421. Katsumi, Mori (and others).

Acta Asiatica – Bulletin of the Institute of Eastern Culture, No. 23: The Beginning of Overseas Advance of Japanese Merchant ships. Kubota Jun – Tales about Music, Tanaka Issei – Development of Chinese Local Plays in the 17th and 18th centuries, Harold W. Bailey – Story-telling in Buddhist Central Asia, Jacques Gernet – A propos des contacts entre la Chine et l’Europe aux XVII et XVIII siecles.

Tokyo, The Toho Gakkai, 1972. 4°. 96 pages. Softcover. Very good condition. [Acta Asiatica – Bulletin of the Institute of Eastern Culture, No. 23]

422. Jitsuzu, Tamura (and others).

Acta Asiatica – Bulletin of the Institute of Eastern Culture, No. 24: The Legend of the Origin of the Mongols and Problems concerning their Migration. (Altaistic Studies Issue of Acta Asiatica). Mori Masao – Reconsideration of the Hsiung-nu State-A Response to Professor O. Pritsak’s Criticism, Hattori Shiro – The Chinese Dialect on which the Trnscription of the Yüan-ch’ao Mi-shi was based, Ikegami Jiro – On One Verb Ending in Proto-Tungus – About -si, Yamada Nobuo – A brief history of mongolian studies in Japan 1905-1945, Books and Articles on Altaistic subjects published in Japan during 1954-1971.

Tokyo, The Toho Gakkai, 1973. 4°. V, 127 pages. Softcover. Very good condition. [Acta Asiatica – Bulletin of the Institute of Eastern Culture, No. 24].

423. Yoshio, Abe (and others).

Acta Asiatica – Bulletin of the Institute of Eastern Culture, No. 25.: The Characteristics of Japanese Confucianism / Yoshikawa Kojiro – Ito Jinsai, Tahara Tsuguo – The Kokugaku Thought, Okubo Tadashi – The Toughts of Mabuchi and Norinaga, Sagara Töru – The Spiritual Strength and Independence in Bushido.

Tokyo, The Toho Gakkai, 1973. 4°. VI, 110 pages. Softcover. Small damage to lower spine. Otherwise in very good condition. [Acta Asiatica – Bulletin of the Institute of Eastern Culture, No. 25.]

424. Eiichi, Kimura (and others).

Acta Asiatica – Bulletin of the Institute of Eastern Culture, No. 27: Taoism and Chinese Thought / Murakami Yoshimi – Affirmation of Desire in Taoism, Miyakawa Hisayuki – Legate Kao P’ien and a Taoist Magician Lü Yung-chih in the Time of Huang Ch’ao’s Rebellion, Kubo Noritada – Taoist Belief in Okinawa – with special emphasis on the Kitchen God Belief, etc.

Tokyo, The Toho Gakkai, 1974. 4°. V, 119 pages. Softcover. Small damage to the lower spine – Otherwise in very good condition. [Acta Asiatica – Bulletin of the Institute of Eastern Culture, No. 27.]

425. [Saint Godelieve / Godeleva / Godeliève / Godelina / Sint-Godelieve] Sollerius, Joannes Baptista.

Acta S. Godelevae V. et M. patronae Ghistellensium.

Antwerp, apud Jacobum du Moulin [Jacob du Moulin], 1720. (15 cm x 18,5 cm). Collated: [24], 354, [15] pages including a thorough Index Rerum. With engraved title-vignette showing the murder of Saint Godelieve; with the title-vignette repeated on page one of the text and three further fold-out-illustrations (collation complete). Modern Hardcover (dark calf over marbled-paper-covered-boards) and new endpapers. Halftitle letter-press-text laid down an endpaper that precedes the title page. After the restoration and new binding the original bookblock is beautifully preserved and the whole volume in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear and some browning to a few pages. Very rare Hagiography of poor Godelieve, who was martyred by the servants of her angry husband because she preferred to become a nun rather than marry.

426. Tide [Flux et Reflux] – Anonymus.

Actions du Soleil et de la Lune considerees comme Causes du Flux et Reflux pour la Geographie Comparee. [Moon and Sun Influence on the Tide / “Flux and Reflux” / 18th century Map].

Original copper engraving. [Paris], c. 1780. 27.6 cm x 23 cm. Mounted on paper. Very good condition with only a faint dampstain to the lower left side. With an additional diagram mounted verso: “Equinoxe d’Automne dans ce Siecle” / “Equinoxe d’Automne du temps d’Hipparque” / “Equinoxe du Printems du Temps d’Hipparque” etc.

427. Follon, J. / McEvoy, J.

Actualité de la Pensée Médiévale. Edited with an introduction by Michael Dunne.

Louvain-La-Neuve, Éditions Peeters / Éditions de l’Institut Supérieur de Philosophie, 1993. Octavo. VI, 360 pages. Softcover / Reliure originale. Excellent condition. From the library of Philosopher Philipp W. Rosemann, with his library stamp. [Philosophes Médiévaux – Tome XXXI].

428. Lucie-Smith, Edward.

Adam. Het Mannelijk Naakt in de Kunst. [Rare Dutch Version of “Adam: the Male Figure in Art”]

Dutch Version. Hedel, Librero, 1998. 28,5 cm x 24 cm. 192 pagina’s / pages. Met talrijke kleuren illustraties / With many colour illustrations throughout book. Originele Hardcover met stofomslag. Met een mylar beschermlaag / Original Hardcover with dustjacket. In protective mylar. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage / Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

429. Breckensiek, Marne.

Adam’s Apple and Other Stories. As told by tennagers.

Missouri, Liguorian Books, 1970. 10.5 cm x 17.5 cm. 86 pages. Black and white pencil drawings throughout. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Internal pages clean and bright.

430. [Malamud, Bernard] Belitt, Ben.

Adam’s Dream. A Preface to Translation.

New York, Grove Press, Inc., 1978. 24cm x 16cm. 186 pages. Original Hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good + condition with only minor signs of wear. Presentation copy. With manuscript letter by Ben Belitt, reflecting on mistakes in the book and comparing it to Borges’ “Pierre Menard”. Page six inscribed by Ben Belitt to Ben and Ann Malamud.