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These two volumes contain 70 single or double-page gouache plates and record the life of Dutch and Chinese merchants in Nagasaki, Japan, in the early 19th century. The first volume focuses on the Dutch living in Dejima and includes historical events such as the visit of Russian envoy Nikolai Rezanov, cultural practices such as the fumie ritual which the Japanese used to detect Japanese Christians, and the infrastructure surrounding the port. The volume also documents Dutch daily life such as medical procedures, clothing, meals, and phonetic renderings of the Dutch alphabet and numbers. Illustrations of Javanese and Southeast Asian servants and laborers are also depicted throughout the first volume. The second volume focuses on the Chinese merchants and documents their ships, warehouses, residential compounds, tools, theatrical culture, religious objects, and burial sites. There is a detailed three-page illustration of the Tojin-yashiki, the walled enclosure where the Chinese merchants lived. The volumes are bound in restored silk-covered flexible boards that have been re-stitched, with some minor restoration; the two volumes are housed in a wooden box with a fabric slipcover.
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Visual Materials
These nine photographs show the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan by the United States. The images depict the ruins of a torpedo plant, medical college, and Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce Building with detailed captions stamped on the versos that identify landmarks, viewpoints, and markers within the photographs. Also included is a photograph of U.S. Navy officers enjoying a Christmas dinner aboard the USS Albemarle, which was undergoing repairs in Norfolk, Virginia at the time of the bombings. The photographer of all these images is unknown.
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Visual Materials
These nine photographs show the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan by the United States. The images depict the ruins of a torpedo plant, medical college, and Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce Building with detailed captions stamped on the versos that identify landmarks, viewpoints, and markers within the photographs. Also included is a photograph of U.S. Navy officers enjoying a Christmas dinner aboard the USS Albemarle, which was undergoing repairs in Norfolk, Virginia at the time of the bombings. The photographer of all these images is unknown.
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In his diary, King writes about his travels across Japan and China beginning with his departure from Shanghai to Nagasaki in March 1859. He writes in detail about his journey including the food on board, Japanese officials, local customs, the difficulty of changing money, and his visits to Nagasaki and Dejima. King's diary also covers his travel to Ningbo, China where he also writes in detail about the people and culture. The diary also includes a 2-page list of English-Japanese vocabulary, a fold-out map of Nagasaki, a Japan treasury certificate, and 25 pages of Japanese colored woodblock prints.
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Rare Books
An introduction to etiquette for boys and girls. Includes how to answer invitations, correct behavior for parties and other occasions, and table manners. Cartoon illustrations.
654240
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There are several variants of this edition, which had two distinct issues. The second issue, first state, corrected minor errors in the text, but not the date of publication, expanded the content of the fourth tract, and included two additional woodcut illustrations. The second issue, second state finally corrected the date of publication to read ".M.cccc.xcvii." Chancery folio, with paper measuring 26.9 x 18.8 cm. Text printed in 2 columns of 42-43 lines and headline; col. width: 6.1 cm.; area of text: 19.6 (20.5) x 13.3 cm. With foliation and signatures; without catchwords. Includes 48 mostly full- or half-page woodcut illustrations (many are repeated). Generally, they depict the master surgeon, his apprentices, his patients, and his instruments in a variety of scenarios. There are also 3 smaller sets of illustrations of surgical instruments within the text. The second issue contains two additional woodcut illustrations.--Cf. Schramm. Numerous foliation errors. Signatures: pi⁶ A-V⁶. Imperfect: leaf pi6 lacking. Binding: 16th/17th century Italian[?] semi-limp parchment; stamped "1604" on front cover.
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