BATCHELOR, JOHN:

An Ainu-English-Japanese Dictionary. (Including a Grammar of the Ainu Language). Two parts in one volume. Tokyo, Published by the Methodist Publishing House, Ginza,1905.

. Pp. (vi), 11, errata (1), 526; (ii), 159, errata (1), (1). Old Japanese inscription on front endpaper. Original blue cloth, a few stains to upper cover,slightly shaken, hinges weak. The second, much enlarged and improved edition of the first proper Ainu-English dictionary (first 1889). A grammar has been added to this edition. The Reverend John Batchelor (1854-1944) was a British missionary who lived among the Ainu people for more than sixty years. During this time he became close to the people and knowledgeable about their culture, religion and language. He was the first to write in Ainu, creating a writing system for the language. Cordier BJ 618-19.

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N° du livre: 121371

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, ainu, aino, ainus, language, linguistic, aborigines, travel, exploration, asia, asie, asien, hokkaido,

BATCHELOR, JOHN:

Sea-Girt Yezo. Glimpses at Missionary Work in North Japan. London, Church Missionary Society, 1902.

. Small 4to. Pp. viii, 120. With frontispiece and many illustrations throughout the text. Publisher's blue cloth with an Ainu fisherman blocked in gilt on the upper cover, g.e. Binding shaken, but a lovely copy. First edition, mainly written for young people. Not in Cordier. Nipponalia (Kyoto 1972) 2278.

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N° du livre: 100572

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, ainu, aino, ainus, japan, japon, japanese, hokkaido, travel, voyage, exploration, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, aborigines,

BAZIN, ANTOINE PIERRE LOUIS:

Mémoire sur les principes généraux de chinois vulgaire. Extrait du Journal Asiatique. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1845.

. Pp. (iv), 120. Uncut and unopened copy in wrappers. First edition of this interesting work on idiomatic language with Chinese characters printed throughout. Bazin was professor in Chinese at Bibliothèque Royale. Cordier BS 1670.

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N° du livre: 38005

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, china, chinese, kina, asia, asiatic, asien, asie, far east, east, language, langue, linguistic,

BAZIN, ANTOINE PIERRE LOUIS (Transl. & Ed.):

Théatre chinois ou choix de pièces de théatre composées sous les empereurs mongols. Paris, imprimé par autorisation du roi à l'Imprimerie Royale, 1838.

. Pp. (iv), lxiii, 410, table (1). Contemporary quarter calf on marbled boards, spine decorated in gilt. Partly with some minor staining. The four plays are: "Zhou meixiang" by Zheng Guangzu; "He han shan" by Zhang Guobin; "Huo lang dan" anonymous; and "Dou e yuan" by Guan Hanqing. Cordier BS 1784. Löwendahl 923. Lust 1110. Zenker BOii, 6819.

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N° du livre: 100559

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, china, chine, chinese, kina, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, theatre, theater, exploration

KUBOTA BEISEN (Ed.):

Bijutsu H›ko (The Art Treasury). Eleven volumes. Tokyo, Matsui Eikichi, Gahakudo,1895.

. A complete set of this early refined Japanese art magazine. Size: 26 x 16 cm. With high-quality woodblock printed reproductions of ukiyo-e prints and paintings by famous artists such as Kitagawa Utamaro, Katsushika Hokusai, Shibata Zeshin, Sakai Hoitsu, Ogata Korin, Mauyama Okyo, Kawanabe Kyosai, Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, etc. Includes several folded prints of hashira-e (long and narrow pillar prints), nagaban (large print) and long surimono (exclusive prints for special occasions). Printed in lovely rich colours several highlighted with lacquer and mica. Bound in the traditional Japanese fashion, as issued within coloured decorated wrappers. A few volumes loose in binding and one volume has a few leaves affected by a small marginal wormhole, otherwise in splendid condition. Housed in a modern cloth folder. The editor Kubota Beisen was a renowned Japanese artist and art instructor. He founded the Kyoto Fine Art Association together with Kono Bairei. A stunning collection which seems extremely rare to find complete.

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N° du livre: 121008

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, art, illustrated, woodblock-prints, ukiyo-e, woodcut, paintings

BELL, SIR CHARLES ALFRED:

Grammar of colloquial Tibetan. Second edition. Calcutta, The Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1919.

