Paris: Collection Neuf / Robert Delpire, 1955. First edition. In original hessian waxed cloth covered hardback boards. Fascinating perspective of the city of Moscow in the early 1950's; with 163 numbered black and white photographs. Includes candid shots of the people, streets, schools and industry. All captioned in French text. No dust jacket. Cover slightly darkened in areas, otherwise book is in a good condition. 275 x 220 mm (10¾ x 8¾ inches). Première édition. Dans des planches cartonnées recouvertes de toile de jute cirée d'origine. Perspective fascinante de la ville de Moscou au début des années 50 ; avec 163 photographies en noir et blanc numérotées. Inclut des plans francs des gens, des rues, des écoles et de l'industrie. Le tout sous-titré en texte français. Pas de jaquette. Couverture légèrement noircie par endroits, sinon le livre est en bon état. 275 x 220mm

New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1858. First Edition. Small softback illustrated children's book. Title taken from cover; half-title reads: Mother Goose's quarto of nursery rhymes. Old Mother Goose. To all good children, greeting. In McLoughlin Bros catalogue entitled List of Toy Books, published in 1867, two versions are mentioned. Like this one in yellow covers and address for McLoughlin Bros at 30 Beekman St. on front, or another in pink covers with just New York as the publisher's address. Back cover with advertisement for Games for Children. Comprises 48 unnumbered pages, with b/w illustrations. A little handled, and creased to covers, and age toned throughout. Overall, a decent copy. OCLC: 34307600. 130 x 105 mm (5 x 4¼ inches).

. Petit livre illustré pour enfants. Le titre est tiré de la couverture ; le demi-titre se lit comme suit : "Mother Goose's quarto of nursery rhymes" : Mother Goose's quarto of nursery rhymes. La vieille mère l'Oie. To all good children, greeting. Dans le catalogue de McLoughlin Bros intitulé List of Toy Books, publié en 1867, deux versions sont mentionnées. Comme celle-ci, avec une couverture jaune et l'adresse de McLoughlin Bros au 30 Beekman St. au recto, ou une autre, avec une couverture rose et l'adresse de l'éditeur à New York. La quatrième de couverture comporte une publicité pour Games for Children. Comprend 48 pages non numérotées, avec des illustrations en noir et blanc. Un peu manipulé et froissé sur les couvertures, et teinté par l'âge sur l'ensemble de l'ouvrage. Dans l'ensemble, un exemplaire correct. OCLC : 34307600. 130 x 105 mm

London: J. Redington, 1860. Nice colour portrait of the actor James Holloway as King Richard III in the William Shakespeare play of the same name. Hand coloured. Published between 1850 and 1876, based on the publisher J. Redington's trading dates. There is a copy in Folger Shakespeare Library. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 422598834. The print is very clean and colours bright. Blank to verso. Perfect for framing. 220 x 175 mm (8¾ x 7 inches).

. Beau portrait en couleurs de l'acteur James Holloway dans le rôle du roi Richard III dans la pièce de William Shakespeare du même nom. Coloré à la main. Publié entre 1850 et 1876, d'après les dates de vente de l'éditeur J. Redington. Un exemplaire se trouve à la Folger Shakespeare Library. Numéro OCLC / Identificateur unique : 422598834. L'impression est très propre et les couleurs sont vives. Le verso est vierge. Parfait pour l'encadrement. 220 x 175 mm

It is not clear whether these are 32 original ink drawings in the style of Punch and Judy by one H. Abbot, or if they are engravings culled from other sources and here gathered together. Perhaps it is a combination of the two. There are 15 numbered illustrations, with a title to each. This is followed by a further 7 illustrations on diverse subjects. Then comes "Attitudes for Exits from the Stage" with 8 small illustrations with quotations(seemingly from Shakespeare). Finally are three further illustrations. Overall, we sell this as a nice gathering (and hence unique collection) of mid-Nineteenth century engravings.
70 by 120mm (2¾ by 4¾ inches). The small pocket book is clean and tidy, with a little rubbing to the edges. Overall a nice item. Slight darkening / foxing throughout.

Philadelphia: Rosenbach Museum & Library, 1999. First edition. Black soft back with blue dust jacket. Front cover overlaid with an illustration. The exhibition at the Rosenbach featured a copy of Manjiro's own lavishly illustrated manuscript account of his adventures, and this companion book includes full-page colour reproductions the manuscript. In very good / fine condition. 116 pages. 260 x 185 mm (10¼ x 7¼ inches).

