Terao 寺尾新 and Honda æoe¬ç”°æ­£æ¬¡, authors and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding

Då�Butsu to Shokubutsu No Seikatsu 動物ã�¨æ¤�物ã�®ç”Ÿæ´» [Daily Life of Animals and Plants]

1940. Terao 寺尾新 and Honda æoe¬ç”°æ­£æ¬¡, authors and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding. DÅ�butsu to Shokubutsu no Seikatsu 動物ã�¨æ¤�物ã�®ç”Ÿæ´» [Daily life of Animals and Plants]. Tokyo: ShinchÅ�sha 新潮社. ShÅ�wa 18 [1940]. 1st printing, 287+ pp. [4] preliminary pps with photo reproductions of animals and plants. Small 8vo. Printed paper over boards, cloth spine, printed slipcase. Some toning. Lovely light and dark green botanical designs on the front and rear boards. Japanese text with black and white line drawings. Interestingly, not included in the Onchi book binding raisonné, Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� Seihon no GyÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎è£-æoe¬ã�®æ¥­, but appears on p.128 of Hon No Bijutsu æoe¬ã�®ç¾Žè¡“. This lovely illustrated "Daily life of Animals and Plants" was the seventh volume of the Shin Nihon ShÅ�nen ShÅ�jyo Bunko æ–°æ—¥æoe¬å°‘年少女文庫, the New Japanese Library For Boys and Girls. .

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Book number: 87516

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Tsubota JÅ�ji, author å�ªç”°è­²æ²» and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding

Tsuru No Onegaeshi 鶴ã�®æ�©ã�Oeã�¸ã�— [the Crane's Gratitude]

1943. Tsubota JÅ�ji, author å�ªç”°è­²æ²» and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding. Tsuru no Onegaeshi é
¶ ´ã�®æ�©ã�Oeã�¸ã�— [The Crane's Gratitude]. Tokyo: ShinchÅ�sha 新潮社. ShÅ�wa 18 [1943]. 2nd printing, 288+ pp. Small 8vo. Printed wrappers. A retelling of the traditional folk tale Tsuru no Onegaeshi é
¶ ´ã�®æ�©ã�Oeã�¸ã�— [The Crane's Gratitude] in Japanese text illustrated with charming black & white line drawings throughout. Interestingly, not included in the Onchi binding raisonné, Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� Seihon no GyÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎è£-æoe¬ã�®æ¥­. Browned, good condition overall. .

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ALDRICH, Thomas Bailey

Prose Works

19. ALDRICH, Thomas Bailey. [PROSE WORKS]. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company; Cambridge: The Riverside Press, v.d. (1901-1913). Complete in seven octavo volumes. Frontispiece portrait in vols. 1 & 7. Publisher's binding of green ribbed cloth, gilt-stamped lettering on spine, t.e.g.; uncut and unopened. A fine and fresh set in age-browned, spine-sunned, and edge-chipped dust jackets, some of which are splitting at creases and have some loss. The set is identified on the spine of the dust-jackets as Aldrich's Prose Works. .

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ANDREWS, MARY RAYMOND SHIPMAN

Three Things

1918. ANDREWS, Mary Raymond Shipman. THE THREE THINGS. The Forge in which the Soul of a Man was Tested. Boston: Little, Brown, 1918. Presumed first edition. Dark green cloth, floral design in lighter green and gilt. A fine copy with only minimal shelfwear to extremes. .

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Koyama Itoko å°�å±±ã�„ã�¨å­�, author and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding

Kå�Ya 高野

1940. Koyama Itoko å°�å±±ã�„ã�¨å­�, author and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding. KÅ�ya 高野 . Tokyo: ChÅ«Å� KÅ�ronsha 中央å-¬è«–社. ShÅ�wa 15 [1940]. 1st printing, 363+ pp. Small 8vo. Patterned paper over boards, printed slipcase. Browned, slight chipping to spine. Included in the Onchi book binding raisonné, Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� Seihon no GyÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎è£-æoe¬ã�®æ¥­ as #313 (though they do not illustrate the slipcase). Fictional work in Japanese text by the well regarded female author Koyama Itoko å°�å±±ã�„ã�¨å­� (1901-1989), many of whose books were designed by Onchi. .

