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Takekoshi, Yosaburo. The Economic Aspects of The History Of The Civilization Of Japan. $225.00

Hardbound. Octavo. Cloth. Three volumes. 1632 pages. Illustrated. New York, The Macmillan Company, 1930.

Mr. Takekoshi ranks, indeed, as the chief pioneer of the economic interpretation of history in Japan. This book in English, which is largely a paraphrase of a work written by the same author in Japanese, might well have been called simply "An Economic History of Japan" instead of the rather cumbrous title it actually bears. It traces in detail and with abundant documentation, much of which is entirely new material for non-Japanese scholarship; the growth of economic institutions and ideas up to the time of the recent "westernisation." The first volume carries the survey from the earliest historic period to the death of Tokugawa Iyeyasu in 1616; the second and third continue the record to the Fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Imperial restoration in 1868. Perhaps the most valuable part of the book, and certainly the most original and generally interesting, is the account given of the rise of the mercantile class in the Ashikaga epoch, of the za alliance, which Takekoshi calls an "internal Hanseatic league," and of the Japanese free cities, of which Sakai was the most important. This side of Japanese history has hitherto been very much neglected; such a notable authority as Murdoch, in his History of Japan, takes hardly any notice of it. The historical problems of currency in Japan are ably handled and are brought into relation with those of foreign trade. Mr. Takekoshi is at his best on questions of currency and commerce, but there is much of interest and value also in his account of agriculture and land-tenure.

Taylor, Louise Marion. CATALOG OF BOOKS ON CHINA IN THE ESSEX INSTITUTE.  $70.

 Hardbound. Octavo. Cloth. pp.ix.392.  Salem: 1926. 

 This major subject bibliography describes 3,500 books on all aspects on Chinese life. It is an excellent reference for collectors, easy to use, and provides a broad exposure to books in any given subject. The collection is based on the collection of Thomas Hunt, a merchant who gained his fortune in China during the middle of the 19th century. A lifelong collector, Hunt gave his collection to the Essex Institute, where it is currently housed. The Library contains about 4000 volumes. It was with the purpose of increasing the library's usefulness to scholars that the current catalog was compiled. Subjects are Chinese in America, Jews in China, Buddhism, folklore, secret societies, and dozens of others.  Besterman 1329.

Taylor, Eva Germaine Rimington. THE MATHEMATICAL PRACTITIONERS OF TUDOR & STUART ENGLAND. $85.00
Cloth. Octavo. xi, 443 Pages. Illustrated, including two folding charts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1954
This standard work accomplishes several objectives. It begins as a history of mathematical practitioners beginning in 1485 through 1715. There is a thorough discussion of the theory and instruments that emerged during this period.
The second part includes an extremely valuable biographical history of the period. Concise biographies are provided for 582 scientist/practitioners of the period.
Part three is, from the bookseller's point of view, the most important one. Taylor provides a bibliography of 628 important printed works on the subject from 1400-1715. The arrangement of the bibliography is chronological. Many of the descriptions contain valuable annotations for the books and authors that are not easily found elsewhere. Taylor's work remains a standard work to this day. No reprinted several times, no edition is currently in print. Printed by arrangement with Cambridge University Press.

Teerink, Herman. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF JONATHAN SWIFT.   $75.

Cloth, 8vo. xviii, 453pp. Frontispice, facsimiles.  Philadelphia: University of Pensylvania Press, 1963. ISBN 1-57898-089-5.

This Anglo- Irish poet, political writer, and clergyman rank as the foremost prose satirist in the English language and as one of the greatest satirists in the world literature. Though Swift is best known for Gulliver’s Travels, he was actually a very prolific author. The first edition of Teerink published in 1937 lists 1,575 editions to his credit. The first edition of Teerink was criticized for its lack of bibliographical description. A second edition of Teerink appears in 1963. This edition was corrected and revised by Teerink and edited by Arthur H. Scouten. It is this second edition, which we are reprinting. It describes 1,643 editions authored by Swift. Besterman 5967.

Thiébaud, J. Bibliographie Des Ouvrages Francais Sur La Chasse. $95.00

Reprint. Oversized octavo. Xi.coll.960. pp [ii]. Coll 961-1040.pp. [ii]. Nourry, Paris, 1934.

One of the principal bibliographies on Sporting Books. Describes 7500 books and is important for its useful annotations. Reprinted in 1974, it is now a difficult book to find. Besterman 5882.

Thompson, Silvanus Phillips HAND LIST OF THE MAGNETIC AND ELECTRICAL BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF SILVANUS PHILLIPS THOMPSON. $60.00

Oversized Octavo. London, Chiswick Press, 1914. vii, 119p.