. Small 8vo. Pp. xiv, 224. With 3 folding tables. One large folding map in pocket at rear, repaired in outer margin, without any loss. Publisher's cloth. Bell (1870-1945) served the Indian Civil Service from 1891 and was later in charge of the diplomatic relations of the British Government with Tibet and Bhutan. This edition is enlarged and revised, first 1905 "Manual of Colloquial Tibean". Cf Cordier BS 2940. Cf Yakushi (1984) B108.

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N° du livre: 99255

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, tibet, tibetan, asia, asi, asien, asiatic, language, langue, linguistic, travel, exploration,

VON BENYOWSZKY (BENIOWSKY) , MAURITZ AUGUST:

Lefnadslopp och resor, af honom sielf beskrefne. Stockholm, Kongl. Ordens Tryckeriet, 1791.

. Pp. (xvi), 415. Modern boards. Some minor staining. An abridged Swedish version of "The Memoirs and Travels" translated by S. Ödmann, based on a German edition in 1791. This narrative is about an Hungarian noble man's exile in Kamchatka and his travels to Japan, Formosa, China and Madagascar. Alt-Japan katalog 184. Cf Cordier BJ 453.

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N° du livre: 15

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, kamchatka, japan, formosa, china, madagascar, far east, east, asia, asie, asiatic, asien, travel, exploration

BENYOWSZKY (BENIOWSKY) , MAURITZ AUGUST VON:

Lefnadslopp och resor, af honom sielf beskrefne. Stockholm, Kongl. Ordens Tryckeriet, 1791.

. Pp. (xvi), 415. Old inscription on title page. Upper part of title page nicely restored, without any loss. Fine, uncut copy. Rebound in half calf on marbled boards, flat spine blindstamped and gilt. An abridged Swedish version translated by Samuel Ödmann, based on a German edition (Hamburg, 1791). A narrative about the Hungarian noble man Beniowsky's exile in Kamchatka and his travels to Japan, Formosa, China and Madagascar. Cf Cordier, BJ 453. Alt-Japan katalog 184.

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N° du livre: 777036

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, kamchatka, japan, formosa, china, kina, chine, madagascar, asia, asie, aisen, asiatic, travel, exploration, voyage,

BERGMAN, STEN:

Kamtchatka. Skildringar från en treårig forskningsfärd. Stockholm, A. Bonnirer, 1923.

. Pp. (xii), 5- 443. With 3 maps, 2 coloured plates and 146 photographic illustrations. Publisher's printed wrappers, some minor wear to spine and back cover. Old ownership inscription on front wrapper. First edition of Bergman's narrative of his adventurous expedition to Kamchatka during the years 1920 - 22. A fascinating account of the extensive barren landscape, the wildlife, the inhabitants and their customs. It was translated into English in 1927.

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N° du livre: 22070

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, siberia, kamchatka, russia, travel, exploration, explore, exploring, kamtcahtka, russian, voyage, asia, asie, asien, far east, east,

BILDT, DIDRIK CARL:

Japonica. Bilder av japanska föremål och upplysningar därom. Stockholm 1914.

. Small folio. Pp. (ii), x, 502. With coloured frontispiece and 92 plates, of which eleven are coloured. Publisher's cloth decorated in gilt. First edition which was limited to 200 copies, of which this is no.167. Didrik Bildt travelled to Japan in 1902. He brought home a large collection of Japanese works of art including vases, tsuba, paintings, fukusa, kakemono, etc. Each item is well described. Several of the items were presented at the Japanese exhibition in Stockholm in 1911.

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N° du livre: 99587

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, exploration, art, illustration,

BIRD, ISABELLA LUCY (Mrs. Bishop):

The Yangtze Valley and Beyond. An Account of Journeys in China, Chiefly in the Province of Sze Chuan and Among the Man-Tze of the Somo Territory. Two volumes. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, & London, John Murray, 1900.

. Pp. xii, (ii), 410, (2); viii, (ii), 365, (2). With two frontispieces, one folding coloured map and numerous illustrations throughout the text, many made from the author's photographs. Publisher's decorated gilt cloth, t. e. g., others untrimmed, lightly rubbed at extremities. First American edition. Isabella Bird (1831-1904), probably the most loved Victorian lady traveller, became the first woman inducted into the Royal Geographical Society (1892). This narrative deals with her travels in China in 1897 along the Yangtze River from Shanghai visiting Hangzhou (Zhejiang province), Yichang (Hubei), Wan Hsien (Hebei), Nanjing (Kiangsu), and several places in Sichuan province. Her book is based on her letters and diary notes, and the illustrations are mainly taken from her own photographs. A lovely copy. Cordier BS 355. Robinson pp. 81-83. Yakushi (1984) B170.