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Book number: 87515

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Maeda YÅ«gure å‰�田夕暮, author and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding

Kenka Shokubutsu 顕花�物 [Phanerogamic Plants]

1936. Maeda YÅ«gure å‰�田夕暮, author and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding. Kenka Shokubutsu 顕花æ¤�物 [Phanerogamic Plants]. Kyoto: Jinbun Shoin 人文書院. ShÅ�wa 11 [1936].1st printing, 5 page Table of Contents, 304+ pp. Small 8vo. Blue cloth with silver, fine in decorated dust wrapper. Japanese text throughout. The dust wrapper is a bit soiled and rumpled but quite marvelous. It is listed as #304 in the Onchi book binding raisonné, Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� Seihon no GyÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎è£-æoe¬ã�®æ¥­. Maeda YÅ«gure å‰�田夕暮 (1883-1951) was the author of the poetry anthology KashÅ«: ShinshÅ�・Fuji æ­Oe集 æ–°é Oe・å¯Oe士 from the same period, which Onchi illustrated and whose binding he designed, as well. The delicate colored abstraction on the dust wrapper and the tooled abstraction in the cloth cover are vintage Onchi. .

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Nagayo YoshirÅ� 長與å–oeæoe— (長与善郎), author and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding

Sono Yoru ã��ã�®å¤Oe [That Night]

1958. Nagayo YoshirÅ� 長與å–oeæoe— (長与善郎), author and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding. Sono Yoru ã��ã�®å¤oe [That Night]. Tokyo: Asahi Shimbunsha æoe�日新è�žç¤¾. ShÅ�wa 23 [1948]. 1st printing, 6 page foreword, 337+ pp of Japanese text. 8vo. Decorated wrappers, printed slipcase, some browning to slipcase and cover, else good condition overall. Included in the Onchi binding raisonné, Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� Seihon no GyÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎è£-æoe¬ã�®æ¥­ as #321, also color illustrated in Hon No Bijutsu æoe¬ã�®ç¾Žè¡“, though neither reference shows the slipcase. Nagayo YoshirÅ� 長與å–oeæoe— (1888-1961) had been a member of the Shirakaba 白樺 (White Birch) group since 1911 and was known as a representative of its characteristic humanism as an author and playwright. One of Onchi's better late bindings. .

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Book number: 87518

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Shioda RikizÅ� 塩田力蔵, author and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding

Toji Kå�Gei No Kenkyå« é™¶ç£�å·¥è—�ã�®ç ”究 (陶ç£�工芸ã�®ç ”究) [Ceramic Crafts Research]

1927. Shioda RikizÅ� 塩田力蔵, author and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding. Toji KÅ�gei no KenkyÅ« é™
¶ ç£�å·¥è—�ã�®ç ”ç©
¶ (é™
¶ ç£�工芸ã�®ç ”ç©
¶ ) [Ceramic Crafts Research]. Tokyo: ARS アルス. ShÅ�wa 2 [1927]. Small 8vo. 537+ pp. Two Table of Contents, each 8pp. 5 color and 102 black & white photo illustrations of vessels, plates, cups, statues and other ceramic objects. Blue green cloth, gilt and blindstamped, in the original printed publisher's slipcase. Good condition with a small spot on the front cover. Interestingly, this book is not included in the Onchi book binding raisonné, Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� Seihon no GyÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎è£-æoe¬ã�®æ¥­. Besides the Onchi binding, an important and interesting book in its own right on ceramic art by the scholar Shioda RikizÅ� 塩田力蔵 (1864-1946), an expert in both Chinese and Japanese ceramics. Included in the photo section are dig sites and a portrait of German-born Dr. Gottfried Wagener (1831-92), a chemistry teacher, professor at the Arts and Crafts school in Kyoto and an expert in Western ceramic techniques. Dr. Wagener made significant contributions to the advancement of the glazing and firing of traditional Japanese ceramic arts during his 20+ years living there. .

