The Woman in Black

Mary Roberts Rinehart, Mistress of Eerie & Macabre, Introduction By Phyllis Whitney, Bibliography By Jan Cohn, FORMER OWNER STAMP Back Blank Flyleaf, DJ Illustrated By Darrel Millsap, Black Endpapers, Beautiful Photo of Author on Back DJ , Which Has Sma: Circular Staircase, The, Authors 1st & Most Successful Mystery Novel, with Color Dustjacket By Darrel Millsap, of Woman with White Hair Yellow Outfit Next to Stairs & Another Beautiful Woman in Yellow & Black Dress By Red Curtain with Man in Black Tux Wit, University Extension, San Diego, California 1978 ; fester Einband / hard cover; Schutzumschlag / dust cover ISBN: 0891630279
0891630279

HBDJ, 1978 reprint, NF+/VG, AS-IS, DJ Light rub, wear Tiny Chips Extremities, Spine DJ light End Chips, Yellow Boards Illustrated on Front of circular staircase, with Black Cloth Spine Titled in Gold Gilt, Cvr light wear & tiny Fraying on corner edge, Interior Nice Tight Clean, gilt-stamped black shelfback over marigold boards with pictorial vignette; 8vo - 8" x 5-1/4" ,Beautiful photo of Author on back DJ , which has small edge tears & Light Scuff, B/W Internals .with Color Dustjacket by Darrel Millsap, of Woman with White Hair Yellow Outfit next to Stairs & another Beautiful Woman in Yellow & Black Dress by Red Curtain with Man in Black Tux with Hand on Chair & Body Laying on Floor, #3 in Mystery Library, You will be caught up in Puzzling State of Deja vu. Rachel Innes leaves the security of her Town House for the summer to Lease Sunnyside, a Barn-Like Country Home with Hidden rooms, & Other Sinister Features, Middle Aged Spinster & Her Niece & Nephew have barely moved in before first of a Series of Spine Chilling Events Occurs. A body that of a Gentleman in a Dinner Coat & White Waistcoat . Includes A Rinehart Crime Bibliography by Jan Cohn, a checklist of the many film versions of the book, The New York Times review, obituary notice of Ms. Rinehart, This eerie tale was hailed, from the start, as a classic in the genre and has been praised as the first advance in the technique of the crime story since Edgar Allan Poe wrote Murders in the Rue Morgue. Very Good Hard Cover

