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Japan.- Kyoto.- Akisato (Rito) Miyako Meisho Zue [Collection of Pictures of Famous Places of the
Japan.- Kyoto.- Akisato (Rito) Miyako Meisho Zue [Collection of Pictures of Famous Places of the
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Japan.- Kyoto.- Akisato (Rito) Miyako Meisho Zue [Collection of Pictures of Famous Places of the Capital], 6 vol., [1786]; Shûi-Miyako Meisho Zue [Supplement to the Collection of Pictures of Famous Places of the Capital], 5 vol., [1787], first editions, woodcut illustrations by Takehara Shunchôsai, xylographically printed, a few skillful repairs along folds, very occasional worming, a few times within text or image, the occasional faint stain or light soiling, still overall very good, original blue paper wrappers stitched with silk-thread, block-printed labels to upper wrappers (some loss and restoration), a few vol. with stitching working loose at foot, rubbed, housed in a modern mustard silk wrap-around case with clasps, Osaka, Kawachiya Tasuke, large 8vo (11)*** An exceptional illustrated guidebook to Kyoto's architecture, festivals and landscape gardens. A rare record of the Imperial Capital before the devastating fire of 1788, in which most of the city perished.
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Japan.- Kyoto.- Akisato (Rito) Miyako Meisho Zue [Collection of Pictures of Famous Places of the

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Japan.- Morokoshi Meisho Zue [Illustrated Descriptiion of Famous Sites of China], 6 vol., first: Japan.- Morokoshi Meisho Zue [Illustrated Descriptiion of Famous Sites of China], 6 vol., first edition, c.250 woodcut illustrations (c.170 double-page), a few in red, by Okada Gyokuzan, Yugaku Oka
2 days LeftJapan.- Morokoshi Meisho Zue [Illustrated Descriptiion of Famous Sites of China], 6 vol., first
£2,600
Nepal.- Hymn in honour of Tara, manuscript in Sanskrit, [Nepal], [13th or 14th century].: Nepal.- Hymn in honour of Tara, manuscript in Sanskrit, on blue-black dyed paper, 7 leaves, of which one blank, Sanskrit in 4 lines of gold Ranjana script, each leaf with old binding-hole, chipping
2 days LeftNepal.- Hymn in honour of Tara, manuscript in Sanskrit, [Nepal], [13th or 14th century].
£2,000
Nepal.- Pancaraksa [Five Protective Goddesses], manuscript in Sanskrit, [Nepal], [c.1700].: Nepal.- Pancaraksa [Five Protective Goddesses], manuscript in Sanskrit, on paper stained yellow with haritala, 130 leaves, Newari script, 5 paintings, occasional chipping to edges, some staining,
2 days LeftNepal.- Pancaraksa [Five Protective Goddesses], manuscript in Sanskrit, [Nepal], [c.1700].
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Nepal.- Ritual manual for protection from demons, Thyasaphu (concertina) manuscript in Sanskrit and: Nepal.- Ritual manual for protection from demons, Thyasaphu (concertina) manuscript in Sanskrit and Newari, on paper stained yellow with haritala, 38 leaves, with an additional 20 fold-out leaves
2 days LeftNepal.- Ritual manual for protection from demons, Thyasaphu (concertina) manuscript in Sanskrit and
£600
South East Asia.- [Sachtler (August) and G.R. Lambert]. [Collection of 29 albumen prints], mounted: South East Asia.- [Sachtler (August) and G.R. Lambert]. [Collection of 29 albumen prints], mounted on 27 stiff card leaves, 3 tinted, some captioned in the negative, all captioned by hand on mounts,
2 days LeftSouth East Asia.- [Sachtler (August) and G.R. Lambert]. [Collection of 29 albumen prints], mounted
£2,000
Sri Lanka.- Waakyapota [The Book of Sentences], palm leaf manuscript in Sinhala, Pali and Tamil,: Sri Lanka.- Waakyapota [The Book of Sentences], manuscript in Sinhala, Pali and Tamil, on 76 palm leaves, plus 2 blank palm leaves to front and rear, text to recto and verso, lengthwise in one column
2 days LeftSri Lanka.- Waakyapota [The Book of Sentences], palm leaf manuscript in Sinhala, Pali and Tamil,
£400
Thailand.- Verse romance, manuscript in Thai, [Thailand], [early-mid 19th century]; and 2 other Thai: Thailand.- Verse romance, manuscript in Thai, on white khoi paper, 14 leaves, text in black ink to recto and verso in a folksy hand, first leaf loose, some splits along folds (one repaired with
2 days LeftThailand.- Verse romance, manuscript in Thai, [Thailand], [early-mid 19th century]; and 2 other Thai
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Thailand.- Folding Horoscope, manuscript in Thai, [Thailand], [19th century].: Thailand.- Folding Horoscope, manuscript in Thai, on white khoi paper, 54 leaves, Cambodian (Kham) script, with a few sentences in Pali, text in black ink to recto and verso, some splits and small
2 days LeftThailand.- Folding Horoscope, manuscript in Thai, [Thailand], [19th century].
