F M Bostwick (16 results)

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 584 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

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Written by Lieutenant F. M. Bostwick, U. S. Navy, and Sung to the Air of "Ballyhooly." [22] pp., folded at the fore-edge. Illustrated in color. 12mo, publisher's wrappers illustrated in color. First edition? Wrappers tanned with some creasing and use to wrappers and text. Printed on crepe paper.

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.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Crepe paper ed. 20 x 16.9cm. Slightly rubbed and stained on cover, internally good.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. [Hasegawa Crepe Paper Color Woodblock Illustrated Song Book about Kohan-san, a Geisha of Kobe, 24 pp, Printed 1892.4.10]. Large 12mo (6 1/2 x 7 3/4 in - 16.4 x 19.5 cm), string tied. 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 (actually Mae St. John), and sung to the tune of "Bally Holly." Front cover reads, "T. Hasegawa, Kelly & Walsh, Ltd, Yokohama, Tokyo, 1892." Twelve pages of folded creped paper (chirimen) for a total of 24 pages (front and back cover included in the count). Of the 24 pages, there are 20 pages with color wood block illustrations on them. The first part of the book is a musical score (sung to the tune of "Ballyholly"). The score is followed by additional sets of lyrics. 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). ~ Condition: The book is in Good+ condition. The front and back covers have scraped areas and there is a 1 x 3 cm area at the bottom right of the front cover where the paper is torn. The spine covering at the top and bottom is broken and partially missing for approximately 2 cm at the top and bottom. There are two 1 cm holes that penetrate the fifth and sixth page. All pages are clean and free of stains or foxing. There are paper creases throughout that range from very light to moderate. ~~ More information, to include digital pics, available on request.

Condition: Gut. 8° 10 +1 double pages with colour woodblocks (unpaginated) = 12 doublefolded leaves; Orig.-Blockbuch; 60g; [Deutsch]; Rückengewebe brüchig und mit kleinen Fehlstellen, Papier knickspurig, leicht gebrauchsspurig The song (music and verse) is written by Lieutenant F[rank]. M. Bostwick, U.S.Army, and sung to the air of "Ballyhooly", Artist unknown. Contains a music score, additional lyrics and fine illustrations. The story of the song is about Kohana San (= "Little Flower"), a geisha girl in Sanomiya (=Kobe). Published in Coedition with Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Yokohama. Sharf 32-3. The last double page is a "List of Books" published by T. Hasegawa. _ xXx_. BUCH.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Second Edition. 22pp, illustrated, music. Crepe paper. This is the second printing of the second edition. First edition was plain paper only, completely different and then two later printings 1892 and 1893 have minor differences. Grubby, some creasing to pages, partially uncut. 300g.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Crepe paper, 2nd ed. 19 x 15.7cm. Bound in full pictorial leather, slightly rubbed, internally good, and some leaves cut edge.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Plain paper ed. 18.3 x 12.5cm. Cover slightly rubbed and spotted.

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.

8vo. [pp. 22 on 11 double-leaves]. crepe-paper. numerous colour woodblock illus. musical notation on 5pp. self wrs. with silk ties (few short tears at extremities). First Edition. Hasegawa Takejirõ was a leading publisher during the Meiji period of colour woodblock illustrated books in European languages on Japanese subjects, and often used foreign residents as translators. His publications were intended for export, the tourist trade, and the foreign residents in Japan. The present song relates the story of a young geisha named Kohana San (Little Flower).