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  • Lovely Bound Book of GERMAN BALLADS - BALLADEN BUCH : Die Schonsten Deutschen Balladen Lovely Bound Book of GERMAN BALLADS - BALLADEN BUCH : Die Schonsten Deutschen Balladen

    BALLADEN-BUCH : Die Schonsten Deutschen Balladen... Published by Grunow, Leipzig, 1889. Hardcover Book, no dustjacket as issued, decorative cloth covered boards, 4.5" x 7", page edges stained red, 634 pages including Contents and Index pages at the end. GOOD condition, the cover corner tops are lightly bumped, light wear to the spine ends and edges, gilt titling on the front cover title label is mostly worn off, some scraping to the top page edges, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A solid, quite lovely little book of German ballads.

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  • ONCE CUENTOS - AUTORES DE GUANAJUATO First Edition Limited 1/1000 by EUGENIO TRUEBA ONCE CUENTOS - AUTORES DE GUANAJUATO First Edition Limited 1/1000
    EUGENIO TRUEBA

    ONCE CUENTOS, by Eugenio TRUEBA. Published by Ediciones La Rana, Instituto de la Cultura Estada de Guanajuato, Mexico, 2000. Part of the series published as Autores De Guanajuato. First edition, limited to only 1000 copies, so stated on the Colophon page (the last page). Softcovers, French folds, 5.5x8.25 inches (13.5x21 cm), 59 pages plus 6 pages of Publisher's ads at the rear. TEXT in SPANISH. VERY GOOD condition, just lightly used, still tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

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  • POUR PSYCHE Poetry by CHARLES MAURRAS French Alt-Right Anti-Semite Fascist 1/550 by Charles Maurras POUR PSYCHE Poetry by CHARLES MAURRAS French Alt-Right Anti-Semite Fascist 1/550
    Charles Maurras

    POUR PSYCHÉ, by CHARLES MAURRAS. PARIS: A La Belle Édition / Imprimerie François Bernouard, 1919. Fine Printing from the Parisian Press of François Bernouard and his imprint A La Belle Edition. One of 500 numbered copies on Verge d'Arches paper, from a total edition of 550. This copy is numbered 417. Text in French. Illustrated paper wrappers in glassine jacket, 8x10 inches (21.5x26.5cm), 28 unnumbered pages. Condition: GOOD book, soiling to the front cover, toning to the page edges, otherwise bright, clean and clear; in a toned / browned but otherwise GOOD glassine wrapper. A solid, complete, presentable copy. About CHARLES MAURRAS (excerpts from Wikipedia): ****** Charles Marie Photius Maurras, b.1868 d.1952, was a French author, politician, poet, and critic.…

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    POUR PSYCHÉ, by CHARLES MAURRAS. PARIS: A La Belle Édition / Imprimerie François Bernouard, 1919. Fine Printing from the Parisian Press of François Bernouard and his imprint A La Belle Edition. One of 500 numbered copies on Verge d'Arches paper, from a total edition of 550. This copy is numbered 417. Text in French. Illustrated paper wrappers in glassine jacket, 8x10 inches (21.5x26.5cm), 28 unnumbered pages. Condition: GOOD book, soiling to the front cover, toning to the page edges, otherwise bright, clean and clear; in a toned / browned but otherwise GOOD glassine wrapper. A solid, complete, presentable copy. About CHARLES MAURRAS (excerpts from Wikipedia): ****** Charles Marie Photius Maurras, b.1868 d.1952, was a French author, politician, poet, and critic. He was an organizer and principal philosopher of Action Française, a political movement that was monarchist, anti-Semitic, anti-parliamentarist, and counter revolutionary. Maurras' ideas greatly influenced Nationalisme Intégral. A major tenet of Integral Nationalism was stated by Maurras as: "a true nationalist places his country above everything else". A political theorist and a major intellectual influence in early 20th century Europe, his views influenced several far right ideologies; as well as some of the ideas of fascism. Maurras was arrested in September 1944 and indicted by High Court of Lyon for "complicity with the enemy". Maurras was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was automatically dismissed from the Académie Française. Imprisoned in Riom and then Clairvaux, Maurras was released in March 1952 to enter a hospital. Although weakened, Maurras collaborated with Aspects de la France, which had replaced the outlawed review Action Française in 1947. He was transferred to a clinic in Tours, where he soon died. Former Chief Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon has quoted Maurras approvingly. ("Stephen Bannon Is a Fan of a French Philosopher Charles Maurras Who Was an Anti Semite and a Nazi Supporter and was sentenced to life in prison for complicity with the Nazis" Mother Jones magazine March 16, 2017)****** About FRANÇOIS BERNOUARD (from Wikipedia) ******François Bernouard, b.1884 d.1949, was a French publisher of the early 20th century, also a poet and playwright. He founded his publishing house in 1909. He published under four names: FRANÇOIS BERNOUARD, À LA BELLE ÉDITION, TYPOGRAPHIE FRANÇOIS BERNOUARD, and À SCHÉHÉRAZADE. His finely printed books are distinguished by the presence on the cover of a rose drawn by Paul Iribe .The collection of À la Belle Édition was reprinted in September 1943 by JB Janin.******

