GINGELL, WILLIAM RAYMON (Transl. & Ed.):

The Ceremonial Usages of the Chinese, B.C. 1121, as Prescribed in the "Institutes of the Chow dynasty strung as pearls"; or, Chow le kwan choo ..., being an abridgement of the Chow le classic by ... Hoo Peih Seang, (Designated ... Mung Chew). London, Smith Elder & Co., 1852.

. 4to. Pp. (vi), iv, 107, index (8). With Chinese characters and illustrations throughout the text. Errata slip inserted. Publisher's yellow blind stamped cloth, title in gilt on spine, lightly soiled. A translation of a classic Chinese work dealing with the ceremonies of the Chow dynasty accompanied by notes by the editor. William Gingell (1816-63) was a British surgeon of the East India Company who after two years' service in India was transferred to Nanking in China where he stayed until his death. Cordier BS 1408. Löwendahl 1778.

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GISLÉN, TORSTEN:

The Crinoids from Dr. S. Bock's Expedition to Japan 1914. Uppsala 1922.

. 4to. Pp. (ii), 184. With 2 plates and 162 illustrations in the text. Uncut copy in printed wrappers. With stamp (Royal Library in Stockholm). An investigation of the interesting material of 53 different species and varities of crinoids brought back by Dr. Sixten Bock's Japanese expedition in 1914. Presented to the Royal Society of Science at Upsala in November 1921. ("Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis Ser. iv. vol. 5. No. 6").

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GON‚ALVES, JOAQUIM AFONSO:

... Arte China constante de alphabeto e grammatica comprehendendo modelos das differentes composicoens. Macao, impressa com licença regia no real Collegio de S. Jose, 1829.

. Small 4to. Pp. (ii), 127, (1), 128-503, 46, (2). With parallell text in Chinese and Portugese. Native contemporary half calf, spine rubbed with some loss of calf, expertly restored. Old ownership stamps on title. Some minor flaws; title page has one small loss at inner margin and about fifty pages affected at outer upper right corner by worming but no loss of text. Last two leaves dusty and chipped at edges of which one strengthened at lower margin (no loss). First edition. Father Gonçalves produced several books for Portugese students. "Arte China" provides a thorough and very practical introduction to many aspects of the Chinese language. The appendix is a comparative phonetic study of the pronunciation of Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese. The work was printed at the Collegio de San Jose at Macao by Portugese priests on a press which had been lent to them in 1827 after the "Gazetta de Macao" had closed down. A charming copy of an important work at the time. Cordier BS 1663 & cf BS 1595-96. Lust 1012. Löwendahl 869. J.M. Braga, "The beginnings of Printing at Macao", Studia, 12 (Lisboa 1963) pp. 29-137.

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GONZALO JIMÉNEZ DE LA ESPADA (Transl.) / HASEGAWA,TAKEJIRÍ (Ed.):

Leyendas y Narraciones Japonesas. [A Collection of Japanese Fairy Tales in Spanish]. Ten volumes. Tokyo, Hasegawa, Taisho 3 (1914).

. A remarkably well-preserved crêpe paper book collection of Japanese fairy tales translated into Spanish. Hasegawa published two Spanish sets each of ten volumes. This set titled "Leyendas y Narraciones Japonesas" contains following works: 1. La Boda De los Ratones; 2. La Sierpe de Ocho Cabezas; 3. La Liebre de Inaba; 4. El Espejo de Matsuyama; 5. La Medusa Candida; 6. El Principe Brillante; 7. La Olla Mâgica; 8. Sippeitaro; 9. El Brazo del Ogro; 10. La Cascada Maravillosa.Small 18mo (15.2 x 10.3 cm). Fukuro-toji bound, spine covered, silk ties. Each book contains about 9 -11 lvs including covers. Beautifully illustrated with woodcuts throughout. As issued, kept in its original paper box, original tissue wraps preserved (two sets). A rare set, unique in mint condition (first volume has a very light mark from a paper band holding the books together). Takejir› Hasegawa (1853-1938) was a Tokyo-based publisher who specialised in Japanese books translated into European languages. He employed renowned foreign residents as translators and noted Japanese artists as illustrators. Gonzalo Jiménez de la Espada (1874-1938), a Spanish orientalist and teacher who resided in Tokyo between 1907 and 1917.

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GOSHUN, MATSUMURA (Artist) / SHOKEI, YAMADA:

Goshun Sansui Gafu (Picture Book of Landscape Paintings by Goshun). Osaka, Aoki Suzando, ca 1890-1900.

. A collection of six double page exquisite coloured woodblock prints (size: 21 x 53 cm) after paintings by Matsumura Goshun, repainted by Yamada Shokei. The prints are all in mint condition, each with printed signature and seal. Housed in the original paper envelope with coloured decoration and text printed in black. Matsumura Goshun (1752-1811) was a painter of the Edo period, pupil of the painter and poet Yosa Buson and founder of the Shijô school of painting.

