VON MOSHEIM, JOHANN LORENZ:

Historia Tartarorum ecclesiastica. Adiecta est Tartariae Asiaticae secundum recentiores geographos in mappa delineatio. Helmstadi, apud Fridericum Christianum Weygand, 1741.

. 4to. Pp. (iv), 148, 216. Pagination irregular. With engraved printer's device on title and one folding engraved map by Sebastian Dorn of Nuremberg. Contemporary half calf on boards, worn, blue title label on spine partly gone. Old ownership signature on title. Stamp on front paste down. First edition. "History and sourcebook of Christianity among the Tartars (Central Asia and China)" by the renowned German Lutheran theologian von Mosheim. Compiled under the guidance of Mosheim by his student Hermann Christian Paulsen who defended it as a thesis at the Helmstadt University. Cordier BS 765. Lust 934.

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NANCE, FLORENCE RUSH (Born Keiser):

Soochow the Garden City. Shanghai; Hong Kong; Singapore, Kelly & Walsh, Ltd, 1936.

. (viii), 76. With five folding maps and twenty-four halftone photographic plates. Photos by C.H. Wong and A.J. Waller. Original pictorial paper boards with endpapers illustrating maps of Soochow waterways. First edition of this practical guide to Soochow and surroundings. Comprising six different sight-seeing trips and recommendations of attractions and shopping. A lovely copy. Florence Rush Nance had a science degree from Vanderbilt. She married a Methodist missionary and moved to China where she taught at the McTyeire School for Young Ladies in Shanghai and at Soochow University. She died in Shanghai in 1940.

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TOMINAGA NANGAI:

[TEA / JAPAN] Chaki meikeihen (A selection of tea utensils). Two volumes. Nagoya, Nagoya Shorin, Tempo 9 (1838).

. Pp. (v), 58; 63. With more than 100 woodcut-printed vessels, all except three coloured. The later half of volume two with several tiny wormholes. Bound in the traditional Japanese fashion, stitching renewed, original paper wrappers with title labels. Preface dated Tempo 8 (1837). First edition.Interesting and valuable manual of the famous Raku tea bowls and other wares used in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Many are examples from the collection of Sen no Rikyû, the Japanese tea master living in the 16th century, a collection which had the most profound influence on the wabi-cha tradition. The wabi-cha tea tradition emphasized simplicity. Rikyû had a tile maker, named Chôjirô, who made hand-shaped tea bowls for use in the wabi-cha ceremony. Tominaga Nangai (1774-1854) was a national scholar, skilled artist and versed in waka poetry and tea ceremony.There are 45 different Raku tea bowls illustrated and described with detailed measurements. Followed by many water containers and thirty-two vases made of different materials. The preface mentions important potters of Raku-ware and the work ends with a list of famous tea objects together with their collectors.

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NEUMANN, CARL FRIEDRICH (Translator):

[Zhong-guo Xuetang] Lehrsaal des Mittelreiches. Enthaltend die Encyclopädie der chinesischen Jugend und das Buch des ewigen Geistes und der ewigen Materie. Zum erstenmal in Deutschland herausgegeben, übersetzt und erläutert. München, Wolff, 1836.

. 4to. Front portrait of Confucius, pp. (ii), 45 + 19 with text in Chinese. Contemporary marbled boards, rubbed, original printed wrappers bound in. Bookplate. Some minor browning. Ownership signature in ink on titlepage. Contains the "San zi jing" (Three Character Classic) originally compiled in the 13th century and used in teaching at the elementary school. Included is a manuscript titled: "Din 214 Pu, d.i. Klassenzeichen der chinesischen Sprache". Lvs 11 with Chinese text. In addition, our copy has one more manuscript of 13 folding lvs with annotations in Chinese connected to the "Din 214 Pu", and others dealing with the grammar, loosely enclosed in pocket at rear. Cordier BS 1412. Löwendahl 915. Walravens, China Illustrata p. 76.

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NORDENSKIÖLD, NILS ADOLF ERIK:

Le livre de Marco Polo. Fac-simile d'un manuscrit du XIVe siècle conservé a la Bibliothèque Royale de Stockholm. Stockholm 1882.

