Being A Classified List Of The Literature Issued In European Languages Since
The Publication Of Fr. Von Wencksterns "Bibliography Of The Japanese Empire",
Up To The Year 1926.
Cloth. Oversized Octavo. Two volumes bound in one. Ppiii-xvi.384 + [iv].385-832.
London & Leipzig: Edward Goldston & Karl W. Hiersemann, 1928.
The present bibliography brings together works dealing with Japan in the German,
English and French Languages. There are also works in Dutch, Italian, Spanish
and Portuguese, the Scandinavian languages, and a section on Russian language
works.
Nachod's work is one of the most comprehensive bibliographies on the subject,
second only to Wenckstern's own bibliography. In all 9575 printed items are
listed. It is a comprehensive, classified list, including books, pamphlets,
and periodical articles.
The period covered was one of transition for Japan. During the era of the weak
emperor Taisho (1912-26), political power in Japan shifted from the oligarchic
clique (genro) to the parliament and the democratic parties. In the First World
War, Japan joined the Allied powers, but played only a minor role in fighting
German colonial forces in East Asia. At the following Paris Peace Conference
of 1919, Japan's proposal of amending a "racial equality clause" to
the covenant of the League of Nations was rejected by the United States, Britain
and Australia. Discrimination towards the Japanese has always existed and was
a major factor for the deterioration of Japanese-Western relations. In 1924,
for example, the US Congress passed the Exclusion Act that prohibited further
immigration from Japan. After WW1, Japan's economical situation worsened. The
Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and the world wide depression of 1929 intensified
the crisis. Besterman 3245. Sheehy [1986] DE256.
Cloth. Oversized Octavo. Five Volumes. Illustrated. Pp. XXVIII, 1088 + VIII,
1121 + IV, 1143 + 1155 + 436 + (Index:) IV, 109 München: G. Franz, 1858-1879
This is the standard work on artists' monograms with over 30.000 monogram facsimiles.
An unsurpassed reference work of permanent value, it is an indispensable tools
to identify artists who signed themselves only by their monogram or similar
device. Literally thousands of the artists were book illustrators, hence the
work's importance for books, as well as for art in general. Nagler begins by
giving an exact facsimile of the monogram(s); this is followed by the artist's
name, his biography and then a list of his works, frequently including a complete
bibliography of books illustrated by him.
This edition also includes an index of artist names bound at the end of the
fifth volume. The work is continued to Goldstein. Arntzen & Rainwater, Guide
to the Literature of Art History, E58.
Nansen, Fridtjof; Arthur G Chater . IN NORTHERN MISTS: ARCTIC EXPLORATION IN EARLY TIMES. $95.00
Oversized Quarto. Two volumes bound in one. London, W. Heinemann, 1911. Illustrated. 384 + 420 pages.
Nansen, himself a famous arctic explorer, authored this classic account of the early history of arctic exploration.
Many parts of the Arctic were already settled by the Eskimos and other peoples of Mongolic stock when the first European explorers, the Norsemen or Vikings, appeared in the region. Much later the search for the Northwest Passage and the Northeast Passage to reach Asia from Europe spurred exploration to the north. This activity began in the 16th century and continued in the 17th, but the hardships suffered and the negative results obtained by early explorers—among them Martin Frobisher, John Davis, Henry Hudson, William Baffin, and William Barentz—caused interest to wane.
The fur traders in Canada did not begin serious explorations across the tundras until the latter part of the 18th cent. Alexander Mackenzie undertook extensive exploration after the beginnings made by Samuel Hearne, Philip Turnor, and others. Already in the region of NE Asia and W Alaska, the Russian explorations under Vitus Bering and others had begun to make the arctic coasts known.
After 1815, British naval officers—including John Franklin, F. W. Beechey, John Ross, James Ross, W. E. Parry, P. W. Dease, Thomas Simpson, George Back, and John Rae—inspired by the efforts of John Barrow, took up the challenge of the Arctic. The disappearance of Franklin on his expedition between 1845 and 1848 gave rise to more than 40 searching parties. Although Franklin was not found, a great deal of knowledge was gained about the Arctic as a result, including the general outline of Canada's arctic coast.
The Northeast Passage was finally navigated in 1879. Roald Amundsen, who went through the Northwest Passage (1903–6), also went through the Northeast Passage (1918–20). Greenland was also explored. Robert E. Peary reportedly won the race to be the first at the North Pole in 1909, but this claim is disputed. Although Fridtjof Nansen, drifting with his vessel Fram in the ice, failed to reach the North Pole, he added enormously to the knowledge of the Arctic Ocean.
