Bostwick Lieutenant (5 results)

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. BAISON (illustrator). Edition originale. [Tokyo 1892, Hasegawa]. Fil de soie lié, couvertures en bois imprimé en couleurs, 11 feuillets doubles = [22p.], 11 planches en couleurs, partition musicale, texte anglais, 16,5 x 20 cm, très propre et solide, première édition, deuxième impression. Une ?uvre charmante, écrite par un des premiers officiers de marine américains en poste à Yokohama. Dévoué à sa douce et charmante petite amie geisha japonaise, le lieutenant Bostwick a composé une chanson en hommage qui a été chantée sur la mélodie de "Rosalie". . Elle dit : . "J'appelle ici la belle du Ja-pan ; . Son nom est O-yu-cha-san ; . Une telle tendresse réside dans ses doux yeux en amande -- . Je vous dis qu'elle n'est qu'I-Chi ban . Mais je me fiche de ce que les autres peuvent dire que je suis amoureux d'O-yu ---cha-san . I-chi ban . Au Ja-pan -----je suis amoureux d'O-yu cha-san." . Une ?uvre merveilleuse avec des paroles amusantes, une partition musicale et de nombreuses illustrations en couleur. . *** Bostwick a également écrit un titre d'accompagnement pour son autre petite amie geisha avec le titre : "KOHANA SAN". : Le livre est illustré en couleur par l'éminent artiste japonais, Baison. Le livre est entièrement imprimé à la main par des blocs de bois de couleur en utilisant de subtiles teintures végétales. . Chaque page est pliée en deux et nouée au dos avec des fils de soie bleu pâle, publiée dans la Ğ Large Paper Edition ğ, 16,7 x 19,5 cm. . À l'intérieur de la couverture avant se trouve le colophon japonais. . À l'intérieur de la couverture arrière se trouve la liste des autres livres de Hasegawa, y compris des publications sur papier crépon, des monographies, des contes de fées japonais et Aino [sic pour Ainu], Fairy Tale Series. Hasegawa indique son adresse comme étant 17 Kami Negishi, Tokyo. . ÉTAT : Ce livre est relié avec les couvertures originales de l'éditeur, avec de longs fils bleu pâle reliant les pages du livre à 2 endroits. . Un bon exemplaire, propre et solide. . . RÉFÉRENCES : . F. Sharf : TAKEJIRO HASEGAWA, p. 32 pour des notes biographiques sur Bostwick et p. 68 pour plus de détails bibliographiques et autres. * ROBERTS, Laurance P. : A DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE ARTISTS PAINTING, SCULPTURE, CERAMICS, PRINTS, LACQUER, répertorié Baison. . *.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Small format (H7 3/4 x W6 1/2 inches)soft cover book titled OYUCHA SAN bound in crepe paper with spine tied with silk thread. Composed by Lieutenant F.M.Bostwick, U.S.Navy and sung to the air of "Rosalie". No date listed. Published by T.Hasegawa, 10, Hiyoshicho, Tokyo, Japan and listed as 2nd edition. I'am guessing the 1890's. Beautifully illustrated with color wood block prints on crepe paper. Light spotting on back cover - moderate creases on most pages, otherwise in good condition. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-1-middle-R-flat) rareviewbooks Language: eng.

Soft. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. An original Japanese crepe paper book, printed in 1892 - Meiji era. Condition: Generally Good plus to Very good minus, with some light foxing (light yellowy/brown spots here and there) and some creasing (as usual with crepe paper). This is a Hasegawa crepe paper book with music and text/lyrics depicting Kohan-san - a Geisha of Kobe. With Lovely Colour Woodblock Illustrations throughout. 24 pp - including the covers. Printed 1892. Actual size (8" x 6 3/4 " - 20 cm x 17 cm) , with greyish silk ties. An illustrated story of Kohana-san (Little Flower) , a Geisha of Kobe, presented in song and woodblock illustrations. Music and verse, written by F. M. Bostwick, US Navy , and sung to the tune of "Ballyhooly." Front cover reads, "T. Hasegawa, Kelly & Walsh, Ltd, Yokohama, Tokyo, 1892." Twelve pages of double-folded crepe paper = a total of 24 pages (front and back cover included in the count). Of the 24 pages, almost all have colour wood block illustrations varying from a border to a full colour double page complete illustration. The first part of the book is a musical score (sung to the tune of "Ballyhooly"). The score is followed by fully illustrated additional sets of lyrics/poetry. Last page is "List of Books" published by T. Hasegawa. Inside the back cover is a listing of the "Japanese Fairy Tale Series" (1-20) and the "Aino Fairy Tale Series" (1-3). The book is in Good Plus/Very Good Minus condition. The front and back covers have wrinkling to the edges as usual, and there are tears at the front edges of the front and rear covers - with no loss - plus a small 'nick' to the bottom front inner edge of the front cover. There is a 1cm tear on the blank bottom of page 3. There is a light stain to some blank corners, but hardly noticable on most. All pages are generally very clean, apart from some light scattered foxing here and there, more noticably around the edges and the last few pages. Overall a very tight clean (apart from light foxing) example of a Meiji era Japanese crepe book. See Images. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Crepe Paper bound with ribbon. Condition: Very Good. 19 pp. With a song about a geisha written by a naval officer, Ensign, then Lieutenant, F. M. Bostwick, who was in Japan for a three-year tour of duty beginning in 1886. Enthralled by the society around him, Bostwick contributed two musical manuscripts to Hasegawa, the first being Lyuchasan. A bit of departure for Hasegawa, the two works nonetheless sold extremely well for many years after. Sharf 32-3. Minor edge creasing of a few leave corners and slight bunching of the fabric by the front cover joint. Small stamp on p. 1 from presumably first bookseller. The first internal leaf has light foxing and p. 3 has light soiling by the joint. Otherwise bright and clean.

Condition: Fair. Cover Crepe paper double folded at fore-edges [16 colour illustrations] stab-sewn silk-thread to hinges of cover illustrations 17 x 19cm crepe paper covers illustrated with Oyucha San on cover & sprig of flowers on lower cover. [quite some cover creases & signs of use] Soft Cover & inside cover both illustrated + 3 pages of music with words from "Rosalie" + 14 further pages + Two Lists of books published by Hasegawa on facing pages + illustrated lower cover. The covers are both a bit darkened and the inner pages are a bit tanned. The first 3 & last page edges are wavey & a few corners are creased but not interferring with the illustrations. Distributed by Kelly & Walsh Yokohama Meiji 26 [1893] Signs of use but still a neat item much sought after. 1 volume. Softcover.