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[WONG, Nanying Stella.]. A SUITE OF 34 BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF CHINESE VIEWS: A Keen Insight to China.
LOVELY PHOTOGRAPHS BY A LOCAL BAY AREA PHOTOGRAPHER & POET BIOGRAPHY: Chinese American Woman Artist & Poet from the San Francisco Bay area, and University of California Berkeley graduate. * Known more as a visual artist than as a wordsmith, Nanying Stella Wong [aka Stella Wong Lee] was born on 30 March 1914 in Oakland, California, where she grew up in a fairly secure Chinese American, middle-class home. Her father owned an herbalism business, and her mother ran the family restaurant, the Peacock Inn, where Wong often featured her finest girlhood drawings. Upon dining in the restaurant, William Clapp, curator of the Oakland Art Gallery, was so impressed with Wong's early talent that he helped her earn a scholarship to the California College of Arts and Crafts. Later, she attended the University of California at Berkeley for a more liberal education. After attending graduate school at Cornell University and conducting postgraduate studies in Mexico City and Dublin, Ireland, Wong lived briefly in New York City, where she designed jewelry for Helena Rubinstein. ** In 1940, Wong moved back to the Bay Area, where she has lived ever since. She taught in the Oakland public school system for several years and took to writing poetry, which has appeared in such small periodicals as California Living and Sunset Magazine and in several theme-specific anthologies of both West Coast and Asian American writers. She currently lives in Berkeley, California, where she continues to pursue her various artistic endeavors. Liberally extracted from www.questia.com an article by Shawn Holliday. * Ms. Wong was also a recognized poet. On the verso of one of the photographs we find: "TWO PEMS AND SKETCHES by Nanying Stella Wong, with six sketches and the poems. They were printed on an 8.5 x 11 inch paper then laid down. * On December 10, 1935, the first De Young Museum Chinese Art Assn. exhibition was held, exhibiting Chinese-American artists works, Ms. Wong was one of those selected to show her works. [Google search results are profuse.] * Her Husband: Kem K. Lee was born on October 1, 1910 in the Taishan District, Guangdong Province of China. In 1928, he arrived in the United States and later opened one of the first photography studios in San Francisco's Chinatown. Lee worked both as a studio photographer and photojournalist, documenting community and organization events, including serving as the official photographer of the Miss Chinatown USA Pageant. He married poet-artist Nanying Stella Wong. When he retired from professional photography in 1978, he concentrated on writing and publishing his poetry in various local Chinese language newspapers. Kem Lee passed away on October 2, 1986. He was also known as Lee Siu Yum, Lee Kim Kin, and Thomas K. Lee. [It is the opinion of this cataloguer that the photographs described herein were likely developed, and mounted by Kem Lee being Nanying's husband. ******** ** There is a business card of laid down on the back of photograph 117, giving Nanying's address in Berkeley, her telephone number, and also stating: "Civic Art Commissioner, artist writer" Given the early nature of the photographs, we can only assume that Nanying was able to go to China during this early period via Hong Kong and then into the Beijing area and photograph her subjects. ** This is an eclectic suite of original period black and white photographs, obviously done for some sort of an exhibition because all are numbered on the verso and mounted. * The first group of ten photos show various roofs with their traditional tiles, dragons and other animals which decorate the top or corners. Other traditional buildings with ponds, pagodas, gardens and a famous tea house in Beijing. [one has a scratch on the face, all others no issues.] * The second group of three show scholar's rocks or rock gardens, straight out of the Ten Bamboo Studio. * The third group consists of six photographs. The first four are of views through a screen to a small pavilion outside, a circular window with a dragon pattern, two relief's the first is of a Chinese aristocracy and his attendants and two children, all symbolic. The next shows a Chinese theatre scene with the actors and audience observing, perhaps from porcelain although its difficult to determine the materials. Two other photos show cave dwellings from the outside perhaps in the north of China where this was a typical type of dwelling, one shows a man seated before his doorway. * The last group contains fifteen photos. They illustrate: a. A woman in typical "Mao" uniform seated before what looks like the bridge at the Beijing Summer Palace. * b. A man and woman in "Mao" suits before one of his typical slogans, they stand arrow straight and formal. * c. A woman and two children at her sides before what could be her house or dwelling, tiled roof, two baskets dangling in the front, all wear "Mao" type jacket and plain pants, with the usual minimalist hair style of the hard times. * d. School children presented for a photograph, they appear to be about 3-4 years old. They all wear similar clothes and shoes. * e. More school children, who appear to be in the Forbidden City on an excursion. They wear red scarves, white shirts and some wear water canteens. * f. Young girl doing paper cutting, sharpening her tools. * g. Children being taught embroidery. * h. Children taking "pulse" in what appears to be a class on health, evidence of human anatomy chart on the wall, and a small human doll on the table for learning purposes. It could also be an acupuncture class as a cup near by seems to hold the handle of a needle, as does it appear that one girl is applying the needle to the hand of her classmate. * i. Children learning the principles of electricity. * j. A boy playing a grand piano.. * k. Factory/industrial photos: . 1. a huge electric generator . 2. sample group of Chinese made trucks . 3. sample group of Chinese made tractors . 4. People working a quarry * l. Show case showing some Sung period examples of "Feudal society ceramic and other artifacts. ***** This group looks like the Chinese of the 1950's-1960 era when "Mao" suits were the only choice. People also have that look of austerity so common to that period. * Color scans can be sent by email. Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. * * * BUY WITH * * * * SHIPPING: WE SHIP WORLD WIDE * * * * * The shipping costs displayed for our books on ZVAB are ONLY AN ESTIMATE !!! * ACTUAL costs are based book weight, destination and value. * We will inform you of shipping costs and options once you select the book. **FOREIGN: We usually ship by registered/insured airmail to customers abroad. **DOMESTIC: We ship to USA customers by UPS/FEDEX or U.S. MAIL, appropriate insurance/registry and signature required will appply. ***** Please inquire if you have any questions regarding shipping or payments .