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GOTÍ (GOTO), SEIKICHIRÍ (SEIKICHIRO):

Nihon No Kami (Japanese Hand-Made Paper): Higashi Nihon-hen (Eastern Japan) + Nishi Nihon-hen (Western Japan) . Two volumes. Tokyo, Bijutsu Shuppansha, Showa 33-5 (1958-60).

. Folio. Lvs 99 + 77. Parallel text in English and Japanese. With 171 katazome printed illustrations (many coloured) and 58 paper samples, all pasted in. Leaves folded in the Japanese fashion. As issued in original decorated washi paper covers. Original cloth slip cases, cotton ties, gold painted title labels on upper covers. Small tears at fold of upper covers. Housed in original cardboard boxes.First edition, limited to 200 copies, of a substantial work. Signed in ink by the author. The work is based on Gotô's two journeys in Japan to study paper making. An informative work about the different production sites and their specialities, methods, tools, etc. Accompanied by lovely illustrations. A great copy of an impressive work. Scarce.

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GOTÍ (GOTO), SEIKICHIRÍ (SEIKICHIRO):

Shifuch›. Japanese hand-made paper. Tokyo, Bijutsu shuppan-sha, Sh›wa 29 (1954).

. Tall 8vo. ( 21 x 32.5 cm). Lvs. (52). Bound in fukuro-toji style. Text in Japanese and with brief translations in English. Foreword by Bunsho Jugaku, Japanese paper historian. Illustrated with forty illustrations printed in colour katazome technique and forty-seven different samples of handmade paper tipped in. Original wrappers with title label on upper cover. Housed in original washi folder with red title label, cotton ties. Limited edition of 300 copies, of which this is no. 98. An informative work on the process of native paper making. The beautiful katazome illustrations depict the different stages in the process, various tools and ingredients used, and finally products made of the paper, such as kites, fans, paper carps etc. 5

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GRILL ABRAHAMSSON, JOHAN (JEAN) ABRAHAM:

Inträdes-tal, om orsakerna, hvarföre Chinas natural-historia är så litet bekant; hållet för Kongl. Vetenskaps Academien, den 29 september 1773. Stockholm, Lars Salvius, 1773.

. Pp. 14. Uncut and unopened copy with paper spine strip. A talk about the natural history of China (and the reason for its ignorance) given at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1773. Grill (1736-92) was a Swedish merchant and director of the Swedish East India Company. He resided for about seven years in Canton as resident supercargo in the 1760's. In this speech he mentions the natural history collections he brought from China for Carl von Linné. Cordier BS 3258-9. Löwendahl 570.

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GRILL ABRAHAMSSON, JEAN ABRAHAM:

Tal, om silfvers årliga förande til China, huruvida det är för Europa nyttigt eller skadeligt. Stockholm, L. Salvius, 1774.

. Pp. 30. Copy without engraved vignette on title. Uncut and unopened copy with paper spine strip. An oration about export of silver to China given at a meeting of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science in 1774. Grill (1736-92) was a Swedish merchant and director of the Swedish East India Company. He resided for about seven years in Canton as resident supercargo in the 1760's. Löwendahl 578. 

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GROSIER, JEAN BAPTISTE GABRIEL ALEXANDER:

Description générale de la Chine, ou tableau de l'état actuel de cet empire; Contenant, 1. la description topographique des quinze provinces qui le composent, celle de la Tartarie, des Isles, & autres pays tributaires qui en dépendent; le nombre & la situation de ses villes, ... 2. un précis des connoissances le plus récemment parvenues en Europe sur le gouvernement, la religion, les moeurs & les usages, les arts & les sciences des chinois. Paris, chez Moutard, 1785.

. 4to. Pp. (iv), 798. Contemporary calf, spine gilt with five raised bands and red title-label, somewhat rubbed. Marbled endpapers and edges. First edition of this interesting and detailed work on China, based on Jesuit reports. Originally intended as the 13th volume of De Mailla's "Histoire générale de la Chine", translated from the Chinese by De Mailla. The manuscript was kept at Lyon when Grosier got hold of it and decided to publish it. Cordier BS 60. See Walravens, China illustrata, no. 87.

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GRUBE, WILHELM:

Goldisch-deutsches Wörterverzeichniss mit vergleichender Berücksichtung der übrigen tungusischen Dialekte. St. Petersburg, der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1900.

