Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books

Catalogue 47 Miscellanea

1. [AKRA LANGUAGE]. BARTH, CHRISTIAN GOTTLOB: Biblias Sâdsi. Dr. Barth’s Bible Stories. Translated into the Akra-Language. Württemberg, Printed for the German & Foreign School-Book-Society at Calw, by J.F. Steinkopf, 1854. € 520 12mo. Pp. vi, 197. With numerous illustrations. Original red cloth, elaborated gilt design on covers. First edition, translated from the German by Johann Zimmermann, a second was published at Stuttgart in 1858. The Akra or the GS language is spoken by the people inhabiting the Gold-coast of Western Africa. Barth was a German pastor and missionary who wrote this series of “Bible Stories” (1845) which was translated into many different languages.

2. AL-MAHDÎ AL-HIFNAWI, MUHAMMAD / MARCEL, JEAN JOSEPHE (Transl.): Contes de Cheykh El-Mohdy, traduit de l’arabe le ma- nuscrit original. Three volumes. Paris, Henri Dupuy, 1 1835. € 1 000 Pp. (ii), 484; (iv), 496; (ii), 508. With 25 engraved plates and many vignettes in the text. Partly with some staining. Contemporary red paperboards, red morocco spines with four raised bands, lettered and decorated in gilt, lightly rubbed. A collection of fables in the same genre as the Ara- bian Nights translated into French from an Arabic manuscript by Marcel. Jean Josephe Marcel (1776–1854) was a French orientalist and pupil of Silvestre de Sacy. He was commissioned by Napoleon to manage the national printing press in Egypt during the French expedition in 1798–9. After his return he was placed in charge of the l’Imprimerie Impériale in Paris. During his stay in Egypt Marcel re- ceived the manuscript of these tales from his friend Al- Mahdi, the secretary general of the Divan of Cairo, who Marcel beleived to be the author. However this has not been proven and some people beleive that Marcel might be the author himself. The collection comprises two parts: I. “Les dix Soirées malheureuses d’Abd-errahman êl-Iskan- derany” (volume one) appeared first in 1829; II. “Séances du Moristan, ou les Révélations de l’Hôpital des Fous du Kaire” (volumes 2 and 3) appeared in 1832–3. Cf Gay 132.

3. [ALEXANDRE, NOËL]: Apologie des dominicains missionnaires de la Chine. Ou réponse au livre du Père Le Tellier jésuite. Intitulé, Défense des nouveaux chrétiens; et à l’éclaircissement du P. Le Gobien de la même Compagnie, sur les hon- neurs que les chinois rendent à Confucius & aux morts. Cologne, chez les héritiers de Corneille-d’Egmond,

1699. € 2 000 2 12mo. Pp. 503, table (7) + appendix (Latin 4. [AMOY IMPRINT] / [STRETTON, HESBA]: text) 196, (6). Contemporary calf, spine with Lek-si-ka ê Tai-chi. (Jessica’s First Prayer). E-mng, Bân five raised bands decorated in gilt and with a red title label, bevelled gilt edges, rubbed, Lâm Sèng Kàu Su Kék, 1913. € 200 hinges weak, tail of spine with some small Small 8vo. (iv), 52. Text printed in romanization Amoy ver- holes. Rare first edition, and an Italian edi- nacular. With four plates and more illustrations in the text. tion was published in the same year. The ap- Original printed wrappers, front cover and few first leaves pendix has a separate title: “Documenta con- with lower corner lightly bent up. This is a translation of troversiam missionariorum apostolicorum Hesba Stretton’s popular children book. imperii sinici de cultu praesertim Confucii philosophi & progenitorum defunctorum 5. ARAI, YOSHIMUNE (Artist) & FLORENZ, KARL spectantia, ac apologiam dominicanorum (Transl.): missionis sinicae ministrorum adversus libros R.R. Patrum Le Tellier & Le Gobien Scènes du théâtre japonais. Hiragami-bon. L’ecole de Societatis Jesu confirmantia”. The Chinese village (Terakoya). Drame historique en un acte. To- Rites Controversy was an argument be- kyo, T. Hasegawa, 1900. € 680 tween Roman Catholic missionaries about Small folio. Pp. (iv), vi, 32, 9. Richly illustrated with col- whether the the religiosity of Confucianism oured woodcuts. Leaves folded in the oriental fashion. and Chinese rituals during the 17th and 18th Original decorated boards, chipped along edges. Inter- centuries. The Dominicians and Augustin- nally fine. First edition. The first part presents the famous ians contrary to the Jesuits refused any adaptation to local play comprising 13 different scenes accompanied with customs and were horrified by the practices of the Jesuits. lovely colour illustrations. The second part is devoted to Noël Alexandre (1639–1724) was a French Dominician and the Japanese theater settings, the stage, musicians and a renowned professor of theology at Sorbonne. Cordier BS their instruments, stagehands, etc. 876–77. De Backer & Sommervogel iii, 1513. Lach & Van Kley (1993:1) p. 386. Löwendahl 228. Lust 854. Walravens (18987), 126 & 127.

6 7. AYSCOUGH, FLORENCE WHEELOCK: A Chinese Mirror, Being Reflections of the Reality be- hind Appearance. London, J. Cape, 1925. € 100 Pp. 464. With one folding map and many illustrations in the text after lovely drawings by Lucille Douglass. Deco- rated paper boards with cloth spine, lettered in gilt. Old bookseller label on front paste down. (Arthur Probsthain). A wonderful copy of the first edition of this charming and personal account of Chinese people and culture. Florence Ayscough (1875–1942) was born in Shanghai where she also lived most of her life.

8. [BAMBOO]. Japanese Bamboo Compliments of D. Nagata. Kobe, Japan. No date (about 1910). € 500 Small oblong album (18 x 26,5 cm). Pp. (43) and 25 collo- type plates protected by tissue guards. Original printed wrappers decorated with bamboo lattice pattern, silk ties, lightly rubbed. An informative and well-illustrated guide to bamboo production in Japan. It deals with different kinds of bamboo, the utilization, and export. In 1879 Daisuke Nagat started manufacturing bamboo products in Kobe for export to Europe and America. The company developed postitively and were awarded medals in various overseas exhibitions. Rare. No copies found in OCLC or Copac.

6 6. ART-GOÛT-BEAUTÉ. Feuillets de l’élégance féminine Paris. [A collection of eight volumes.] Paris, d’Albert Godde, Bedin & cie., 1921–33. € 2 400 Five volumes of larger size (24 x 31,5 cm) issued in Novem- ber 1921; March, June, and November 1922; and May 1931. Each issue comprises about 18–21 pages with many striking pochoir illustrations (some inserts) and with crepe printed decorative endpapers. Three volumes of smaller size (18,5 x 27 cm) issued in November 1932; February and March 1933. Each issue comprising about 40 pages, richly illustrated and with 4 or 8 pochoir plates. All as issued in original printed wrappers, the larger ones have pochoir labels on front cover. This exclusive Parisian Art Deco magazine was published between 1920 and 1933. The magazine included fashion by leading designers of that time and advertisements for clothing manufactures. The beautiful bright pochoir prints were produced through a printmak- ing technique similar to today’s silk screen process. Very good copies of this famous and sophisticated journal published during the peak of Art Deco. 5 10. BELL, GERTRUDE MARGARET LOWTHIAN: The Desert and the Sown. New York, E.P. Dutton, 1907. € 500 Pp. xvi, 347. With coloured frontispiece, one large folding map and more than 300 photographic illustrations in the text. Endpapers browned and map with some staining. Publisher’s brown cloth, stained. First rare edition. Ger- trude Bell (1868–1926) known as the “Uncrowned Queen of Iraq” because of her major role in creating the modern Middle East. This detailed account was written during her journey through the desert and countryside of Palestine, Jordan and Syria in the winter of 1906. She travelled from Jerusalem via Jericho, Salt, Madaba, Homs, Damascus, Hama, Aleppo, Baalbeck and ended in Alexandretta. Cf Robinson pp. 4–5.

