Search Results: Authors starting with K from Boston Book Company

1943. KABUKI: KANJINCHO, YOSHITSUNE-SEMBONZAKURA (Scene of Sushiya), KISEN HOSHI. [Program for a performance] At the Kabuki Theatre, Tokyo, on Friday, November 19th, 1943. With comments by Yui Yokoyama. [N.p., N.d.] 34 pp. 7 1/8 by 5 inches (18 x 12.8 cm). Pamphlet format, side stapled at the center, glued into plain wrappers with program information printed to upper wrapper. Underlining and marginal notes in red pencil. The paper is evenly browned throughout. Upper wrapper is grease stained, with slight staining to the first text leaf as well. An adequate example of an ephemeral piece.

1879. [KABUKI] OKANO Seki, editor. KABUKI SHIMPO^ Long run of the Magazine. Published from 1879 until its demise in 1897, the KABUKI NEWS was the primary organ of traditional Kabuki theatre in Japan. At various stages published by the so-called Kabuki Shimpo^ Publishing Company and later by Kitahara Suehara (Genrokukan) in To^kyo^, nearly 1700 numbers of the journal were produced, with news of performances, b+w woodcut illustrations and in some later issues full-color woodblock covers or frontispieces designed by the ukiyo-e masters of the day. A remarkable resource for students of the history of Kabuki in the Meiji era. The issues were bound in wrappers. We have 538 issues in hand in very clean condition. Some seem to have been removed from multivolume bindings but are complete. So, almost one third of the total published. A useful and important find.

1969. KADOKAWA SHOTEN, publisher. KOREA. A Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Oriental Arts. New York: Crown Publishers, (1969). Small 4to, brown cloth; 28pp. text + 129 items illustrated, some in color. Fine, in an illustrated cardboard box.

1937. KAFKA, Franz. THE TRIAL. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1937. 8vo. First British Edition. Pale blue cloth. As is: This is a candidate for rebinding. Spine missing, cloth soiled. Pages toned but clean, aside from one stain on verso of title page.

1934. KAGAN, Solomon R. CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE EARLY JEWS TO AMERICAN MEDICINE. 18 Illustrations. Boston, MA: Boston Medical Publishing Company, (1934). Beige printed wrappers, 8vo., v-xv, [1]-63pp. Light soil to covers. Small closed tear to crown of spine. Overall, in very good condition.

1973. KAHNWEILER, Daniel-Henry, Theodore Reff, et al...PICASSO IN RETROSPECT. New York/Washington: Praeger, (1973). First edition. 4to., green cloth; color and black & white illustrations. Hinges tender, else fine, in a mildly edgeworn dust jacket with light bubbling to the lamination.

Go-Kashiwabara Tennou. [Emperor Go-Kashiwabara] 後柏原天皇 et al. Kaihou Yuuchiku 海北友竹, artist; Kitamuki Unchiku 北向雲竹 (1623-1703), calligrapher SHINNYOUDOU ENGI 真如堂縁起 3 volumes, complete. 27.5 x 19.5 cm. String-bound, Japanese-style, fukuro-touji. In the midst of the bloody Ounin Wars that wracked Kyouto and environs for nearly a century, an iconic emaki scroll inscribing the foundation of the Buddhist hall Shinnyodo, was created in 1524.... . The calligraphers included the Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (who died two years later)... The scroll painter was Kamonnosuke [Fujiwara] Hisakuni 掃部助久国.... This printed version, based on the scroll, was printed in the second half of the 17th century, when Japan had already entered an era of peace and prosperity. One could see this printed work as a reflection upon the great chaos of former times. The calligrapher for this printed version was Kitamuki Unchiku and the artist for this book was Kaihou Yuuchiku. Profusely illustrated… Read More

[JAPANESE PAPER] RAKUHO SHIGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA. RAKUHO HEKISHI R.H.S WALLPAPERS 2 N.P., N.D., Published in Japan, oblong riveted wrappers, 18.8 X 26.4 cm. 1 page of introductory text, 3 pp. of b+w photo illustrations, 3 pp. of actual wallpaper samples. The corner of one sample has been snipped out, otherwise very good.

