books
1921Best.-Nr. 95585Phoenix AZ 1921. Paperback. Very Good. frontis photos 196p. Softcover in original wrapper. 28 x 20 cm. Covers somewhat soiled and worn with edges frayed and chipped. Contents sound and clean with many penciled and inked signatures on many of the pages. This copy appears to have belonged to Maude D. Stewart who is identified and pictured in this volume as the Assistant Registrar of the high school. While segregation was not required by law the African American students had been confined beginning in 1914 in a separate "Department of Colored Children" with one teacher for all either in the basement of the school or in separate nearby buildings. Pages 88-91 in the Annual are devoted to that Department. The group picture shows 23 students. Three were Seniors. A separate segregated school for African Americans Phoenix Union Colored High School renamed Carver High School in 1943 was built in an industrial area near Black residential areas and opened in 1926. James Rosser a talented football and track athlete. had first entered high school in 1916 but "could not play on the football team at that time." He enlisted in the army in 1918 and served in the 10th Cavalry at Fort Huachuca where he played left half-back on the regimental team. When Rosser returned to Phoenix Union after the war Rosser was allowed to play on the high school team and seems to have been one of the most important members of the team although he is not one of the 17 individual players pictured on the pages devoted to the football team. paperback books
1932Best.-Nr. 95269Kansas City 1932. Program. Very Good. Program photos 8p. 26 cm. Slightly browned. Dedication of the Athletic Field at this segregated high school for African Americans in Kansas City Missouri. Includes a grainy photo of the Sumner football squad. unknown books
1873Best.-Nr. 92974Cincinnati: Excelsior School Furniture Manfactur'g Co 1873. Paperback. Fair. illustrations 62 unnumbered pages. Softcover in original wrapper. 23 cm. Lacks backstrip. Covers soiled chipped and worn. Heavily dampstained on corner of title pages. Some dog-earing and soiling along edges. Excelsior School Furniture Manfactur'g Co paperback books
1942Best.-Nr. 93068Dallas Texas: Published by the Journalism Students of Booker T. Washington High School 1942. Very Good. 2 issues High School newspaper. photos 4p. 51 x 33 cm. Horizontal fold presumably as published. Pages moderately browned darkest along edges and fold. Both issues have small tears in margins near center fold. Red name stamp at top of first page on the November issue. Segregated high school for African Americans. The April issue includes a short article on page 2 about the failure of the school to offer any sports teams for girls "Washington Girls Plead for Part in Playing Sports". The numbering on these two issues suggests that this student nespaper was published every three weeks or so when school was in session. Published by the Journalism Students of Booker T. Washington High School unknown books
1901Best.-Nr. 91318Northampton: Gazette Printing Company 1901. Paperback. Very Good. 6 tussue-guarded photos 29p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23cm. Cover unevenly browned. Faint circular stamp on cover. Gazette Printing Company paperback books
1936Best.-Nr. 89601Norman OK: University of Oklahoma 1936. Paperback. Very Good. 12p. plus 4 full-page black and white illustrations Softcover in original wrapper. 24cm. Cover has some browning and edge-wear. 180 items are listed. Assembled by the Society for the Expansion of Polish Art Abroad. Loaned by the Polish Institute of Arts and Letters of the Roerich Museum in New York. University of Oklahoma paperback books
Best.-Nr. 90051Nashville Tennessee. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover in original wrapper. 8 unnumbered pages last page blank. Softcover program. 20cm. Modest cover soil and edge-wear. Graduation program for a segregated high school for African Americans. paperback books
1925Best.-Nr. 90130London: Issued at the Edwards Library University College 1925. Paperback. Very Good. 12 3p. Softcover in original wrapper. 20cm. Issued at the Edwards Library, University College paperback books
1912Best.-Nr. 86703Oxford: At the Clarendon Press 1912. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. This volume only. 94 black & white plates printed on one side and numbered 1-34 34A and 35-93. Original cloth-backed boards. 34 cm. Splitting along sides of backstrip. Other modest cover wear including some uneven cover fading and some small holes and other wear along rear joint. At the Clarendon Press hardcover books
1958Best.-Nr. 83200Bangkok 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine. photos 110p. Original green cloth on front half and Thai patterned cloth on back half. 26cm. No jacket. School yearbook for this highly regarded school in Bangkok which was established in 1951. hardcover books
1963Best.-Nr. 82375n.p. 1963. Paperback. Very Good. photos 64 2p. Comb binding. 26cm. Annual Session held in Kansas City Missouri. paperback books
1960Best.-Nr. 82446n.p. 1960. Paperback. Good. photos 40p. 31cm. Relatively light soiling and wear. Held at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago Illinois. paperback books
1955Best.-Nr. 81698Newport 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. photos text unnumbered. Hardcover. 27cm. No Jacket. hardcover books
1954Best.-Nr. 81429Newport 1954. Hardcover. Very Good. photos text unnumbered. 27cm. No Jacket. hardcover books
1971Best.-Nr. 771631971. Hardcover. Good. 28 or 29 cm. Joints and other extremities rubbed on 1983 annual which has a pictorial bnding. Former owner's names and some student inscriptions/signatures. Prestigious private school in Hong Kong. hardcover books
1927Best.-Nr. 4296Toyama 1927. 1st and only ed. in English. Paperback. Fine. index iii 133p. Softcover in original wrapper. 22 cm. "The library consists.of the collection originally made by Lafcadio Hearn.with some slight addition acquired by the family after his death." An almost new copy purchased by Phil about 30 years ago from Charles Tuttle of Tuttle Publishing at his family's used book store in Rutland Vermont. paperback books
1951Best.-Nr. 734561951. Paperback. Good. All appear to be written in 1951 and all were sent to Rev. Campbell MacRae Lewistall who is identified on a slip laid in one of the envelopes as Founder-teacher Blyden-Lewistall Private School at 314 West 133rd Street in New York City. Some letters are worn; all appear to be complete. Most envelopes present some with stamps. Three of the letters were from Philip Nathaniel King headmaster or head teacher of this Methodist-supported elementary school; one is from his wife; two are from his son; and two are from Mr. King's niece who was also a teacher at the school. All of the letters seem designed to establish contact with Rev. Lewistall who is addressed as Uncle. Some including the letters from King's son thank the New York Uncle for gifts such as an air rifle. The letters picture conditions at the school as far from ideal and make it clear that the the Kings were hoping that their "uncle" in America would provide some financial support. paperback books
1971Best.-Nr. 68994Freeport: Books for Libraries Press 1971. Hardcover. Near Fine. illustrated most small photos index x 301p. Original black cloth. 26 cm. No Jacket as published. Reprint of the original 1900 edition. Books for Libraries Press hardcover books
1936Best.-Nr. 57309Ann Arbor: Edwards Brothers 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. index xvii 567p. Original cloth. 21cm. Backstrip faded. No Jacket. Edwards Brothers hardcover books