11. BONFILS, ROBERT (Ills.) & HOUVILLE, GÉRARD DE: Modes et Manières d’Aujourd’hui. Neuvième année 1920. Collection Pierre Corrard. Paris, Jules Meynial, Librarire, Juin 1922. € 1 600 4to. Size: 20 x 29 cm. Lvs (4) + twelve pochoir plates by Robert Bonfils + lvs (15). As issued loosely in original card portfolio with colour vignette on upper cover, ties missing, some very light dust at outer margin. Original decorated paste downs and inner matching flaps, some tears at folds. Limited edition of 300, this is no. 230. Modes et Manières d’Aujourd’Hui was a fascinating French Art Deco magazine published by Pierre Corrard between 1912–23. Each issue illustrate the height of French fashion at the time. Beau- tiful and stunning pochoir fashion plates supplemented with poems were presented by the most foremost French artists of the time. This particular issue contains bright and striking pochoir coloured plates by Bonfils, some high- 9. BARBIER, GEORGE (Ills.): lighted in rich golds and silvers. All plates are in excellent condition. Colas 2099. Falbalas et fanfreluches. Almanach des modes pré- sentes, passées & futures. Paris, Meynial, 1923. 12. BRASSEY, LADY ANNA (ANNIE): € 2 400 Tahiti. A series of photographs taken by Colonel Stu- An elegant and sophisticated Art Deco calender with love- art-Wortley. London, Sampson Low, 1882. € 1 050 ly and sparkling pochoir illustrations. Size: 17,5 x 25,6 cm. Square 8vo. Pp. xii, 68. With 31 autotype illustrations, be- Comprises title with colour vignette + twelve pages of text ing beautiful photographs taken by Colonel Stuart-Wort- and twelve pochoir colour plates by George Barbier. As is- ley. Protected by tissue guards. Publisher’s pictorial cloth, sued loosely inserted in original publisher’s wrappers with stamped in gilt, g.e., extremities somewhat rubbed. Old pochoir colour design. “Falbala et Fanfreluches” (Ruffles ownership signature on front endpaper. Occasionally mi- and Frills) was a series of annual pochoir print portfolios nor spotting. Small tear neatly repaired to inner margin of with a romantic theme, often in humourous terms, issued pages 41/2. First edition of this charming book about Tahiti by Barbier between 1922–26. This issue features the essay which resulted from Stuart-Wortley’s visit to the island in “Modes” by Colette including twelve pages of enchanting 1880. The text is written by Annie Brassey who visited Ta- romantic poems each accompanied with an exotic and hiti in 1876. Robinson p.202. Theakstone p. 32–3. fashionable illustration. 11 9 13. CARTER, FRANCIS: 15. [CRINOLINES – CARICATURES] Reise von Gibraltar nach Malaga im Jahr 1772. Leip- Crinoline, its Difficulties and Dangers. A Series of zig, Sigfried Lebrecht Crusius, 1779. € 800 Twenty Illustrations from Nature, by “Quiz”. Dedi- Pp. (x), 182; (iv), 183–388, (1). With one engraved folding cated to the Ladies, by the Publishers. London, Read map, 11 engraved plates, of which two folding, and some & Co., Johnson’s Court, Fleet Street, no date (about vignettes. Contemporary half calf on marbled boards, spine richly decorated in compartments and with two 1850–60). € 1 400 title labels. A German edition translated from the English A striking folded panorama with twenty comic hand col- original (1777) of Carter’s journey through Moorish Spain. oured lithograph illustrations. Tear to first fold (no loss). Francis Carter (1741–83) was a British numismatist and As issued in original cloth with blue pictorial label to front bibliophile. The illustrations depict Roman inscriptions cover, very lightly rubbed. Size: 15,5 x 13,3 cm. This is a and coins. Palau 46444. satirical work about the problems of wearing crinolines. At the time much was written and drawn to criticize the 14. [CHINESE PICTURE BOOK OF bell shaped crinoline which because of its wide diameter ELEMENTARY SCHOOL] caused some practical problems. Published under the pse- dunoym “Quiz” which might be Edward Daswall (1814–78). [A set of illustrated books for Chinese children]. Scarce especially with hand coloured illustrations. Twelve volumes. Shanghai, Sekai Shokyoku, 1924. € 3 000 16. [DAHER, MICHAEL IV]: A very rare complete series of a picture book for Chinese Acta consistorii secreti habiti die xx. decembris school children. Different topics are treated; comedy, MDCCCII. Romae, ex typographia sac. congr. de Prop. games, riddles, drama, magic and singing (two volumes of Fide, 1802. € 850 each). Each volume comprises about 42–44 pages. With numerous illustrations throughout the text. Text in Chinese. 4to. Pp. 22. With engraved coat of arms of Pope Pius VII on Sewn as issued in the original pictorial paper wrappers, title. With parallel text of Syriac and Latin. Old grey paper printed in various colours. Housed in the original printed wrappers. Maronite Michael IV Daher (1761–1816) was the paper box, with some wear. This is a rare survival of a work Patriarch of the Syrian Catholic Church in Aleppo. He was published in Shanghai in the 1920’s, where at the time most ordained Bishop in May 1802 and recieved the Pallium, the publications were burned and destroyed, especially politi- sign of patriarchal authority by Pope Pius VII in December cal works and children books. A charming and exquisite 1802 at the Papal consistory from which this is a report. He work in beautiful condition. resigned in September 1810 when he appointed himself to Bishop of Aleppo.

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17. DAVID-NEEL, LOUISE EUGÉNIE ALEXANDRINE: 18. DIGUET, EDOUARD: Tibetan Journey. London, John Lane The Bodley Étude de la langue Taï précédée d’une notice sur les Head, 1936. € 580 races des hautes régions du Tonkin comprenant gram- Pp. xii, 276. With frontispiece, one folding map and 15 maire, méthode d’écriture Taî et vocabulaires. Hanoi, fullpage plates with many ills. With marginalia in pencil, F.-H. Schneider, 1895. € 580 mainly in Tibetan. Last leaf with small marginal repair, no Tall 4to. Pp. (vi), 88, iv, 192, errata iv. With four tables and loss. Publisher’s red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. In origi- seven full page plates. Copy with wide margins. Occasion- nal pictorial dustjacket, a few tears restored with tape on ally some minor staining. Contemporary marbled boards, verso. First edition. Alexandrine David-Neel travelled for cloth spine, rubbed. First edition. The first part contains a many years in Asia and became a scholar of Tibetan Budd detailed description of the Tai people living in the north hism. For several years she lived at a monastery in north- western part of Vietnam. The second part is devoted to the western China to prepare for her secret journey to Tibet. grammar; the third to writing; and the fourth and fifth In 1923 together with her young companion Yongden she parts comprise vocabularies, also giving the phonetic of crossed the mountains into Tibet on a four months dan- Tai words. Cordier BI 1779. gerous journey before reaching Lhasa. Robinson pp. 9–10. Yakushi (1984) D50. 12 24