In 1843 (at just 16 years old) Nakahama Manjirō became the first Japanese person to live in the United States. Two years earlier, at the tender age of 14, he had been rescued after a shipwreck by the crew of the 'John Howland', an American whale ship from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Having mastered English, sailing the world on whaling ships for several years, and trying his hand at gold mining, Manjirō later risked his life to go back to Japan in an attempt to make his homeland more "hospitable."
After much suspicion, and many interrogations, he was later to become a shōgun's samurai, a teacher of English and American culture, and his translation of Nathaniel Bowditch's 'The New American Practical Navigator' constituted the introduction of modern scientific navigation methods to Japan. His life story is certainly a fascinating one, and number of Manjirō's students would go on to play seminal roles in the Meiji-era modernisation of Japan.
This information has been extrapolated from an article written by Junji Kitadai.

Amsterdam: Fw: Books, 2015. First edition. Signed by the author to the front. Red covers, softback. Colour photography throughout. 'Nationalfeiertag', is a book about one of the biggest, and most monitored squares in the world: Tiananmen Square in Beijing. In April and May of 1989 student protests took place and there was a massacre on June 4th. Officials and police attempted to control the images taken, but Katja Stuke filmed a few hours of material at the time and on the Chinese National Holiday in October. From this footage she extracted hundreds of portraits. The book combines these portraits with newspaper clippings which are collected and spread by the June 4th Museum in Hong Kong to keep the memory of the protests of 1989 alive. Unpaginated [560 pages]. In very good condition. 235 x 165 mm (9¼ x 6½ inches).

Paris: H. Laurens, 1946. First Edition. An attractive copy to this guide to painting still life in oils. Pale green soft covers, with vignette to the front cover. Our vignette is of a jug and grapes, and appears to be different to any other copy shown currently online). Slight fading / discolouration. Now protected in archival cover. Internally clean and tidy throughout. Uncut pages. Small closed tear repaired to the front end paper, otherwise excellent. This work conforms with FirstSearch record OCLC: 77435670 - except that OCLC dates the first edition as 1955, whilst our copy states 1946 (we believe - see photograph). 63 pages. 230 by 140mm (9 by 5½ inches).

. Première édition. Un bel exemplaire de ce guide pour peindre des natures mortes à l'huile. Couverture souple vert pâle, avec vignette sur la première de couverture. Notre vignette représente une cruche et des raisins, et semble être différente de tout autre exemplaire actuellement en ligne). Légère décoloration. Maintenant protégé par une couverture d'archivage. L'intérieur de l'ouvrage est propre et bien rangé. Pages non coupées. Une petite déchirure fermée a été réparée sur le papier de la fin de la première page, sinon l'ouvrage est excellent. Cet ouvrage est conforme à la notice FirstSearch OCLC : 77435670 - sauf qu'OCLC date la première édition de 1955, alors que notre exemplaire indique 1946 (nous le croyons - voir la photographie). 63 pages. 230 x 140 mm

Haarlem & Rotterdam: 1847. Delightful album in the form of a small cloth covered box. Inside a folded decorative inner envelope, containing a selection of original artwork and keepsakes. In total there are 21 original miniature artworks. Comprising: one double size folded original pencil drawing with tissue guard, and eight other lovely pencil drawings. Also six colour original watercolours - all but one of exquisite flowers. One sepia scene of two hunters. And two watercolours done on rice paper. Also two delightful examples of cross stitch and one decoupage, all in flower designs. There is also one pinprick flower design, which is very intricate and skillfully done. There are three handwritten ink notes inside - all in Dutch. One of the notes signed C. Gleichman, talks approximately: "when you are in Haarlem, you will certainly get other girlfriends, but I hope that you will not forget the Rotterdamische". The other two notes are signed J. Doeleman (Jacobus Doeleman) sent to to his pupil Cornelia (presumably Cornelia Gleichman) from Haarlem. All pages have edges in gilt. Most of the art is dated with personal messages and signatures. 90 x 155 mm (3½ x 6 inches).

