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1.	AHMED VASIF EFENDI:  MAHASIN UL-ASAR VE HAKAYIK UL-AHVAR (Vasif 
Tarihi)". Istanbul : Darüttibaat ül-Âmire, 1804-5 [A.H. 1219] 2 v. in 1 ; 
28 cm. small quarto. Ottoman Turkish/ Also known under title: Tarih-i Vâsif 
and Vâsif tarihi. From the official annals of the reign of  Mustafa III, 
[1757-1773].  "The greater part of the second volume is from the pen of 
Enverî." Encyclopedia of Islam, v. 4 (1934), p. 1127; title from colophon. 
This was one of the  the first works printed in Istanbul after the death of 
Muttaferika, the Hungarian convert to Islam who began Turkish printing in 
the 18th century. He also printed works like this, which had been 
heretofore manuscripts in the Royal library, and were significant to the 
Turkish ruling class.  OCLC 3 Locs in the USA, [CUY, CGU, PUL] but there is 
another copyat HLS.  Original calf, gilt Dec. $1375.00

2.	ANDERSON, H. C. (Hans Christian)],   "THE HISTORY OF THE UGLY LITTLE 
DUCK  OR THE BEAUTIFUL SWAN. / Illustrated with six drawings by Harrison 
Weir"   [New York] : John McLoughlin (Successor to Elton & Co.,) Publisher, 
New    York., Stereotyped by Vincent Dill, Jr. 21 & 23 Ann Street, New 
York. [Ca.-1853] Note, only the printed, pictorial  [and hand colored, as 
issued] yellow covers mention the McLoughlin name. The title page has Elton 
as publisher with a decorative wood engraved  logo. The second issue of the 
First American Edition of Anderson's "The Ugly Duckling."  The entire book 
is as Elton published it a year earlier, including the title page,  but 
with the name of the publisher on the cover changed. See the AAS entry, 
which has our edition but not the Elton. RLIn notes one Loc [Clements at 
UMI for the Elton, none for this; Unlocated at OCLC] in either issue.  Our 
copy a little very light water stain on the cover and first few pages with 
no tide mark OWVery Good.  $675.00

3.	ANDERSON, HANS CHRISTIAN; BOYLE, ELEANORE VERE Boyle; Harry Leigh 
Douglas Plesner, Augusta: FAIRY TALES BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON 
Illustrated by twelve large designs in colour after original drawings by 
E.V.B. Newly translated by H.L.D. Ward and Augusta Plesner. London, Sampson 
Low, Marston, Low, and Searle; 1872. Large 4to, 12 chromolithographed 
plates. First Edition, thus. E.V. B. is the Honorable Eleanor Vere 
Boyle.[Gordon] Besides being an excellent new translation, this edition 
features the lovely illustrations which are Pre-Raphaelite in quality 
of  the Hon. Eleanor Vere Boyle, wife of the Reverend Richard Boyle lived 
in the Maidenhead area and exhibited figure subjects at the Grosvenor 
Gallery and elsewhere from 1878-81.  She also exhibited a number of strange 
works which would have to be described as symbolist paintings. These have 
more to do with Odilon Redon than her English contemporaries. She 
Illustrateded  many children's books using the initials EVB. Most of them 
were printed in color by chromo- lithography, as here,  by Emrik & Singer, 
Chromolith. East London. See Dictionary of Victorian Painters.   Contents: 
The Wild Swans. The Ugly Duckling. The Fellow Traveller. The Little 
Mermaid. Thumbkinetta. The Angel. The Garden of Paradise. The Snow Queen. 
London: 1872. Large quarto. 12 chromolithographed plates. Both the English 
and this American issue are rare. OCLC, 12 Locs.,  unnoted at Melvyl, CIC, 
H, Y, KVK, NYPL, BL,  COPAC, Opie, Osborne[ the last four lacking the 
English Edition].  Original blue cloth decoratively gilt-stamped. Very 
good. $1250.00