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  • TSUNEKO NAKAZATO EXHIBITION Award Winning Japanese Woman Author PHOTOS, MANUSCRIPTS, MEMORABILIA by TSUNEKO NAKAZATO TSUNEKO NAKAZATO EXHIBITION Award Winning Japanese Woman Author PHOTOS, MANUSCRIPTS, MEMORABILIA
    TSUNEKO NAKAZATO

    TSUNEKO NAKAZATO EXHIBITION CATALOG Award Winning Japanese Female Writer - PHOTOS, MANUSCRIPTS, MEMORABILIA Kanagawa Museum 1989

    TSUNEKO NAKAZATO EXHIBITION CATALOG including Manuscripts, Books, Photos, and Personal Memorabilia. The exhibition, THE HEART OF THE STORY, was held at the Kanagawa Modern Literature Museum in 1989. The catalog was published by the Kanagawa Literature Promotion Foundation in conjunction with the exhibition. First Edition. TEXT IN JAPANESE.

    Softcovers, 7x10 inches, 32 pages. FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

    NEAR FINE condition, tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

    About TSUNEKO NAKAZATO (from Wikipedia):

    ******Tsuneko Nakazato, b.1909 d.1987, was the pen name of a novelist in Showa period Japan. Her real name was Nakazato Tsune.

    Nakazato was born in Fujisawa city, Kanagawa prefecture and graduated from the Kanagawa Girls' Higher…

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    TSUNEKO NAKAZATO EXHIBITION CATALOG Award Winning Japanese Female Writer - PHOTOS, MANUSCRIPTS, MEMORABILIA Kanagawa Museum 1989

    TSUNEKO NAKAZATO EXHIBITION CATALOG including Manuscripts, Books, Photos, and Personal Memorabilia. The exhibition, THE HEART OF THE STORY, was held at the Kanagawa Modern Literature Museum in 1989. The catalog was published by the Kanagawa Literature Promotion Foundation in conjunction with the exhibition. First Edition. TEXT IN JAPANESE.

    Softcovers, 7x10 inches, 32 pages. FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

    NEAR FINE condition, tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

    About TSUNEKO NAKAZATO (from Wikipedia):

    ******Tsuneko Nakazato, b.1909 d.1987, was the pen name of a novelist in Showa period Japan. Her real name was Nakazato Tsune.

    Nakazato was born in Fujisawa city, Kanagawa prefecture and graduated from the Kanagawa Girls' Higher School. When she was 17 years old she met Tatsuo Nagai and started writing, publishing multiple novellas before her marriage at age 19.

    In 1938, Nakazato became the first woman to win the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, with her short story Noriai bashi. After World War II, she came to be known for a number of works addressing the issue of international marriage, including Mariannu monogatari (Maryann's Story, 1946) and Kusari (Chain, 1959), which were drawn from her own daughter's marriage to an American. Her novel Utamakura (Song Pillow, 1973) was awarded the Yomiuri Prize. In 1974, she received the Japan Art Academy Prize, and became a member of that institution in 1983.

    Nakazato was a resident of Zushi, Kanagawa from 1932 until her death due to colon cancer in 1987. Her grave is at the temple of Engaku-ji in Kamakura.******

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  • TWO MARCEL PROUST Volumes in SEMET & PLUMELLE FINE-BINDINGS and SLIPCASES w/ EDUOARD HENRI FISCHER Bookplates by Marcel Proust, et al TWO MARCEL PROUST Volumes in SEMET & PLUMELLE FINE-BINDINGS and SLIPCASES w/ EDUOARD HENRI FISCHER Bookplates
    Marcel Proust, et al

    TWO MARCEL PROUST Volumes in SEMET & PLUMELLE FINE-BINDINGS and SLIPCASES w/ EDUOARD HENRI FISCHER Bookplates

    TWO VOLUMES FINELY BOUND by SEMET & PLUMELLE : "LES PLAISIRS ET LES JOURS", by Marcel Proust, 1924, and "HOMMAGE À MARCEL PROUST", by various contributors.

    FINE BINDINGS: Full green levant morocco covered boards, four raised spine bands, red morocco spine labels titled in gilt, gilt decorations to the folded leather on the inner covers, silk endpapers, all edges gilt, 6.5x8.5 inches (16x21 cm), 273 and 319 pages; slipcases with marbled paper exteriors, felt-lined interiors. SEMET & PLUMELLE is "signed" on the bottom edge of the inside front cover of each volume.

