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London: Blackie & Sons Limited. Very Good+. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean white cloth with black lettering. Text tight, clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece. B/W photo illustrations. A few pages very lightly foxed. Prior owners signature. Asia, Japan; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 280 pages .
[Japan] Theatre Poster For Kana Dehon Chuushingura / 47 Ronin C1920 -
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[Japan] Theatre Poster for Kana Dehon Chuushingura / 47 Ronin c1920
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Japan, 1920. Very Good Mounted Poster. Very Good.
Minor repair at top left corner; minor creasing repaired in mounting; near fine. The left side says the performance will begin on xx month xx day but the number for the month and day is blank. The bottom white space would have shown the venue and is not completed. . A theatrical advertisement in the style of ukiyo-e for a Bunraku or Kabuki rendition of the 47 Ronin, the story of loyal former samurai who plot revenge for their wronged daimyo lord. Color lithograph poster professionally mounted on linen. 108.3 by 78.3 cm (42.75 by 30.75 inches)
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The historical event, known as the Ako incident, took place in the early years of the 18th century but quickly became the stuff of legend.
The story goes that Asano Naganori, lord of Ako, was requested to help carry out certain duties at the shogun's court. Kira, a court official, was assigned to instruct Asano in court etiquette, but treated him with such open contempt that the country lord drew his sword in anger and attacked.
This breach of palace protocol was so grave that it mandated ritual suicide, leaving Asano's 47 samurai as ronin: warriors without a master.
The ronin pledged revenge and after two years of planning staged a night-time attack, beheading Kira. They then turned themselves in, submitting to their own ritual suicides.
Minor repair at top left corner; minor creasing repaired in mounting; near fine. The left side says the performance will begin on xx month xx day but the number for the month and day is blank. The bottom white space would have shown the venue and is not completed. . A theatrical advertisement in the style of ukiyo-e for a Bunraku or Kabuki rendition of the 47 Ronin, the story of loyal former samurai who plot revenge for their wronged daimyo lord. Color lithograph poster professionally mounted on linen. 108.3 by 78.3 cm (42.75 by 30.75 inches)
Background Information:
The historical event, known as the Ako incident, took place in the early years of the 18th century but quickly became the stuff of legend.
The story goes that Asano Naganori, lord of Ako, was requested to help carry out certain duties at the shogun's court. Kira, a court official, was assigned to instruct Asano in court etiquette, but treated him with such open contempt that the country lord drew his sword in anger and attacked.
This breach of palace protocol was so grave that it mandated ritual suicide, leaving Asano's 47 samurai as ronin: warriors without a master.
The ronin pledged revenge and after two years of planning staged a night-time attack, beheading Kira. They then turned themselves in, submitting to their own ritual suicides.
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- Place of Publication Japan
- Date Published 1920
- Keywords Film, Cinema, Theater; Japanese Art
A JOURNAL FROM JAPAN (1910) A Daily Record of Life Seen by a Scientist
by Stopes, Marie C.
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Strange stories from a Chinese studio ; Liao zhai zhi yi.[Adulteration punished--The Alchemist--An other SOlomon--The Boat-girl Bride--The boatmen of Lao-lung--Carrying a Corpse--The Butterfly's Revenge--The Censor in Purgatory--The Clay Image--The Country of the Cannibals--Cruelty Avenged--The Dead Priest--Death by Laughing--The Disembodied Frie nd--The Donkey's Revenge--Engaged to a Nun--Examination for the Post of Guardian Angel--The Faithless Widow--Feasting the Ruler of Purgatory--Feng Shui--The Flower-nymphs--The Fortune Hunter Punished--The Gambler's Talisman--His Father's Ghost--The Injustice of Heaven--In the Infernal Regions--Joining the Immortals--The Lingering Death--The Marriage Lottery--The Mirror and Listen Trick--Mr. Willow
by Pu, Songling, 1640-1715. ; Giles, Herbert Allen,; 1845-1935.
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New York : Boni and Liveright ; [Colchester ; London ; Eton : Printed by Spottiswoode, Ballantyne and Co. Ltd.], 1925., 1925. Very Good. xxiii, 488 pp. ; 20 cm. ; OCLC: 2299729 ; LC: PL2722.U2 ; brown and black cloth with gold lettering and designs ; decorative endpapers ; One hundred and sixty-four stories from the Liao-chai chih-i by P'u Sung-ling ; The Arabian Nights of China, fil led with wonderful stories and strange happenings involving ghosts, fairy foxes, gods and demons, and reversals of fate, translated by the compiler of the great Chinese-English dictionary ; Some story titles: Adulteration punished--The Alchemist--An other SOlomon--The Boat-girl Bride--The boatmen of Lao-lung--Carrying a Corpse--The Butterfly's Revenge--The Censor in Purgatory--The Clay Image--The Country of the Cannibals--Cruelty Avenged--The Dead Priest--Death by Laughing--The Disembodied Frie nd--The Donkey's Revenge--Engaged to a Nun--Examination for the Post of Guardian Angel--The Faithless Widow--Feasting the Ruler…
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Santiago Calatrava: The Architect's Studio exhibition through 21 November 2004
by CALATRAVA, Santiago
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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Seattle: University of Washington / Henry Art Gallery, 2004 Signed by Santiago Calatrava. First edition / First printing. Poster in blue, red and black. 15" x 24 Very fine.
