| 1998.074.013 |
Book |
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Practical Elementary Writing Models |
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1936 |
Chong Hwa Book co. |
| 1998.074.014 |
Book |
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Lower Elementary Common Knowledge Reader |
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1946 |
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| 1998.074.015 |
Book |
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New Phonetic Reader |
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1928 |
Chi Sheng Book Co. |
| 1998.074.016 |
Book |
Sun Yat-sen's guiding philosophy for Republic of China |
New Times Three Principles of the People |
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1927 |
Chi Sheng Book co. |
| 1998.074.018 |
Book |
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1950 |
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| 1998.074.019 |
Book |
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Tung Shi Wen Lei Miao ; Popular Literature |
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1920 |
Chong Hwa |
| 1998.074.020 |
Book |
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China at War |
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1938 |
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| 1998.074.021 |
Book |
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General Knowledge Texts |
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1951 |
Chi Sheng Book Co. |
| 1998.074.022 |
Book |
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Feeding and Raising Chickens |
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1949; 1952 |
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| 1998.074.023 |
Book |
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National Language Text |
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1952 |
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| 1998.074.024 |
Book |
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Chang Shi |
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1952 |
Chi Sheng Book Co. |
| 1998.074.025 |
Book |
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1929 |
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| 1998.074.026 |
Book |
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Elementary Student Etiquette |
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1948 |
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| 1998.074.027 |
Book |
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New Educational system Readers For Higher Primary Schools |
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1924 |
Chung Hwa Book Co. Ltd. |
| 1998.074.028 |
Book |
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New Times Common Knowledge |
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1927 |
China Press |
| 1998.074.029 |
Book |
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Popular Educational Reader's 1000 character instruction book |
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1924/1931 |
Chung Hwa Book Co. |
| 1998.074.030 |
Book |
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Upper Elementary National Language (Chinese) |
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1950 |
Chi Sheng Book Co. |
| 1998.074.031 |
Book |
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Upper Elementary Citizen Reader |
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1950 |
Chi Sheng Book Co. |
| 1998.074.032 |
Book |
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Upper Elementary Geography Vol. I |
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1951 |
Chi Sheng Book Co. |
| 1998.074.033 |
Book |
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Lower Elementary General Knowledge Vol. 4 |
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1953 |
Chi Sheng Book Co. |
| 1998.074.034 |
Book |
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New System Series Chinese Spoken Language Reader |
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1923 |
Commercial Press |
| 1998.074.035 |
Book |
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Plain Language Etiquette for Boys & Girls Vol. I |
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1937 |
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| 1998.074.036 |
Book |
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Literature & Art |
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1933 |
Chung Hwa Book Co. |
| 1998.074.037 |
Book |
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Commercial Press catalogue |
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1937 - 38 |
Commercial Press |
| 1998.074.038 |
Book |
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Lower Elementary General Knowledge |
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1946 |
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| 1998.074.039 |
Book |
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Lower Elementary General Knowledge |
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1948 |
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| 1998.074.040 |
Book |
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Upper Elementary Civics Reader |
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1946 |
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| 1998.074.041 |
Book |
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Readers |
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1946 |
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| 1998.074.042 |
Book |
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Up-to-Date Series Textbooks on common Knowledge |
Chi Chih Chung |
1926 |
Commercial Press |
| 1998.074.043 |
Book |
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New Educational System - Readers |
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1923/1925 |
Chung Hwa Book Co. |
| 1998.074.044 |
Book |
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UP-TO-DATE Series National Readers Lower Primary School |
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1925/1926 |
Commercial Press |
| 1998.074.045 |
Book |
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Etiquette Book |
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| 1998.074.046 |
Book |
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Guo Yu National Language |
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1960 - 61 |
Chi Sheng Book Co. |
| 1998.074.047 |
Book |
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Readers |
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1946 |
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| 1998.083.001 |
Book |
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Chinese Gung-Fu: the Philosophical Art of self-Defense |
Bruce Lee |
1963 |
Oriental Book Sales |
| 1998.085.001 |
Book |
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The Flowery Kingdom and the Land of the Mikado |
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1894 |
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| 1998.090.001 |
Book |
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The Pratical Use of English Book II |
Koto Kyoiku Kenkyukai, ed. |
1952 |
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| 1998.115.002 |
Book |
Hard cover book "In Beautiful Japan"
Leather bound hard cover book with gilded edged pages. The front and back cover has tooled leather piece over 2/3 of the entire front and back. This piece has various Japanese motifs - pictures, flowers, characters and symbols - some painted red, black orange or gold. The spine is black leather with gold title and design. The front page is a watercolor of bamboo in color. The interior pages are glossy with black and white photographs and illustrations. The title is: "In Beautiful Japan: A Story of Bamboo Lands" by Katharine Schuyler Baxter, London: F. Tennyson Neely. 1895. |
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1895 |
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Book |
Paper cover book, on Ikebana
Paper cover bound with purple cord. Cover and pages are folded sheets. Cover is heavier paper with a green tint. Wood block illustration of a chrysanthemum. On the front a piece of brown paper 6.5" X 2.75" with silver speckles has black Kanji title. The book opens left to right and has black and white illustrations of ikebana designs. |
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1943 |
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| 1998.115.004 |
Book |
Paperback Book of Japanese Temple
Card stock cover with gray diagonal diamond pattern and flower motif in center of diamonds. Title strip of gray paper on left of front cover with black kanji title. Cover is bound to text by white cord tied in two places through two holes. The holes have metal eyelets which are rusty. The book is bound at two corners with burnt orange cloth. Front page is colorized photograph. The other photos are black and white and are of the various aspects of the temple complex. The captions have been translated into English in written pencil. |
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1931 |
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Books |
A: Chinese English dictionary, H: 5", W: 3.365", D: .5", hardcover brown faux leather with title embossed on the cover in Chinese and English. Yellow book cover with brown printing. Cover has title in Chinese along the spine and on the front. Book opens right to left and lists Chinese characters and gives phonetic pronunciation and meaning in English.
B: Paper back book, H: 7.25", W: 5.125", the title is in Chinese and English; "English conversation in Hundred Days". The front cover is paper with yellow designs of a phoenix rising from a fire. There is a blue outline and the title is in blue. There is an illustration of two round eyes(?) with 2 vines between them. The book opens right to left. On the back is a blue stamp: "Made in Hong Kong" Published in 1950.
C: Paperback book, H: 7.25", W: 5.25", D: .75", published in 1932, it has a grey paper cover with blue printing. On the front in English is: "Anglo-Chinese Book of Reformation Individually For Self - Taught Complete English Lessons", in the upper third and then in Chinese. Title is on the spine in Chinese. On the back cover is a large rectangle with seal style characters and framed by a thunder line. Stamped below in the right is: "Chinese Books, Printed in Hong Kong, Sale by Ore Hing Book Co. 723-725 Clay St. San Francisco Calf. U.S.A." Inside front cover has a map of the world. Text on white paper in English and Chinese.
D: Paperback book, H: 7.375", W: 5", D: .875", Published in 1932, this book has an orange paper cover with black printing, the title is: "Anglo-Chinese Book of Reformation Individually For Self - Taught Complete English Lessons". Inside front cover is a map of the world in English and in the back is a map of the world in Chinese. Printed on the back is: "Made in Hong Kong".
E: Paperback Story book, H: 3.875", W: 5.75", D: .125", From the series of World Stories - "Hai Gong Bao He" Published in 1949. Opens left to right. Paper cover front is color illustration of men with swords landing on a beach. On the plain back is a red logo of the publisher - silhouette of three people reading with an open book behind them and two closed books in the front .
F: Paperback Storybook, H: 4", W: 5.875" D: .125", World Story Series, "Da Ren Guo" "Land of the Giants" possibly a part of Gulliver's Travels. Published in 1951. Color illustration of 4 women and 1 girl looking at a tiny man in a boar sailing in a bath. Title in red on the spine and in black on the cover. On the back is the logo silhouette of three people reading with an open book behind them and two closed books in the front.
G: Paperback Storybook, H: 4", W: 5.875" D: .125", World Story Series, "Xiao Ren Guo" "Land of the Little People" possibly a part of Gulliver's Travels. Published in 1951. Cover illustration shows a giant standing in the street of tiny city while soldiers march beneath his legs.
H: paperback Storybook, H: 3.875", W: 5.75", D: .125", Published in 1949, the color cover illustration shows a man in a loincloth with a monkey on his neck and tigers. Leopards and lions around him. The title is "Ren Yuan Tai Shan" and may be a Tarzan Story. Plain back cover has the red silhouette logo of the People's Book Store.