4.	ANDERSON, H. C. (Hans Christian)  :  FAIRY TALES BY HANS CHRISTIAN 
ANDERSON. ILLUSTRATED BY 10 LARGE DESIGNS IN COLOUR AFTER ORIGINAL DRAWINGS 
BY E.V.B. Newly translated by H.L.D.[Harry Leigh Douglas] Ward and Augusta 
Plesner ...  New York, Scribner & Welford, ND,1880[?].  vi, 76 Pp. col. 
ill. 32 cm.  Half-title. E.V. B. is the Honorable Eleanor Vere 
Boyle.[Gordon] Besides being an excellent translation, this edition 
features the lovely illustrations which are Pre-Raphaelite in quality 
of  the Hon. ELEANOR VERE BOYLE, wife of the Reverend Richard Boyle lived 
in the Maidenhead area and exhibited figure subjects at the Grosvenor 
Gallery and elsewhere from 1878-81. She Illustrateded  many children's 
books using the initials EVB. Most of them were printed in color by chromo- 
lithography, as here,  by Emrik & Singer, Chromolith. East London. See 
Dictionary of Victorian Painters.  Original glazed, pictorial boards, 
showing another design not repeated within, corners worn, inner rear hinge 
repaired. Inscribed on the Fr. Fr. EP "Miss Lizzie Mullan Christmas 1885" 
in a large round hand. ]. Both the English and this American issue are 
rare. Unnoted by OCLC,  Melvyl, CIC, H, Y, KVK, NYPL, BL,  COPAC, Opie, 
Osborne[ the last four lacking the English Edition]. An About Very Good 
copy.  $550.00

5.	~ANON EDITOR~ ILLUSTRATOR ANON.:~ HYAKUSENSHU  [Collection of 100 
Oracular pronouncements at a Shinto Shrine]; ~NP ~Shotoku 3 (1713)~ 4.25 x 
6 inches. Title page, 90 Pp. + colophon. The illustrations are unsigned and 
the artist is unidentified. More than half the pages in the volume are 
illustrated with two small humorous cuts in an early Uk'o'ye style showing 
the circumstance for a specific divination. Together with these 8 
descriptions of divination are included, below, on each page.  ~ This is a 
Shingon Buddhist work. The sacred oracle using a box and stick, however, 
comes from the tradition of Shintoism. Buddhism and Shintoism were united 
through the Shingon sect and their blended practices are witnessed here. 
The sacred oracle of the shrine controlled good-or-ill-luck fortune - when 
a numbered stick was pulled out of the hole of a wooden box into which they 
had been placed randomly. Chance was equated with the power of  Buddha and 
of the Kami. The use of numerical oracles, however, shows Chinese 
influence, as in the use in China of the Yi Ching in which groups of sticks 
were thrown and then analyzed. ~In the West fortune telling at this time 
was limited to dream books, Tarot cards, Astrology and hand reading. In 
Japan dreams, astrology, and both physiognomical and hand reading were 
practiced. But since Japan had an ongoing tradition of Shinto, now blended 
with Shingon Buddhism, the use of oracles continued. ~Unnoted at OCLC, 
Harvard Yenching, Melvyl, LC, NYP, YUS, DLC, CIC. Unnoted in KSM and a very 
rare, ephemeral publication of fortune telling interest.  ~Original wraps, 
much worn. Lacks title slip but does have the original title page [which is 
unusual for a book of this age, [since they were usually thrown away when 
the front board was replaced], with a flaw in the blank margin of about 1 
inch by 1/4 inches; corners dog-eared, without loss. With some water/or oil 
stains in the first 20 leaves, progressively smaller and lighter towards 
the center of the volume. Wrappers very worn with surface loss, this 
extensive for the rear wrapper, much less so for the front wrapper, partly 
resewn, OW VG minus. ~$1075.00~

6.	~CATLIN, GEORGE : ~THE BREATH OF LIFE ; or, Mal-respiration, and its 
effects upon the enjoyments & life of man. / by George Catlin ; With 29 
illustrations from drawings by the author.  ~New York : John Wiley, 1861 
(New York : R. Craighead, printer, stereotyper, and electrotyper). 76, [1] 
p. : ill. ; 23 cm.  A wrappers copy, the wrappers glued to boards at some 
point in the nineteenth century, cloth spine, printed paper title. "Catlin, 
the famous American artist, was the first American to call attention to the 
bad effects of mouth-breathing. He based his book on observations of 
American Indian practices, and illustrated the book with humorous 
sketches."(G & M) ~G. & M. 3267, First Edition, Twyman 1.62, cataloging the 
1862 London edition, but noting ours. At the National Med. Lib.  Not at 
Harvard, RLIN, AAS only.  ~A little underlining in the last few 
[unillustrated] pages, OW VG. ~$450.00~