Nauroy, Charles. BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES IMPRESSIONS MICROSCOPIQUES. $50.
Cloth. Small Octavo. 3 p. l., [v]-viii, [9]-125, [2] p. Paris: Charavay
Freres, 1881.
Miniature books, most of which are less than three inches tall and some of which
are smaller than a penny, have delighted readers for centuries. Popular because
they were easily carried or concealed, these historic books range from tiny
"Thumb Bibles" to illustrated nursery rhymes. The earliest piece of
block printing to which an accurate date can be ascribed--a Japanese wooden
block print from about 770 AD--is a miniature scroll.
Nauroy's Bibliography on Miniatures books is the most comprehensive book on
the subject listed in Besterman [3975]. In all, 750 miniature books are described.
The organization of the bibliography is alphabetical by author. Scarce book.
Though once reprinted, no edition is currently in print. Besterman 3975.
Neate,
W.R. MOUNTAINEERING AND ITS LITERATURE. $15.
Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1978. Softcover,
165 pages.
This
is the first edition of the classic work on the literature of mountaineering. It is also a standard bibliography in the field.
Hardcover. Folio. 10 X 14 inches. viii, 384 p., 22 plates : ill. London : A. Constable, 1907.
This edition contains circa 1500 illustrations of Ancient Egyptian Scarabs. The volume contains drawings and descriptions of all the scarab-shapped seals, and scarabs bearing historical inscriptions, in the Cairo Museum. The collection, numbering over 1500 specimens, is a representative one, and contains examples of all periods from the end of the Sixth Dynasty to the time of the last native Egyptian ruler, Nectanebo. In Twelfth dynasty specimens it is especially rich, those from Dahchour being the finest examples of the period to be found in any museum in the world. Newberry has carefully noted the length, width and height of each specimen, and given a description of the inscription or device on the base, together with the remarks on the glaze, technique and preservation. The material is always noted, and the date, wherever it has been possible to fix if from a stuffy of dated examples in other museums. Extremely scarce reprint not to be confusedwith Newberry's other work,
Cloth. Octavo. 70 pages. New York: New York Public Library, 1911.
Published in 1911 by the Staff of the New York Public Library, this is a bibliography of 2000 printed items on Arabia and the Arabs. The arrangement of the material is by subject. Topics include: bibliography, biography, history and politics, description and travel, manners and custom, philosophy, ethics and logic, science, and literature.There are few books on this subject, one that has been has been neglected by bibliographers. This scarce bibliography has never been reprinted, thought it did appear in the Bulletin of the New York Public Library. A useful and hard-to-find reference. Besterman 440.
New York Public Library. LIST OF WORKS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY RELATING TO THE MORMONS. $45.
Cloth. Octavo. 57 pages. New York: New York Public Library, 1909.
Despite the prominence of Mormons in the history of Western Expansion in the
United States, there are comparatively few early bibliographies on Mormons and
Mormonism. Chad Flake's more recent work is the definitive work, but the New
York Public Library Catalogue of books on Mormonism is both early and quite
extensive, covering 1750 items relating to the Mormons.
The arrangement of the material is alphabetical by author. Full author-title,
pagination, and place of publication are provided.
This scarce offprint first appeared in the Bulletin of the New York Public Library
in march 1909. Besterman 4021.
New York Public Library. THE SPALDING BASEBALL COLLECTION. $19.95
Paper wrappers. Oversized Octavo. pp.44. New York: New York Public Library, 1922
A.G. Spalding was the premier pitcher of the 1870s and an organizational genius
during Baseball's formative years. He led the league in pitching victories in
each of his six full seasons in Organized Baseball (1871-1876). His 47 victories
led the 1876 Chicago White Stockings to the first-ever National League championship.
With the success of the sporting goods business he founded in 1876, Spalding
left the playing field for an executive role with the White Stockings; as club
president from 1882 to 1891, he directed the club to three pennants.
Spalding was also an avid collector of books on baseball. The New York Public
Library Catalogue gives of the titles of the collection of books, pamphlets,
pictures and other material given to the Library by Mrs. Albert G. Spalding
after A.G. Spalding's death. In all 900 items are described. Reprinted from
the Bulletin of the New York Public Library. Scarce in any format. Besterman
686.