I: Papercover Story book, H: 4", W: 5.875", D: .125", Popular Folk Tales Library" Story of Wu Song and Pau Jinliang from "Shui Hu Chuan" (Outlaws of the Marsh). Color cover illustration shows one man kicking another from second story of a tea house, while others watch. On the back is a red logo of the people's Book Store of an open book with Chinese characters across it. Stamped on the back is: "Made in Hong Kong" Published in 1949.
J: Papercover story book, H: 3.875", W: 5.875", D: .125", Popular folk tales library edition of "Meng Jiang Nu Travels 10,000 lI to find a Husband", Published in 1949. Color cover illustration of a woman floating under a bridge where sands a ruler and his retinue. The title is in black Chinese characters in the upper left.
K: Paperback Story Book, H: 4", W: 5.75", D: .125", Popular Folk Tale Library, "Kong Kue Dong Nang Fei" or "the Southeast Flying Peacocks" Color cover illustration of a man committing suicide by hanging and a woman doing the same by drowning. Title is in black Chinese characters in the upper left. Back has red People's Book Store logo.
L: Paperback Storybook, H: 4", W: 5.75", entitled "Yang Jia Chiang", a military adventure story with a color cover illustration of 2 armies meeting in front of a fortress. Published in 1949.
M: Paperback storybook, H: 4", W: 5.75", entitled "Chin Liang Yu" , the cover shows two armies meeting the army of the Chin is routing the other army.
N: Paperback storybook, H: 4", W: 5.875", "Zhang Xun", the color cover shows an illustration of a fortress siege with leading figure standing on a parapet with multiple arrows piercing him. Published in 1949.
O: Paperback storybook, H: 3.875", W: 5.75". Folk Tales entitled "Wen Tian Xiang" color cover illustration of Chinese official being bound by three soldiers. On the back is the red silhouette logo of the People's Book Store and a purple stamp in English: "MADE IN HONG KONG"
P: Paperback storybook, H: 4", W: 5.75", Folk Tales Library edition of "Shi Ke Fa" or "History May Rule" with a color cover illustration of a battle with a close up view of the attacking commander. One of his flags has the character for "Ming" and the other for "History".
Q: Paperback Story book, H: 4", W: 6", Folk Tales Library edition of "Liang Hong Yu" or "Red Jade" with a color cover illustration of a floatilla of ships being led by a woman beating the cadence drum. Published in 1950. Logo and publishing info on the back in red and a purple stamp "MADE IN HONG KONG"
R: Paperback Storybook, H: 3.875", W: 5.875", Historical stories library edition of "Mu Lan enters Army" Logo in red on the back and stamped in purple is: "PRINTED IN HONGKONG"
S: Paperback adventure novel, H: 7.25", W: 5". Part I has a pink cover with red series title, a blue story title and a line of red publishing information. Title: "Ling Hai Qun Xiong" parts I & II. Part II has green cover both with illustration of one man with a spear fighting a man with a shield and sword.
T: Paperback adventure novel, H: 7.5", W: 5.125", two volumes, 1 has a green cover with the title in red Chinese characters at the top and then a line of blue. Then a line of red characters and then a line of black characters. Cover illustration of monk at a temple fighting and decapitating a swordsman with his hand. Entitled "Zhi Shan Tan Shi" or "Teacher of Peace and War" Volume II has a yellow cover. On the back of each is stamped: "CHINESE BOOKS, PRINTED IN HONGKONG_ Sale by: Ore Hing Book Co. 723-725 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. U.S.A."
U: Paperback adventure novel, H: 7.375", W: 5.125", three volume set, "Lin Zi Shu", Vol I is lavender color, II is blue and III is chartreuse. All have the top line in red Chinese characters and then a line of blue and then red and then a line of blue on the bottom. Cover illustration of swordsman flying through temple courtyard at night. On the back is a purple stamp: "PRINTED IN HONGKONG"
V:Paperback adventure novel, H: 6.875", W: 5", three volume set of "Zhang Bao Zai". The first two volues have green covers and the third an orange cover. All have an inset illustration of a ship and then along the right side of the book a man holding a broad sword behind his back. On the back is stamped: 'MADE IN HONGKONG"
W: Paperback adventure novel, H: 7.25", W: 5.125", Two volume set "Five Sword Guest". Vol. 1 is has a yellow cover and vol. 2 is blue. Both have a red title and then a line of black characters and an illustration of a man on a roof with a broad sword. On the back are blue Chinese characters and a blue stamp: "MADE IN HONGKONG"
X: paperback adventure novel, H: 7.125", W: 5.125", two volume set, "Five Tigers Shake Hunan" vol. 1 has a yellow cover and two a blue cover. Both have a red title, black row of Chinese characters and an illustration of a man on a roof with a broad sword.
Y: Paperback adventure novel, H: 7.375", W: 5.125", Vol. 4,5,6,7 of "Heaven's Dragon" they have a heavy flossy yellow cover with the title in red Chinese characters. Published in 1963 in Hong Kong. #4 has an illustration of a boy and girl on a horse being pursued by a tall man, #5 a man walking on sticks, #6 a girl fighting a tall man, and #7 a monk standing before two other monks,
Z: Paperback adventure novel , H: 7.375", W: 5.125", Annals of the Hero "She Diao" by Jin Yong. Eight sections of the novel.1 - 7 are papercovered with the illustration of a man running with a giant cup. #1 is orange; 2 is green; 3 is amber; 4 is yellow; 5 is pink; 6 is teal; 7 is lavender. 8 is pink and has an illustration of a horseman. All have the title in red Chinese characters on the left side. On the back is "Published and Printed in Hong Kong"
AA: Paperback catalogue, H: 7.25", W: 5.125", D: .375", White paper cover with orange and green printing in English and Chinese "Oais Book Store, 834 Jackson St. San Francisco 1, Calif. U.S.A." Opens right to left and lists Chinese books in Chinese.
BB: Paperback novel: H: 7.35", W: 5.25", entitled "Luo Tung Xiao Bei", Color cover shows two horsemen fighting with spears while others watch from a veranda. The title is in black Chinese characters in the upper left hand corner. On the back is the blue logo of a plum blossom with 2 Chinese characters inside. At the bottom is a purple stamp: "PRINTED IN HONGKONG"
CC: Paperback novel, H: 8.5", W: 5.625", "Ching Shan Po - Zhang Wang" Written in classical Chinese it has a paper cover with white string binding and opens left to right. Front cover is red, green and tan. A border of red with green vines surrounds illustration of two women in room, one sitting on a chair and the other standing behind her. On the back cover in red and tan is an advertisement for medicines from the Chu Wah Hing & Co., 629 Washington St. San Francisco, Cal. U.S.A.
DD: Paperback book, H: 7.375", W: 5.25", "Liang Shan Bo(jiu) Ying Tai" opens left to right with a staple binding. On the front over of white paper is an illustration in burgundy of a man welcoming another into his home. The men are dressed in robes. This cover is stapled over the text of a different book.
EE: Paperback book, H: 7.5", W: 5.125", "Lover After Marriage" Published in Hong Kong in 1952, the paper cover has a staple and glue binding, It open s from left to right. The front cover is white with the top third speckled in red and large red Chinese characters as the title. The bottom two -thirds are speckled green. A white floral motif connects the two parts. Black seal style Chinese characters are below the title. A faux spiral binding design runs along right side. On the back in the bottom left is publishing info and in English: "MADE IN HONGKONG"
FF: Paperback book, H: 6.75", W: 4.75", " Chi Gee Kuang" Published in Shanghai in 1947. Paper cover stitch and glue binding, opens left to right. Grey cover with dark blue title in Chinese characters on the left side On the right side is an illustration of a man fighting using a spear. His hat and part of his jacket are red. On the back is a blue logo of an open book with a cog on top of it and two Chinese characters in human shapes.
GG: Paperback book, H: 7.25", W: 5.125", "Fo Shan Hong Shah Guan" or Buddhist Mountain Swan Inn" The cover has an illustration of two men, one a monk, talking near a temple. The title runs along the left side in red Chinese characters. On the back is advertising in red Chinese characters.
HH: Paperback book, H: 7.25", W: 5.125", Historical story with a color illustration of two men onhorseback, one shooting arrows at a fortress gate. The title is in black Chinese characters on the upper left. On the back is a blue flower shaped logo of the publisher. Beneath this in English is: "Printed in Hong Kong"
II: Paperback book, H: 7.5", W: 5.125", "Book of Facial and Hand Fortune Telling", Paper cover with staple and glue binding opens left to right. Blue floral pattern on the front cover with the title in large vertical Chinese characters. On the back is the logo of the publisher: An open book with seal style characters on its cover.
JJ: Paperback book, H: 6,5", W: 5", "I - Ching" "Book of Divination Using trigrams" Orange paper cover with thread and glue binding. Opens from left to right. Front cover has title along left side. Illustration in upper right corner of crane flying in clouds. On the back is a purple stamp in English: "Made in Hong Kong"
KK: Paperback book, H: 7.5", W: 4.75", "The Diamond Sutra" Buddhist scripture in Chinese. White cover with red Chinese characters in scroll and fleur de lis frame. Stamped at the top; "Made in China". The back cover is torn off.