17 34 19. EL-NAGGARY BEY [AL-NAJJARI], MOHAMMAD: 22. [GEOGRAPHIC BOARD GAME]. Dictionnaire francais-arabe. Six volumes in two. Al- La course autour du monde. [ca 1850]. € 500 exandrie, F. Mizrahi, 1903–06. € 750 A pictorial board game, folded. Light beige paper pasted on Folio. Pp. (iv), iv, 2744. Contemporary half calf on mar- card board with water colour illustrations. Size: 45 x 35 cm. bled boards, spines faded. Private stamps (Lucien Aus- Covers in original blue embossed paper. The game starts at selet). First edition. Muhammad al-Najjari (died in 1914) the South Pole and refers to a trip around the world with was educated in France and Egypt. In this comprehensive a path numbered 1 to 50. Two maps are surrounded by dif- dictionary al-Najjari makes the first attempt to combine ferent modes of transportation; train, bicycle, horse, ship in one work the famous dictionaries of Ibn Mazur and al- and air balloon. Firuzabadi. He tried to arrange the words alphabetically instead of according to their roots (which previously has been standard in Arabic dictionaries). Ref. Anwer G. Che- jne, The Arabic language (1969) p. 129. Zaunmüller p. 15.

20. FRANKE, OTTO: Kêng Tschi T’u . . . Ackerbau und Seidengewinnung in China. Ein Kaiserliches Lehr- und Mahn- Buch. Ham- burg, L. Friederichsen & Co., 1913. € 950 Folio. Pp. viii, 194, (ii). With 102 plates (a few loose) and many illustrations in the text. Original cloth, rebacked with old spine preserved, rubbed. Red Asian stamps. First edition. A rare, comprehensive work on the Gengzhitu or “the Procedures of Agriculture and Silk-Production” in China. Franke provides a complete translation of the 1696 edition commissioned by the Kangxi emperor and further- more gives a detailed comparison to the Japanese edition of 1676 which was based on the Sung-dynasty edition by Lou Shou. Agriculture and silk production held a special place in China and both occupations were regarded as 23. GONÇALVES, JOAQUIM AFONSO: paramount for the well-being of the state. Included in “Ab- . . . Arte China constante de alphabeto e grammatica handlungen des Hamburgischen Kolonialinstitut”. Not in Cordier. comprehendendo modelos das differentes composi- coens. Macao, impressa com licença regia no real Col- 21. FRASER, JAMES BAILLIE: legio de S. Jose, 1829. € 5 000 Narrative of a Journey into Khorasan, in the Years Small 4to. Pp. (ii), 127, (1), 128–503, 46, (2). With parallell 1821 and 1822. Including some Account of the Coun- text in Chinese and Portugese. Native contemporary half tries to the North-East of Persia; with Remarks upon calf, spine rubbed with some loss of calf, expertly restored. Old ownership stamps on title. Some leaves affected by the National Character, Government, and Resources worms, a few leaves at inner margin and about 50 pages of that Kingdom. London, A. & R. Spottiswoode, 1825. affected at outer upper right corner but no loss of text. Last € 3 000 two leaves chipped at edges of which one strengthened at lower margin (no loss). First edition. Father Gonçalves pro- 4to. Pp. xxvi, errata, 624, appendix 148. With one large duced several books for Portugese students. “Arte China” folding map. The map and a few leaves with minor stain- provides a thorough and very practical introduction to ing. Contemporary calf, nicely restored and rebacked, many aspects of the Chinese language. The appendix is a somewhat rubbed. Bookplate. First edition. The first part comparative phonetic study of the pronunciation of Man- of the narrative deals with Fraser’s voyage up the Persian darin and Cantonese Chinese. The work was printed at the Gulf and the latter, and most considerable part, is occupied Collegio de San Jose at Macao by Portugese priests on a by the journey from Tehran to Mushed, and thence to As- press which had been lent to them in 1827 after the “Gazet- trabad, visiting areas where no Europeans have been be- ta de Macao” had closed down. A charming copy of an im- fore. This vivid account includes accurate descriptions of portant work at the time. Cordier BS 1663 & cf BS 1595–96. the countries and the inhabitants. Schwab 196. Lust 1012. Löwendahl 869. J.M. Braga, “The beginnings of Printing at Macao”, Studia, 12 (Lisboa 1963) pp. 29–137. 24. GORDON CUMMING, CONSTANCE FREDERIKA: Fire Mountains. The Kingdom of Hawaii. Its Volca- noes, and the History of the Missions. Two volumes. Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1883. € 800 Pp. x, 297, adv (4); vii, 279 + pp. 24 (publ. cat.). With two maps (one folding) and eight autotype plates after the author’s paintings. Occasionally some light staining. Original pictorial cloth, sligthly soiled to spines. From the library of the Duke of Bedford, with the bookplate of Woburn Abbey on front pastedowns. First edition. Fredereka or “Eka” was born into a wealthy Scottish family. She travelled most of her life, published a susccession of travelogues and painted over a thousand watercolours from around the world. She arrived in Hilo, Hawaii in October 1879 and made an ascent to the crater of the volcano Mauna Loa. She was among the first artists to paint the active volcanoes. Robinson p. 94. Theakstone p. 167.