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Thailand.- Phra Malai [Buddhist Visions of Heaven and Hell], samut knoi (concertina) manuscript in: Thailand.- Phra Malai [Buddhist Visions of Heaven and Hell], samut knoi (concertina) manuscript in Thai, on paper, with some Pali words cited in fine Cambodian script, 93 leaves, text to recto and
2 days LeftThailand.- Phra Malai [Buddhist Visions of Heaven and Hell], samut knoi (concertina) manuscript in
£1,500
Tibet.- Sutra of Properly Arranged Establishment in Buddhahood or Confession Sutra, manuscript in: Tibet.- Sutra of Properly Arranged Establishment in Buddhahood or Confession Sutra, manuscript in Tibetan, on paper, 97 leaves, stained black and varnished, text in silver-coloured ink to recto and
2 days LeftTibet.- Sutra of Properly Arranged Establishment in Buddhahood or Confession Sutra, manuscript in
£10,000
Tibet.- Perfection of Wisdom in a Hundred Thousand Lines, [Western Tibet, Ladakh], [15th-16th: Tibet.- Perfection of Wisdom in a Hundred Thousand Lines, manuscript in Tibetan, on paper, c.209 leaves, lacks 7 leaves (1-3, 84-87), text in silver-coloured ink to recto and verso, on a black
2 days LeftTibet.- Perfection of Wisdom in a Hundred Thousand Lines, [Western Tibet, Ladakh], [15th-16th
£800
Tibet.- Charm scroll with an apocryphal Buddhist text, [Tibet], [17th century].: Tibet.- Charm scroll with an apocryphal Buddhist text, manuscript in Tibetan, on paper scroll, text in red and black ink, coloured illustrations, some chips and fraying to edges, some scattered small
2 days LeftTibet.- Charm scroll with an apocryphal Buddhist text, [Tibet], [17th century].
£400
Tibet.- Ritual of the Fierce Aspect of Buddhahood, manuscript in Tibetan, [Tibet], [18th century].: Tibet.- Ritual of the Fierce Aspect of Buddhahood, manuscript in Tibetan, on simple native paper, complete in 42 numbered leaves, black ink on 5 ruled lines of 215mm. consisting of c.38 syllables,
2 days LeftTibet.- Ritual of the Fierce Aspect of Buddhahood, manuscript in Tibetan, [Tibet], [18th century].
£300
Tibet.- Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Verses, manuscript in Tibetan, [Tibet], [c.18th or: Tibet.- Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Verses, manuscript in Tibetan, on white paper, over 400 leaves in 32 chapters, text in black ink to recto and verso, mostly in 8 lines, opening leaves
2 days LeftTibet.- Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Verses, manuscript in Tibetan, [Tibet], [c.18th or
£3,000
Tibet.- Confession sutra manuscript, [probably 18th century]: Tibet.- Confession sutra manuscript, title with overlay flap that covers two illustrations of Buddhist deities, another leaf with two illustrations of praying Buddhist monks, with over 200 leaves of
2 days LeftTibet.- Confession sutra manuscript, [probably 18th century]
£1,000
America.- Singh of Kapurthala (H. H. Maharaja Jagatjit ) My Tour in South, Central, and North: America.- Singh of Kapurthala (H. H. Maharaja Jagatjit) My Tour in South, Central, and North America, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by author, half-title, portrait frontispiece, 19
2 days LeftAmerica.- Singh of Kapurthala (H. H. Maharaja Jagatjit ) My Tour in South, Central, and North
£1,000
Native American language.- Nantes (Bernardo de) Katecismo Indico da lingua Kariris, first edition,: Native American language.- Nantes (Bernardo de) Katecismo Indico da lingua Kariris, first edition, with blank leaf Z7 but lacking final blank Z8, trimmed close at head, just touching a couple
2 days LeftNative American language.- Nantes (Bernardo de) Katecismo Indico da lingua Kariris, first edition,
£3,500
d'Anville (Jean Baptiste Bourguignon) [Untitled Composite Atlas with 102 map sheets], [probably: d'Anville (Jean Baptiste Bourguignon) [Untitled Composite Atlas with 102 map sheets], comprising 20 double-page maps, 9 two-sheet double-page maps, 3 two-sheet maps on folding double-pages [Asia,
2 days Leftd'Anville (Jean Baptiste Bourguignon) [Untitled Composite Atlas with 102 map sheets], [probably
£2,000
Robert de Vaugondy (Gilles) Atlas Universel, 1757: Robert de Vaugondy (Gilles) Atlas Universel, engraved title, 108 double-page maps, including a double-hemisphere map of the world, others of the East Indies, China, Japan, Africa and Egypt, as well
2 days LeftRobert de Vaugondy (Gilles) Atlas Universel, 1757
£1,500
Ireland.- Mares (F.H.) Photographs of the Giant's Causeway with Descriptive Letterpress, 12 mounted: Ireland.- Mares (F.H., photographer) Photographs of the Giant's Causeway with Descriptive Letterpress, 12 mounted albumen prints by F.H. Mares, first becoming loose, publisher's advertisements at
2 days LeftIreland.- Mares (F.H.) Photographs of the Giant's Causeway with Descriptive Letterpress, 12 mounted
£400

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