LL: Papercover book, H: 8.25", W: 5", Yellow cover with white pin stripes. Title in large blue Chinese characters on left. On the right a white rectangle with an illustration of a woman standing near a window. "Gow Wen Jie" published in 1920.
MM: Paperback book, H: 7.375", W: 5.25", "Eloquence in Society: Book of Social Skills" white cover with staple and glue binding. Opens left to right. Cover has illustration in blue and red of two men shaking hands. A bird sits above them. The title is in blue on the left side. On the back is a purple stamp: "PRINTED IN HONG KONG"
NN: Paperback book, H: 7.125", W: 5", Yellow cover with red printing, published in 1950. The top has an illustration of three men looking up and out with a Chinese communist flag behind them. The title is below in Chinese characters: "Why Do We Need Democracy?" by Lee Bai-pang, Hong Kong 1950.
OO: Paperback book, H: 7.125", W: 4.75", Gey cover stapled together with the text. Opens left to right. Printing in black Chinese characters. The title is: "Japan Should Get Out of China" by Hu Pong. Published in the U.S. by Overseas Chinese Association.
PP: Paperback book, H: 8", W: 5.375", Faded green cover, stitch and glue binding, opens left to right. Title characters are in black vertical Chinese with a thunder motif frame. Book of etiquette, published in Shanghai in 1916.
QQ: Paperback book, H: 8.125", W: 5.5", Plain brown paper cover with black Chinese printing and fleur de lis motif frame. Textbook on Business Ethics. On the back side is the logo of the Commercial press, a flower motif with a Chinese character on each one. Published in Shanghai by Commercial Press, 1916.
RR: Paperback book, H: 7.5", W: 5", D: .375", Front cover has tan fan motif background, dark purple lettering in Chinese. It is a dictionary in old style characters. Published in 1952. On the back is a stamp in light purple: "Chinese Books, Printed in Hong Kong."
SS: Paperback book, H: 7.35", W: 5.125", book on etiquette. Paper cover withstaple binding. Orange color paper with brown title square and white characters. White designs at the top and bottom and in the center. Other Chinese characters in brown. On the back is the publishers logo of a hand and torch and two Chinese characters. On the bottom is "H.K. $1.20"
TT: Hardback book, H: 8.5", W: 5.5", Red cloth hard back book with the title in embossed gold Chinese characters. "Knowledge of the World" by T.P. Lui, 1955, published by Ching Wah, Los Angeles. Title page is in English and Chinese. |
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1. English - Japanese Dictionary
2. Inouye's Japanese English Dictionary
3. Out of the East: Reveries and Studies in New Japan Lafcadio Hearn 1910
4 A+B. China in Convulsion vol 1+2
5. A Line A Day Diary
6. Tales of Old Japan 1910 Lord Redesdale 1910
7. Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life Lafcadio Hearn 1907
8. List of 500 Kanji
9A,B,C. Official Guide to Eastern Asia Vol I, Manch and Chosen
" " Vol II, SW Japan
" " Vol III, NE Japan
10. A Text-Book of Colloquial Japanese 1917
11. The Kojiki - Record of Ancient Malters
12. The Mikado's Empire
13. Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things Lafcadio Hearn 1907
14. 6000 Chinese Characters
15. Nami-ko by Kenjiro Tokutomi
16. Standard Japanese - English Dictionary 1909
17. Handbook of English Dictionary Etymology
18. Colloquial Japanese 1889
19. A Synopsis Japanese Verb Conjugations 1914
20. Things Japanese 1905
21. China: An Interpretation 1919
22. Holy Bible in Japanese
23. The Songs of Zion 1915
24. New Testament References
25. Holy Bible References
26. "Japan as it was and is" A Handbook of Old Japan II 1906 and Vol I 1906
27. Warriors of Old Japan and other stories 1909
28. Gleanings in Buddha-Fields 1897
29. (In Japanese)
30. The Life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
31. Kotto 1910 Lafcadio Hearn
32. The New Japanese Civil Code 1912
33. The Romance of the Milky Way Lafcadio Hearn 1905
34. Dictionary in Japanese
35. (In Japanese) a+b
36. Japan: The Rise of a Modern Power 1918
37. Ancestor - Worship and Japanese Law 1912
38. Nichiren: The Buddhist Prophet 1916
39. A Short history of Japan 1915
40. Bushido: The Soul of Japan 1908
41a+b. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan 1894
42. English Japanese Dictionary of Spoken Language 1904
43. Japan: An attempt At Interpretation 1913
44. In Ghostly Japan 1915
45. Shadowings Lafcadio Hearn 1910
46. Japanese Studies in Buddhism 1917 A.K. Reischauer
47. Beginners Dictionary of Chinese-Japanese Characters
48. A History of the Japanese People 1915 |
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| 1998.142.001 |
Book |
H: 7.675" W: 5.25" D: 2.375
Blue hard cover cloth book. Title on spine only in gold. A faded gray dust jacket has the title on the cover. Written at the top in black pen is "Bryan Wright", This is also written inside the front and back covers. The book was published by; "South Pasadenai P.D. and Ione Perkins, 1942." Pages are white with black lettering. Edges are turning brown |
English-Japanese Dictionary of the Spoken Language 1942 |
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1942 |
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| 1998.142.002 |
Book |
H: 6.375" W: 3.5 D: 2"
Brown leather cover book. Title is embossed on the spine in gold lettering in English. Owner's name is on the cover, bottom left corner. Inside cover is a teal faux alligator skin design. The title page has title in red in English, in black in Kanji and there are two stamps. One purple near center of page and one at the bottom of the page is red. The cover is dog eared and worn, front page torn around the edges. |
Inouye's Japanese-English Dictionary |
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1909 |
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| 1998.142.003 |
Book |
H: 6.25 W: 4.75" D: .625
Maroon cloth bound hard cover book. Title and author in gold on the spine. Inside the front cover in ink is Bryan L Wright Kofu Japan 1/14/19. Title page reads: "Out of the East: Reveries and Studies in New Japan by Lafcadio Hearn copyright edition, Leipzig Bernhard Tauchnitz 1910" |
Out of the East: Reveries and Studies in New Japan |
Lafcadio Hearn |
1910 |
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| 1998.142.004 |
Book |
H: 9" W: 6" D: 1.625"
Red cloth covered hard back book in 2 volumes. On the front is an illustration in white and green witha cannon at the top and a smoke surrounded building below. In between is the title in gold. The author's name is below the illustration. There is a black and white photo in each volume before the title page.
Volume I Title page reads "China in Convulsion by Arthur H. Smith, Twenty-nine years a Missionary of the American Board in China. Author of "Chinese Characteristics" and "Villiage LIfe in China" with numerous illustrations and Maps, In Two volumes, volume one, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Fleming H. Revell Company 1901." There is a purplr seal stamp at the bottom of the page.
Volume II, title page si the same except for vol. number. the photo is of the first train passing through the wall of Peking. Its cover is faded and water damaged. |
Ching in Convulsion |
Arthur H. Smith |
1901 |
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| 1998.142.005 |
Book |
H: 5.75" W: 4.625 D: 1"
Leather cover soft back book. Title embossed in gold on the cover: "A Line A Day" The edges of the pages are painted gold. Inside title page is a color illustration of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus, glued to the page. The title page has "Bryan Wright" written in ink at the top and then: "WARD'S, TradeMark , A Line a Day, Reg. U.S. Pat. O, Book, A Condensed, Comparative Record For Five Years, "Nulla dies sine linea" (No day without a line). There are two stamps on this page. A large red one in the center and smaller purple one below it. |
"A Line A Day" |
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1892 |
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| 1998.142.006 |
Book |
H: 7" W: 4.875 D: .875"
Red cloth covered hardback book. The title is in gold on the spine. The front has embossed designs in each corner and in the center. The title page says: "Tales of Old Japan, by Lord Redesdale, G.C.V.O., K.C.B. Formerly Second Secretary to the British Legation in Japan, with illustrations Prawn and Cat on wood by Japanese Artists, Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London 1910." Page edges are dirty, stains on front and back. Cover is frayed at corners. |
Tales of Old Japan |
A.B. Mitford |
1910 |
Charles E. Turttle Comapany |
| 1998.142.007 |
Book |
H: 6.125" W: 4.75 D: 1.625"
Red cloth cover hardback book
Embossed on the cover is "TAUCHNITZ EDITION" with abstract design around it. Below this embossed in gold is a circle with two lions. Around it it says: "Honi-Suit-QUI-MAL-Y-PENSE" Inside the covers is a green print paper. Inside the front written in pen is: "Bryan Wright, Tokyo Japan, 2.28.17. "In the upper left corner is a red sticker which says: "DaiKokuya Booksellers Kyoto, Japan" The title page reads: "KOKORO Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life by Lafcadio Hearn copyright Edition Leipzig Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1907" |
Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life |
Lafcadio Hearn |
1907 |
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| 1998.142.008 |
Book |
H:8.75 W: 5.875" D: .5
Brown marbled cardstock cover with brown cloth tape spine. Opens left to right. Black printing on cover and spine. Written on the front in Japanese and English is: "Bryan Wright." Pages are white with black printing. Title page reads: "List of 500 Kanji which appear in Book 1 Naganuma Readers, Calligraphy by Ensho Ashikaga Instructor Navy Language School University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles 1943" |
List of 500 Kanji, which Appear in Book I Naganuma Readers |
Ashikaga, Ensho |
1943 |
University of California Press |
| 1998.142.009 |
Book |
H: 6.25" W: 4.5" D: 1.25"
3 volume set of brick colored cloth cover stiff back books, the titles are embossed in gold on the cover and spine. They all have maps and black and white photos throughout. Green and red cloth place marks. Each one is: "An official Guide to Eastern Asia Trans-Continental Connections Between Europe and Asia." "Prepared by the Imperial Japanese Government Railways Tokyo, Japan."