25. GUÉRIN DU ROCHER, PIERRE: Histoire véritable des temps fabuleux. Qui contient l’histoire d’Egypt, depuis Ménès jusqu’a à sesostris, dévoilée par l’histoire-sainte, depuis Noé jusqu’a à l’entrée des Israélites en Egypte. Four volumes. Paris, Charles-Pierre Berton, & Liege, 1776–1779. € 900 27. [HARA GOMEI KAISHA / HARA YUSHUTSTEN Pp. (iv), xl, 463; (iv), 598, (2); (iv), 643; (iv), 332. With one (KAMEZEN): folding map. Attractive contemporary speckled calf, flat [A Calender issued by a Japanese raw silk manufac- spines gilt with green title-labels, rubbed. Front hinge to volume one starting to crack. First edition of this contro- turer]. Yokohama 1917. € 750 versial work. The author was a French Jesuit who tried to A well preserved calender for the year 1917 with one leaf prove that all what was known about the Egyptians from for each month. Text and numbers in English. It’s placed Menès to the foundation of the Persian Empire was noth- on a pictorial paper covered card board. Size: 26 x 35,5 ing but a violated extract from passages of the Scripture cm. The picture shows a Japanese lady dressed in kimono dealing with Egypt. Of course the work evoked a lively po- with a young girl kneeling beside her. They are placed on lemical discussion. Volume four contains Abbé Chapelle’s a veranda with Mount Fuji in the background. Hara Gomei defence of the authors’ original views. Brunet vi, 1227. De Kaisha in Yokohama was one of the major manufacturers Backer- Sommervogel iii, 1909. Ibrahim-Hilmy i, 279. of raw silk at the turn of the 20th century. They owned four large raw silk mills (at Tomioka, Oshima, Watarase and 26. HAMMER-PURGSTALL, JOSEPH VON: Nagoya). Geschichte der Goldenen Horde in Kiptschak, das ist: Der Mongolen in Russland. Pesth, C.A. Hartleben’s 28. HARPOCRATION, VALERIUS: Verlag, 1840. € 1 250 . . . Dictionarium in decem rhetores. Phil. Jacobus Maussacus suppleuit & emendanit. Additae sunt no- Thick 8vo. Pp. (iv), lii, 683, (2). With one folding table (printed on both sides). Traces of old library stamp on ti- tae, & dissertatio critica in qua de auctore, & de hoc tle. Contemporary half cloth, flat spine lettered in gilt, scribendi genere diligenter disputatur. Paris, C. Mo- slightly shaken. First edition of this comprehensive study rellum, 1614. € 600 of the history of the Golden Horde or Western Kipchaks, a Mongol and later Turkic Khanate established in the 13th 4to. Pp. (xxiv), 398; 1 blank leaf, 286, (10) index. Contempo- century. The territory of the Golden Horde at it’s peak in- rary limp vellum, worn and stained. Some very light stain- cluded most of Eastern Europe from the Urals to the right ing to first few leaves. Contains 3 parts: i. the Lexicon; ii. banks of the Danube River, extending east deep into Sibe- Dissertation critica and; iii. Notae. The last two by Jacob ria. Cat. Russica 130. Maussac. Valerius Harpocration was a Greek grammarian of Alexandria, probably working in the second century. His 30. [JAPAN – TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CUSTOMS]. “Lexicon of the Ten Orators” contains information about TAKEUCHI SHUHO (Ills.): events and persons mentioned by the orators, and expla- nations of legal and commercial expressions. As most of Chodohin zuhu. [Illustrated album with 30 woodcut the lexicons to the Greek orators have been lost, Harpocra- colour prints]. Kyoto, Uchida Bijutsu, 1933. € 850 tion’s work is of special value. Graesse iii,213. Hoffman Oblong 4to. Size: 41,5 x 29,7 cm. Album with two pages of ii,195. text in Japanese and 30 water coloured prints on elegant 29 [JAPAN – SILK SAMPLES]. decorative paper, pasted on thick paper. Protected by tissue guards. As issued with double folded leaves in the [A catalogue presenting 198 different silk samples]. Japanese fashion. Original silk covered boards with paper Kyoto [1908]. € 800 title label on front cover, somewaht worn, gilt sprinkled An attractive and well-preserved album with 198 mounted endpapers. Old label, partly erased, on rear endpaper. fabric samples in various colours or shades. Numbered by Housed in cloth folder. An appealing album depicting vari- a neat hand. The leaves are folded in the Japanese fashion. ous traditional Japanese arts and customs. For example Original purple velvet covers, lightly rubbed. Size: 16,7 x ceremonial utensils, textiles, ikebana, ceramics, fans, lan- 26,2 cm. This catalogue used to belong to a silk manufac- terns, musical instruments, laquer ware, dolls, clothes, etc. turer or kimono maker based in Kyoto which at the time The beautiful prints are in very good condition. was the center of Japanese textile trade.

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31. [JAPANESE SILK LABELS]. 32. JARRING, GUNNAR: [ A collection of twenty two Japanese coloured export An Eastern Turki-English Dialect Dictionary. Lund labels of raw silk]. Early 1900’s. € 950 1964. € 180 The collection comprises export labels for silk packages. Tall 8vo. Pp. 338. A few handwritten notes in the index. Comprises: ten labels (7,5 x 10,5 cm ); four (9–10 x 12 cm); Original printed wrappers, some minor wear to spine. six (11–12 x 15 cm) and two (13 x 18 cm). (One duplicate). Inscription by the author on front wrapper. According to With text in English, printed on paper with motives in vari- the preface the dictionary is basically an index to Jarrings’ ous beautiful bright colours depicting flowers, sportsmen, various works about Eastern Turki. Further the author ships, temples, Mount Fuji, doll, dragon-flies, turtle, gei- claims that the dialects in the southern part of Sinkiang sha, etc, etc. Including labels from famous silk producers up to 1935, is of a rather primitive society and the language as Kanebo, Ishikawa Gumi, Mitsui Co., Katakura Raw Silk, of a very low level of literacy. (Lunds Universitets Årsskrift hara & Co., Mitsubishi Shoji, etc. All in very good condi- Avd. 1, Bd. 56, nr. 4). tion. 34 33. JARRING, GUNNAR: 35. JOHNSON, OSA: On the Distribution of Turk Tribes in Afghanistan. An Four Years in Paradise. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Attempt at a Preliminary Classification. Lund 1939. Co., 1941. € 850 € 180 Pp. (ii), (vii), 8–345. With double page illustrated front- Tall 8vo. Pp. 104. Unopened in original printed wrappers. title and 74 illustrations. Pictorial endpapers. Publisher’s Dedication by the author on front wrapper. “The purpose original cloth resembling giraffe hide in colourful picto- of the present work is to give a picture of the distributions rial dust jacket, with some wear along edges. First edition of the Turkish peoples in Afghanistan on the basis of the of Osa Johnson’s second travel book devoted to her and knowledge obtainable from all the scattered sources about her husband Martin’s adventures into the heart of the el- the country and from material collected by myself in the ephant country. Uncommon in dust jacket. The Johnson’s country in 1935” (Introduction). lived on safari on the Kenyan border with Ethiopia, on the Serengeti plains in Tanzania, and in the Belgian Kongo for 34. JOHNSON, OSA: some years. They learned to fly, bought an aircraft each, and flew side by side on joy-rides throughout “Paradise” I Married Adventure. The Lives and Adventures of and produced some of the earliest aerial film of Africa. Marton and Osa Johnson. J.B. Lippincott Company, Robinson p. 50. Philadelphia, New York, London, Toronto, 1940. € 400 36. [JONES, SIR WILLIAM] (Ed.): Pp. 376 with 83 photographic illustrations. Publisher’s ze- bra-striped cloth. Ownership signature on half title. First Asiatick Researches: or, Transactions of the Society, edition of Osa Johnson’s autobiography which immediate- Instituted in Bengal, for Inquiring into History and ly became a bestseller. The American couple Osa and Mar- Antiquities, the Arts, Sciences, and Literature, of Asia. tin Johnson explored faraway and then unknown-lands of East and Central Africa, the South Pacific Islands and Brit- Volumes I–II. Calcutta, printed and sold by Manuel ish Borneo. They studied the wildlife and peoples of vari- Cantopher, 1788 [–89] – 1790 [–91]. € 6 000 ous exotic places and returned with photographs and film 4to. Pp. xvi, 465, (1) and 34 engraved plates: pp. (iv), 502, footage. Robinson pp. 50–1. (1) and 11 engraved plates and two folding tables. Some 37

browning along outer edges and partly with some minor Stone at Boodha-Gaya by Mr. Wilmot, 1785” translated by staining. Half calf on marbled paper boards, spines with Charles Wilkins; “On the Antiquity of the Indian Zodiack” five raised bands and title labels. Beautifully rebound to by William Jones; Turner’s account on Tibet; and many period style by Bernard Middleton. First edition. First two more. A few papers are devoted to languages and include volumes of the scarce Calcutta edition supervised by Sir several linguistic plates. Graham Shaw, Printing in Cal- William Jones (1746–94) who also contributed with sev- cutta to 1800, nr. 128 & 172. PMM 235 (“On the Hindus”). eral important papers. The Asiatick Researches was the original journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal founded 37. [KABUKI]. BUZAKUZU / [CHIHARU, in 1784 by Sir William Jones under the patronage of War- TAKASHIMA]: ren Hastings. Jones was made the President of the Soci- [Illustrations of Kabuki dancers]. Two volumes. Kyo- ety and held the post until his death. He was a linguistic prodigy and by the end of his life he knew thirteen lan- to, Unsodo, Meiji 38 (1905). € 1 250 guages thoroughly. His important paper “On the Hindus” Size: 17,5 x 24,8 cm. Lvs 45 and a Japanese colophon. Com- (here included) proposed the existence of a relationship prises 10 pages of text and 79 plates with coloured wood- among Indo-European languages. Other papers included cut illustrations of Kabuki costumes and masks. As issued are: Pearse’s “Astronomical Observations in Fort William, with double folded leaves in the Japanese fashion. Original and Between Madras and Calcutta”; “Some Account of the paper wrappers with printed title labels. First published Sculptures and Ruins at Mavalipuram” by William Cham- in 1823 (or 1828) with illustrations by the famous artist bers; “Translation of a Sanscrit Inscription, copied from a Takashima Chiharu (1777–1859). 38