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Les Chansons de Sao Van Di
by AJALBERT, Jean
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Paris: Louis-Michaud, n.d.. Limited edition. Erotic French love story set in Laos, telling the tale of Kao Som Sène and the songs he sings for the beautiful Sao Van Di. Limited first edition. (Number 602/870) Rare. One of 870 copies on alfa paper, bound in pictorial wrappers, 170 mm x 255 mm, 100 (4) pages, photographic frontispiece, 12 full-page coloured plates, 20 drawings throughout text; light foxing to endpapers otherwise a vey good copy.
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Publisher's Counter Display Poster for "Annie Leibovitz: Photographs"
by Leibovitz, Annie; Introduction by Tom Wolfe
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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New York: Pantheon Books/ Rolling Stone Press, 1983. SCARCE Publisher's counter-top display poster, 15 1/2" w x 20" h, featuring Leibovitz's iconic color photograph of Meryl Streep, the same image used for the cover of the dust jacket. Near Fine, bottom corners small bumps, poster mounted to cardboard backing with fold-out display stand verso. A quite uncommon poster, well suited for framing.. First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 15 1/2" x 20".
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The House That Dripped Blood- Original One Sheet Folded Movie Poster (1971)
by Bloch, Robert
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Hollywood, CA: Cinerama Releasing Corp., 1971. Near Fine, 2 small tears at center flap folds. Classic horror anthology based on four short stories written and adapted for the big screen by Robert Bloch , author of PSYCHO, whose name is misspelled "Block" on the poster. #71/89, Produced by Max J. Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky, directed by Peter Duffell, starring Christopher Lee, Nyree Dawn Porter, Peter Cushing, Denholm Elliott, and John Pertwee. "Vampires! Voodoo! Vixens! Victims! TERROR Waits For You In Every Room", RARE original poster, great graphic imagery, photo emailed by request. . First Printing. Folded One Sheet Movie Poster. Near Fine. 27" x 41".
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Portnoy"s Complaint - Original Folded One Sheet Movie Poster (1972)
by Roth, Philip
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Hollywood, CA: Warner Bros., 1972. Starring Richard Benjamin, Karen Black and Lee Grant. Based on the novel by Philip Roth, adapted to the screen by Ernest Lehman, who also produced(along with Sidney Beckerman) and directed the movie. Music by Michel Legrand. Original folded one sheet 27" 41" poster, Fine. # 72/100. SCARCE original poster. Great for the Philip Roth completist. . First Printing. Folded One Sheet Movie Poster. Fine. 27" x 41".
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LEARNING TREE, THE [LES SENTIERS DE LA VIOLENCE] (1969) French poster
by Warner Brothers
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West Hollywood, California, United States
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No binding. Very Good. Fine Art Print Gordon Parks (screenwriter, director) French title: Les sentiers de la violence. Paris: Warner Brothers. Vintage original 63 x 47"" (160 x 120 cm.) grande affiche poster, France. Folded (as issued), NEAR FINE. THE LEARNING TREE was the first film directed by an African American and financed by a major Hollywood studio, Warner Brothers. Writer-director Gordon Parks adapted his autobiographical novel about a black teenager growing up in Kansas in the 1920s. The film was one of the first twenty-five movies selected in 1989 for preservation as part of the United States National Film Registry.
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LEARNING TREE, THE [RAGAZZO LA TUA PELLE SCOTTA] (1969) Italian poster
by Manfredo Acerbo
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No binding. Very Good. Fine Art Print Gordon Parks (screenwriter, director) Italian title: Ragazzo la tua pelle scotta. Rome: Dear Film, 1969. Vintage original 78 x 55"" (140 x 200 cm.) 4-fogli poster, Italy. Printed in two sections and folded (as issued), NEAR FINE. Artwork by Italian poster artist Manfredo Acerbo. THE LEARNING TREE was the first film directed by an African American and financed by a major Hollywood studio, Warner Brothers. Writer-director Parks adapted his autobiographical novel about a black teenager growing up in Kansas in the 1920s. The film was one of the first twenty-five movies selected in 1989 for preservation as part of the United States National Film Registry.