A: Vol I is on Manchuria and Chosen was published in 1913; There is a separate map of Eastern Asia in a back pocket.
B: Vol II is on South-Western Japan and was published in 1914.
C: Vol III is on North-Eastern Japan and was published in 1914.
Vol I is bowed and worn. The binding is tearing on second page. Vol II and III have torn binding inside the back covers. |
An Official Guide to Eastern Asia |
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1913-1914 |
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| 1998.142.010 |
Book |
H: 9" W: 6.125" D: 1.125"
Green cloth cover hard back book with leather spine and edges. The title is embossed in gold on the spine. On the leaf page written in ink is: "Bryan L Wright Kofu, Japan 10/27/17. " The title pge reads: A Text-Book of Colloquial Japanese Based on the Lehrbuch Der Japan-ischen Umgangssprache by Dr. Rudolf Lange Professor of Japanese at the school of Oriental Languages, University of Berlin Revised English Edition by Christopher Noss. Kyobunkwan, Tokyo 1917" There is a red seal stamp in the center of the page. On the back page written in pencil are military designations in English and Romanji and Kanji. The spine is coming away from binding and the leather corners are worn. |
A Text-Book of Colloquial Japanese |
Dr. Rudolf Lange Professor of Japanese at the school of Oriental Languages, |
1917 |
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| 1998.142.011 |
Book |
H: 8.875, W: 6.125" D: 1.25"
Black cloth hardback cover with leather spine and corner tips. Leather is degrading. Gold title on cover in English, and in Japanese on Spine. Written on inside cover: Bryan L Wright Kofu Japan 1/14/19" Title Page reads : Transactions of Asiatic Society of Japan. [Reprinted, October, 1906] Supplement to Vol.X " KO-JI-KI," "Records of Ancient Matters" Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain Tokyo: Published by the Asiatic Society of Japan Printed at the Rikkyo Sha Printing Office 1906. |
The Kojiki "Record of Ancient Matters" |
Basil Hall |
1906 |
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| 1998.142.012 |
Book |
H: 8.25" W: 5.5" D: 1.375"
Two volumes of green cloth covered hard back books. The title is in gold on the spine. Inside the front cover of both is a sticker: "The Nakanishiya Tokyo" Also written in black pen is "Bryan Wright Kofu Japan 5/25/'18" The title page reads: "The Mikado's Empire by William Elliot Griffis, D.D., L.H.D. In Two Volumes--- illustrated Eleventh Edition with Seven supplementary Chapters Including History to beginning of 1906 Harper and Brothers Publishers New York and London 1906"
A: Has front piece illustration with protective leaf.
B: Has paint stains on the spine. |
The Mikado's Empire |
William Elliot Griffis, D.D., L.H.D |
1906 |
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| 1998.142.013 |
Book |
Red cloth cover hard back book, embossed design around "Tauchnitz Edition" and below this in gold is a circle with 2 lines and "Honi.Soit- QUI.MAL -Y- Pense" Cover and first page floral green paper. Written in ink inside fron is: "Bryan Wright Tokyo Japan 2/28/17" Title page says: "KWAIDAN: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn Author of "Kokoro" Copyright Edition. Leipzig Bernhard Tauchnitz 1907." |
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1907 |
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| 1998.142.014 |
Book |
H: 6.875" W: 4.75" D: .75
Black leather cover hard back book. Title is embossed in gold in English and Chinese. On the page before the title page is written in ink: "Bryan Wright Kofu Japan 11/29/16" The title page reads: "6000 Chinese Characters with Japanese Pronunciation and Japanese and English Renderings by J.Ira Jones, A.B - H.V.S. Peake D.D. Kyo Bun Kwan Tokyo" There is a purple seal stamp at lower center. The pages are cut in far numbered sections. The pages are coming away from the cover in the center of the book. The black has worn off the cover on the spine and around the edges of the cover and the leather is degrading. |
6000 Chinese Characters |
J.Ira Jones, A.B - H.V.S. Peake D.D. Kyo Bun Kwan |
1915 |
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| 1998.142.015 |
Book |
H: 7.75" W: 5.375" D: 1.25"
Orange cloth hard cover book. The title is printed in black in English with a center rectangle in black with orange Kanji. Written on the inside front cover is: "U. Ishigaku" and on the first page: "Bryan L Wright Tokyo Japan." The title page is in red and black and reads: Nami-ko A realistic Novel by Kenjiro Tokutomi Translated from the Japanese by Sakae Shioya and E.F. Edgett
London: G.P. Putnam's Sons Boston: HB Turner and Co 1904" |
Nami-Ko A Realistic Novel |
Kenjiro Tokutomi Translated from the Japanese by Sakae Shioya and E.F. Edgett |
1904 |
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| 1998.142.016 |
Book |
H: 7.625" W: 5.5" D: 2.25"
Dark blue cloth cover with leather strips at each end separating a black,cloth spine. A gold stripe runs between blue cloth and the leather. The cover page is a brown repeating pattern. It has reinforcing tape front and back. Title page has tissue overleaf and says: "A Standard Japanese-English Dictionary by N. Sakuma and T. Hirose with the assistance of R. Ohshima, Tokyo Ikubunsha 1909" There is a purple seal stamp on bottom center. |
A Standard Japanese-English Dictionary |
N. Sakuma and T. Hirose with the assistance of R. Ohshima, Tokyo Ikubunsha |
1909 |
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| 1998.142.017 |
Book |
H: 7.625" W: 5.375" D: .625"
Light brown cloth hard cover book. Title space on upper spine, letters have worn off. Inside cover is reddish brown and written in pen is: "Bryan Wright 11/24/16 Kofu Japan" on the inside of the back cover in pencil is: "Toshiyasu Doi" Title reads: "Handbook of English-Japanese Etymology By William Imbrie, Second Edition, Tokyo: Z.P. Maruya and Co. Limited..., Printed by the Seishi-Bunsha Tokyo." The cloth is tearing a long edge of spine. |
Handbook of English-Japanese Etymology |
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1889 |
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| 1998.142.018 |
Books |
Black cloth covered hard back book, mottled outline on the cover and the title is embossed in gold on the spine. Written on the inside page in ink is "J.Vernon Adams, Tokyo Japan 3.9.15" and "Bryan Wright Kofu Japan 7.13.17" The title page reads: "A Handbook of Colloquial Japanese by Basil Hall Chamberlain, Professor of Japanese and Philology in the Imperial University of Japan Second Edition, London: Trubner and Co., 57 and 59 Ludgate Hill, Tokyo: The Hakubunsha, Ginza
Yokohama
Shang Hai
Hong Kong Kelly and Walsh, Limited, 1889"
Singapore |
A Handbook of Colloquial Japanese |
Basil Hall Chamberlain, Professor of Japanese and Philology in the Imperial Univ |
1889 |
Kelley and Walsh, Limited; Trubner and Co.; Ludgate Hill |
| 1998.142.019 |
Book |
H: 8.25" W: 5.5" D: .375"
i: Blue cloth cover hard back book, title is embossed in gold on the cover. Written in ink on the inside front page is "Bryan L Wright Kofu Japan 7/1/18" Title page reads: "A Synopsis of all the Conjugations of the Japanese Verbs with Explanatory text and Practical Application by G.F. Verbeck, D.D., Second Edition. Edited by H.V.S. Peeke, D.D. Yokohama: Kelly and Walsh, Limited 1914." A purple seal stamp is at the bottom of the page
ii: A verb conjugation poster H: 17.5", W: 20.5" is in a paper pocket at the back of the book. |
A Synopsis of all the Conjugations of the Japanese Verbs |
G.F. Verbeck, D.D |
1914 |
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| 1998.142.020 |
Book |
Blue cloth covered hard back book. The cover has an embossed leaf near bottom right and the title and authors name is at an angle across it in gold. The title is also in gold on the spine. Written on the cover page in ink is: "Bryan Wright Tokyo Japan 2/28/17" The title page reads: "Things Japanese, Being, Notes On Various Subjects Connected With Japan For the use of Travellers and Others By Basil Hall Chamberlain Emeritus Professor of Japanesem and Philogy in the Imperial University of Tokyo, Fifth Edition Revised John Murray, Albemarle Street, Kelly and Walsh, Limited Yokohama, Shang hai, Hong Kong, Singapore 1905 (All Rights Reserved)." The front pages are brittle and yellowing. There is a fold out map of Japan on the back cover page.