38. KHAYYAM, OMAR / MEIN, WILL GORDON (Ills.): 39. KINGSLEY, MARY HENRIETTA: The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. First edition. Singa- Travels in West Africa. Congo Francais, Corisco and pore, Fraser & Neave Ltd, ca 1918. € 1 500 Cameroons. London, Macmillan, 1897. € 500 4to. Lvs (40). Some small watermark to inner fold of last few Pp. xvi, 744, adv.(8). With 16 halftones, 2 lithographed fish leaves not affecting the text. Original soft paper boards, plates and many textual illustrations. Partly unopened. title written in gold on upper cover, rubbed with some Publisher’s cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Ownership signa- staining. The text is taken from Fitzgerald’s first edition ture om half title. First edition. Occasionally some minor and is accompanied with Chinese influenced illustra- staining in margin. Mary Kingsley (1862–1900) made two tions made by Will Gordon Mein. Limited to 1000 copies travels to West Africa to study the primitive religions of the of which this is no. 456. The title presents this as “Lotus tribes. This narrative written with a great sense of humour Library Publications No. 1” but there were no further pub- describes her first adventurous journey. She travelled lications. Omar Khayyam (1048–1131) was a Persian poet, through wild countries, away from civilization and Euro- astronomer and mathematician. He was mainly known in pean influence, and she made important research work the West for his Rubaiyat translated into English by Ed- between the rivers Ogowe and Rembve. Robinson p. 138. ward FitzGerald in 1859. This is an uncommon edition with the remarkable Chinese influenced drawings that focus on 40. KINGSLEY, MARY HENRIETTA: opium instead of wine. Mein (1868–1939) was a British art- The Story of West Africa. London Horace Marshall & ist known in particular for illustrating works of fairy tale Son, about 1900. € 140 and fantasy. The symbolism and style of the drawings in this work are typical of Mein. Ambrose Potter “The Rubai- Small 8vo. Pp. viii, 169, (1). Original red cloth lettered in yat” no. 173. gilt, binding somewhat shaken. First edition. (The Story of the Empire edited by H.A. Kennedy). 41. KINGSLEY, MARY HENRIETTA: West African studies. London, Macmillan and Co., 1901. € 400 Pp. xxxii, 507+ adv. 6. With one portrait of the author, one folding coloured map and 22 plates made from photographs. Publisher’s red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine. Some foxing to endpapers otherwise a very fine copy. Second edition (first 1899) enlarged with four additional chapters and an Appendix: “An Early African Voyage” which probably was her last composition. This her second work included the results of her research, and sets forth at length her theories on how West Africa should be adminis- trated. She did not dispute Britain’s right to govern Africa but she warmly argued Britain’s method of doing so and fought to the last of introducing intricate laws. Robinson p. 136. INCLUDING A LETTER from Mary Kingsley to C.E. Fagan of the British Museum, Natural History. Dated De- cember 3, 1895. Tipped in to the front free endpaper.

42 ist who came to Indonesia in 1919 and became particulary fascinated by the theatre and art of dances in Java and Bali. The original water colour drawings were exhibited at Victoria and Albert Museum in London in 1923.

43. LUNDSTEDT, GUSTAF ERIK: Beskrifning öfver seglingen genom grekiska archi- pelagen, Dardanellerne och Constantinopels canal: Marmara-sjön, Svarta och Asovksa hafven. Jemte commerciela underrättelser om städerna Odessa, Taganrok och Kaffa; med en landkännings-karta öfver kusten vid Bosphoren. Stockholm, Carl Deleen, 42. KLEEN, TYRA: 1821. € 800 Mudrãs. The Ritual Hand-Poses of the Buddha Priests Pp. (vi), 81. With one folding plate. Contemporary wrap- and the Shiva Priests of Bali. With an introduction by pers, faded and spine ends chipped. First and only edition. This work is devoted to navigation in the waters of the A.J.D. Campbell. London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trüb- Greek archipelago and the Black Sea. The author travelled ner, 1924. € 100 within the region in 1818 and 1819. He interviewed Greek 4to. Pp. (ii), 42, (1) + two blank leaves. With frontispiece and Italian pilots as well as Russian naval officers who all and 60 fullpage plates depicting hand poses drawn by the had long experience in these waters. Includes commercial author. Original printed wrappers, spine faded. First edi- information about Odessa, Kaffa and Taganrok. tion. Tyra Kleen (1874–1951) was a renowned Swedish art- Russian army, covered about 14,000 km on horseback during his two years’ journey along the Silk Road. He travelled from Russian Turkestan, through Chinese Turkestan and Western China via Kan Su, Shensi and Shansi to Peking. The original assignment of the expedition was to study the conditions in Northern China and “other military objec- tives” but was later extended to also collect archaeological and ethnological materials. The first volume of this work contains Mannerheim’s diary and the second comprises scientific descriptions of the collections by many renowned scholars. Aalto, Oriental Studies in Finland, pp. 113–118 & 136. Yakushi M74a.