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(Silkscreen Anti-Nuclear Poster) No More Genocide In My Name
by Insurgent Squeegee (Pseudonym of Lincoln Cushing)
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Oakland, CA: Bay Area Coalition to Oppose War Preparations, 1980. Near Fine, 3/8" closed tear right side margin. faint small creases. " No More Genocide In My Name" quote from Holly Near's anti-war song. Followed by " The draft. Nuclear weapons. Nuclear power. Social services cutbacks. The "oil crisis." These are all parts of the same problem. Join us in action against a common enemy. Teach-In May 30-31, June 1 Laney College Oakland, CA Bay Area Coalition To Oppose War Preparations for more information call 841-6500, ext. 195 © 1980 insurgent squeegee, San Diego". SCARCE original anti-nukes poster by Cuban-born American artist and activist Lincoln Cushing. in vibrant silkscreen colors. Well suited for framing. will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 35" x 22 1/2".
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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Mansions of the Sun : The Indian Desert Thaar
by Anand, Uma
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- 9780905906294 / 0905906292
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Dorking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Al-falak Scorpion, 1982. Book. Illus. by Vivek Anand. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Illustrated with colour & b/w photos. The book has a previous owner's private bookplate on the endpaper but is otherwise both book & jacket are in excellet condition. Firmly bound and carefully read..
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THE MILITARY COLLAPSE OF CHINA'S MING DYNASTY, 1618-44
by Swope, Kenneth M
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- 9781138652330 / 1138652334
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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New York: Routledge, 2014. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 291pp, numerous b/w illustrations. A very nice copy..
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Korea Through Her Arts
by Kim Ki-Mun
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Oak Point, Texas, United States
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Yesul Chunchu Sa, Seoul, Korea, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Very interesting book which includes lots of illustration, many of which are tipped-in (color and b/w). There are also 6 records with representative Korean music. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 445 pp. Text is in Korean. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Spine working loose but still intact. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Art & Design; Non-English Language::Korean; Korea; Korean Language; Sociology & Culture. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001394. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
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The Bengali Intellectual Tradition: From Rammohun Ray to Dhirendranath Sen
by Mukhopadhyay, Amal Kumar (editor)
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Calcutta, K.P. Bagchi & Company, 1979, hardcover, viii-289 pp, First edition, Good in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, name to front endpaper, spine-end and corner bumps, spine faded. Dustjacket, edge chips, rubs, a few spots to spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The result of a collective study by the Council for Political Studies, Calcutta, includes 12 essays on the great Bengali intellectuals of the past 150 years, by the author and others. Each essay concludes with notes and references. Index appended.
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Seven Pillars Of Wisdom, A Triumph
by Lawrence, T.E
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T.E. Lawrence. SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, A TRIUMPH. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Privately Printed, 1926. First Published for general circulation 1935. First American Edition. States MCMXXXVI on the title page. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City, NY. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET IS INCLUDED. 672 pages, indexed. Beige buckram boards. Spine has darkened a bit. 6 7/8 X 9 ½.
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Formless in Form: Kenko, 'Tsurezuregusa,' and the Rhetoric of Japanese Fragmentary Prose
by Chance, Linda H
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- 9780804730013 / 0804730016
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1997. Study of this medieval Japanese classic of brief 'essays' on various subjects; the author argues that Kenko's text is not an early example of 'zuihitsu' or informal essay, but rather "a deliberate, controlled effort by Kenko to force the reader to confront the impermanent and contingent nature of existence through experiencing the text." Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; first edition (first printing). Light wear to book; hint of fading to jacket spine; near fine, unmarked. Text clean; xxii, [2], 343 pages + 'colophon'; index, character list, lengthy bibliography, notes. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon, Vol. III
by Parker, H. ( Collected and Translated by )
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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London: Luzac & Co., 1914. SCARCE in 1914 First Edition. In original red cloth, top edge gilt, Very Good, 1 1/2" tear to cloth top edge at spine, cloth rubbed at tips, stamp and blindstamp of the highly-regarded Folklore Institute, Indiana University front end pages. Stories of cultivating caste, lower castes, Western Provinces & Southern India, & Sinhalese texts. With index, 479 pp. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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MAOIST INSURGENCY SINCE VIETNAM
by Marks, Thomas A
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- 9780714646060 / 0714646067
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Las Vegas , Nevada, United States
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Great Britain: Frank Cass & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0714646067 . Book is Very Good + (plus). Clean and unmarked text. Tight and sturdy binding. Very light bump back cover corners. Rear cover surface faint 1/4 inch surface only stain. Single very faint and small page end -ends only - smudges front and bottom page ends. DJ is very good. Very light bumping to DJ cover corners and edges. 1/8 inch closed tear DJ top spine end corner. Sticker on rear DJ cover. 1/8 inch mark on DJ spine. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 303 pages .
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North from Malaya: Adventure on Five Fronts
by Douglas, William O
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- Near Fine
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- 1st
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Granville, New York, United States
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Garden City: Doubleday, 1953. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Garden City: Doubleday, 1953, first printing. 8vo. 352pp., illustrated with b/w plates, map endpapers. Pale blue cloth with blue and white titles. Offset toning to two pages from laid in book reviews, minor dust foxing on top edge, else fine in near fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
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