Nicholson,
John Page (Compiler). CATALOGUE OF THE
LIBRARY OF JOHN PAGE NICHOLSON RELATING TO THE WAR OF THE REBELLION 1861-1866. $95.
8vo. 1022 pp. Cloth. Illustrated.
Philadelphia, 1914. Reprint 1995. ISBN 1-888262-55-9.
“This
is one of the most useful civil war bibliographic tools... The Nicholson Collection
was so great that the mere listing of titles in any order is of great use to
students and collectors, and Nicholson did much more than that. He indicated
the number of copies printed... and listed the many variant printings in this
catalogue, which comprises a volume of 1022 pages.” Newman & Long, A Basic
Civil War Library: A Bibliographic Essay, p. 9. In all 7500 printed items are
fully described.
Noel, E.B. and J.O.M. Clark. A History of Tennis. $175.00
Quarto. 2 volumes. 2 v. front. (v. 1, col.) plates, ports., plans, fascim., 2 fold. tab. Circa 130 plates, including color frontispiece reproduced in color. London: Oxford University Press, 1924. Reprint of the lavishly illustrated first edition. The original edition appeared in two volumes in 1924, written by EB Noel and J.O.M. Clark. It contains historical data on all known courts in the UK as well as championship results at each club. It is well illustrated and lists many professionals. It is now very rare to obtain this twin set. Covers the early history since to 1800, tennis since 1800, History of the Championship to 1923, History of Amateur Championships with careers of the Winners, History of the University Matches, French and Continental Tennis since 1800, Tennis in America, Literature of Tennis, Laws of Tennis, Construction of Courts, handicaps and handicapping. Bookseller Inventory # 1302
Cloth. Large Folio. 11 ½ X 17 inches. Book 208 p. illus., plates, maps. Stockholm: Sweden [P.A. Norstedt], 1897.
Nordenskiöld, geologist and explorer, has been described as the founder
of modern historical geography. An ardent bibliophile, he collected books on
a large scale and accumulated one of the finest private libraries covering exploration
and the history of map-making.
In Periplus, as well as in other published titles, he made major contributions
to research in the early history of cartography. Periplus is an important reference
work which covers not only Portland charts, but also mappae mundi and regional
maps. The maps are described in chronological order. The index is comprehensive
and there are sixty facsimile reproductions.
"An indispensable work for historians of cartography and hydrography"-Hodgkiss
& Tatham, Key guide to Information Sources in Cartography, #235.
The original edition of 1897 has always been quite scarce, and sells for in
excess of $2500. The 1960s reprint is also uncommon, and sells for approximately
$700.
Norman
Collection. THE HASKELL F. NORMAN LIBRARY OF SCIENCE & MEDICINE. $250.
Three
Volumes. Cloth. Quarto. Profusely Illustrated with Black & White
and Color Illustrations.
This
catalogue of books for auction describes the extraordinary library of rare books
collected by Dr. Haskell F. Norman. Dr. Norman, father of book dealer Jeremy,
put together one of the most important libraries of books in his chosen field.
Dr. Norman interested himself primarily in collecting “ high spots”, that is,
landmark books in the history of science and medicine. Christie’s sparred no
expense in publishing a first class bibliographical reference. The auction catalogues
also provide concordances to the Haskell F. Norman Collection Catalogue
published in 1991, and to Garrison’s and Morton’s Medical Bibliography. Vol.I
of this hardbound catalogue describes 234 books, Vol. II 883, and Vol.III 1384.
In all, nearly 2300 lots are described.
Norton,
F.J. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF PRINTING IN SPAIN
& PORTUGAL $110.
Cloth. Large Octavo. xxiii, 581 pp. Illustrated. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978.
Published by Arrangement
This important catalogue was intended to cover not only the works that have survived from the period 1501-1520, but also those lost editions of which a reliable record, however brief, had come to the author’s attention. The arrangement is geographical by press. The entries for each press are preceded by a brief note of the printer’s career, a briefly annotated list of his types, arranged by size, and followed by a list of any devices used by the printer, and finally a note of any addresses revealed in the colophons. All known books from each of the presses are described in exhaustive detail, including full collation, full title and cross references. The catalogue is valuable because the book descriptions are longer than is usual in works of this character. The aim was to identify and describe not only the particular edition, but to list both ancillary works and minor contributions that would be of service to students of Spanish and Portuguese literature, humanism, history and social conditions, as well as to the bibliographer. Approximately 1400 books are thoroughly described. The catalogue is a standard work in the field.