Silvanus . Phillips Thompson, F.R.S., was born in York on 19th June 1851, the second of eight children of a Quaker schoolteacher. From 1870-75, he taught at the school where his father was senior master. He went to Flounders Institute - a training school for teachers, where he took the London B.Sc. degree in 1869. He was a recognized authority on electricity, magnetism and acoustics and his writings are numerous. In 1884, he published his epoch-making work 'Dynamo-electric Machinery: a Manual for Students of Electrotechnics'- practically every designer of electrical machines gleaned his first information on the subject from this work. In the 1900s, he was commissioned to write the official biography of Lord Kelvin who was able to help him in the early stages of the work but died before it was completed. 'The Life of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin of Largs' was published in 1910. Thompson held many important positions in the world of science and received many British and International honors. As for hobbies, he was an avid book-collector and sometime President of the Sette of Odd Volumes, a dining club for bibliophiles; his remarkable library is now in the possession of the IEE [The Institution of Electrical Engineers]. This exceedingly rare bibliography of books in the Thompson's library has only 10 listings on OCLC. Besterman 1930 mentions one thousand books citations for this book.

Thompson. C.J.S.  THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS. $50.

Cloth, Oversized.  Octavo. 114 pages with Index.New York: Schuman’s, 1942.

This important little book contains an account of the evolution of surgical instruments as illustrated by examples formerly in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.  With Dr. Thompson as curator, this collection had grown to number about three thousand examples when early in 1941 a Nazi air raid destroyed a major portion of it.  About half of the specimens were salvaged and stored away in a safe place to be reconditioned after the war. Dr. Thompson, from his intimate knowledge of the contents of the collection, has compiled this record.  He traces the scapel from 330 B.C. up to the present time.  The amputation knife from Susruta to Liston; and begins the story of the saw in 2700 B.C.  The period from Trepan to Trephine covers almost two thousand years. The book is illustrated with over 100 figures of instruments and scenes from the history of Surgery.  Originally published in 1941, this book has become hard to find.  Special effort has been made to reproduce the illustrations contained in the original edition.

Thornton, Mary (Compiled). A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH CAROLINA 1589-1956.  $75.

Cloth, 8vo. pp.viii, 597. Chapil Hill: Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1958. ISBN 1-57898-067-4.

This important work is the most extensive bibliography devoted entirely to North Carolina. It is the most comprehensive listing of references to North Carolina and of the writings of North Carolinians. It lists 15,519 works, each with an entry number.

Thwaites, Reuben Gold. A BRIEF HISTORY OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXPLORATION, WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EXPEDITION OF LEWIS AND CLARK. $50.00

Cloth. Oversized Octavo. ix p., 2 l. 276 p. front., pl., ports., map, facsimiles. New York, D. Appleton and Co., 1904.

Thwaites' history covers Rocky Mountain Exploration from Balboa's crossing in Darien to the completion of the transcontinental railways in the United States. Thwaites believed that his account was the first effort to present a connected history on the subject.
The author devotes far more space in this book to the experiences of Lewis and Clark. Their expedition was the first to cross the continent under the auspices of the United States Government.
Thwaites, librarian and editor, is well known as the editor of the Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents. This edition with its fine annotations and translations established his reputation as one of the best historical editors of his day. Continuing his editorial work he brought out the Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Early Western Travels, Documentary History of Dunmore's War and many other titles.

Tiele, P[ieter] A[nton].  NEDERLANDSCHE BIBLIOGRAPHIE VAN LAND-EN VOLKENKUNDE.   $75.

Cloth Octavo.  vii. 288 pages.  Amsterdam 1884.

This useful reference is arranged alphabetically.  The name of each explorer or author is given, followed by a list of the publications.  Tiele provides full title, size, pagination, and valuable annotations. In all 1254 works by Dutch Explorers and authors are covered, giving a full account of the books published during the three century long history of Dutch Exploration. Besterman 4215.

[TinkerLibrary]. Metzdorf, R.F. THE TINKER LIBRARY. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUE OF THE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTED BY C. B. TINKER.  $75.

8vo. xxvi, 530 pp. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1958. Reprint 1995. ISBN 1-888262-66-4.

The Tinker Library Catalogue contains 2368 detailed entries providing full collations and descriptions of each book and manuscript. A detailed author/title index is provided. The collection of Chauncey Brewster Tinker is a fine representative selection of English literature through the 20th century.

Tissandier, Gaston. BIBLIOGRAPHIE AERONAUTIQUE: CATALOGUE DE LIVRES D’HISTOIRE, DE SCIENCE, DE   VOYAGES ET DE FANTAISIE, TRAITANT DE LA NAVIGATION AERIENNE OU DES AEROSTATS.  $40.              

8vo.Cloth. 64 pp. [1,000 entries]. Paris, 1887. ISBN 1-888262-34-6.

The Bibliographie Aeronautique features works on both science and history, as well as works of fantasy and imagination that were inspired by flight. The 1,000 entries are divided into eight sections. Besterman 144.

Tobler, Titus.  BIBLIOGRAPHIA  GEOGRAPHICA  PALAESTINAE. $60.

