The Forty-Foot Telescope at Slough. Photographed by Sir John F.W. Herschel [photographed 9 Septem...
The Forty-Foot Telescope at Slough. Photographed by Sir John F.W. Herschel [photographed 9 Septem...
HERSCHEL, Sir John Frederick William
1890
Signed by Author(s)
Illustrated scroll on paper, entitled "Shiki no susami" [trans.: "Four Seasons of Pleasure Seeking"]
Illustrated scroll on paper, entitled "Shiki no susami" [trans.: "Four Seasons of Pleasure Seeking"]
JOURNEY TO THE PLEASURE QUARTER
Signed by Author(s)
A trove of manuscript insider reports & accounts on the two Perry expeditions and the turbulent B...
A trove of manuscript insider reports & accounts on the two Perry expeditions and the turbulent B...
THE PERRY EXPEDITIONS AND THEIR AFTERMATH
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Double Effort
Double Effort
CARRIÓN, Ulises
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The orchestra
The orchestra
CARRIÓN, Ulises
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Calligraphic scroll on fine torinoko paper, attributed to Nakamura Ky?etsu, of the story "Mushi n...
Calligraphic scroll on fine torinoko paper, attributed to Nakamura Ky?etsu, of the story "Mushi n...
NAKAMURA, Ky?etsu ????, calligrapher
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[Illustrated Scroll Transmitting the Artillery Art of the Dutch School]
[Illustrated Scroll Transmitting the Artillery Art of the Dutch School]
[ORANDA RY? H?JUTSU DEN ZUMAKI] ????????
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Catalogue d’une belle Collection de Tableaux, des Ecoles d’Italie, de Flandre, de Hollande, et de...
Catalogue d’une belle Collection de Tableaux, des Ecoles d’Italie, de Flandre, de Hollande, et de...
(AUCTION CATALOGUE: NOGARET, Armand Frédéric Ernest)
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Finely written manuscript on paper of Shuo fu lüe [Outline of Shuo fu]
Finely written manuscript on paper of Shuo fu lüe [Outline of Shuo fu]
TAO, Zongyi ???
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Table
Table
CARRIÓN, Ulises
Signed by Author(s)
Two manuscript letters, carefully mounted on a hanging vertical scroll (1350 x 650 mm.), with fab...
Two manuscript letters, carefully mounted on a hanging vertical scroll (1350 x 650 mm.), with fab...
DEJIMA ISLAND ??
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Manuscript on paper, entitled on first leaf of Vol. I: "Hakuh shinpen" ["New Writings on Na...
Manuscript on paper, entitled on first leaf of Vol. I: "Hakuh shinpen" ["New Writings on Na...
CALTEN, J.N., author; FUJII, Sabur? ????, trans
Signed by Author(s)
Manuscript on paper of the first three imperially commissioned waka anthologies: Kokin wakashu, G...
Manuscript on paper of the first three imperially commissioned waka anthologies: Kokin wakashu, G...
SANDAISHU
Signed by Author(s)
Manuscript on paper of "Genji monogatari" ["Tale of Genji"]
Manuscript on paper of "Genji monogatari" ["Tale of Genji"]
MURASAKI SHIKIBU ???
Visits to Monasteries in the Levant
Visits to Monasteries in the Levant
CURZON, Robert, 14th Baron Zouche
1st Edition
Catalogue of Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Libraries of William Morris, Richard Be...
Catalogue of Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Libraries of William Morris, Richard Be...
(MORGAN, J. Pierpont)
1906
1st Edition
Three beautifully illustrated scrolls of The Tale of Sumiyoshi
Three beautifully illustrated scrolls of The Tale of Sumiyoshi
SUMIYOSHI MONOGATARI NARA EMAKI ???? ????
Three picture scrolls (emakimono) on fine paper, with a series of exquisite paintings in vivid co...
Three picture scrolls (emakimono) on fine paper, with a series of exquisite paintings in vivid co...
COCKFIGHTING EMAKI
Arte de Escribir por Reglas y sin Muestras, establecido de Orden superior en los Reales Sitios de...
Arte de Escribir por Reglas y sin Muestras, establecido de Orden superior en los Reales Sitios de...
[ANDUAGA Y GARIMBERTI, José de]
1st Edition
Demonstratio Nova Theorematis Omnem Functionem Algebraicam Rationalem Integram unius Variabilis i...
Demonstratio Nova Theorematis Omnem Functionem Algebraicam Rationalem Integram unius Variabilis i...
GAUSS, Carl Friedrich
1799
1st Edition
Manuscript on fine paper, with manuscript title label on upper cover: "S gen gy b shidai" ...
Manuscript on fine paper, with manuscript title label on upper cover: "S gen gy b shidai" ...
SHINRY?IN, Bonshun ?????