China n.d. ca 1950-1960. A suite of 34 black & white photo, each mounted on a stiff museum board, photo size: 24 x19 cm. very good, clear images, no fading, verso with number, clean and ready for library or museum display. OBSCURE WORK

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KUSAKABE, Kimbei. et al.. SMALL BLACK LACQUER PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM, WITH SMALL WITH BIRDDECORATION ON FRONT .
This album was the photographic work of two well-known Yokohama photographic studios. Those of Kusakabe Kimbei [1841-1934] and also those of Kashima Seibi [1866-1924]. Kusakabe was a popular Yokohama photographer, and he sold a great deal to foreigners, operating from ca. 1881-1913. He was apprentice to either Beato or Stillfried and worked as a photo hand-colorist, and later acquired a good number of negatives from both of these early and very important West- ern pioneers who had photo shops in Yokohama. Therefore many of their images were found in Kusakabe's later photo albums. He also may have bought some negatives Nagasaki images from Ueno Hikoma as these too are found within his albums. Due to the large number of negatives exchanged, between photograph- ers, collectors are easily confused about who the actual photographer was. Kashima was known as the photographer of a book by Angus: JAPAN: The Eastern Wonderland, & volume seven of the PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHER.He is often & wrongly referred to as "Kajima." He also had a studio and his images were often re-used by K. Ogawa as Kashima helped finance Ogawa's collotype [photo] business. See Bennett pp.50, 57 for more biographical and other details on these photographers. * THE COVERS: This is a lovely miniature accordion folding album. With wood-covered black-lacquer, decorated with gold birds on the front & back. It is in nice condition, neither cracked nor warped, with some page hinges reinforced. The images by and large quite nice, clear, with a slight touch of very minor fading to a few but most are quite good, with delicate hand- coloring, which are albumen types. * THE PHOTOS: Side one: Side one from the beginning show a horse being loaded with rice stalks; women washing Kimono; three women in bedroom-2 under mosquito net; woman playing Shamisen with daughter; 2 women sewing; doctor taking a woman's pulse, while a young girl fans the fire under a tea pot; playing Shogi: two women and an old man play the game; two women taking lunch with a maid serving; 2 children learning Oshuji [calligraphy] from an old bearded man; two women taking tea being served by a maid; 2 women sleeping under a Futon; 2 young girls feeding silk worms while another chops the mulberry leaves; Shamisen and musical instrument shop; basket-weaver's shop; lady's coiffeur shop, shows combs, ribbons, hair pins &c.; child- dren's toy shop; culinary utensil shop; Geta or Japanese sandal shop; cookware shop: shows rice steamer,tea pots &c.; ceramic and porcelain-ware shop; Anko [sweet bean candy] shop; fruit ship; four young acrobats; four pilgrims with portable Buddhist shrine; pilgrim climbing Mt. Fuji; fisher- man; two Buddhist monks/priests; woman having her hair done; woman with parasol in winter [2]; young woman with her youn- ger brother on a journey with parasol, woman playing a four- stringed instrument "Pipa." * SIDE TWO: Jinriksha man pulling two women; two women and two men carrying a planquin, chrysanthemum flower show; beach scene with pleasure boat and rural village; mountain resort; waterfall [2]; Buddhist bronze lantern; three monkey sculpt- ure: shows the famous "Hear no, speak no, say no evil;" Shinto shrine; Sacred arched bridge; rural temple [2]; Shi- ratono Taki waterfalls near Mt. Fuji; Mt. Fuji on lake Biwa; Ryokan on the river [Japanese Inn]; mountain path with trav- elers and large Japanese inns; mountain village scenes, waterfalls with large stone lantern; Yokohama views: Enoshi- ma and cave over the water [caption in Japanese]; Enoshima beach shell collectors; Enoshima & fisherman with his boat; Tokyo views: Iris garden; Kabuki-za [Kabuki Theatre]; cherry blossoms [3]; Shrine; canal scene with small boat & houses; Jinriksha and puller on rural street near the famous "100 Steps" in Yokohama. * REFERENCE & BIBLIOGRAPHY: Thke following are some useful bibliographies to consult for more information on this album and subject: T. Bennett:EARLY JAPANESE IMAGES, see p.149 image 100d: Jap- anese Lantern Maker and the image of the Buddhist priest, cited as number 146 which are exactly the same images in this album. See also: H. Bayou; FELICE BEATO ET L'ECOLE DE YOKOHAMA. JAPANISCHE PHOTOGRAPHIE 1860-1929. H. Cortazzi: JAPAN CAUGHT IN TIME. [Feliz Beato/R. von Stillfried]: ONCE UPON A TIME: Visions of Old Japan from the Photos of Beato and Stillfried & the Words of Pierre Loti.Claudia G. Philipp et al: FELICE BEATO IN JAPAN: Photographien zum Ende der Feudalzeit 1863-1873. C. Worswick: JAPAN PHOTOPGRAPHS 1854- 1905. Philipp March & Claudia Delank:THE ADVENTURE OF JAPAN- ESE PHOTOGRAPHY 1860-1890. LA LEGGENDA DI UN IMPERO: Felice Beato e la scuola fotogarfica di Yokohama alla scoperta del Giappone 1860/1900 for more useful details, valuable images and information. * An excellent example of period photographic images, depict- ing some of the more famous places, customs and life style of the people. A good insight to Japan during the end of the 19th century. A complete album, issued by Kusakabe for early Western visitors to Japan as a memory of their sojourn in that curious & hitherto closed country. A reflection on old Japan. Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. * * * BUY WITH * * * * SHIPPING: WE SHIP WORLD WIDE * * * * * The shipping costs displayed for our books on ZVAB are ONLY AN ESTIMATE !!! * ACTUAL costs are based book weight, destination and value. * We will inform you of shipping costs and options once you select the book. **FOREIGN: We usually ship by registered/insured airmail to customers abroad. **DOMESTIC: We ship to USA customers by UPS/FEDEX or U.S. MAIL, appropriate insurance/registry and signature required will appply. ***** Please inquire if you have any questions regarding shipping or payments .