1941. [OCEAN LINERS] Osaka Shosen Kaisha. UMI Vol. 11, #12. Osaka, Showa 16 [1941]. 24+ pp. 25.6 x 18 cm. Though OSK was later bought out by Mitsui after the war, at the time they published "THE SEA" as their monthly magazine, they had routes girdling the world. As a rival of NYK Lines, they filled its pages with travelogues, as well as images of the ships and the well-heeled passengers. This issue was published as the fleet was approaching Pearl Harbor, the war with the Allies was soon to begin and the quality of the paper and general tone of the news was declining. Soon most of the great ships would be requisitioned for the war effort and their era would become a thing of the past. Very good.

1939. [OCEAN LINERS] Osaka Shosen Kaisha. UMI Vol. 9, #11. Osaka, Showa 15 [1939]. 36+ pp. 25.6 x 18 cm. Though OSK was later bought out by Mitsui after the war, at the time they published "THE SEA" as their monthly magazine, they had routes girdling the world. As a rival of NYK Lines, they filled its pages with travelogues, as well as images of the ships and the well-heeled passengers. This issue was published while war raged in China, but at least some of the paper is still glossy and the message, upbeat. Very good.

1942. [OCEAN LINERS] Osaka Shosen Kaisha. UMI Vol. 12, #1. Osaka, Showa 17 [1942]. 28+ pp. 25.6 x 18 cm. Though OSK was later bought out by Mitsui after the war, at the time they published "THE SEA" as their monthly magazine, they had routes girdling the world. As a rival of NYK Lines, they filled its pages with travelogues, as well as images of the ships and the well-heeled passengers. By the time this issue was published in 1942, the war with the Allies had begun in earnest and the quality of the paper and general tone of the news was declining. Soon most of the great ships would be requisitioned for the war effort and their era would become a thing of the past. Very good.

1942. [OCEAN LINERS] Osaka Shosen Kaisha. UMI Vol. 12, #5. Osaka, Showa 17 [1942]. 24+ pp. 25.6 x 18 cm. Though OSK was later bought out by Mitsui after the war, at the time they published "THE SEA" as their monthly magazine, they had routes girdling the world. As a rival of NYK Lines, they filled its pages with travelogues, as well as images of the ships and the well-heeled passengers. By the time this issue was published in 1942, the war with the Allies had begun in earnest and the quality of the paper and general tone of the news was declining. Soon most of the great ships would be requisitioned for the war effort and their era would become a thing of the past. Very good.

1940. [OCEAN LINERS] Osaka Shosen Kaisha. UMI Vol. 10, #10. Osaka, Showa 15 [1940]. 34+ pp. 25.6 x 18 cm. Though OSK was later bought out by Mitsui after the war, at the time they published "THE SEA" as their monthly magazine, they had routes girdling the world. As a rival of NYK Lines, they filled its pages with travelogues, as well as images of the ships and the well-heeled passengers. This issue was published while war raged in China, but at least some of the paper is still glossy and the message, upbeat. Very good.

1940. [OCEAN LINERS] Osaka Shosen Kaisha. UMI Vol. 10, #5. Osaka, Showa 15 [1940]. 42+ pp. 25.6 x 18 cm. Though OSK was later bought out by Mitsui after the war, at the time they published "THE SEA" as their monthly magazine, they had routes girdling the world. As a rival of NYK Lines, they filled its pages with travelogues, as well as images of the ships and the well-heeled passengers. This issue was published while war raged in China, but at least some of the paper is still glossy and the message, upbeat. Very good.

1942. [OCEAN LINERS] Osaka Shosen Kaisha. UMI Vol. 12, #11. Osaka, Showa 17 [1942]. 24+ pp. 25.6 x 18 cm. Though OSK was later bought out by Mitsui after the the war, at the time they published "THE SEA" as their monthly magazine, they had routes girdling the world. As a rival of NYK Lines, they filled its pages with travelogues, as well as images of the ships and the well-heeled passengers. By the time this issue was published in 1942, the war had begun in earnest with the Allies and the quality of the paper and general tone of the news was declining. Soon most of the great ships would be requisitioned for the war effort and their era would become a thing of the past. Very good.