Manuscript on paper of an early version of Weston’s highly important A Discours of Husbandrie use...
Manuscript on paper of an early version of Weston’s highly important A Discours of Husbandrie use...
WESTON, Sir Richard
1649
1st Edition
Manuscript on paper, handwritten title on upper wrapper: "Ajin chojutsu / mujinto kiji" ["Written...
Manuscript on paper, handwritten title on upper wrapper: "Ajin chojutsu / mujinto kiji" ["Written...
PERRY’S VISIT TO THE BONIN ISLANDS
Manuscript on vellum of Opus Agriculturae, 112 leaves (the first blank), small 4to (155 x 115 mm....
Manuscript on vellum of Opus Agriculturae, 112 leaves (the first blank), small 4to (155 x 115 mm....
PALLADIUS, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus
Two scrolls, the first finely illustrated, each entitled in manuscript on gold-paper labels on ou...
Two scrolls, the first finely illustrated, each entitled in manuscript on gold-paper labels on ou...
EMPEROR GOMIZUNOO’S VISIT TO NIJO CASTLE
Illustrated manuscript on paper, entitled on upper wrapper "Murai sensei fukukoben" ["Abdominal D...
Illustrated manuscript on paper, entitled on upper wrapper "Murai sensei fukukoben" ["Abdominal D...
MURAI, Kinzan
Scroll on paper, with 12 black & white brush images, each measuring 272 x 375 mm
Scroll on paper, with 12 black & white brush images, each measuring 272 x 375 mm
EROTICA SCROLL, UNDERDRAWINGS
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS, QING DYNASTY. Shi du cong shu [Examination Essay Collectanea] [w...
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS, QING DYNASTY. Shi du cong shu [Examination Essay Collectanea] [w...
Chenyuan ??, compiled and assembled
A collection of ten talisman (or amulet) Buddhist woodblock-printed scrolls on paper
A collection of ten talisman (or amulet) Buddhist woodblock-printed scrolls on paper
TALISMAN BUDDHIST SCROLLS
Eleven manuscript orihon volumes (accordion format) relating to matchlock muskets & marksmanship
Eleven manuscript orihon volumes (accordion format) relating to matchlock muskets & marksmanship
INATOMI SCHOOL OF GUNNERY & MARKSMANSHIP
Two fine & luxuriously painted scrolls (260 x 4900 mm.; 260 x 4930 mm.) on mica paper, gold-flake...
Two fine & luxuriously painted scrolls (260 x 4900 mm.; 260 x 4930 mm.) on mica paper, gold-flake...
RICE CULTIVATION THROUGH THE FOUR SEASONS: Two Scrolls
Illustrated scroll on paper, entitled on manuscript label on outside of beginning of scroll "Kamo...
Illustrated scroll on paper, entitled on manuscript label on outside of beginning of scroll "Kamo...
KYOTO KAMO AOI MATSURI NO EMAKI
Manuscript on paper, entitled on the label of the upper cover "Kyuketsu tekiyo" ["Acupuncture Pre...
Manuscript on paper, entitled on the label of the upper cover "Kyuketsu tekiyo" ["Acupuncture Pre...
ACUPUNCTURE MANUAL
Scroll on paper, consisting of 12 scenes painted on paper (each 192 x ca. 265 mm.), & pasted on g...
Scroll on paper, consisting of 12 scenes painted on paper (each 192 x ca. 265 mm.), & pasted on g...
EROTIC SCROLL, 12 SCENES
Two albums of drawings by Tsubaki Chinzan, containing more than 500 brush & ink drawings, heighte...
Two albums of drawings by Tsubaki Chinzan, containing more than 500 brush & ink drawings, heighte...
TSUBAKI CHINZAN ? ?? (or TAKUKAD? ???)
Illustrated manuscript on paper, entitled "Hansho [or Bansho] kai" ["Ryukyu Potatoes Explained"]
Illustrated manuscript on paper, entitled "Hansho [or Bansho] kai" ["Ryukyu Potatoes Explained"]
SWEET POTATOES
Manuscript on paper, entitled on label of upper cover, repeated on first leaf: "Kagawa kyuten zuk...
Manuscript on paper, entitled on label of upper cover, repeated on first leaf: "Kagawa kyuten zuk...
KAGAWA, Shuan (or Shutoku), attributed author
Manuscript on paper, entitled on manuscript labels on upper covers & first leaves of text: "Suigu...
Manuscript on paper, entitled on manuscript labels on upper covers & first leaves of text: "Suigu...
TANI, Sojun ???
The autograph manuscript for amor, la palabra (1973), ink on paper, ruled notebook
The autograph manuscript for amor, la palabra (1973), ink on paper, ruled notebook
CARRIÓN, Ulises
Manuscript in German, written in ink in several clerical hands on paper, entitled "Laus Deo. Anno...
