No place of publication. No date. (Circa1910). 50 coloured photographs - each 22.5 x 14.8cm, laid down on dark green 'Arches' type paper bound in padded silk boards, decorated with a pine needle and crane design, silk tassled knots secure the expertly rebacked binding. Original embossed endpapers slightly sunned with..... More
Kobe. Takagi Photo Co., No date. (circa1919). 50 hand coloured full page collotypes printed on thick paper showing beautiful Japanese sights, scenery and people involved in activities, each plate captioned in English, all edges gilt, padded patterned silk over boards with tassle ties presented in a wrap around cloth covered..... More
London. Henry Sotheran. 1881. Colour and black and white plates, xii + 304pp, index. Inscription and book plate preliminary leaves, some light occasional soiling. Some closed tears, stitching split in one place, last leaf loose, even browning throughout, occasional stamps of a prior owner in text. Original pictorial gilt red..... More
London. Raithby, Lawrence & Company Ltd., 1980. Part One: Ming and Qing Porcelain. 158pp. Part Two: Early Chinese Ceramics and Ancient Bronzes. 142pp. Part Three: Ming and Qing Porcelain and Works of Art. All volumes illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographic illustrations. Hardbacks in lightly worn dustjackets..... More
no date [circa1935]. Colour photographic portrait of the artist, 33 large delightful colour plates showing floral scenes often with butterflies from paintings by Mrs S.K. Ling in the period between 1916 and 1926. Inscribed by the Lings to Professor Sir Stephen Henry Roberts and Mrs Roberts. Sir Stephen was Vice-Chancellor..... More
No publication details. (circa1920?). Album of twelve full page hand coloured illustrations on silk laid down on card leaves. Images measure 25.4 x 19.4cm. Silk along upper border of two images a trifle frayed, occasional light marks, some light browning card leaves, minor insect damage silk border of one leaf..... More
Mumbai. The Marg Foundation. (circa2018). Plentiful colour illustrations, 180pp, glossary, bibliography, index, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. 31.2 x 25cm. Presents in one volume a selection from the private collection built by Kuldip Singh, an architect and town planner. Includes 300 paintings and some painted prints, reverse-glass works and..... More
Nagoya. c1930s. A rectangular printer's sample book of 135 colour woodcuts mounted on 20 leaves. One example has been removed. The original plain card covers are discoloured and marked, the original metal staples have rusted and have been removed and it has instead been sewn using thread. The album leaves..... More
台北.(Taibei). 國立歷史博物館.[Guo li li shi bo wu guan]. 民國86 (1997). Map,colour plates, black and white illustrations, 192pp, gilted lettering on covers and spine, hardback cloth covers. Text mainly in traditional Chinese with English and Chinese preface. 38.5 x 26.6cm. Private collection of Chen Cheng-Ching's Taiwan aboriginal art objects from 9..... More
![きもの縞百選・裂地帖第2集. [Kimono shima hyakusen, kirejicho Dai 2 shu]. Kimono...](/pictures/thumb/162129.jpg?v=1579000361)
民芸織物図鑑刊行会, Showa 42 [1967]. Limited edition of 200 copies. 50 card leaves with 2 samples of striped kimono fabric tipped in on each leaf, samples measure 10.5 x 19cm. Metal spiral binding, embossed title in Japanese upper cover. 36.2 x 26cm. A few swatches are a little creased but otherwise..... More
Tokyo: Bunka Nippon Sha. 1946. Unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 500. 8 coloured woodblocks in paper mats, presented together with a two page introduction in English in a patterned paper covered portfolio with toggle ties. Folio. A very handsome set of plates which show the daily lives of..... More
Pékin. 1930. Profusely illustrated in black and white throughout, [22]+ 676 + [2] + 35 + [3]pp, one gathering transposed but the work is complete. Attractive modern marbled paper covered boards, plain black cloth spine, portion of original upper wrapper laid down on the upper cover. Edges uncut, 41 x...... More
(circa1900). Interesting collection of twenty-five photographs of Japan. Ten albumen photographs (most 20 x 26cm, four approximately 21 x 27cm) by Ogawa Sashichi and others, most showing scenes around Tokyo and Yokohama measuring laid down on card, four are coloured. Nine of these photographs are captioned either by the studio..... More
