New York: The Asia Society Galleries, 1993. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 288 pages, tall 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: The Asia Society Galleries, (1993). A near fine copy. More
Tokyo: Takahashi, 1989. Text in Japanese and English. Foreword by Donald Keene and translated by Susan Tyler. Illustrated in color, some fold out plates. 221 pages, 4to, pale blue cloth with gilt stamped text, housed in slipcase. A fine copy in a very nice slipcase. The tale of Genji is sometimes called the world's first novel. More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1982. Some black & white illustrations. 350 pages. 8vo, red cloth-backed boards with gilt lettering at spine, d.w. (price-clipped and sunned). New York: W.W. Norton & Company, (1982). First edition. Previous ownership inked at front endpaper, still a fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: American Numismatic Society, 1954. Illustrated in black and white. xi, 169, xv pages. 8vo, brick red wrappers (spine sunned). New York: American Numismatic Society, (1954). Page edges toned and corners creased -- still internally clean and tight. Very good. More
New York: Dial Press, 1971. Illustrated. 159 pages, thin 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper edgeworn. New York: Dial Press, 1971. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Paris: Henri Laurens, 1935. Translated from the Catalan by J. Viellard. Profusely illustrated with 701 in-text photographs and 5 folding maps. 516pp of text in French. Thick square 4to, rebound in plain black cloth with red spine label; original printed wrappers bound-in; uncut edges. Paris: Henri Laurens, 1935. A near fine and sturdy copy of this very uncommon book of European church architecture of the 11th century. Ownership signatures of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
London: Samson, Low Marston, 1872. Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa Including Four Months' Residence with Dr. Livingstone. 736pp., illustrated with maps and drawings by the author. Mounted sepia photograph of Stanley as frontispiece. Thick 8vo, beautifully rebound in 3/4 red morocco, spine with gilt decoration & raised bands; gilt top. London: Samson Lowe, Marston , 1872. First Edition. Inner front joint cracked, but otherwise fine. More
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