. 4to. Lvs (iv) including title and preface + lvs (98) with photolithographic text. Uncut, as issued (some leaves with outer edge darkened). Loose in binding. Original wrappers printed in red and black, spine ends chipped. Housed in a handsome specially made box. Limited edition of 200 copies. Provenance: Ericsberg castle, Sweden. This is a reproduction of a manuscript housed in the Royal Library of Stockholm about Marco Polo's travels. The original is written on vellum in the 14th century (about 1350). It was formerly in the library of Charles V and later acquired by Queen Christina who passed it on to the Royal Library in Sweden.In the introduction Nordenskiöld describes the manuscript at the Royal Library and that he asked the Director of the Library, K. Klemming, for permission to publish a photolithographic facsimile of the manuscript. He includes a letter from Leopold Delisle, Director of the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. Delisle had reviewed the manuscript during a recent visit to Stockholm and he claims that it is one of five Marco Polo manuscripts that had belonged to king Charles library at the Louvre. He refers to an unpublished letter, probably written in 1364, by a clerk, named Pierre Boyer. Further he writes that in 1411, the commissioners responsible for verifying the condition of the royal book collection at the Louvre found three copies of Marco Polo there. Delisle is sure that the copy in Stockholm is the last of the three copies. Marco Polo (1254-1324) became famous for his travels in Asia, especially his experiences in China. Upon the return to Venice in 1295, he was imprisoned in Genoa for a few years. During this time he dictated his adventures to Rusticiano of Pisa, a fellow prisoner. The text written in Franco-Italic and became known as Il Milione. The original manuscript has been lost but there are still many copies (versions) and translations into various languages of the Marco Polo travels. According to experts there are around 150 copies in existence today. Nordenskiöld, A Finnish-Swedish scientist, best known for being the first explorer to sail through the Northeast Passage on the Vega expedition in 1878-9. See Gaston Raynard, Romani 1882 (42-3) pp. 429-30. Includes a detailed description of various Polo manuscripts housed at different libraries, including the MS copy at Stockholm.

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OGAWA, KAZUMASA (Ed.):

The Hanami (Flower-Picnic) described by S. Takashima. Reproduced and Published by K. Ogawa. Yokohama, Hongkong, Shanghai & Singapore, Kelly & Walsh 1897.

. Oblong folio. Pp. (iv), (i) and 25 coloured collotypes, of which 24 made from photographs with captions in English. Including title and introduction in English by Suteta Takashima, and at rear a Japanese colophon. Original decorated silk-covered boards, g.e., gilt endpapers, extremities with light wear and covers slightly dusty. Title label on front cover. Scarce work with lovely colour illustrations of hanami celebrations, a traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of sakura (cherry blossom) and less frequently of plum (ume). The pictures are taken from three well-known flower resorts: Ueno Park, Mukojima and Koganei. Kazumasa Ogawa (1860-1929), renowned Japanese photographer opened the first photographic studio in Tokyo in 1882. He published this type of collotype album to promote Japanese culture to westerners at the end of the 19th century.

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OGAWA, KAZUMASA (Photogr.):

Matsushima, (one of the three most famous views of Japan). Tokyo ca 1892.

. Folio. Six b/w collotype photos with printed captions in English. Protected by tissue guards. Original colour decorated wrappers, cotton ties, chipped at corners and spine. Printed title label on upper cover. Embossed marks throughout. Scarce.The photos depict beautiful scenic views from Matsushima, a group of islands in Miyagi Prefecture. Ogawa was the renowned Japanese photographer who published this kind of collotype album to promote Japanese culture among foreigners.

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OGAWA, KAZUMASA (Photogr. & Ed.):

Military Costume in Old Japan. Photographed by K. Ogawa, under direction of Chitora Kawasaki and Ko-yu-kai (Tokyo Fine Art School). Tokyo 1893.

. Folio. Pp. preface (iv) and fifteen b/w plates (chemigraphs) with descriptive text in English below each photo. Original pictorial wrappers bound in somewhat later half red calf, lightly rubbed. Bookplates. First edition. Deals with military costumes and armour from the Fujiwara epoch to the end of the Ashikaga period. The plates are reproduced photographs taken by Ogawa, Japan's leading photographer at the time, and printed by National Chemigraph Co. in St. Louis, USA. A beautiful and clean copy.

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OGAWA, KAZUMASA (Photogr. & Editor) / [SHIGENOBU, OKUMA]:

A Model Japanese Villa. Tokyo, Ogawa Kazumasa, 1899.

. Oblong folio. (39.2 x 29 cm). Title in English, colophon in Japanese and 15 plates with 19 hand-coloured collotype photos. All protected by tissue guards with English printed captions. Original decorated crêpe paper binding, cotton ties, some minor dust-staining. (Small paper loss to title label on front cover). First edition. Beautiful photos of an elegant Japanese country villa which used to belong to Okuma Shigenobu, Prime Minister of Japan (1898 and 1914-6) and the founder of Waseda University. Includes images of the exterior, the inside formal rooms and of the lovely landscaped garden. Okuma Shigenobu loved growing flowers which explains the many photos of chrysanthemums in beds and pots.Kazumasa Ogawa, renowned Japanese photographer opened the first photographic studio in Tokyo in 1882. He published this type of collotype album to promote Japanese culture to westerners at the end of the 19th century. This is a very fine example of Ogawa's expertise as a photographer and printer.

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OGAWA, KAZUMASA (Photogr.):

Things Seen in Japan. Tokyo ca 1896.

. Oblong 4to. Title page, two coloured maps and 47 coloured collotype plates printed on strong paper. Captions in English and descriptive texts in English, French and Russian printed opposite each picture. Original green silk binding with embroidered floral design on upper cover, lightly rubbed, spine ends frayed. Gilded decorated endpapers. First edition (second edition 1919 with less plates).The coloured plates are made after photographs and depict views from famous places and well-known sights from different parts of Japan. Pictures of traditional ceremonies and festivities are also included. Occasionally a few minor marginal stains but overall a very good copy. Kazumasa Ogawa opened the first photographic studio in Tokyo in 1881. He produced several collotype albums to promote Japanese culture among foreigners. This is a very fine example of Ogawa's expertise as a photographer and printer.