[Japan ca 1890's, Kusakabe]. Black accordion folding photo album, 64 hand-colored albumen photos, tissue guards, hinges mended, solid, album cover 18 x 12 cm., photo size 14 x 9 cm very good, photos on both sides of album leaves. S C A R C E

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CHIKANOBU, Toyoharu. [Yoshu]. [ONNA FUZOKU]: LADIES' MANNERS & CUSTOMS. Of The Meiji Era.
A BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED COLOR ALBUM A fine example of Meiji era Nishiki-e brocade style polychrome woodblock printing with the rare technique of Gauffrage. A stunning album, consisting of ten Oban horizontal prints, with split in the center margin, as issued. Each print has a double-fish like colophon showing the date, publisher, carver's seal and other bibliographic details. * THE TITLE: The work is without title. As a common practice, many prints of the time lacked title, and were simply issued in serial form with each print matching the same format, by the same artist. * THE ARTIST: Though the work is not signed, it is obviously the work of Chikanobu Toyoharu [aka Yoshu his studio name] [1838-1912], who was know for his excellent depiction of Meiji period women, warriors, snow, moon, flowers and political scenes. Chikanobu studied Kano style painting, studied under Toyohara Kunichika, who's surname he adopted. A skillful painter of women & historical subjects. See L. Roberts below. * THE PRINTS A SUITE OF TEN: Number 1: The art of Koto, depicts a woman on the floor playing the Koto, with a Hibachi [brazier] and a cat. She is elaborately dressed in a very elegant and formal Kimono. * Number 2: Playing with sparrows. This shows two refined Japanese women, the first stands and points to two sparrows which fly near-by. The second woman is kneeling while she prepares to cover a candle with a large basked. The candle stand is superbly toned with orange, an iron-based pigment that takes more than one-hundred years to oxidize, yielding a lovely patina. Both women wear superbly elegant Kimono, both have very fine gradation in color from solid to nearly clear white background. This technique is exceptionally difficult to achieve in color woodblocks. Nevertheless, the great skill of the printers achieved success with this technique of applying the ink with a light stroke, the brush having more ink on one end graduating out to nothing....stunning work ! * Number 3: Bird cage. This shows a mother seated and leaning her left arm on a cushion, while her young daughter holds a fan and touches the birdcage. Again the are dressed in stunningly elegant Kimono, each of which have colors gradually fading into the white background or pale pastels, marvelous. A summer lantern hangs in the center of the illustration, with black-lacquer wooden bottom and wind chime. * Number 4: Peony Iris and Sakura: A mother and daughter are illustrated. The mother looks back at her daughter who carries a younger brother. All are dressed in summer Kimono with elegant and Shibui design. The young boy wears a silken head cover, and wears a lovely child's patterned Kimono. In the background is a lovely floral arrangement of sprigs of Cherry, Iris and red peony. * Number 5: Presentation of the bride. The first woman carries a lantern and leads the way. She is followed by two attendants who guide a bride. The bride is dressed in stunning white Kimono, with Gauffrage-pattern of swastika's, an ancient Buddhist symbol. Her undergarments are of crimson-red. Others wear elegant silken Kimono, with excellent printing techniques. * Number 6: The game of Goh. This lovely domestic scene shows two women playing the traditional Japanese game of Goh. The woman on the left is about to place a black stone on the board, while the other looks on. Both are dressed in stunning Kimono with floral designs. In the background is a lovely red-lacquer table and roses in full bloom. A small tray with tea cups and snacks are present. * Number 7: New Year's Shuttle Cock. Its New Years and the traditional game is