The cover binding is loose and torn at the top. |
Things Japanese |
Basil Hall Chamberlain Emeritus Professor of Japanesem and Philogy in the Imperi |
1905 |
Kelly and Walsh, Limited |
| 1998.142.021 |
Book |
A green cloth covered hard back book with gold embossed title on cover and spine. Written in ink on the inside front cover is "Bryan L Wright. Xmas 1920." and in pencil at top right: " ODK, 400 " There is a black and white photo of the author opposite the title page and a tissue leaf page. The title page reads: "China An Interpretation By James W. Bashford Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church Resident in China ' And they read in the book, in the law of God, with an interpretation; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading. - Neh. 8.8' The Abindon Press New York Cincinnati"
The cover is coming away from the text on the inside front. |
China: An Interpretation |
James W. Bashford Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church Resident in China |
1919 |
The Abindon Press |
| 1998.142.022 |
Book |
H: 6.75" W: 4.875" D: 1.5"
Black leather cover soft back book. Book opens left to right. Embossed in gold on cover in upper left is: "Holy Bible" Interior overleaf is green marbled paper. Edges of pages are red with gold. Text is in Japanese. The title page is in English and Japanese. "The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments, Yokohama American bible Society Japan Agency MCMXIV India Paper edition." There are 2 black cloth page markers attached to the spine. The leather is worn and dog eared. One page, 661 is partially torn. |
Holy Bible |
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| 1998.142.023 |
Book |
H: 7.5 W: 5.25" D: 1"
Black leather covered soft back book. Book opens from left to right. On the cover is a gold embossed oval with an illustration of the Mormon temple. The title is in Kanji along the upper curve. The title is in Kanji on the spine. The front cover has been bent. breaking the inside paper. The title page is in Kanji and there is a red stamp with a boy holding an axe, In the back is the title page in English. Written at the top of it in black ink is: "Bryan L Wright Kofu Japan 1916" The title page reads: " The Songs of Zion, A collection of choice Songs Especially Selected and Arranged for The Home and for all Meetings, Sunday Schools and Gatherings of Elders and Saints in the Mission Field, Published by the Japan Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 81 Yakuoji-machi, Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan." |
The Songs of Zion |
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1915 |
Japan Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| 1998.142.024 |
Book |
H: 8.5" W: 5.5" D: 1"
Black leather soft back cover, opens left to right, gold embossed title in upper left corner in English. Gold embossed title in Kanji on spine. Inside cover paper is green marbled paper written in pen is: "Bryan Lyon Wright Kofu Japan 11.18.16." The title page is in English and Kanji and has a scroll work border. It reads: "New Testament, References, Published by the American Bible Society, Japan Agency. Leather is worn in places and degrading. |
New Testament References |
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1904 |
American Bible Society, Japan Agency |
| 1998.142.025 |
Book |
H: 8.875 W: 6.125" D: 2.25"
Black leather soft cover book, opens from left to right, the title is embossed in gold in English and Kanji on the spine. The overleaf is torn and part is gone. Written in ink on the remainder is "...Adams, Tokyo, Japan" and "Lyon Wright Kofu Japan 9.20.17" The title page is in English and Kanji and reads: "Holy Bible References, Published by the American Bible Society Japan Agency."
The leather on the spine has lost its pigment and is degrading. |
Holy Bible References |
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1904 |
American Bible Society Japan Agency |
| 1998.142.026 |
Book |
H: 7.625" W: 5.25" D: 1.5"
A+B: Green cloth hard cover book in 2 volumes. Embossed circular illustration of bamboo on front cover. Above this is the title in gold. The authors name is in gold below this. On the spine is the title in gold and 2 rectangular illustrations of bamboo. Written inside the front cover is " Yen .50", "J. Vernon Adams Tokyo Japan 9/27/14," and "Bryan L Wright Kofu Japan 10/3/17" The title page reads: "Hildreth's ' Japan As It Was And Is' A Handbook of Old Japan Edited, with supplementary Notes, by Ernest W. Clement Author of "A Handbook of Modern Japan," Etc. Introduction by Wm. Elliot Griifis, With one Hundred Illustrations and Maps, Volume I Chicago A.C. McClurg and Co. 1906" The top edges of the pages are gilded. |
Japan As It Was And is |
Ernest W. Clement , Introduction by Wm. Elliot Griifis |
1906 |
A.C. McClurg and Co |
| 1998.142.027 |
Book |
H: 7.625" W: 5.25" D: 1.125"
Red cloth cover hard back book, cover has embossed chrysanthemum patterns across it. There is a gold printed outline on the spine with the title and author at the top and the publisher at the bottom. Written in ink on the inside front cover is: "Bryan L. Wright Kofu Japan 11/1/17" The title page has been torn and reads: "Warriors of Old Japan And Other Stories by Yei Theodora Ozaki, Author of the Japanese Fairy Book, illustrated by Shusui Okakura and other Japanese Artists, London Constable and Co. Limited Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company 1909" The title page illustration is coming off. There is a purple seal stamp on the title page. |
Warriors of Old Japan |
Yei Theodora Ozaki |
1909 |
Constable and Co. Limited; Houghton Mifflin Co. |
| 1998.142.028 |
Book |
H: 7.25" W: 5" D: 1"
Green-Blue cloth cover hard back book. In Gold on the cover is the title. On the spine is a gold grid with the title, author and publisher. The front cover is bent and creased diagonally. Written on the leaf page in ink is: Bryan Lyon Wright Kofu Japan 10/27/17" The title page has black printing except for the first line and reads: " Gleanings in Buddha-Fields, Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East by Lafcadia Hearn Lecturer on English Literature in the Imperial University of Japan, Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company The Riverside Press Cambridge" There is a purple seal stamp in the lower center of the page. |
Gleanings in Buddha - Fields |
Lafcadia Hearn Lecturer on English Literature in the Imperial University of Japa |
1879 |
Houghton Mifflin Company , The Riverside Press |
| 1998.142.029 |
Book |
H: 8.875" W: 6.25" D: .75
Dark blue cloth covered hard back book. Opens left to right. The title is in Kanji embossed in gold on the front cover. The title is also on the spine in gold. The cover is worn at the edges and corners.