    From the collection of the renowned French book collector EDOUARD HENRI FISCHER.…

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    TWO MARCEL PROUST Volumes in SEMET & PLUMELLE FINE-BINDINGS and SLIPCASES w/ EDUOARD HENRI FISCHER Bookplates

    TWO VOLUMES FINELY BOUND by SEMET & PLUMELLE : "LES PLAISIRS ET LES JOURS", by Marcel Proust, 1924, and "HOMMAGE À MARCEL PROUST", by various contributors.

    FINE BINDINGS: Full green levant morocco covered boards, four raised spine bands, red morocco spine labels titled in gilt, gilt decorations to the folded leather on the inner covers, silk endpapers, all edges gilt, 6.5x8.5 inches (16x21 cm), 273 and 319 pages; slipcases with marbled paper exteriors, felt-lined interiors. SEMET & PLUMELLE is "signed" on the bottom edge of the inside front cover of each volume.

    From the collection of the renowned French book collector EDOUARD HENRI FISCHER. His bookplate, designed by Hans Erni, is on a prelim page of each volume.

    Published by Nouvelle Revue Française, Paris, 1924 and 1927. Limited editions, marked number XIV and IX respectively.

    VERY GOOD condition: The spines are lightly sunned and the covers have slight shelf rubs, overall lovely.

    TWO Scarce FINE BINDINGS by SEMET & PLUMELLE.

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  • YUKIO MISHIMA EXHIBITION - PHOTOS, MANUSCRIPTS, MEMORABILIA Kanagawa Museum 2005 by Yukio Mishima YUKIO MISHIMA EXHIBITION - PHOTOS, MANUSCRIPTS, MEMORABILIA Kanagawa Museum 2005
    Yukio Mishima

    YUKIO MISHIMA EXHIBITION CATALOG including Manuscripts, Books, Photos, and Personal Memorabilia. The exhibition, YUKIO MISHIMA DRAMATIC HISTORY, was held at the Kanagawa Modern Literature Museum in 2005. The catalog was published by the Museum in conjunction with the exhibition. First Edition. TEXT IN JAPANESE.

    Softcovers, 7x10 inches, 63 pages plus a fold-open "Chronology" of Mishima's life and works at the rear. FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

    FINE condition, tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

    About the Exhibition (translated from the Introductory page)::

    ******This year marks the 80th anniversary of Yukio Mishima's birth and the 35th anniversary of his death. Mishima lived through the turbulent Showa period of war, defeat, reconstruction, and rapid economic growth. In 1970, at the age of 45, Mishima committed suicide.…

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    YUKIO MISHIMA EXHIBITION CATALOG including Manuscripts, Books, Photos, and Personal Memorabilia. The exhibition, YUKIO MISHIMA DRAMATIC HISTORY, was held at the Kanagawa Modern Literature Museum in 2005. The catalog was published by the Museum in conjunction with the exhibition. First Edition. TEXT IN JAPANESE.

    Softcovers, 7x10 inches, 63 pages plus a fold-open "Chronology" of Mishima's life and works at the rear. FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

    FINE condition, tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

    About the Exhibition (translated from the Introductory page)::

    ******This year marks the 80th anniversary of Yukio Mishima's birth and the 35th anniversary of his death. Mishima lived through the turbulent Showa period of war, defeat, reconstruction, and rapid economic growth. In 1970, at the age of 45, Mishima committed suicide. The Yukio Mishima exhibition was first held by Mishima himself in 1970, just before his death, and the second was in 1979, so this is the first time in 26 years that it has been held. This exhibition is a comprehensive introduction to Yukio Mishima's life and works. The exhibition focuses on historical materials, but also includes many recently discovered materials. We would like to express our deep gratitude to the many people and organizations who submitted their works and provided their cooperation in organizing this exhibition.******

    About YUKIO MISHIMA (from Wikipedia):

    ******Kimitake Hiraoka, aka Yukio Mishima, b.1925 d.1970, was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai / Shield Society. Mishima is considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century.

    Mishima's political activities made him a controversial figure, and he remains so today. From his mid 30s, Mishima's right wing ideology and reactionary beliefs were increasingly evident. Mishima formed the Tatenokai for the avowed purpose of restoring sacredness and dignity to the Emperor of Japan. On 25 November 1970, Mishima and four members of his militia entered a military base in central Tokyo, took its commandant hostage, and unsuccessfully tried to inspire the Japan Self-Defense Forces to rise up and overthrow Japan's 1947 Constitution (which he called "a constitution of defeat"). After his speech and screaming of "Long live the Emperor!", he committed seppuku.******

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