Shuttle Cock [a kind of badminton]. Each girl holds a paddle and tries to keep the "birdie' in the air. The girls are young and both wear special new year's style Kimono, and wear black-lacquered Pokkuri type "shoes." * Number 8: The art of wearing Kimono. This depicts three women, one helps another wear very elaborate heavy silk Kimono. The pattern of fans and Shibori [tie-dye] are done with great skill. Another woman kneels while preparing a jacket. Again the printing technique shows great skill of the artists in showing the gradations of color. A small mirror is the focus of attention of the woman who tries on her new fashions. * Number 9: Ikebana. This shows two very elegantly dressed women. The first presents a tray with flowers to the other. The other holds a scissors and is preparing to cut then arrange the flowers in a bronze vase. Each wear elaborate Kimono, one has lovely gradations of color. * Number 10: Cat's cradle. The last illustration shows two young girls playing Cat's Cradle. A mother looks on, holding a sprig of chrysanthemums. In the background is a lovely screen with a painting of Mt. Fuji. * CONDITION: The work is in an unusual binding, with embroidered flowers and butterflies laid down on both front and back covers. The covers are clean and in very good condition. The contents by and large are clean and solid. There is a small defect in the hand-made paper on illustration number 5 at the bottom but this is of no consequence and is not obvious. The last page has a small amount of minor, faint transfer and a bit of thumbing, the backside of each illustration has been reinforced at some time with Washi [hand-made Japanese] paper to give hinge strength, otherwise this is a very clean and nice album. * According to Coats: "Like many Japanese government officials in the 1890's, Chikanobu began to show increasing concern for teaching moral values to the new generations, especially to women. Increasingly women were seen as the protectors of Japanese customs and virtues, while men were expected to cope with Western influences and modernization..." From ca. 1890 Chikanobu began to produce prints showing women at appropriate pastimes, such as those that would enrich their cultural and social skills. Following the traditional Zen arts such as Tea, archery, flower arrangement were just a few of the several that also agreed with ancient Confucian attitudes. Ladies' etiquette [Onna Reishiki] was also a major subject found in his prints. Part of this etiquette was stunning ladies' dress in Kimono, hand & body movements, discreet eating practice and the proper entertainment of guests. [Liberally summarized from Coats, pp.46-47 et al.] * BIBLIOGRAPHY: B.A. Coats et al. CHIKANOBU: Modernity and Nostalgia in Japanese Prints. Especially pages 46-47, plate 21, pages 172-196 plates196--203; 210-212; 224-228; 232-235. Useful bibliography. * L. Roberts: A DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE ARTISTS p.185-6. He devotes about a half of a page to this celebrated artist. * R. Lane: IMAGES FROM THE FLOATING WORLD p.214. * Color scans can be sent by e-mail. Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. * * * BUY WITH * * * * SHIPPING: WE SHIP WORLD WIDE * * * * * The shipping costs displayed for our books on ZVAB are ONLY AN ESTIMATE !!! * ACTUAL costs are based book weight, destination and value. * We will inform you of shipping costs and options once you select the book. **FOREIGN: We usually ship by registered/insured airmail to customers abroad. **DOMESTIC: We ship to USA customers by UPS/FEDEX or U.S. MAIL, appropriate insurance/registry and signature required will appply. ***** Please inquire if you have any questions regarding shipping or payments .

Tokyo 1896, Fukuda. White boards, silk floral and butterfly pattern laid onto covers, very good, 10 double-page color wo woodcuts, ca 17.5 x 24 cm., opens to ca. 35.5 x 24 cm., ie. Oban, each page is Chuban, together making an Oban album.

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