Needs translation |
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1915 |
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| 1998.142.030 |
Book |
H: 7.375 W: 5.125" D: 1"
Dark blue cloth hard back cover book. On the front embossed in gold is the title, author and owner. On the spine in gold is the title. The title page reads: "The Life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, By, Wahter Dening Tokyo The Yurakusha 1900 All Rights Reserved." There is a square purple seal stamp on the lower center page. |
The Life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi |
Walter Dening |
1900 |
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| 1998.142.031 |
Book |
H: 7.75" W: 5.5" D: 1.125"
Dark tan cloth hard back cover book. The cover has an illustration in gold, blue and black of a stylized peacock. The title is in gold embossed letters above. On the spine in gold is the title, author and publisher and an illustration of three leaves. Written on the inside of the cover in ink is: "Bryan L. Wright Kofu Japan 10/8/18" The title page has a red illustrated background of wheat stalks. The title reads: " KOTTO (2 Kanji Characters) Being Japanese Curios, with Sundry Cobwebs Collected by Lofcadio Hearn, Lecturer on English Literature in the Imperial University of Tokyo, Japan, with illustrations by Genjiro Yeto, New York The Macmillan Company London: Macmillan and Co., LTD. 1910 All rights reserved." |
Kotto |
Lafcadio Hearn |
1910 |
Macmillan and Co., LTD |
| 1998.142.032 |
Book |
H: 8" W: 5.5" D: .875"
Green cloth cover hard back book. The title and author is embossed in white on the upper right corner of the cover. The same is embossed in gold on the spine. Written in ink on the second page is: "Bryan Lyon Wright Kofu Japan 10/27/17" The title page reads: "Lectures on the Near Japanese Civil Code As Material For The Study of Comparative Jurisprudence, By Nobushige Hozumi, Hogaku-Hakushi, Honorary Professor of the Imperial University of Tokyo, Member of the Imperial Academy of Japan, Barrister-at-Law, of the Middle Temple, England, Second and Revised Edition, The Maruzen Kabushiki-Kaisha Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto 1912" The title page is card stock. The pages are yellowing. |
The New Japanese Civil Code |
Nobushige Hozumi, Hogaku-Hakushi, Honorary Professor of the Imperial University |
1912 |
The Maruzen Kabushiki-Kaisha |
| 1998.142.033 |
Book |
H: 7.625 W: 5.25 D: .875"
Green cloth cover hard back boo, The title and author is printed on the cover in the upper right in a yellow rectangle. There is a yellow grid on the spine with the title at the top, and the publisher at the bottom. Written on the inside of the cover page in ink is: "Bryan Wright Kofu Japan 7/20/17" In the upper left inside corner of the cover is a blue sticker that says: "Maruzen Co LtD Book Department Tokyo" The title page has a red outlined rectangular frame with 2 stylized circles at the top one on either side. The title reads: "The Romance of the Milky Way, And other Studies by Lafcadio Hearn, Houghton Mifflin Company Boston and New York" |
The Romance of the Milky Way |
Lafcadio Hearn |
1905 |
Houghton Mifflin Company |
| 1998.142.034 |
Book |
H: 7.625" W: 5.5" D: 2.25"
Dark blue cloth hard back cover book, opens left to right. Title is in gold on the spine in Kanji, (seal style). On the cover is on embossed leaf design in the upper right corner. Written on the inside of the back cover is Bryan L. Wright Kofu Japan 9/26/17" Page sides are indented at numbered sections and by brush stroke.. |
Japanese Dictionary |
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1907 |
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| 1998.142.035 |
Book |
H: 7.75" W: 5.5" D: 1.25"
A+B: Dark green cloth cover hard back books in 2 volumes. Opens left to right. On the cover is gold embossed rectangle with the title in Japanese. Gold lines mark the edges of the cover 1/4 inch in, Each has 2 green cloth page markers attached to the binding.
A: The cloth is torn down the left side of the spine..
Needs translation |
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| 1998.142.036 |
Book |
H: 7.875" W: 5.25" D: 1"
Blue cloth hard back cover book. The title is embossed in gold on the spine along with the authors name and the publisher. The title page reads: "Japan The Rise of a Modern Power, by Robert P. Porter Author of "The Fall Recognition fo Japan; etc, Oxford At the Clarendon Press, 1918." There is a purple seal stamp in the center of the page. At the bottom is a red seal stamp. |
Japan The Rise of a Modern Power |
Robert P. Porter |
1918 |
At the Clarendon Press |
| 1998.142.037 |
Book |
H: 8" W: 5.5" D: 1"
Burgundy cloth cover hard back book. Embossed in white on the cover is the title and author. It is embossed in gold on the spine. Written on the second page in ink is "Bryan Lyon Wright Kofu Japan 10/27/17" The title page reads: "Ancestor Worship and Japanese Law, by Nobushige Hozumi, Hogaku-Hakushi Honorary Professor of the Imperial University of Tokyo, Member of the Imperial Academy of Japan, Barrister-at-law, of the Middle Temple, England. Second and Revised Edition, The Moruzen Kabushiki-Kaisha, Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto, 1912"
The first few pages of text and contents are yellowing as well as the last few pages and index. |
Ancestor Worship and Japanese Law |
Nobushige Hozumi, Hogaku-Hakushi Honorary Professor of the Imperial University o |
1912 |
The Moruzen Kabushiki-Kaisha |
| 1998.142.038 |
Book |
H: 8.25" W: 5.5" D: .75"
Sea blue cloth hard cover book. The title is embossed in gold in the upper left corner on the front and upper right corner on the back. The title, author and publisher are embossed on the spine. Written on the inside cover page in ink is "Bryan Wright Kofu Japan. 6/1/17" In the upper left corner of the inside cover is a blue sticker that says: "MARUZEN Co. LtD Book Department Tokyo" The title page reads: "Nichiren The Buddhist Prophet By Masaharu Anesaki, M.A., Litt.D.
Professor of the Science of Religion At the Imperial University of Tokio and Professor of Japanese Literature And Life At Harvard University, 1913-15 Cambridge Harvard University Press London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press 1916" |
Nichiren The Buddhist Prophet |
Masaharu Anesaki, M.A., Litt.D. Professor of the Science of Religion At the Impe |
1916 |
Cambridge Harvard University Press;Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press |
| 1998.142.039 |
Book |
H: 7.75 W: 5.25" D: 1"
Dark magenta cloth hard back cover. Gold embossed shield logo on front cover in the center. On the spine the title, author and publisher is in embossed gold. Written in ink on the inside cover page is: "Bryan Lyon Wright Kofu Japan 10/27/17." In the upper left corner is a blue rectangular sticker that says: "Maruzen Co LtD Bood Department Tokyo" The title page reads: "A Short History of Japan By Ernest Wilson Clement, The University of Chicago Press Chicago, Illinois" There is a purple seal stamp near the bottom center of the page. |
A Short History of Japan |
Ernest Wilson Clement |
1916 |
The University of Chicago Press |
| 1998.142.040 |
Book |
H: 7.625" W: 5.25" D: .5"
Dark green cloth cover hard back book. Embossed in red on the front cover are two vertical lines of running style Kanji. Embossed in gold at the top is: " BUSHIDO" + "Nitobe" On the spine is the same. On the second page is a large red printed seal stamp. The title page reads: "BUSHIDO The Soul of Japan By Inazo Nitobe, A.M., Ph.D. Author's Edition Revised and Enlarged 14th Edition Teibi Publishing Company 16 Gobancho Tokyo 1908 Seperately copyrighted in America and England. This edition is for sale only in Japan." |
BUSHIDO The Soul of Japan |
Inazo Nitobe, A.M., Ph.D |
1908 |
Teibi Publishing Company |
| 1998.142.041 |
Book |
2 volumes
Very dark green cloth cover hard back books. On the cover is a rectangle with bamboo and a circular area with the title all in silver. On the spine is the title, author and publisher with a slim rectangle of bamboo all in sliver. The title page reads: "Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan by Lafcadio Hearn, in two volumes Vol. I (or II) Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge" There is a purple seal stamp at the bottom of the page. |
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, 2 volumes |
Lafcadio Hearn |
1894 |
Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press |
| 1998.142.042 |
Book |
H: 7.75" W: 5.75 D: 1.5"