[KAKEMONO - HANGING SCROLL] Kamisaka SEKKA, artist. "YAMAGA YU^KEIZU" PAINTING ON THE THEME OF A MOUNTAIN COTTAGE AT EVENING. Hanging scroll, image size 120 X 37.5 cm. Beautifully mounted on brocade with dark wooden jiku. The painting is signed and sealed by Sekka (1866-1942), the foremost master of Rimpa painting in the 20th Century in Japan. The style is that of late Sekka Rimpa quite reminiscent of his work in the book UTA-E, which was published in 1934. Probably from the late 1920s to the very beginning of the 30s. The brushwork and calligraphy are first-rate, the presentation impeccable. A lovely evocation of tradition in 20th century Japan as the pictured woman and her child work and play out of doors in the moonlight (an echo of Yamamba and Kintaro^, perhaps?) In a newish wooden box and outer cardboard slipcase with written title label.

1921. [Kakemono 掛け物 - Hanging Scroll] Tsuda Seifū 津田青楓, artist "Momohara" Landscape of a Mountain Stream, Dancing Cranes Taishō 10 [1921] Hanging scroll with the image size 135.2 X 33.4 cm. Beautifully mounted on brocade with bone jiku. The painting is signed and sealed by Tsuda Seifū 津田青楓 (1880-1978), an extraordinarily influential artist and designer who not only painted in oils and in traditional watercolor on silk and paper, but also created designs and bookbindings. A protege of such masters as the designer Furuya Kōrin 古谷紅鱗 (1875-1910) and the author and poet Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916) and later an influence upon generations of creative artists, Tsuda Seifū has here created a free and easy Nihonga work in color ink on silk, dated Taishō 10 [1921] and sealed by him. Its eccentric spirit seems to have a touch of Tomioka Tessai 富岡鉄斎 (1836/7-1924) to it. Certainly they must have met, as Seifū illustrated several design books with calligraphed encomia… Read More

1951. KALA, Satish Chandra. BHARHUT VEDIKA. Allahabad: The Municipal Museum (1951). First edition. 39 pp. text + b/w plates. Tall 8vo., blue cloth, with pale dust jacket printed in black affixed to endpapers. Minor shelfwear to book and jacket; very good overall. Bharhut art of India.

1906. [DESIGN] Kamisaka SEKKA. NIHON JOSO 7 vols. Kyoto, Unsodo, Meiji 39 [1906]. 26.3 x 18.7 cm. String-bound, Japanese style, fukuro-toji, printed paper title labels. An interesting visual history of women's fashion in traditional Japan. The b+w woodblock prints were supervised by the master himself, Kamisaka Sekka. A good impression, some cover soiling, in very good condition overall. Complete.

Kamizaki Sunao かみざきすなほ, artist (also Kanzaki Onjun, Kanzaki Sunao 神﨑温順), artist. Chimei Ateji Ehon 地名宛字絵本, Jinmei Ateji Ehon 人名宛字絵本, Bunbutsu Ateji Ehon 文物宛字絵本 (# 58 of 300). Nippon Kosho Tsūshinsha 日本古書通信社, publisher. 3 small orihon folding albums 8 x 6cm covered in olive (Chimei), blue (Jinmei) and brown (Bunbutsu) paper, each with its own topic: Place Names (Chimei Ateji Ehon 地名宛字絵本), Personal Names (Jinmei Ateji Ehon 人名宛字絵本) and Products of Culture and Civilization (Bunbutsu Ateji Ehon 文物宛字絵本). Paste-downs in a variation of the front board covers. Each is numbered 58 of a limitation of 300 on its colophon and housed in a matching 8 x 6.2cm chitsu with clasp and printed title slip flush left. By stencil artist Kamizaki Sunao かみざきすなほ (also Kanzaki Onjun, Kanzaki Sunao 神﨑温順) (1932 - ). Place Names (Chimei Ateji Ehon) - green boards - The right hand page features the name… Read More