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Rotterdam: W. L. & J. Brusse, 1923. 1st edition, soft cover. A beautiful Nieuwekunst publication displaying 132 black & white plates. These include some fabulous graphic designs of the time. There are also photographs of modern Dutch interior design and decorative arts with designs by C.A. Lion Cachet, K.P.C.de Bazel, Jan Wils, P. Kramer, H.Th. Wydeveld, J.A. Snellebrand & A. Ebink, J. Crouwel Jr., F. Spanjaard, G.A. Roobol, P. Bromberg, B. Bijvoet & J. Duiker, S. van Ravesteyn, J.B. van Loghem, Corn. van der Sluys, J. Mendes da Costa, Hildo Krop, Theo van Reijn, Th.A. Vos, Herman van Remmen, J. Radecker, W.C. Brouwer, Jansen van Galen, Bieling, H. Vaillant, A. Riemans, Toorop, Thorn Prikker, J.H.E. Schilling, Toon Berg, W. Bogtman, R.N. Roland HolstLeo Visser, Jan Eisenloeffel, Jac A. Jacobs, Jan van Ham, Erich Wichman, Arnold Pipers, E. Siewertz van Reesema, Joan Collette, S.H. de Roos, among many others. Also 2 full-page black & white woodcuts memorializing M. de Klerk and K.P.C. de Bazel. List of illustrations, with designers, media or materials, dates. This yearbook of the modern decorative arts in the Netherlands covers interior architecture, furniture, metalwork, glass, ceramics, lighting designs, textiles, stained glass, and typography. In excellent condition, with a touch of darkening to the soft covers, and a little to some pages, but with only a touch of edgewear. Some pages uncut. XV+72 (4) pages text and 83 pages of plates. 260 x 200 mm (10¼ x 7¾ inches).

London: James Hagger, 1862. First edition. Two volumes bound as one. Text volume is Part 1. In part II are 96 fine embossed plates of gold and silver coins, each with a leaf of descriptive text. Hardback in cloth, ex-library copy with usual marks and small security stamps. Boards are a little rubbed, and cloth has been repaired where there was a split on the spine. Inside, some age toning to beginning of Part 1, but Part 2 is very clean. Overall good. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 809612966. 230 x 160 mm (9 x 6¼ inches).

. Première édition. Deux volumes reliés en un seul. Le volume de texte constitue la première partie. La deuxième partie comprend 96 belles planches gaufrées de pièces d'or et d'argent, chacune accompagnée d'un feuillet de texte descriptif. Livre relié en tissu, ex-libraire avec les marques habituelles et les petits tampons de sécurité. Les plats sont un peu frottés et la toile a été réparée à l'endroit où il y avait une fente sur le dos. A l'intérieur, quelques marques de vieillissement au début de la première partie, mais la deuxième partie est très propre. Dans l'ensemble, bon. Numéro OCLC / Identificateur unique : 809612966. 230 x 160 mm

Amsterdam: Wed. Aart Dirksz. Oossaan, 1694. A lovely copper plate engraving of the Nieuwe Kerk. Printed on two sheets, pasted together. A large print, believed to be from the large paper copy of the Beschryvinge van Amsterdam, Commelin's seminal work. Good clean impression on clean heavy laid paper. The paper holds a watermark of three crescent moons. This is often seen in Islamic printing, and was probably from Italian paper stock of the mid to late eighteenth century. Image size 26cm x 34cm. Sheet size 43cm x 50.5cm. A lovely uncoloured example of this engraving. First Edition.

. Une belle gravure sur cuivre de la Nieuwe Kerk. Imprimée sur deux feuilles collées l'une à l'autre. Une grande impression, que l'on croit provenir de la grande copie papier de la Beschryvinge van Amsterdam, l'ouvrage fondamental de Commelin. Bonne impression propre sur un papier vergé épais et propre. Le papier contient un filigrane de trois croissants de lune. Ce type de filigrane est fréquent dans l'imprimerie islamique et provient probablement d'un papier italien du milieu ou de la fin du dix-huitième siècle. Taille de l'image 26cm x 34cm. Taille de la feuille 43cm x 50.5cm. Un bel exemple non coloré de cette gravure.

London: Frederick Warne & Co, 1870. One of the "Warne's large picture toy books" series. Original soft covers These have been restored to the corners and backed onto similar paper. A fabric strip has been laid onto the spine. As a result, the binding is firm. A little darkening to the covers, but still presentable. The inside covers (front and rear) have been printed with the rhyming key to the work, the 8 leaves are cloth backed (gives the impression of being backed with wallpaper) and so the pages are printed to either recto or verso only. Each page is chromo-lithographed with the illustrations of the letters of the alphabet. These are a little darkened, but in sound condition. 240 x 190 mm

. Un des livres de la série "Warne's large picture toy books". Couvertures souples d'origine. Les coins ont été restaurés et le dos a été recouvert d'un papier similaire. Une bande de tissu a été posée sur le dos. La reliure est donc solide. Les couvertures sont un peu plus sombres, mais restent présentables. Les couvertures intérieures (avant et arrière) ont été imprimées avec la clé de rimes de l'ouvrage, les 8 feuilles sont recouvertes de tissu (donne l'impression d'être recouvertes de papier peint) et les pages sont donc imprimées au recto ou au verso seulement. Chaque page est chromo-lithographiée avec les illustrations des lettres de l'alphabet. Celles-ci sont un peu assombries, mais en bon état. 240 x 190 mm