. Folio. Pp. x, 147. With the author's signature and stamp on title page. Modern half calf on marbled boards. Original printed wrappers with bound. Bookplate (Staffan Rosén, professor of Korean, Stockholm). Rare work devoted to the Nanai language, the southern branch of the Manchu-Tungusic language group. Each entry has reference to different sources, for example works by Klaproth, Castrén, Czekanowski, Maximowicz, Schrenck, etc. Manchu-Tungusic (sometimes Tungus) is an endangered language family comprising about twenty languages spoken in Siberia and northern China. Wilhelm Grube, German sinologist and ethnographer. Zaunmüller p. 276 (Nanajisch). (Included in Leopold von Schrenck's Reisen und Forschungen im Amur-Lande. Anhang II zum III Bande zweite lieferung. Linguistische Ergebnisse. II).

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GRUBE, WILHELM:

Die Sprachgeschichtliche Stellung des Chinesischen. Leipzig, T.O. Weigel, 1881. TOGETHER WITH: Die Chinesische Philosophie. Leipzig 1909. AND: Die religion der alten Chinesen. (Tübingen 1911)

. Pp. 20. Cordier BS 1680. Included at end: "Beiträge zur Chinesischen Grammatik: Die Sprache des Liet-tsï. Von W. Grube. Sonderabdruck aus den Berichten der Köngl. Sächs. Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften. 1889". Pp. 153-184. TOGETHER WITH: Die Chinesische Philosophie. Leipzig 1909. ("Die Kultur der Gegenwart. I."). Pp. 78-98, (1). AND: Die religion der alten Chinesen. (Tübingen 1911) Pp. 69. Bound uniformely in yellow cloth lettered in black.

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GUGGENHEIM, MEYER ROBERT (Compiler):

Communication China. Course at the Army War College, 1924-25. (G-2. Supplementary document # 3E to Report of Committee No. 12). Two volumes. Date of Conference, September 29, 1924.

. 4to. Typescript on paper. Pp. (v), 1-294. With 55 maps, plans and diagrams. Contemporary cloth, lettered in gilt, lower spine ends chipped. One of 5 copies (no. 2). Guggenheim's personal copy, with his bookplate. A confidential report on communications in China compiled from information gathered from military intelligence. Divided into thirteen sections mainly devoted to railroads within the country but deals also with roads, waterways, various other ways of transportation, telegraphs, telephones, cables and radio facilities. Meyer Robert Guggenheim (1885-1959) was a Major in the Infantry during WW1. Between 1923 and 1925 he served as Lieutenant Colonel and Assistant Chief of Staff and in 1953 he was appointed US ambassador to Portugal.

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GUIGNES, JOSEPH DE:

Allgemeine Geschichte der Hunnen und Türken, der Mogols und anderer occidentalischen Tartarn, vor und nach Christi Geburt bis auf jetzige Zeiten. Aus den chinesischen Büchern und orientalischen Handschriften der Königl. Bibliothek in Paris verfasset. Aus dem französischen übersetzt von Johann Carl Dähnert. Five volumes. Greifswald, Anton Ferdinand Röse, 1768-71, 1770.

. 4to. Pp. 647; (vi), 68, (iv), 616; 57, (iii), 587; 60, 372; Register (198); (xxx), Tables 68, (ii), 564, (4). With two engraved plates. Front endpaper (volumes 1-4) have lost a small piece of upper outer corner. Old ownership signature in the last volume. Contemporary half calf on paper boards, spines with five raised bands decorated in gilt and with title labels, lightly rubbed. First German edition translated from the original French edition (Paris 1756-58). The last volume has the subtitle: "Genealogisch-Chronologische Einleitung". This important work on the peoples of central Eurasia includes the first scholarly study of the Mongols based on Islamic and Chinese sources. Joseph de Guignes (1721-1800) was a renowned French orientalist who succeeded Étienne Fourmont at the Bibliothèque royale in Paris. He maintained that the Chinese nations had their origins in Egyptian colonisation, a view to which, despite all refutations, he stubbornly adhered. The second volume contains an extensive study of China, its history, legislation and science. Cf Atabey 535. Cordier BS 2768. Löwendahl 1507 (diff. pag.).

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HAGER, GIUSEPPE (JOSEPH):

Description des médailles chinoises du Cabinet Impérial de France, précédée d'un essai de numismatique chinoise, avec des éclaircissemens sur le commerce des Grecs avec la Chine, et sur les vases précieux qu'on y trouve encore. Paris, chez Treuttel et Würtz (printed by "par les soins de J.J. Marcel" by de l'Imprimerie Impériale), 1805.

. 4to. Pp. (viii), xiv, (ii), 188. With one folding engraved map and one engraved plate. Two engravings and woodcuts including many Chinese characters, in text. Printed on thick paper. Contemporary marbled paper boards, flat calf spine, richly decorated in gilt, marbled end papers. With some staining in the text. First edition. Scarce. Hager (1757-1819) was professor of oriental languages at Pavia in today's northern Italy. Hager's Chinese works have been heavily critized by the sinologists A. Montucci and H.J. Klaproth. Cordier BS 688. Lust 1130. Löwendahl 728.

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