46. [MARCEL, JEAN JOSEPH] [SABBAGH, MICHEL]: Hommage au Grand-Juge Ministre de la Justice, visi- tant l’Imprimerie de la Republique le 23 Messidor an XI (= Oct. 9 1803). [Paris 1803]. € 2 500 Folio. Pp. (12). Comprising title, a three pages dedication by Marcel, one page “Insigne typici musæi attributum”, and an “Ode Arabe, à son excellence le Grand-Juge Min- istre la Justice” in Arabic and with a French translation. Text printed within wood cut decorated border. Contem- porary boards, worn. Inscriptions on front paste down: “ex libris D’ Marcel” and the signature Belin, dated 1831.A typographical “Tour de force”. According to Schnurrer the author is Michael Sabbagh. Jean Joseph Marcel was in charge of the Imprimerie Nationale at the time and super- intendent the production of an “Oratio Dominica” includ- 44. [MAGIC PICTURE BOOK / ZAUBER BILDERBUCH ing numerous exotic types cut by himself. Schnurrer, Bibl. Arabica, p. 493. – LIVRE DE LA MAGIE GRAPHIQUE]. Nürnberg, D.u.V.v. Tauber & Geek, ca 1860. € 750 47. MEDHURST, WALTER HENRY : Small 8vo. Size: 9,5 x 14 cm. Comprising twenty eight A Glance at the Interior of China, Obtained during a leaves of which fourteen double page lithographed plates Journey through the Silk and Green Tea Countries. depicting many costumes, animals, flowers, birds etc. and London, John Snow, Paternoster Row, 1850. € 4 900 nine double page b/w lithographed plates depicting letters, children in various scenes, etc. Three double page Pp. (ii), 192. Editor’s note tipped in. With 5 woodcut plates blank leaves are included, and one additional plate with and 6 woodcut plans or maps (a couple with small tears), characters at end. Several leaves are loose. Original colour and 8 full page woodcut illustrations in the text. Occa- printed boards with a performing magician, cloth spine, sionally some minor staining. Publisher’s cloth, boards chipped along edges, upper cover has old repair with tape. blindpressed with a pagoda within decorated borders, title Instructions in six different languages printed on inner lettered on spine (small tear to upper front hinge), lightly covers. A charming little wizardry book. rubbed and faded. First edition was published at Shanghai 1849, this is a remainder which was sent to London and is- 45. MANNERHEIM, CARL GUSTAF EMIL: sued with a new title page. In the spring of 1845 Medhurst Across Asia from West to East in 1906 – 1908. Two vol- made an adventureous journey into the interior of China, through the provinces of Zheijang and Jiangsu. His account umes. Helsinki 1940. € 2 500 begins with a tour guide giving advice regarding clothes, 4to. Pp. 741; iv, 54; 16; 48; 36; 36; 12; 6; 30; 12; and one blank behavior, food, transport, etc. It continues with a diary of leaf. With one portrait, 15 maps (of which 14 folding), one the journey giving an accurate picture of the country and folding plate (map index) and numerous illustrations in the everyday life of the people along the route. Much of the the text (including 57 full page). A list of donors loosely work is devoted to the process of silk production together inserted. Original cloth with title labels on spine, lightly with illustrations of different tools and equipment being soiled. First edition, a small limited edition, but not one of used. Rare. Cordier BS 2117–18. Cf Löwendahl 1009 (calls 100 signed copies. Mannerheim, Finnish born officer in the for 10 plates only). 46 48. [MORRISON, ROBERT – MEZZOTINT cation of the book. Several of the plates are double page. PORTRAIT] / TURNER, CHARLES (Engr.): A handsome copy in contemporary half calf, expertly rebacked. Bookplates (Hammer; HJ Lundgren). First edition To the Rev.d Dr. Morrison, this Portrait of himself en- of this monumental work on the Ottoman empire printed gaged in Translating the Bible into Chinese Language by the renowned French typographer Pierre-François Di- is dedicated . . . by the Members of the British Factory dot, and illustrated by the foremost French artists of the time. Mouradja D’Ohsson was an Ottoman Armenian in China. London, Published for the Proprietors by Mr. dragoman in the service of the Swedish embassy in Con- Turner, 50 Warren Street Fitzroy Square, March 29th stantinople. He was ennobled in 1780 by the Swedish king 1830. € 1 400 Gustav III and Ohsson gratefully dedicated his work to the monarch. (After his death a third volume was completed A scarce mezzotint illustrating Rev. Morrison translat- by his son in 1820). D’Ohsson’s work is devoted to the Ot- ing the Bible into Chinese together with two Chinese as- toman history, Muslim practices and contemporary life sistents. Size: 59,5 x 44 cm (image 53,5 x 43 cm). Narrow including information about dress, architecture and cook- margins. Title and printed signatures are faded. The print ing. It’s praised because of it’s authencity and the images is creased, some light soiling, and with small marginal “naive truth”. Because of his connections with the court tears, repaired along edges. The overall appearance is hierachy he had access to official annals. The impressive fine with good bright impression. Engraved by Charles illustrations are derived from paintings made in Istanbul, Turner (1774–1857) after a painting by George Chinnery in either copies of earlier works (imperial portraits or illumi- 1829. Turner was a renowned English engraver appointed nated manuscripts) or original works. Through his official “Mezxotint engraver in ordinary to his Majesty” in 1812. connections he was able to get drawings of the interiors George Chinnery (1774–1852) was born in England but of libraries, mosques, chapels, etc. Atabey 846. Blackmer lived most of his life in Asia. He stayed for about twenty 1164. See: Elisabeth Fraser “Dressing Turks in the French years in India and after that he moved to Macao where he Manner”, Ars Orientalis 39, Smithsonian Inst. 2010, pp. resided for the rest of his life. He made his living mainly as 199–229. “Writing in a fraught political context following a portraiter of royalities and celebrities but today also his the Russian defeat of the Ottomans, Ohsson forthrightly paintings of the scenery and life in India and China have cast his publication as a defense of Islam and the Ottoman become appreciated. The engraving depicts Robert Mor- Empire. More than a textual apology, his illustrated book rison (1782–1834) sitting in front of a table holding a large embodies a supreme act of cultural crossing.” (Fraser, sheet of paper lettered “Collegium Anglo senucim MDCC- “Dressing Turks in the French Manner”). CXVIII” and “Anglo Chinese College”. He is accompanied by two Chinese men, one elderly Li Shigong sitting at the 50. [NOH THEATER]. YAMAGUCHI, RYÔSHÛ table writing Chinese characters on a piece of paper. He is watched by a younger Chinese man Chen Laoyi (Lao Ye) (Author and Illustrator): standing to the right holding a paper lettered in Chinese. Nohgu Taikan (The implements of Noh play). Four Morrison was born in Scotland and became the first prot- volumes. Kyoto, Unsodo, 1924. € 1 600 estant missionary to China where he lived for 27 years. He served as interpreter on Lord Amherst’s embassy to Peking Oblong 4to. Size: 36 x 25 cm. With 102 coloured woodcut in 1816 and made the first Chinese version of the Bible, etc. illustrations of which many heightened with silver and/or Whitman 385. gold. Text in Japanese. Leaves folded in Japanese fashion. Original silk covered boards, silk ties, silk title labels on 49. MOURADJA (MOURADGEA) D’OHSSON, upper covers. Covers lightly faded and two covers with some staining to upper cover. Housed in the two original IGNATIUS: folders, worn. A wonderful complete album about how to Tableau général de l’empire Othoman, divisé en deux decorate the stage of a traditional Noh theater. The lovely parties, dont l’une comprend la Législation Mahomé- wood cut illustrations depict various Noh scenes with dif- tane; l’autre, l’Histoire de l’Empire Othoman. Dédié ferent tools and props. Descriptive text placed opposit each image. Ryôshû Yamaguchi (1886–1966) was born in Kyoto au roi de Suede. Volumes I–II. Paris, de l’Imprimerie and adopted into a family of famous Kyogen actors. He be- de Monsieur, 1787–1790. € 11 500 came a Noh actor and later he studied art under the histori- Large folio. Pp. (vi), xii, 320, (8) with extra engraved title, cal painter Taniguchi Kôkyô. He chose to become an art- four tables (A, AA, B and C) and 24 engraved plates illus- ist and painted scenes from the Kyogen and Noh theater, trating 38 figures; pp. (iv), viii, 357 with 41 engraved plates which he later transformed to woodblock prints. This is an depicting two tables and 95 figures. As often figures 13 and early example of his woodcuts devoted to the Noh drama. 19 (volume one) are not present because these images were Occasionally light staining and partly some light offsetting printed later and consequently delivered after the publi- from text. 48 49