Late Edo (?) (circa1865). 8 pages of handwoven swatches. One small rectangular piece (2 swatches) removed, one leaf slightly smaller than the others, covers insect damaged. 13 x 30cm. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 157343). More
[Jingdezhen]. [Hong Kong]. 景德鎮陶瓷館.香港中文大學文物館.[Jingdezhen tao ci guan].[Xianggang zhong wen da xue wen wu guan]. 2004. Beautifully illustrated exhibition catalogue jointly held by Jingdezhen Ceramic and Art Museum and The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2004. 186 ceramic artworks are described in the catalogue with bilingual Chinese and English descriptions..... More
no date [195-]. Colour photographic portrait of the artist, 32 (lacks one plate) delightful colour plates of flowers and butterflies from paintings by Mrs S.K. Ling. Preliminary and last leaves foxed, some very light occasional browning first plates, but generally the plates are very good. Striking green cloth binding lettered..... More
![中國錦緞圖案.[Zhongguo jin duan tu an]. [Chinese Brocade Fabric Designs]. SHENGZHONG LU,...](/pictures/thumb/154528.jpg?v=1582087545)
(Beijing). 人民美術出版社. [Ren min meishu chu ban she]. 1953. A complete set of 24 full page colour plates loosely presented in portfolio with title in Chinese on upper cover. 27 leaves in the publisher's folder, 37 x 26cm, with three leaves of text in Chinese, including brief introduction of Chinese..... More
Shanghai. Watson. Kelly & Walsh. 1926. Number 283 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. 50 full page tipped-in plates by Donald Mennie of which 38 are photogravures and 12 are hand coloured silver gelatin plates. Each plate has an accompanying page of text by Lieutenant Commander Carey and is..... More
Yokohama. Eighth U.S. Army Printing Plant. 1946. Colour and black and white full page plates, 36 pages on double leaves, bound in oblong Japanese paper covered boards with ties, 28 x 39 cm. Upper cover lifting, a little minor insect damage paper covered boards, light soiling title page, mild crease..... More
Yokohama. Eighth U.S. Army Printing Plant. 1946. Colour and black and white tipped in plates from the soldiers of the Engineers, Eighth US Army, 20 leaves, 27 x 38cm. Some foxing and browning. This official US army publication features a strongly worded anti-Japanese introduction reflecting the attitudes of the time..... More
![紋柄扣. [Mongara Hikae]. [Copies of Washi Design Patterns]. MONGARA HIKAE](/pictures/thumb/154973.jpg?v=1578993685)
[1900?]. Sample album of designs most probably for weaving. The album contains 196 numbered paper slits for holding the design samples in place with 68 samples included. Handwritten paper tabs (some damaged with loss) attached to the edges of 17 leaves give the names of customers. Bound in cloth covered..... More
Peiping. Vetch. 1935. Map, 8 tipped in colour plates, black and white illustrations, 66pp, bibliography. Title label upper cover, inscription front free endpaper dated December 1935, very light foxing throughout, stitching weakening in a few places but still sound, head and tale of spine slightly rubbed. Still a good copy..... More
Kyoto: 1892. With delicate colour woodblocks by Tanaka Ikka 田中一華, Ichimi Renjō 一見連城, Hasegawa Gyokujun 長谷川玉純, Mori Yūzan 森雄山, Kamisaka Sekka 神坂雪佳, Tanaka Gekkō 田中月耕, Uemura Shōen 上村松園, Nakai Baien 中井梅園, Itō Suezō 伊藤季造, Umemura Keizan 梅村景山, Tabata Kakuzō 田畑鶴造 and Kunii ōyō 國井應陽. [28pp], folded leaves. Original patterned paper wrappers with red ties, lower section of spine creased, lower corner of 9 leaves..... More
Tokyo: Imperial Government Railways. (circa1910). 50 delicate hand coloured collotype plates on high quality stiff card each captioned in English, presented in Japanese embroidered silk covered boards with tassle ties, All edges gilt., patterned gilt endpapers.The hinges of each image have been professionally repaired with Japanese paper and wheat starch..... More
[北京].[Beijing]. 德铭藏品. [De Ming cang pin]. (circa2000). Pictorial stiff card booklet containing an original $50 and an original $100 Yuan commemorative banknote issued to celebrate the forthcoming new century in 1999 by the People's Bank of China. Each bank note is mounted within a clear plastic sleeve between two pages..... More