Cloth, Octavo. pp.265. Leipzig, 1867.

This valuable reference is a bibliography of all the travels to the Holy Land. The treatment is very exhaustive, treating all books in all languages. Tobler is especially valuable for the extensive notes and annotations that he provides.  In all 2,500 works on Palestine and the Near East are contained in this standard reference. All relevant information is provided.

Toda, Kenji. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS IN THE RYERSON LIBRARY OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO. $85.00

Oversized Octavo. Chicago [Printed at the Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.] xxxii, 466 p., 1 l. illus., plates, 1931.

Martin A. Ryerson, one of the Art Institute's founding trustees, was perhaps the single most important donor to the museum's collections as well as the donor of its library. Applying the museum's mission to represent art from all periods and styles to his own collecting practices, he acquired an extraordinary group of works including paintings, sculptures, textiles, prints and drawings, Asian art, and European decorative arts.

Ryerson' Library of Japanese and Chinese Illustrated Books also went to the Art Institute of Chicago. Today the Institute estimates the number of Edo period illustrated books approximately 1,800 volumes. These collections comprise primarily books given by Martin Ryerson (1856-1932) and by Frederick William Gookin (1853-1936). Toda's Descriptive catalogue of Japanese and Chinese illustrated books in the Ryerson Library of the Art Institute of Chicago is a major reference for the Ryerson Collection. Though additions have been made to the library, the TodaCatalogue is still the main reference for its holdings. Ryerson and Burnham library has many Meiji period books as well.

Toda's work is more than a bibliography. The author also provides useful annotations about the books and artists, as well as a general history of Japanese painting in the Tokugawa period.

Tower, Walter S. A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WHALE FISHERY. $45.

Hardbound. Cloth. 145 pp Publications of the University of Pennsylvania, Series in Political Economy and Public Law, No. 20. Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania 1907.

The present history of the American whale fishery aims to give a comprehensive idea of its origin and growth from colonial times to the present, emphasizing the economic aspects. A chapter on the origin of whaling in Europe, which may seem not to belong here, has been introduced at the outset as a background for our own early colonial efforts.

Tremaine, Marie [Editor]. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY THREE VOLUMES. $450.00

Cloth. Oversized Octavo. Three volumes bound in six. 4485 pages. Washington, D.C.: Department of Defense, 1953.

Between the 16th and early 20th centuries the quest to learn more about the vast unknown lands lying above the 50th parallel of latitude in North America, and above the 70th parallel in Eurasia, led to numerous arctic expeditions with a geographical objective. Perhaps the most famous quest of all was that for the Northwest Passage- the fabled link between the Atlantic and Pacific around North America-- that would supposedly shorten the trade route to the Orient from Europe. At the same time that a Northwest Passage around North America was being sought, a Northeast Passage around Eurasia was also being attempted. The numerous expeditions that were undertaken over the course of several centuries continuously added to the knowledge of the arctic, including the discovery of new islands. The initial driving force for finding an alternate trade route to the orient was the capture of Constantinople (Istanbul today) by the Turks in 1453. This allowed them to control the Straits of Bosporus and interrupt trade between Europe and the Orient. Later on- much later- the driving force for polar geographical exploration would be the search for scientific knowledge about this vast and poorly known area, and nationalistic pride derived from setting records for achieving "furthest north" and attempts on the pole.
The first three volumes of the Arctic Bibliography offered here were published by the Department of Defense [USA] in 1953. They were edited by Marie Tremaine, the well known bibliographer of Canada, and contain all the historical volumes. In all 20,003 titles are listed, making this by far the most comprehensive bibliography of Arctic Books listed in Besterman [4919]. Please note that the maps at the end of each volume are not reproduced.

Tucker, E. M. (Compiled By). CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM OF HARVARD.   $95.

Cloth, Quarto. 782pp. Cambridge: Cosmos Press, 1914. ISBN 1-57898-080-1.

The Arnold Arboretum published its first catalogue in 1914. It is this edition that we offer in reprint. Though Rehder’s 5-volume Bradley Bibliography ( 1911-1918) of books and articles on trees, also based on the  Arboretum library, supersedes Tucker’s catalogue for that subject, Rehder’s work consists largely of periodical citations. The Arnold Arboretum catalogue remains important for its listing of books, including almost all of the antiquarian silvas issued in book form that any dealer, collector or librarian is likely to encounter, as well as many botanical books not about trees.

Turnbull, Robert. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.   $250.

Cloth, 8vo. Five vols. plus index. Xv, 504; [iii], 504; [v], 504; [v], 504; 552pp. plus index. ISBN 1-57898-58-5.

Turnbull’s Bibliography remains the most authoritative work on South Carolina. It also provides extensive information on Georgia and Florida. In all, 5,750 published items are described. Each entry has a complete title, full collation, place of publication and publisher. Turnbull provides very useful annotations for most of the entries.