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Izumo Mingei Shifu [Izumo folk craft papers]

Izumo Mingei Shifu [Izumo folk craft papers], 1956.

Made by the hands of a Living National Treasure

Kosetsu shiki [The Story of the Blind Man from the Records of the Grand Historian]

SEKINO (Junichiro).

Kosetsu shiki [The Story of the Blind Man… 1975.

The hand-coloured edition

Washi no Bi [The Beauty of Japanese Paper]

YANAGI (Muneyoshi). & [YANAGI (Soetsu)].

Washi no Bi [The Beauty of Japanese Paper], 1943.

With the rare original dust jacket

Jindai goshu kaiko hanachigai no den [Ancient Traditions of Sericulture].

TAKEDA (Taichi).

Jindai goshu kaiko hanachigai no den [Ancient Traditions… 1875.

The history of Japanese sericulture

Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843—1845. To ascertain the fate of Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly.

WOLFF (Rev. Joseph).

Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the… 1848.

Kawakami Sumio Sakuhin-shu [Collection of works by Kawakami Sumio].

KAWAKAMI (Sumio).

Kawakami Sumio Sakuhin-shu [Collection of works by Kawakami… 1975.

A beautifully produced posthumous tribute

Tohoku kama meguri [Touring the Tohoku Kilns]

SERIZAWA (Keisuke).

Tohoku kama meguri [Touring the Tohoku Kilns], 1944.

Northern kilns seen through Serizawa's artistic eye

Momikarakami [Kneaded papers]

TAKAHASHI (Masataka).

Momikarakami [Kneaded papers], 1971.

A privately printed book on highly specialised washi

Ranpu to onna [Lamps and Women]

KAWAKAMI (Sumio).

Ranpu to onna [Lamps and Women], 1965.

Natural and man-made beauty, admired together

Il Decameron di messer Giovanni Boccacci, cittadini fiorentino, Di nuovo ristampato, e riscontrato in Firenze con testi antichi, & alla sua vera lezione ridotto dal Cavalier Lionardo Salviati

[BOCCACCIO (Giovanni)] & SALVIATI (Leonardo)

Il Decameron di messer Giovanni Boccacci, cittadini fiorentino,… 1582.

THE DECAMERON, CLEANED UP FOR CENSORS

Statement Against Corpses.

JOHNSON (B.S.) & GHOSE (Zulfikar).

Statement Against Corpses, 1964.

INSCRIBED BY B.S. JOHNSON, AND ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS

A Dublin Unicorn.

JOHNSON (B.S.).

A Dublin Unicorn, 1973.

B.S.J. A Monody to the plan to Milton on the death by suicide of B.S. Johnson in November 1973.

TUCKER (Alan) & [JOHNSON (B.S.).]

B.S.J. A Monody to the plan to Milton… 1974.

See the Old Lady Decently.

JOHNSON (B.S.).

See the Old Lady Decently, 1975.

Trawl.

JOHNSON (B.S.).

Trawl, 1966.

Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry.

JOHNSON (B.S.).

Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry, 1973.

[Original pen and ink drawings] Four Olympian Gods after frescoes by Polidoro da Caravaggio.

[GOLTZIUS (Hendrick) [Circle of]] & [CALDARA (Polidoro), called Da Caravaggio]

[Original pen and ink drawings] Four Olympian Gods… 1600.

INK SKETCHES AFTER GOLTZIUS, AFTER POLIDORO DA CARAVAGGIO

Everyone Knows Somebody Who's Dead.

JOHNSON (B.S.).

Everyone Knows Somebody Who's Dead, 1973.

LIMITED EDITION

Everyone Knows Somebody Who's Dead.

JOHNSON (B.S.).

Everyone Knows Somebody Who's Dead, 1973.

SIGNED LIMITED EDITION

Poems.

JOHNSON (B.S.).

Poems, 1964.

Beyond Giving Poems.

GRAVES (Robert).

Beyond Giving Poems, 1969.

SIGNED LIMITED EDITION

The Green-Sailed Vessel Poems.

GRAVES (Robert).

The Green-Sailed Vessel Poems, 1971.

SIGNED LIMITED EDITION

El Anacronópete.

GASPAR (Enrique).

El Anacronópete, 1887.

THE FIRST NOVEL TO DEPICT A TIME TRAVEL MACHINE

The World in the Evening.

ISHERWOOD (Christopher).

The World in the Evening, 1954.

