Maggs Bros. Ltd.

ANTHONY (Gordon).

Russian Ballet: Camera Studies. With an Introduction by… 1939.

£150

OKAMOTO (Ippei).

Monomi yusan - Manga to bun [A Sightseeing… 1919.

Social change depicted by a manga artist

£80

OKAMOTO (Ippei).

Mansuke no shakai kaizo [Mansuke's Social Reforms], 1924.

Taisho-period manga

£160

CHUO BIJUTSU KYOKAI [CENTRAL ART ASSOCIATION].

Nikuhitsu manga kenkoku 2500-nenshi zue [Illustrated History of… 1928.

2500 years of Japanese history, illustrated by over two dozen artists

£4,500

SERIZAWA (Keisuke), illus. & SATO (Haruo), author.

Gokuraku kara kita sashi-e shu [Illustrated Book: From… 1961.

From a newspaper column to private press book

£2,500

SERIZAWA (Keisuke), illus., TAKEDA (Taijun), author. & [NAGAEDA] (Kyoko), printer.

Chugoku ninja-den: Jusanmei sashi-e shu [Chinese ninja tale:… 1986.

A feminist tale; posthumously printed by Serizawa's female apprentice

£1,500

SERIZAWA (Keisuke), Illustrator., JUGAKU (Bunsho). & JUGAKU (Shizuko).

Kami suki mura tabi nikki [Diary of a… 1945.

Adventures in paper-making illustrated by Serizawa

£650

SHIKIBA (Ryusaburo). & SERIZAWA (Keisuke), illus.

Mingei to seikatsu [Mingei and Lifestyle], 1944.

Living and breathing Mingei philosophy

£1,250

BUCKSTONE (John Baldwin)

The Dream at Sea; a Drama, in three… 1835.

Pantomime Dames and Principal Boys

£1,750

STANILAND, C. J.

Original watercolour of The Royal Aquarium Westminster, 1894.

Annie Luker and her great dive at the Royal Aquarium Westminster

£650

VAN DER ZEE (James)., DODSON (Owen). & BILLOPS (Camille).

The Harlem Book of the Dead. With a… 1978.

£250

BATTEN, John D[ickson].

Eve and the Serpent, 1896.

£115

KUNG (David S.)

Nihon no tako [Japanese Kites] – Japanese Kites:… 1962.

Celebrating kite-makers in Japan

£350

OKAMOTO (Ippei). & MAEKAWA (Senpan) and others.

Tokaido gojusantsugi manga emaki [A Manga scroll of… 1921.

THE TOKAIDO BY 18 MANGA ARTISTS

£2,500

MIYAO (Shigeo). & [BUNRAKU]

Bunraku ningyo zufu [Illustrated book of Bunraku Puppets], 1942.

The first edition of Miyao's Bunraku book

£250

SERIZAWA (Keisuke).

Shinpan ehon don kihote zen sanju-ichi zu •… 1978.

A unique extra copy

£450

SERIZAWA (Keisuke)

Shinpan ehon don kihote zen sanju-ichi zu •… 1978.

Serizawa's pocket-sized Don Quixote

£450

SERIZAWA (Keisuke) & NIHON MINGEI KYOKAI

Kogei no.76 [Craft issue 76], 1937.

The special Serizawa and Don Quixote issue

£250

SERIZAWA (Keisuke)

Shinpan ehon don kihote zen sanju-ichi zu •… 1978.

Serizawa's pocket-sized Don Quixote

£450

SERIZAWA (Keisuke)

Shinpan don kihote [New edition of Don Quixote], 1976.

The decadent, enlarged edition

£1,800

[IRAQ.], ELDORADO STUDIO. & [KOUYOUMDJIAN (Ovaness).]

Portfolio of photographs of Iraqi views and people, 1930.

STRIKING LARGE PHOTOGRAPHS OF IRAQ, FROM AN ARMENIAN STUDIO

£4,500

LAWRENCE (T.E.). & ERNEST BROWN & PHILLIPS.

Catalogue of an Exhibition of Arab Portraits by… 1921.

ONE OF THE RAREST BOOKS IN THE LAWRENCE CANON

£7,500

OKAMURA (Kichiemon).

Saitoro sashi no uta [A Song of Saitoro-sashi], 1961.

The song of the tafu weaver

£1,200

PONTING (Herbert).

"Into the Pack Ice", 1910.

SIGNED BY PONTING, A VIEW FROM THE RIGGING OF TERRA NOVA

£6,500

HUET (Michel)., VERGER (P.), CLAEYS (J. Y.), DE SACY (S.), M.F.O.M. & LÉVY (Paul), preface.

Viet Nam, 1951.

£250

KOUEI (Ippen). & [MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS]

Nippon seihin zusetsu: zasshu kaiso  [Illustrated Products of… 1899.

Seaweed: vibrantly printed in woodblock

£500

HASEGAWA (T.)

Japanese Fair Tale Series No. 2 –The Tongue… 1911.

Lost and Found

£250

HASEGAWA (T.)

Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 18 – The… 1889.

Man Vs. Ogre

£450

HASEGAWA (T.)

Japanese Fairy Tale Series No.8. The Fisher Boy… 1886.

A boy, the sea, and great fortune

£400

HASEGAWA (T.)

Japanese Fair Tale Series No. 21 – Three… 1925.

A FINE COPY OF THE LARGER FORMAT EDITION

£600

MIYAO (Shigeo). & [BUNRAKU]

Manuscript for Bunraku ningyo zufu [Illustrated book of… 1926.

The original manuscript for Miyao's book on bunraku puppets

£2,500

[HIDDEN MOTHER].

[Tintype portrait of a baby held in the… 1870.

A HAUNTING IMAGE

£150

[FATHER CHRISTMAS]

Father Christmas trade card

"Now get your stocking ready"

£175

CHAUCER (Geoffrey), SKEAT (Walter W.) [Editor] & FLINT (W. Russell) [Illustrator]

The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer, 1913.

£2,500

QUAGLINO (Alfredo).

[Photographic Archive]

SOCIETY LIFE ALONG THE FRENCH RIVIERA

£6,000

SEKINO (Junichiro).

Kojiki emaki [Picture Scroll of the Kojiki], 1949.

A calming book for the busy age

£6,500

ABE (Eishiro)

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

Made by the hands of a Living National Treasure

£1,500

SEKINO (Junichiro).

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

The hand-coloured edition

£550

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

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

With the rare original dust jacket

£2,000

TAKEDA (Taichi).

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

The history of Japanese sericulture

£450

KAWAKAMI (Sumio).

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

A beautifully produced posthumous tribute

£1,500

SERIZAWA (Keisuke).

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

Northern kilns seen through Serizawa's artistic eye

£4,750