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Book number: 121259

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OLAN (OLçN), E.:

Ostindiska Compagniets saga. Historien om Sveriges maerkligaste handelsfoeretag. Goeteborg 1920.

. Pp. 192. With 120 illustrations. Sewn as issued in original printed wrappers, somewhat worn. First edition.

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Book number: 14167

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OLLONE, HENRI D' & GIÉBRIANT, JEAN BAPTISTE MARIE BUDES DE:

[LOLO & MIAO] Écritures des peuples non chinois de la Chine. Quatre dictionnaires Lolo et Miao Tseu dressés par le commendant d'Ollon avec le concours de Monseigneur de Guébriant. Paris, E. Leroux, 1912.

. Tall 4to (27 x 21 cm). Pp. 301, table 1, (1). With one map, nine plates and 103 tables in the text. Publisher's quarter calf on marbled paper boards, gilt lettered spine, rubbed, spine faded, hinges starting to crack. First ten leaves with 2 cm marginal tear. Comprises three dictionaries treating the Lolo language and one dictionary of the Miao (Hmongic) language. Cordier, BS, 4031.

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ORLÉANS, PIERRE JOSEPH D':

Histoire des deux conquérans tartares qui ont subjugué la Chine. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1688.

. Pp. xxx, 320 + 37. (Half title not present). Contemporary calf, spine with five raised bands, richly gilt and red title label, rubbed. Bookplate. First edition, first issue. A second issue appeared in 1689. An historical account of the Manchu conquest based on the works of Martini and Schall, including the Flemish Jesuit Verbiest's two journeys together with the emperor K'ang-hsi'; one to Manchuria in 1682 and one to Mongolia in 1683. Cordier BS 629. Löwendahl 190. Streit (1929) 2596.

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OSBECK, PEHR:

Dagbok öfwer en ostindisk resa åren 1750, 1751, 1752. Med anmärkningar uti naturkunnigheten, främmande folkslags språk, seder, hushållning, m.m. AND: TORÉN, OLOF: En ostindisk resa til Suratte, China &c. Från 1750 April 1. til 1752 Jun. 26. Stockholm, Lor. Ludv. Grefing, 1757.

. Pp. (viii), 376, (16). With twelve engraved botanical plates (one of a fish). Contemporary half calf, worn. Hinges weak and partly split, spine ends worn. Partly with some browning. First edition. Comprises reports by two Swedish naturalists and disciples of Carl von Linné about their voyages to China between 1750 and 1752.Pehr Osbeck served as a chaplain on a Swedish East India voyage to Canton where he spent about four months in 1751. The expedition sailed by way of Spain, the Canary Islands, the Cape of Good Hope and Java. Osbeck's account includes detailed and accurate information about plants, fish, insects, birds and other animals along the route. A large collection of newly discovered plants in China and Java was brought back and given to Linné. Osbeck's diary also includes accurate and interesting details about the people in China and their manners, language, food, religion, agriculture, commerce, etc.The second work comprises TorénÕs narrative of an East India voyage via Surat to China which was published posthumously by Linné. Torén writes about his visit to Madagascar with descriptions of the people and different kinds of fruits, trees, plants, lemurs, etc. Many pages are devoted to the stay in Surat, the important Indian seaport at this time. Including valuable descriptions of the inhabitants, housing, customs, religion, language, clothing and also much about trade and merchandise. The voyage continues to Malacca before reaching Macao and Canton. Torén vividly describes life and trade at the factories at Guangzhou (Canton) which then was the centre of Chinese trade for the outside world. Ekeberg's separately printed account of an East India voyage to China, sometimes with bound, is not present here.Cordier BS 2097. Löwendahl 491. Pritzel 6865. Schildt, Linnés lärjungar, pp. 99-144. Soulsby 3599.

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OSBECK, PEHR / TORÉEN, OLOF / EKEBERG, CARL GUSTAV:

A Voyage to China and the East Indies by Pehr Osbeck. Together with a voyage to Suratte by Olof Toreen. And an Account of the Chinese husbandry by Captain Charles Gustavus Eckeberg, translated from the German, by John Reinhold Forster. To which are added, a faunula and flora sinenses. Two volumes. London, printed for B. White, 1771.

. Pp. xx, 396; (ii), 367, (1) + index (32). With 13 engraved plates of which 11 of plants. Contemporary full calf, spines gilt with red title labels (one with loss), rubbed and hinges cracked, hinges restored. Old ownership signature, traces of bookplates on front pastedown. Partly with some minor staining. First English edition of Osbeck's and Torén's travels, originally published in Swedish in 1757. Additionally included an account by Carl Gustav Ekeberg who made several voyages in the service of the Swedish East India Company between the years 1742 and 1778. Ekeberg's account covers a voyage to China in 1770-71 on the ship Finland and includes interesting descriptions of Canton, Whampoa, Hainan and Sumatra. Cordier BS 2098. Lust 350. Löwendahl 491 & 569. Soulsby 3601.

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