The Birds. Translated from Aristophanes by Paul Muldoon with Richard Martin.

MULDOON (Paul).

The Birds. Translated from Aristophanes by Paul Muldoon… 1999.

SIGNED BY MULDOON

The Astrakhan Cloak. Poems in Irish by Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill with translated by Paul Muldoon.

MULDOON (Paul). & NI DHOMHNAILL (Nuala).

The Astrakhan Cloak. Poems in Irish by Nuala… 1992.

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND THE TRANSLATOR

The Fifty Minute Mermaid. Poems in Irish by Nuala Ni Dhomnaill. Translated by Paul Muldoon.

MULDOON (Paul). & NI DHOMHNAILL (Nuala).

The Fifty Minute Mermaid. Poems in Irish by… 2007.

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND THE TRANSLATOR

Theatre Royal, Newcastle....On Friday evening, March 16, 1838, will be performed...The Slave.

[MORTON (Thomas)].

Theatre Royal, Newcastle....On Friday evening, March 16, 1838,… 1838.

SURINAM IN NEWCASTLE

The Nature of Bread, Honestly and Dishonestly Made;

MANNING (James).

The Nature of Bread, Honestly and Dishonestly Made;, 1757.

Six Picturesque Views of Pompeii,

WILSON (Charles H.)

Six Picturesque Views of Pompeii, 1836.

"THE MOST INTERESTING MEMORIAL OF PAST AGES WHICH HAS SURVIVED THE RAVAGES OF TIME"

Four Lithographic Views of Gillingham Church. Drawn from Nature & on Stone.

Four Lithographic Views of Gillingham Church. Drawn from… 1840.

AN UNRECORDED SUITE OF PROVINCIAL LITHOGRAPHS

Bank Meeting. February 6, 1798. In the Press and speedily will be Published...The Interesting and Patriotic Speech, made by Mr. E. Kemble, Relative to the Support of the State, in the Present Alarming Crisis...

[FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WARS].

Bank Meeting. February 6, 1798. In the Press… 1798.

"THE EYES OF THE WHOLE KINGDOM...ARE UPON YOU"

Black Mischief.

WAUGH (Evelyn).

Black Mischief, 1932.

The New Rythum and Other Pieces.

FIRBANK (Ronald).

The New Rythum and Other Pieces, 1962.

Correct Return List of the Winning Horses, For the Grand Race contested for this day

[SATIRICAL HORSE RACING POSTER].

Correct Return List of the Winning Horses, For… 1844.

"THUS TERMINATED ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST PLEASANT DAY'S FOR THE BRUMMAGONIANS"

The Petition and Articles of severall Charge[s] exhibited in Parliament against Edward Finch Vicar of Christs Church in London,

[RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY]

The Petition and Articles of severall Charge[s] exhibited… 1641.

"WICKED PRELATES, AND THEIR SCANDALOUS AND IDOLATROUS PRIESTS" - OWNED BY THE SHAKESPEARE FORGER WILLIAM HENRY IRELAND

The Parent's Poetical Anthology:

MANT (Elizabeth).

The Parent's Poetical Anthology:, 1814.

A POETRY ANTHOLOGY FOR CHILDREN COMPILED BY A WOMAN

Some Assistance offered to Parents with respect to the Religious Education of their Children,

DAWSON (Benjamin).

Some Assistance offered to Parents with respect to… 1759.

"IT THEREFORE HIGHLY CONCERNS PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND WELL THE NATURAL PROPENSITIES AND LEADING DESIRES OF THEIR CHILDREN"

Proposals for Raising a Colledge [sic] of Industry of all Useful Trades and Husbandry.

BELLERS (John).

Proposals for Raising a Colledge [sic] of Industry… 1696.

"A VERITABLE PHENOMENON IN THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL ECONOMY" - KARL MARX

Alaric at Rome

ARNOLD (Matthew). & [WISE (Thomas James)].

Alaric at Rome, 1893.

"A FEW COPIES FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY"

Belinda, or The Fair Fugitive. A Novel.

Belinda, or The Fair Fugitive. A Novel, 1789.

"I HAVE LAUGHED 'TILL I AM WEARY...HOW I ENJOY THE FELLOW'S MORTIFICATION, AND ADORE THE GIRL'S SPIRIT"

Engraved portrait of Josephine Grassini printed on silk.

Engraved portrait of Josephine Grassini printed on silk, 1803.

PRINTED ON SILK AND DECORATED WITH SEQUINS