7.	GENLIS, STEPHANIE FELICITE, COMTESSE DE: THE HISTORY OF THE DUCHESS OF 
C--, from Adela and Theodore. Newport, R.I. : Printed by O. Farnsworth for 
Asaph Chilson, 1804. 106 Pp. FP Frontis. A tale for children of life at the 
French court, with an added ballad in which a near miss to the Romeo and 
Juliet ending occurs, but both lovers are saved. The Frontis. and final 
wood engraved vignette are both neatly hand colored. The Frontis. shows a 
wise old woman [dressed, also like a witch] who is offering a girl a large 
bunch of herbs. Shaw & Shoemaker, 6477, OCLC 2 Locs in  the USA [COO, RA8], 
and one in the UK [CUD]. But there also is a copy at MWA. Original marbled 
paper, with a recovered spine which blends very well with the boards. With 
the ownership signature in ink, Thus: Miss Emily Connell's Book [with a 
charming calligraphic swirl below]. With her name in pencil twice on the 
rear EP; a Fine copy. $450.00

8.	KATEI TAKI: KOKOKAN GATO. Tokyo, Meiji 17 [1884] 4 Pen [volumes], 
complete. In original wrappers, printed title slips.  A collection of 
woodblock prints after his own paintings meant as an art instructional 
manual. The artist was famous for flower and bird, landscape and figure 
paintings, so all of these are included. Katei, was one of the most famous 
Meiji painters, the three engravers, Kimura Tokutaro, Mitsui Chojo, Kaneda 
Marsukichi, famous for their work, complete their work in his studio under 
his personal supervision. His part of the work, writing the text, and 
completing the paintings, took a year to complete. Takei was trained by 
Nanga and Shijo painters and constantly went back to Chinese sources as 
well as to nature for inspiration. Only one other book of his was produced 
so zealously, but it consisted of a single volume, only. It consisted 
entirely of Kashoga [bird and flower paintings]. Mitchell spends a great 
deal of time discussiong his work and this book, although he did not have a 
copy in his collection and no other copy is noted in any other Western 
collection. Reported in the catalog of the National Diet Library 
of  Japan[which is the greatest repository of Meiji books in Japan]; 
Mitchell Pp. 87-88; 372[but not in Mitchell!]. Unnoted in Ryerson, Brown, 
BM. Fine copy with just a few wormed pin holes, in the original chitsu. 
$3250.00

9.	MARSDEN, WILLIAM. THE HISTORY OF SUMATRA containing an account of the 
government, laws, customs and manners of the native inhibitants, with a 
description of the natural productions, and a relation of the ancient 
political state of that island. The third edition, with corrections, 
additions, and plates. London, J. M''Creery, 1811. 4to. Folding map (490 x 
415 mm.) of the Island Sumatra by W. Marsden, engraved by J. Walker and 28 
full-page engraved plates by J. Swain, W. Williams, J.Stadler and A. Cardon 
after the drawings by the author, M. de Jonville, W. Bell,T. Heaphy and 
others, including 9 botanical and 12 zoological plates, 4 viewsand 
portraits, 2 with weapons and one with the alphabets used on the island. 
VIII, 479, (8) pp. Third corrected and enlarged [and best] edition on large 
paper.  This was the first great work in English asbout Southeast Asia. By 
the ranking English student of Malay culture. Marsden was educated in 
Dublin, and when he was appointed to the civil service of the East India 
Company,  he was first posted to Benkulen, Sumatra, in 1771. There he 
quickly became the principal secretary to the government. During his eight 
years' residence on the island he studied diligently to acquire a sound 
knowledge of the Malay language and culture. When he returned to England in 
1779 with a pension, he wrote his History of Sumatra, which was first 
published in 1783 and is considered as his most important work. A second 
edition appeared in 1784 and in 1788 the book was translated into French by 
Parraud and in the same year into German as well. Marsden was appointed in 
1795 second secretary and afterwards first secretary to the admiralty. In 
1807 he retired and published his Grammar and Dictionary of the Malay 
Language in 1812,  which was also a great advance over any other Malay 
English dictionary, and in some ways fuller than Malay Dutch dictionaries 
as well. In 1818 his translation of the Travels of Marco Polo was 
published. He became treasurer and then vice-president of the Royal 
Society. Fine large paper copy. Graesse IV, p. 417; Hill Collection of 
Pacific Voyages, I, p. 193;  DNB 36, p. 206-7. Original green marbled 
boards, more recent green quarter calf, spine with 5 raised bands and 
morocco title-label, gilt. $2,650.00

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