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N° du livre: 120588

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, china, chine, kina, chinese, travel, exploration, asia, asie, asiatic, asien, lady traveller

BLAKISTON, THOMAS WRIGHT:

Five Months on the Yang-tsze; with a Narrative of the Exploration of its Upper Waters, and Notices of the Present Rebellions in China. London, J. Murray, 1862.

. Pp. xiv, (ii), 380. With frontispiece, 15 wood engraved plates, two folding maps, seven text illustrations and one specimen page from the author's field-book. Occasionally some staining. Publisher's gilt cloth, faded and extremities lightly rubbed. Bookplate (J. Leveson Gower). First edition of a scarce work which for many years was considered the standard of the region including an accurate map of the river from Hankow to Pingshan. Thomas W. Blakiston (1832-91) was a British army officer and naturalist who was posted to Canton during the second Opium War in 1859. He organised an exploration of the middle and upper course of the Yang-tsze-Kiang in 1861. The mission was to ascend the river as far as the Min, and then cross the province of Szechuan, and reach north-western India via Tibet and Lhasa. The party reached Pingshan after having travelled eighteen hundred miles from Shanghai which was further than any other European explorer before them. This narrative contains interesting information about the country including the fauna and flora, and also comments on the politically volatile situation in China at the time. The illustrations are by Alfred Barton. Cordier BS 121. Löwendahl 1263.

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N° du livre: 120534

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, china, chine, kina, chinese, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, exploration,

BOKUYA MIZUSHIMA, ETC.

[A manuscript copy] "Ogasawara ryû shorei no shiki" (The Ogasawara School of Etiquette). Nine volumes. Late Edo period (ca 1800).

. Comprises nine volumes of hand-written text and hand-drawn illustrations, of which several coloured. Ink on fine paper, bound in the fukuro-toji style in original blue wrappers with title labels. Stamps of Nihon Budo Bunka Kyokai (Japan Martial Arts Culture Association) on front covers. Volumes vary slightly in size between 22.8 x 17.1 cm and 24.5 x 18.3 cm. Some staining to the covers and some minor worming to a few volumes but overall a very good set. Housed in a specially made decorated paper box.The Ogasawara School originated in the Kamakura period (12th century) and laid the foundations of etiquette for the samurai class in Japan. It specialised in teaching archery techniques and horse training. The school developed over centuries and from its rich past of warrior martial techniques the Ogasawara-ryû tradition of etiquette evolved. The etiquette teaches proper behaviour in different life situations and in ceremonial rituals, such as performing a bow, arrangements of banquets, serving manners, making gift boxes, wedding preparations, instructions for noshi, clothing and make-up, etc. etc.Mizushima Bokuya (1607-94) was a teacher of etiquette and his written Ogasawara work mainly circulated in manuscript form in the second half of the 17th century. See: Michael Kinshi, Basic Japan Etiquette Rules and Their Popularization" Japonica Humboldtiana Band 5 (2001).

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N° du livre: 121185

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, JAPAN, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, ceremony, rituals, manners, educational, samurai, art, history, historical,

BONACOSSI, ALEXANDRE COMTE:

La Chine et les chinois. Paris 1847.

. Pp. xvi, 376. With engraved frontispiece and ond folding map. Uncut copy in original printed wrappers, spine chipped. Binding starting to loosen. Foxing mainly in the beginning and end. First edition. Informative work on China dealing with the history, geography, religions, government, agriculture, commerce, industry, etc. One chapter treats the Jesuit mission in China. Cordier BS 84.

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N° du livre: 99228

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, china, chine, chinese, asia, asie, asian, asiatic, travel, voyages, exploration, jesuit, east, far east,

BOTVED, A.P.:

Köbenhavn - Tokio - Köpenhavn. Copenhagen, Gyldendals Forlagstrykkeri, 1926.

. Large 8vo. 157, (3). With many illustrations from photographs in the text. Contemporary or slightly later half calf, spine lettered in gilt. A travel account by Botved, a Danish military pilot, of his adventurous flight in a Fokker C.V. from Copenhagen to Tokyo and back. The journey took 10 weeks and went via Bagdad, Karachi, Calcutta, Rangoon, Bangkok, Hanoi, Canton, Peking, Osaka to Tokyo and the return via Irkutsk, Ornsk and Moscow.

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N° du livre: 99450

Catalogue: East Asia

Mots-clés: East Asia, japon, japan, japanese, china, chinese, denmark, danish, travel, exploration, voyage, flying