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Book number: 87511

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ItÅ� Einosuke 伊藤永之介, author and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding

Umi No Oni 海�鬼 [Sea Demon]

1947. ItÅ� Einosuke 伊藤永之介, author and Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎, binding. Umi no Oni æµ·ã�®é¬¼ [Sea Demon]. Osaka: Mishima ShobÅ� 三å³
¶ 書房. ShÅ�wa 22 [1947]. 255+ pp. Small 8vo. Printed wrappers. Japanese text throughout. Printed on very good quality paper. Very good condition. Interestingly, not included in the Onchi binding raisonné, Onchi KÅ�shirÅ� Seihon no GyÅ� æ�©åoe°å­�四郎è£-æoe¬ã�®æ¥­. ItÅ� Einosuke 伊藤永之介 (1903-59) was an important proletarian literary figure in Japan. .

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Book number: 87512

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BOWEN, MARJORIE

Master of Stair

BOWEN, Marjorie. THE MASTER OF STAIR. New York: McClure, Phillips, 1907. First edition of Marjorie Bowen's second book (dedicated to Mark Twain). Green cloth with gilt lettering and vaguely Scottish decoration in red. Front hinge cracked, prelim. pages have small tear at gutter. Very good overall. Ill.: FE.

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BROWNING, ROBERT

Poetic and Dramatic Works

1890. BROWNING, Robert. THE POETIC AND DRAMATIC WORKS. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1890. Riverside Edition, complete in 6 volumes (one volume in an 1893 printing). Plus 3 additional volumes: "Asolando," "Life and Letters," and a "Browning Guide-Book" by George Willis Cooke. 9 volumes in all, uniformly bound in green cloth with t.e.g. Near fine, with only light shelfwear to extremes of cloth. .

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BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett

Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

1890. BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. THE POETICAL WORKS OF ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING. London: Smith, Elder, & Co. 1890. Complete in six octavo volumes. There is a frontispiece illustration in each volume and a wood engraving of Mrs. Browning's birthplace in volume 1. Nicely printed by Spottiswoods & Co. and beautifully bound by J. M. Dent of London in three-quarter brown morocco with marbled paper sides, matching endpapers, and t.e.g. Spines are divided by raised bands into into five compartments containing gilt titles and sprigs of flowers. Ink gift inscription, dated 1903, on first fly-leaf of volume 1. Other than an occasional bit of negligible wear, this is a clean and lovely set in near fine condition. .

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BROWNING, Robert

Poetical Works of Robert Browning

1894. BROWNING, Robert. THE POETICAL WORKS OF ROBERT BROWNING. New York: Macmillan and Co. 1894. 9 volumes, complete. Small octavo, 17 x 11.5 cm. Attractively bound by C. Walters in three-quarter red morocco with red cloth sides, gilt lettering and quadruple-ruled frames in compartments on spine, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Internally clean. Bindings show minor shelfwear and occasional light soiling, with slightly darkened spines. A handsome and very good set overall. .

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Book number: 88435

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CRANE, STEPHEN

Works

1925. CRANE, Stephen. WORKS. Edited by Wilson Follett. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, [1925-1926]. 1/750 sets. Complete in 12 vols. 8vo, in the original black cloth over ivory linen sides. Printed under the supervision of Elmer Adler at the Plimpton Press on all rag watermarked paper. Spines are sunned and we are lacking the slip cases, still an unusual set. .

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Book number: 86336

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DELAND, MARGARET

Dr. Lavendar's People

1903. DELAND, Margaret. DR. LAVENDAR'S PEOPLE. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1903. First edition. B&w plates, color vignette on title page. Octavo. Blue-green cloth, with attractive design of snow-covered village in white, tan and grey-green. Contemporary gift inscription on ffep. Binding skewed, but sound. Cloth a bit darkened on spine and worn at heel, crown and corners. Internally clean. About very good. .

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Book number: 87287

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