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Portfolio of photographs of Iraqi views and people.

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

Portfolio of photographs of Iraqi views and people, 1930.

STRIKING LARGE PHOTOGRAPHS OF IRAQ, FROM AN ARMENIAN STUDIO

Catalogue of an Exhibition of Arab Portraits by Eric H. Kennington. With a Prefatory Note by T.E. Lawrence.

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

Catalogue of an Exhibition of Arab Portraits by… 1921.

ONE OF THE RAREST BOOKS IN THE LAWRENCE CANON

Saitoro sashi no uta [A Song of Saitoro-sashi]

OKAMURA (Kichiemon).

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

The song of the tafu weaver

PONTING (Herbert).

"Into the Pack Ice", 1910.

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

Viet Nam.

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

Viet Nam, 1951.

Nippon seihin zusetsu: zasshu kaiso [Illustrated Products of Japan: Hybrid Seaweeds].

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

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

Seaweed: vibrantly printed in woodblock

Japanese Fair Tale Series No. 2 –The Tongue Cut Sparrow

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

Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 18 – The Ogre's Arm Told in English by Mrs. T. H. James

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

Japanese Fairy Tale Series No.8. The Fisher Boy Urashima by B. H. Chamberlain

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

A boy, the sea, and great fortune

Japanese Fair Tale Series No. 21 – Three Reflections Told in English by Mrs. T. H. James

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

A FINE COPY OF THE LARGER FORMAT EDITION

Manuscript for Bunraku ningyo zufu [Illustrated book of Bunraku Puppets].

MIYAO (Shigeo). & [BUNRAKU]

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

The original manuscript for Miyao's book on bunraku puppets

[Tintype portrait of a baby held in the lap of a person concealed by cloth].

[HIDDEN MOTHER].

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

A HAUNTING IMAGE

Father Christmas trade card

[FATHER CHRISTMAS]

Father Christmas trade card

"Now get your stocking ready"

The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer.

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

The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer, 1913.

[Photographic Archive]

QUAGLINO (Alfredo).

[Photographic Archive]

SOCIETY LIFE ALONG THE FRENCH RIVIERA

Kojiki emaki [Picture Scroll of the Kojiki]

SEKINO (Junichiro).

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

A calming book for the busy age

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

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

Hida yuki [Travels in Hida].

SEKINO (Junichiro).

Hida yuki [Travels in Hida], 1951.

With two original Sekino woodblock printed postcards, signed

Ranpu to onna [Lamps and Women]

KAWAKAMI (Sumio).

Ranpu to onna [Lamps and Women], 1965.

Natural and man-made beauty, admired together

Enroku [Tobacco Record].

OTSUKI (Gentaku) & ISHIKAWA (Tairo), illus.

Enroku [Tobacco Record], 1809.

An illustrated study of imported tobacco and crafted tobacco objects

Tabako Toraiki [On the Arrival of Tobacco].

KAWAKAMI (Sumio).

Tabako Toraiki [On the Arrival of Tobacco], 1943.

A quiet rebellion in the form of a private press book

Okinawa no minyo [Folk Songs in Okinawa]

OKAMURA [Kichiemon].

Okinawa no minyo [Folk Songs in Okinawa], 1961.

A nostalgic book of Okinawan folk songs

Brookeville [sic] - Upper Canada.

BAINBRIGGE (Philip John), attrib.

Brookeville [sic] - Upper Canada, 1840.

A ST LAWRENCE RIVER SCENE BY A ROYAL ENGINEER

The Lamentations of Jeremiah.

GREGYNOG PRESS.

The Lamentations of Jeremiah, 1933.

Nihon no kami: higashi nihon • nishi nihon [Japanese paper: Eastern and Western Japan]

GOTO (Seikichiro).

Nihon no kami: higashi nihon • nishi nihon [Japanese… 1958.

Japanese paper-making arranged by prefecture

Hakurai kaju yoran [Handbook of Foreign Fruits].

TAKENAKA (Takuro).

Hakurai kaju yoran [Handbook of Foreign Fruits], 1884.

MAKING WINE IN JAPAN

An ABC with best wishes for 1958 from Esther & Leonard Baskin

BASKIN (Leonard). & [BERWICK (Thomas)]

An ABC with best wishes for 1958 from… 1957.

Baskin & Berwick

The Ballad of Little Musgrave

RHINOCEROUS PRESS & CLARKE (E. M.)

The Ballad of Little Musgrave, 1986.

Impressively large woodcut prints

Wine List Decorations 1961-1963.

ARDIZZONE (Edward).

Wine List Decorations 1961-1963, 1963.

Yuenchi haikyo [Amusement Park Ruins]

KAWAKAMI (Sumio).

Yuenchi haikyo [Amusement Park Ruins], 1956.

One of 5 special copies

Koshi hyakutai [Varieties of old papers]

NARITA (Kiyofusa). & [OJI PAPER COMPANY MUSEUM].

Koshi hyakutai [Varieties of old papers], 1949.

'The most enduring monuments are those made of paper'

Tangga Bacha. First Iban Primer.

HARRIS (Mrs. Jerome).

Tangga Bacha. First Iban Primer, 1950.

AN ELEMENTARY IBAN PRIMER

The Wilsford Theatre. A small Collection of suggested Plans, Elevations and Drawings made for it.

WHISTLER (Rex).

The Wilsford Theatre. A small Collection of suggested… 1931.

A flower of friendship

Hero & Leander trannslated from the Greek of Musaeus by F.L. Lucas.

BUCKLAND-WRIGHT (John)

Hero & Leander trannslated from the Greek of… 1949.

Shoryusha 50nen shunen kinen meien zuroku [A illustrated catalogue of a tea feast published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Shoryusha company].

INOUE (Kumataro).

Shoryusha 50nen shunen kinen meien zuroku [A illustrated… 1926.

Heisei no shifu • Current Handmade Papers of Japan.

ALL JAPAN HANDMADE WASHI ASSOCIATION

Heisei no shifu • Current Handmade Papers of… 1992.

Respecting the past and looking forward to the future of washi