Red leather and green cloth cover hard back book. Red leather covers spine and 1/3 of the covers. The other 2/3 of the cover has green cloth over it. On the spine embossed in gold is: "English Japanese Dictionary of the Spoken Language. Third Edition" The color is weaving off on the spine. The title page reads: An English-Japanese Dictionary of the Spoken Language, compiled orginally by Ernest Mason Satow (Now Sir E. Satow, G.C.M.G.) and Isibashi Masakata Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged By E.M. Hobart-Hampden, B.A. and Harold G. Parlett Both of H.B.M. Consular Service in Japan. Kelly and Walsh Ld., Yokohama Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore Printed by the Shueisha, Tokyo 1904 (All Rights Reserved)." Written in ink at the top of the page is "Bryan Wright Kofu Japan 11/24/16" |
English Japanese Dictionary of the Spoken Language. Third Edition |
Ernest Mason Satow and Isibashi Masakata |
1904 |
Kelly and Walsh Ld., |
| 1998.142.043 |
Book |
H: 7.5" W: 5" D: 1.375
Blue cloth hard back cover book. On the cover in embossed black across the top is: "Japan: An Interpretation" with a line above and below. Across the bottom is: "The Macmillan Standard Library" with a line above and a line below. On the spine embossed in gold is the title, author and publisher. Written in ink on the inside cover page is: "Bryan Wright Tokyo Japan 2/28/17. On the pages prior to the title page is the content page and a misplaced page from the introduction. The title page reads: "Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation By Lafcadio Hearn. Honorary Member of the Japan Society, London, formerly Lecturer in the Imperial University of Tokyo (1896-1903), and Fourteen Years a Resident of Japan, "Perhaps all very marked national character can be traced back to a time of rigid and persuading discipline" - Walter Bagehot. New York The Macmillan Company London: Macmillan and Co., LtD. 1913." There is a square purple seal stamp on the center of the page. |
Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation |
Lafcadio Hearn |
1913 |
Macmillan and Co., LtD |
| 1998.142.044 |
Book |
H: 7.375 W: 5.125" D: 1.125"
Blue cloth covered hard back book. On the spine in gold, embossed, is the title, author and publisher." On the inside of the front cover in the upper left corner is a blue rectangular sticker with white lettering: "MARUZEN CO LTD Book DEPARTMENT TOKYO" and written in ink on cover page is: "Bryan L. Wright KOFU Japan 11/1/17" There is glossy illustration on the page before the title page with tissue overleaf. The title page reads: "In Ghostly Japan, By Lafcadio Hearn, Lecturer on English Literature in the Imperial University, Tokyo, Author of "Exotics and Retrospectives," "Out of the East, " and c. Boston Little Brown and Company 1915" There is a square purple seal stamp in the center and a smaller circular red stamp near the bottom. |
In Ghostly Japan |
Lafcadio Hearn |
1915 |
Little Brown and Company |
| 1998.142.045 |
Book |
H: 7.375" W: 5.125" D: 1.125"
Blue cloth covered hard back book, the front cover has two stylized Chrysanthemums in the upper right corner, are an outline and the other filled in in orange. On the spine embossed in gold is the title, author and publisher. On the spine embossed in gold is the title, author and publisher. On the inside of the front cover in the upper left corner is a rectangular blue sticker with white lettering: " MARUZEN CO LTD BOOK DEPARTMENT Tokyo" The title page reads: "SHADOWINGS, By Lafcadio Hearn, Lecturer on English Literature in the Imperial University, Tokyo, Japan Author of "Exotics and Retrospectives," "In Ghostly Japan," ETC.,ETC. Boston, Little Brown and Company 1910" There is a square purple seal stamp in the center of the page. |
SHADOWINGS |
Lafcadio Hearn, Lecturer on English Literature in the Imperial University, Tokyo |
1910 |
Little Brown and Company |
| 1998.142.046 |
Book |
H: 9" W: 6" D: 1.625"
Burgandy cloth cover hard back book. Title is embossed in gold on the spine along with the authors last name and the publisher. There is a black and white photo of the author prior to the title page. The title page reads: "Studies in Japanese Buddhism, By August Karl Reischauer Professor in Meiji Gakuin Tokyo, Japan, New York The Macmillan Company 1917 All rights reserved." There is a purple stamp seal in the center of the page. There is a red stamp seal on the dedication page. |
Studies in Japanese Buddhism |
August Karl Reischauer Professor in Meiji Gakuin Tokyo, Japan |
1917 |
The Macmillan Company |
| 1998.142.047 |
Book |
H: 7.25" W: 4.625" D: .875"
Dark blue leather soft cover book. On the cover embossed in gold is "Beginner's Dictionary of Chinese Japanese characters and compounds - A. Rose-innes." on the spine is the title in Kanji in gold. On the inside of each cover is a chart of Chinese characters. The title page reads: Beginner's Dictionary of Chinese-Japanese Characters with Common Abbreviations, Variants and Numberous Compounds, compiled by Arthur Rose-Innes - 2nd Edition, Enlarged Yoshikawa, - Benten-dori l-chome, Yokohama (All Rights Reserved) Contains 5,000 characters.
The corners are worn and dog eared. |
Beginner's Dictionary of Chinese Japanese characters and compounds |
Arthur Rose-Innes |
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Benten-dori l-chome |
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Book |
H: 8.875" W: 6" D: .875"
Black leather hard cover book. On the front embossed in gold along the bottom is a full moon and ocean waves. On the spine is the title, author, title in kanji and publisher. There is a black and white photo of the author before the title page, the title page reads: "A History of the Japanese People From The Earliest Times To the End of the Meiji Era., By Capt. F. Brinkley, R.A. Editor of the "Japan Mail" with the collaboration of Baron Kikuchi Former President of the Imperial University at Kyoto - with 150 Illustrations Engraved on wood by Japanese artists: Half-tone plates, and maps. The Encyclopedia Britannica Co., New York The Encyclopedia Britannica Co., Limited, London." There is a square purple seal stamp in the lower center page. |
A History of the Japanese People From The Earliest Times To the End of the Meiji Era |
Capt. F. Brinkley |
1915 |
The Encyclopedia Britannica Co., Limited |
| 1999.029.006 |
Book |
Cloth covered fold out book of a Buddhist Sutra, # 70 in a series.
Front and back are covered with faded green (?) cloth. On the front cover is a strip of tan cloth, H: 8.375", outlined in black with eleven Chinese characters written vertically down the front of it. The pages fold out accordian style and are printed in black ink. Written on the back cover in black is: "A - 39" Written on the inside of the front cover is: "Taken from the archives of the old Buddhist temple of Cha-yung Ahr near Peking which was purchased by the Presbyterian missionaries for a summer sanitarium about 1875" There is an illustration of a buddhist figure at the end of the text. The front cover and front page have become separated from the rest of the text.
The front cover and first page have become separated form the rest of the text.The cloth on the covers is worn, faded and completely worn from the edges of the covers. There is some insect damage to the back. |
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Dictionary |
Green cloth covered book.
The book opens right to left. The front has black scroll work design around the edges. At the top under a half sun in English is: "COMMERCIAL PRESS ENGLISH AND CHINESE PRONOUNCING POCKET DICTIONARY" Below this is a larger scroll design. On the spine is the same title in English with "Revised Edition" and then the title in Chinese. The original edition was printed in 1904. A piece of grey cardboard has been glued to the inside front cover. The cover page has a red stamp on it that reads: "CHINA" Below this in pencil is "8065690" Chinese characteristics were written in black ink but have been ripped off. The cover is wrinkled and worn. The back cover top corner has been folded back. The pages are yellowed along the edges. |
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1913 |
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| 1999.029.008 |
Book |
Brown leather softcover Book
The title is printed in gold on the front: "Chinese -Japanese COOK BOOK" and on the spine: "CHINESE - JAPANESE COOK BOOK - BOSSE -WATANNA" The inside covers have a repeating print with the letters: "H.M. by J.W." On the inside of the front cover is a blue and white sticker. Written on it under Owner's Name is: "Robert Locke, August 29 - 1931" and below this it says: "Bought this book from ANGELICA JACKET CO." The title page reads: "CHINESE - JAPANESE COOKBOOK by SARA BOSSE AND ONATA WATANNA, Rand McNally & Co. Chicago, New York" The book us in mint condition. |
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1914 |
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| 1999.029.009 |
Book |
Red cloth covered hard back book.