Manuscript in German, written in ink in several clerical hands on paper, entitled "Laus Deo. Anno...
STRAUB, Hans I, gold- & silversmith in Nuremberg
1598
Finely written manuscript on paper, complete, entitled "Kankai Ibun" ["Observation in Foreign Cou...
Finely written manuscript on paper, complete, entitled "Kankai Ibun" ["Observation in Foreign Cou...
OTSUKI, Gentaku
Mid-18th-century Spanish manuscript regarding the establishment of a "Union de Caudales," to supp...
Mid-18th-century Spanish manuscript regarding the establishment of a "Union de Caudales," to supp...
(SILK)
Manuscript on paper on mine surveying, with 12 large & fine folding manuscript plates, heightened...
Manuscript on paper on mine surveying, with 12 large & fine folding manuscript plates, heightened...
(CLAUSTHAL: MINE SURVEYING)
174 sheets of exquisite paintings of insects, using brush, ink, & washes of many colors, well mou...
174 sheets of exquisite paintings of insects, using brush, ink, & washes of many colors, well mou...
INSECTS
Manuscript scroll on paper entitled "Kujirakata shosha zue" ["Genuine copied illustrations of the...
Manuscript scroll on paper entitled "Kujirakata shosha zue" ["Genuine copied illustrations of the...
WHALING SCROLL, Wakayama Prefecture, Taiji
A collection of 31 individually bound manuscripts containing reports on Japan’s pivotal encounter...
A collection of 31 individually bound manuscripts containing reports on Japan’s pivotal encounter...
JAPANESE-AMERICAN RELATIONS
1840
Manuscript on paper entitled: "Addición a el manifiesto…sobre la decadencia que padece la fábrica...
Manuscript on paper entitled: "Addición a el manifiesto…sobre la decadencia que padece la fábrica...
(SILK)
["The Five Buddhas of the Diamond Realm & the Five Buddhas of the Womb Realm"]
["The Five Buddhas of the Diamond Realm & the Five Buddhas of the Womb Realm"]
KONG?KAI GO BUTSU, TAIZ?KAI GO BUTSU ?????, ?????
Manuscript on paper, entitled " min zui" ["Collection of Illustrations of the People in Tsug...
Manuscript on paper, entitled " min zui" ["Collection of Illustrations of the People in Tsug...
HIRANO, Sadahiko ?????
A group of drawings & Japanese internal government communiqués on foreign incursions
A group of drawings & Japanese internal government communiqués on foreign incursions
EARLY FOREIGN ENCOUNTERS
Manuscript collection of many of his poems, compiled in Korea, entitled in manuscript on upper co...
Manuscript collection of many of his poems, compiled in Korea, entitled in manuscript on upper co...
LI, Bai ??
Manuscript on paper, entitled on upper wrapper: "Ninjin setsu" ["Theories of Ginseng"]
Manuscript on paper, entitled on upper wrapper: "Ninjin setsu" ["Theories of Ginseng"]
YOSHIMURA, Hensen
Manuscript on paper, entitled on first leaf "Shinkyu goun sanjutsu sho" ("Five Aspects and Three ...
Manuscript on paper, entitled on first leaf "Shinkyu goun sanjutsu sho" ("Five Aspects and Three ...
ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION
Handscroll on paper, entitled on a slip of paper formerly pasted on outside: "Sony sh " ["Ann...
Handscroll on paper, entitled on a slip of paper formerly pasted on outside: "Sony sh " ["Ann...
EJ? ??
A collection of drawings, including a fine & extended drawing, in brush & wash colors, of a ship’...
A collection of drawings, including a fine & extended drawing, in brush & wash colors, of a ship’...
STEAMSHIP ENGINE DRAWINGS
Illustrated scroll on paper of the legend of Kengaku & Hanahime (see below)
Illustrated scroll on paper of the legend of Kengaku & Hanahime (see below)
D?J?JI ILLUSTRATED SCROLL ????? ("D?J?JI EMAKI")
Maps, floor plans, drawings, & manuscripts on paper, various dimensions, ca. 40 sheets & one acco...
Maps, floor plans, drawings, & manuscripts on paper, various dimensions, ca. 40 sheets & one acco...
DOCUMENTS FROM THE HIROSAKI ??? DOMAIN
Three scrolls, containing many splendid & richly colored paintings of birds & their parts, on ind...
Three scrolls, containing many splendid & richly colored paintings of birds & their parts, on ind...
KAN? ISEN’IN NAGANOBU ???????, copied after
Untitled scroll on fine paper, containing one unfinished color image of a Western doctor at a des...
Untitled scroll on fine paper, containing one unfinished color image of a Western doctor at a des...
BANDAGING, Western Techniques
1st Edition
ISE MONOGATARI [Tale of Ise]
ISE MONOGATARI [Tale of Ise]

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