51. PAGÈS, PIERRE MARIE FRANCOIS DE: Oblong 8vo. Size: 13 x 19 cm. Pp. (viii), viii, 195, (1) blank, Resa genom öde Arabien, emellan Bassora och Damas, (1). Characters written in three columns, also including phonetics. Contemporary half cloth on marbled paper år 1770. Utdragen utur dess resa omkring jorden. Up- boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, somewhat rubbed. In- sala, J. Edman, 1788. € 200 scriptions to front free endpaper and some annotations in 12mo. Pp. 72. Wrappers. Rare Swedish translation of the the text. Third edition (first 1888). The first part comprises Arabian part of de Pagès’ “Voyage autour du Monde” (Paris a vocabulary divided by subjects. The second part contains 1782). Published by Samuel Ödmann. This small work conversation helpful for visitors and traders to be used in treats the journey between Basra and Damascus including different situations. Scarce. Only one copy of a 1906 edi- interesting information about the countries and the peo- tion recorded in OCLC. ple. 53. RIBOUD, KRISHNÃ (Ed.): 52. [PHRASE BOOK]. Le motif floral dans les tissus Moghols inde XVIIe et An English Chinese and Japanese Conversation. XVIIIe siècles. Paris 1995. € 220 Nichi-kan-ei gogen goheki. Tokyo, Yamada Tashiro, Folio. Pp. (12). With 26 plates depicting lovely pieces of 1915 (Taisho 4). € 850 fabrics. Parallel text in French and English. As issued with 4

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loose leaves in the original paper portfolio with colour dec- mantles, tapestries, covers, fragments etc of embrodiery oration on front cover. First edition. A study about textiles silk with Buddhism motifs from 16th and 18th centuries. with floral motifs of various Mughal Indian fabrics from the collection at AEDTA (Association pour l’Etude et la 55. SA’DI (MUSHARRIF AL-DIN IBN Documentation des Textiles d’Asie). It comprises tent pan- MUSLIH AL-DIN): els, carpet fragments, summer carpets, wall hangings and Iqd-I-Manzûm. A Selection from the Bustân of Shaykh court girdles (“Patkã”) made of silk and cotton from the 17th and 18th centuries. A pristine copy. Saadi of Shirâz. Textbook for the Higher Standard Examination in Persian held by the Board of Examin- 54. ( Ed.): RIBOUD, KRISHNÃ ers Fort Willam, and for the entrance course Calcutta Soieries bouddhiques chinoises XIVe–XVIIIe siecle / University. Edited by Major H.S. Jarrett and Mawlawi Chinese Buddhist Silks. Paris 1996. € 450 Kabir Uddin Ahmad. Calcutta, the Urdoo Guide Press, Folio. Pp. 23 + 4 with bibliographical references. With 28 1880. € 1 600 coloured plates on glossy paper depicting exquisite pieces and fragments of textiles. Parallel text in French and Lvs 77 with text in Persian + one page with English title. English. As issued with loose leaves in original decorated Contemporary half calf, flat spine ruled in gilt with title paper portfolio. First edition. A beautiful research work in gilt. This examination book comprises an extract of the about Chinese religious textiles published by AEDTA (As- famous poetry book Bustan by Sa’di, the renowned Persian sociation pour l’Etude et la Documentation des Textiles poet of the 13th century. Bustan (The Orchard) is entirely d’Asie). It explains the iconographic, technical and histori- in verse and consists of a vast collection of anecdotes which cal aspects of these rare specimens. The collection includes illustrate the standard virtues recommended to Muslims. Not in Diba nor in Wilson. 56. SENNERT, ANDREAS: Arabismus: h.e. præcepta arabicæ linguæ, in har- moniâ ad Ebræa, eademq; Universalia, nec non Chaldæo-Syra (seorsum antehac edita illa ab autore) conscripta, exemplis itemq; sussicientibus confirmata illustrataque. Accessit in sine compendium lexici ara- bici, radicum & vocum notabiliorum præ cæterisq maximè usitatarum, &c. Editio altera. Wittebergae, Fincelianis, 1666. € 2 000 4to. Pp. (viii), 166. With text in Latin and Arabic. Contem- porary full vellum, title in manuscript on spine, worn and stained. Annotations on front endpaper. Copy of Hugo Odeberg, Swedish orientalist, with his name in pencil on first title page. Second edition (first 1658) of this important Arabic grammar by Andrea Sennert (1606–89), professor of Oriental languages at Wittenberg for many years. Ze- nker BO i, 197. Schnurrer 82. BOUND TOGETHER WITH: SENNERT, ANDREAS: . . . Centuria proverbiorum arabicorum, Juxtà cum interpre- tatione Latinà. In Usum Tyronum nec non Collegiorum. (Wittebergae), Wilhelm Fincelii, 1658. Pp. (24). First edition. Zenker BO i, 491. AND: ERPENIUS, THOMAS: Arabicæ linguæ tyrocinium. Id est Thomæ Erpenii grammatica arabica; cum varia praxios materia, cujus elenchum versa dabit pagella. Lugd. Bat., Ioannis Maire, 1656. Pp. (xii), 172, 282. Old stamp (private) on title. Partly some staining. First edition of Jacob Golius’ expanded edition of Erpenius’ Arabic grammar, originally published in 1613. Golius added three new Koranic chapters, an introduction to the Koran and some more Arabic texts. Together with the original reading mat- ter, Consilium, Fabuale Lockmanni & arabum sententiae, this edition became an important chrestomathy and went for several new editions. Additional three leaves with a 19th century handwritten Swedish translation of some verses pasted in. Zenker BO i, 196. as Hong Xiuquan who was the leader of the Taiping Rebel- lion between 1850 and 1864. The performers and the or- 57. [SHANGHAI THEATER / PLAYBILL]. chestra appear all to have been westerners, primarly Brit- Tae-Ming Theatre, Shanghae. Under the Immediate ish or American. The scenery was arranged by the famous patronage of Tae-Ping-Wang. Manager, – Mr. Horatio theatrical scene painters Thomas Grieve (1799–1882) and William Telbin (1813–73) both associated with the Covent th Buskin . . . on Wednesday, the 5 April, 1854. The per- Garden in London. formances will commence with “A race for a dinner”, . . . after which . . . “Anything for a change”; to con- 58. [SHUN SHING HO & TIAN DA LAO DIEN]. [A collec- clude with “Box” and “Cox”. [Shanghai 1854]. € 2 200 tion of Chinese silk thread samples for embroidery] th A playbill printed on silk in red and blue ink. Size: 25 x 42 Kwangtung (Guangdong), beginning of the 20 cen- cm. Text in English within decorated border. One small tury. € 1 200 hole without any text loss. The playbill advertises three A collection of 15 wrappers comprising silk threads in vari- theatrical performances at the “Tae-Ming Theatre” in ous colours. Housed in an old paper folder with ties. The Shanghai on the night of April 5, 1854. It states that the ven- name and address of the producers (Shun Shing Ho and ue is under the patronage of Tae-Ping Wang, also known Tian Da Lao Dien) are printed on the upper covers. Fur- 58