The book opens from the right to the left. The title is on the spine in gold: "ENGLISH - CHINESE PHRASE BOOK."The title page is pink and has Chinese characters running vertically down it. Written in pencil on the cover page is: 15.00 1913" The first part of the book has English words, translation and pronounciation. The second part has phrases in English and Chinese. |
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1913 |
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| 1999.029.010 |
Book |
Leather cover hardback book, "Glimpses of the East"
Front and back covers are orange colored leather. The front has the title embossed in gold. Beneath this is an embossed illustration of a winged figure wearing a helmet and holding a small ship. The figure knells on a globe with gold rays and blue continents. Beneath this is a life buoy with a flag and "N.Y.K. Line" across it. On the left is "1931" and on the right is "1932" The illustration is in blue, white and gold. The spine is leather over cloth. The title is at the top embossed in gold and black and then there are 5 diamond shapes with floral designs. At the bottom is "NYK OFFICIAL GUIDE" The right side of the spine and the left edge of the front cover have masking tape over them. The inside of the front cover is a map of the world. There is a purple round stamp at the top: "Property of the Rainier Club. Do Not Remove" There is a penciled signature at the top of the inside page and in the upper right corner is : 69.99" Half of a yellow Goodwill sticker is below this. The inside back cover also has a purple round stamp from the Rainier Club. Found inside the book is a receipt - B. The book has glossy pages with black and white photographs, illustrations and advertisements and color photographs. Each section has a thumb indentation on the outside page edges. There is an index of advertisers and countries at the front. See also: 1998.122.3
B: Kitchen Check, H: 6.25", W: 3.5", It is green with a white top header. Printed across the top is: "KITCHEN CHECK" Stamped on the back is: "KOZO NAKAYAMA, 3052 19th AVE. SO. SEATTLE, WA." |
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1932 |
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A pretty woman of loose morals |
A White Faced Fox |
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| 1999.038.002 |
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Dream of the Red Chamber/Hong Liu Meng |
Tsao Hseuh Chin and Kao Ngoh |
1962, originall |
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| 1999.038.003 |
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Transformation, Nature, Sex, Life, Living/Pien Tai Sing Sheng Huo |
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1965 |
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| 1999.038.004 |
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Duo Wen Tang Almanac |
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Manu. by Kung Shun |
| 1999.038.005 |
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Bright Heart Precious Mirror/Precept / Ming Xin Pao Chien |
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| 1999.038.006 |
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Possibly Buddhist text |
Increase Settle Verify Square Compile Compile/ Tseng Ting Yen Fang Pien Pien |
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1916 |
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| 1999.038.007A |
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Black Son:Martial Story/ Hei Hai Er |
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| 1999.038.007B |
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Black Son: Martial Story/ Hei Hai Er |
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| 1999.038.007C |
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Black Son:Martial Story/ Hei Hai Er |
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| 1999.038.008 |
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White Snake Story/ Bai Shao Chuan |
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| 1999.038.009 |
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Great Prosperous Official Great Disturbance on Mount Omei/ Hung Hsi Kuan Da Nao |
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| 1999.038.010 |
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Chung Wu Yin |
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| 1999.038.011A |
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Past Literary Reading, Old Style, Correspondence Styles/Tseng Wen Pi Chih |
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| 1999.038.011B |
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Past Literary Reading, Old Style, Correspondence Styles/Tseng Wen Pi Chih |
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| 1999.038.011C |
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Past Literary Reading, Old Style, Correspondence Style/Tseng Wen Pi Chih |
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| 1999.038.011D |
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Past Literary Reading, Old Style, Correspondence Style/Tseng Wen Pi Chih |
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| 1999.038.012A |
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Beginning Composition/Chu Xue Chih |
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| 1999.038.012B |
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Beginning Composition/Chu Xue Chih |
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| 1999.038.013 |
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Confucius Analects?/Kung Zi Jia Yu |
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| 1999.038.014 |
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Shih Clan |
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| 1999.038.015 |
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Pi Xue |
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| 1999.038.016 |
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Tseng Kwang Ben |
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| 1999.038.017 |
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Pen Flower Mirror/Bi Hua Ching |
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| 1999.038.018 |
Book |
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Basic Classification of Herbs |
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| 1999.038.019 |
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100 Disease to Distinguish Evidence Sympoms Record/Ts-eng Bai Ping Pien Cheug Lu |
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| 1999.038.020 |
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Classify Female Record Study Volume/Lieh Nu Chuan Tu Ben |
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| 1999.038.021 |
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| 1999.038.022 |
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| 1999.038.023 |
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KMT book |
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1935 |
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| 1999.038.024 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.025 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.026 |
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| 1999.038.027 |
Book |
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New Testament Bible |
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1892 |
American Bible Society |
| 1999.038.028 |
Book |
recipes in Chinese, ingredient list and index in Chinese and English. |
Chinese and European Cookbook |
compiled by Wong Chin Chong |
1917 |
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| 1999.038.029 |
Book |
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1917 |
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| 1999.038.030 |
Book |
tables and charts, yearly chart in black and red with year in Chinese and Arabic numerals |
100 Year Chinese English Calendar At a Glance 1849-1948 |
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| 1999.038.031 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.032 |
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| 1999.038.033 |
Book |
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1967 |
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| 1999.038.034 |
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The Way to Health |
H.W. Miller |
1934 |
Signs of the Times Publishing House |
| 1999.038.035 |
Book |
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Miccle Schools J.L. conte's Geology |
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1913 |
Commercial Press Ltd. |
| 1999.038.036 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.037 |
Book |
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Journey to the West |
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1929 |
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| 1999.038.038 |
Book |
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1940 |
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| 1999.038.039 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.040 |
Book |
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1936 |
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| 1999.038.041 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.042 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.043 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.044 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.045 |
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| 1999.038.046A |
Book |
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| 1999.038.046B |
Book |
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| 1999.038.046C |
Book |
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| 1999.038.046D |
Book |
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| 1999.038.047 |
Book |
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1932 |
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| 1999.038.048 |
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| 1999.038.049 |
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| 1999.038.050 |
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| 1999.038.051 |
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1926 |
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| 1999.038.052 |
Book |
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1931 |
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| 1999.038.053 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.054 |
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International C.B. Co. |
| 1999.038.055 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.056 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.057 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.058 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.059 |
Book |
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1945 |
The Young China |
| 1999.038.060 |
Book |
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| 1999.038.061 |
Book |
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1939 |
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| 1999.043.002 |
Book |
Directory and advertisements for Chinese Businesses world wide in 1913. |
International Chinese Business Directory of the World |
Wong Kin |
1913 |
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| 1999.043.004 |
Book |
The text is in Chinese and gives the history of the society and lists members from communities across the U.S. There are some business advertisements and some color photographs. |
Gee How Oak Tin Journal |
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1964 |
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| 1999.050.001 |
Video Tape |
The Chinese story of Mulan as presented by the Walt Disney Co. |
Mulan |
Disney |
1998 |
Walt Disney |
| 1999.050.002 |
Book |
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Disney's Mulan Classic Storybook |
Lisa Ann Marsoli |
1998 |
Disney Enterprises |
| 1999.055.003 A |
Book |
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Chinese Opera and Popular Songs Digest |
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1952 |
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| 1999.055.003 B |
Book |
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Latest Opera Songs |
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| 1999.055.003 C |
Book |
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The Fountain: essays on the Philosophy of Life |
Rev. Peter Chow |
1958 |
Chinese Catholic Publishing Bureau |
| 1999.055.003 D |
Book |
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Almanac |
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| 1999.060.068 |
Book |
Quotes from American Presidents and pages to rewrite them. |
The Whitehouse Educational System and Natural Movement Method of Practical Writing |
WA Whitehouse |
1905 |
Silver, Butdett and Co. |
| 1999.060.1000 |
Book |
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Greenlee English Book |
Greenlee, Ida K |
1911 |
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| 1999.060.1049 |
Book |
Book
Portion of serial Chinese story |
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| 1999.060.249 |
book |
brown paper book
cover: red chinese symbols
binding by string(white)
inside pages: continous chinese writing
back cover: page ripped in half |
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| 1999.060.379 |
book |
7th and 8th volumes of the set of readers for the Republic of China. |
Republican Series; National Readers A & B |
Zhuang Yu, ed. |
1912 |
Commercial Press Ltd. |
| 1999.060.380 |
book |
Outline of the principles for the establishment of the modern Chinese nation. |
Three Principles of the People |
Sun Yat Sen |
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Commercial Press Ltd |
| 1999.060.494 |
book |
pages of colorful areas throughout China |
New Atlas of China |
H.C. Chen |
1925 |
Commercial Press, Ltd. |
| 1999.060.499 |
Book |
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Dictionary |
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| 1999.060.500 |
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Hand written Chinese on pages with printed squares. |
Calligraphy Book |
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| 1999.060.501 |
Book |
Chinese novel
From Gom Hong Box 31 |
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| 1999.060.502 |
Book |
Chinese book
From Gom Hong box 31 |
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1925 |
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| 1999.060.503 |
Book |
Commercial letter writing in two volumes.
From Gom Hong Box 31 |
English Commercial Correspondence |
Fenton, S.K. |
1923 |
Commercial Press Ltd |
| 1999.060.771 |
Book |
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Essays and Studies |
Frederick M. Smith |
1922 |
Houghton Mifflin CO. |
| 1999.060.772 |
Book |
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| 1999.060.773 |
Book |
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| 1999.060.774 |
Book |
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| 1999.060.775 |
Book |
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| 1999.060.776 |
Book |
Printed on back cover, "CHU WAH HING & Co., 655 Clay St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. U.S.A."
"PRINTED IN CHINA" stamp on back cover |
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| 1999.060.777 |
Book |
Front cover also printed "TOY SHUN WAH KUN MAGAZINE, MADE IN CHINA"
Stamp on front cover "BOW WAH CO., JEWELER & BOOK STORE, 672 KING STREET, SEATTLE, WASH. U.S.A." Surrounded by Chinese characters |
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Toy Shun Wah Magazine? |
| 1999.060.778 |
Book |
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| 1999.060.779 |
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Printed on inside cover: "BEKA RECORD"
Printed on 2nd page: "TIEN SAU TONG, 5, Bonham Strand, East, HONG KONG" |
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| 1999.060.780 |
Book |
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| 1999.060.827 |
Book |
European history book.
Originally stored in box 25 |
Modern World |
Betten and Kaufmann |
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| 1999.060.828 |
Book |
Autobiographical account of Urban Nagle's experience with theater and play production.
Originally stored in Box 25 |
Behind the Masque |
Urban Nagle, O.P. |
1951 |
McMullen Books, INC. |
| 1999.060.829 |
Book |
The story of nativity with illustrations of Woodcuts
Originally stored in Box 25 |
The Story of the Nativity in Woodcuts |
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The Peter Pauper Press |
| 1999.060.830 |
Book |
Ancient and medieval history, from the origin of the human race to the end of the religious unity of Europe.
Originally stored in Box 25 |
Ancient and Medieval History |
Francis S. Betten, S.J. |
1946 |
Allyn and Bacon |
| 1999.060.831 |
Book |
Analysis of art in China and Japan
Originally stored in Box 25 |
The Flight of the Dragon |
Binyon, Laurence |
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Hansell, Watson & Viney Ld. |