ther it states that the silk is produced by natural colours Pp. xiv, 704, 701–766. With one large folding map and 9 and washed in clear water. Kwangtong began export of engraved plates. The map is narrowly cut and one tear silk already during the Han dynasty and since then silk nicely restored on verso with slight loss. One plate restored production has been an important sector of Kwangtung’s at outer margin with minor loss of picture. Occasionally economy. some marginal staining. Half calf, spine with four raised bands, decorated and lettered in gilt. Old ownership signa- 59. [SINGAPORE IMPRINT]. tures on title. First edition.Anders Sparrman (1748–1820), The Triglot Vocabulary. English Malay Chinese. Hok- the youngest of Linné’s apostles was only 17 years old when he served as a surgeon on a Swedish East India ship headed kien Hak-ka Character. Sixth edition. Singapore, for China. A few years later in 1771 he travelled to the Cape Methodist Publishing House, 1913. € 320 where he stayed for seven months. He was encouraged and Pp. viii, 144. Written in English alphabetic order followed supported to undertake excursions into the interior of the by the Malay, Hokkien (Amoy) and Hakka words in pho- country to study the flora and fauna. In 1772 he joined the netics and finally in Chinese characters. Original red cloth, English explorative expedition around the world under upper cover blindstamped and lettered in gilt. A pristine Captain Cook (second voyage) as assistant to the natural- copy of a popular vocabulary published many times. ists Johann R. and Georg Forster. This work deals with South Africa where he in 1772 spent five months at the Cape 60. SPARRMAN, ANDERS: Colony, and in 1775 another eight months during which Resa till Goda Hopps-Udden, södra pol-kretsen och time he made several natural history expeditions into the Hottentot and Kaffir countries. His account became a omkring jordklotet, samt till Hottentott- och Caffer- classic, and one of the basic sources to our knowledge of landen, åren 1772–76. Part I (of II:1–2). Stockholm the Cape Colony at the end of the 18th century. Includes a 1783. € 3 500 resumé of the voyage with James Cook (pp. 86–108), and a short vocabulary of the Hottentot language. The plates Pp. xx, 344; vi, 342; viii, 319, adv (1), 8. With three engraved depict animals, weapons and utensils. Several years later frontispieces, of which one hand-coloured, and one folding Sparrman published two more parts (in 1802 and 1818 re- table. spectively) which were devoted to Cook’s second voyage. TOGETHER WITH: Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope; Mendelssohn ii, pp. 414. A South African Bibliography, iv, Forming the Completion of Her Memoirs. Narrated by Her pp. 360–1. Du Rietz, Bibl. Polynesiana, 1218. Schildt, Lin- Physician. Three volumes. First edition. London, Henry nés lärjungar, pp. 249–316. Colburn, 1846. Pp. xx, 372; x, 400; viii, 424, adv. (6). With three engraved frontispieces and many wood-cut vignettes 61. STANHOPE, LADY HESTER LUCY: throughout. The six volumes are uniformly bound in half Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope, as Related by morocco on marbled boards, spines stamped in gilt with Herself in Conversations with Her Physician; Com- five raised bands, marbled endpapers. Some staining to prising Her Opinions and Anecdotes of some of the the fronts but otherwise a clean and fine copy. Lady Hester Stanhope started to travel in 1810 when she sailed from the most Remarkable Persons of Her Time. Three vol- shores of England never to return. She was looked upon umes. Second edition. London, Henry Colburn, 1845. as wildy eccentric as an unmarried woman of her rank to € 2 200 travel abroad at her own. Lady Hester travelled extensively 62 in Turkey, Egypt and the Holy Land. The following years (1757) which is devoted to Chinese agriculture. Ekeberg she spent in the deserts of Syria and Lebanon and she en- (1716–84) made several voyages to India and China as a tered into Palmyra as the first white woman. Eventually scientist in the service of the East India Company. Cordier Lady Hester came to rest in an old monastery “Dar Djoun” BS 2098. Hebbe 529. Löwendahl 556. Soulsby 3569. in the foothills of Mount Lebanon. There she lived more or AND: BLACKFORD, DOMINIQUE DE: Précis de l’état ac- less as an hermit for twenty-five years before she died all tuel des colonies angloises dans l’Amérique Septentrion- by herself. Her physician Dr. Charles Lewis Meryon who ale. Milan 1771. Pp. 99, (1). Sabin 5691. accompanied her on her travels respected her wishes to keep silent until after her death. Robinson p. 57. Blackmer 64. [TRADE CATALOGUE / VANDERBORGHT 1117. Not in Atabey. Frank Hamel, Lady Hester Luce Stan- CARPETS ]. hope, (1913). L’Orient. Bruxelles, G.M. Vanderborght Frères, ca 62. [TEXTILE SAMPLE BOOKS – 1925. € 400 BRITISH AND FRENCH]. 8vo. Three loose leaves as issued in a folded tissue sheet [A collection of textile designs on printed cottons]. with geometric motifs. With text and illustrations printed 1830’s – 1860’s. € 2 000 on recto only. Five small colour text illustrations close in style to the art of Francois-Louis Schmied and one tipped- The collection contains remains from two albums with nu- in plate of an oriental carpet. In publisher’s black paper merous mounted textile samples on 160 pages, each kept chemise with striking pochoir design in silver, red and in plastic folder. The samples, mainly printed cottons, are blue on front cover. First and only edition of this very styl- pasted on stiff paper with numbers and annotations in ink. ish Art Deco trade catalogue promoting the oriental carpet Comprises: 39 loose leaves (33 x 26 cm) with French sam- department of Magasins Vanderborght in Brusses. In mint ples pasted on both sides. Some have annotations in French condition. and are dated 1862. Another 16 sample leaves (about 20 x 31 cm) have English annotations and some are dated 1835–36. Further more there are 25 leaves (27 x 37 cm) with Eng- lish text, including one with original designs and with a bookplate “Cocksey”. Many of the samples have cone motifs and might be from Lancashire. Housed in a specially made cloth box.

63. TORÉN, OLOF: Voyage de mons. Olof Torée aumonier de la Compag- nie suedoise des Indes Orientales, fait à Surate, à la Chine & c. depuis le prémier Avril 1750. jusqu’ au 26. Juin 1752, publié par M. Linneaus, & traduit du Sue- dois par M. Dominique de Blackford. Milan, chez les freres Reycends, 1771. € 2 600 12mo. Pp. 92. Contemporary calf, spine gilt, red edges, worn. First French edition of Torén’s account of his voyage to China, translated from the Swedish (1757). Olof Torén (1718–53) was chaplain on the East India voyage via Surat in India to China. He sent letters to Linné together with samples of seeds and plants he had found along the route. He died on a second voyage and his letters were published posthumously by Linné. Cordier BS 2098. Löwendahl 559. Soulsby 3602. BOUND WITH: EKEBERG, CARL GUSTAF: Précis historique de l’économie rurale des chinois, présenté à l’Academie Royale des Sciences de Suède l’an 1754., publié par M. Linnaeus, & traduit du Suèdois par M. Dominique de Blackford. Milan 1771. Pp. (iv); 47. First French edition of “Kort berättelse om den chinesiska landt-hushållningen” 65. [WILSON, JOHN LEIGHTON]: 66. [WOLOF LANGUAGE]. A Grammar of the Mpongwe Language, with Vocabu- Guide de la conversation français-volof. Dakar (Séné- laries by the Missionaries of the A.B.C.F.M. Gaboon gal), Saint Joseph de Ngasobil, Mission Catholique, Mission, Western Africa. New York, Snowden & Prall, 1907. € 950 1847. € 480 24mo. Pp. xvi, 167, (1). Original printed boards, cloth spine. Pp. 94. With two folding tables. Original marbled boards, Faint stamp on upper cover and title. A scarce small guide printed label to upper cover, rebacked in dark green quar- treating the Wolof language, the most common language ter morocco, worn. Tables and some text foxed. First edi- spoken in Senegal, but also spoken in the Gambia and tion. “Mpongwe is a dialect of Western Africa, spoken on Mauritania. It’s mainly an oral language and therefore both sides of the Gaboon river at Cape Lopez, Cape St. there are many different forms of spelling. This guide in- Catherine, and in the interior, to the distance of three hun- cludes a dictionary, a small treatise on conjugation and a dred miles” (preface). John Leighton Wilson (1809–86), selection of basic phrases. It was printed at the mission of American born who came to Africa in 1834 as a missionary. St. Joseph Ngazobil, south of Dakar. Not in Vater. At first he served in Liberia and later on he launched missionary work among the Mponhwe in Gabon.

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