World Book Encyclopedia 22

The World Book Encyclopedia: The World Book Encyclopedia 22, Research Guide Index Volume 22, Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Field Enterprises Educational Corporation, 1977. ISBN: 0716600773
The World Book Encyclopedia Research Guide Index. Volume 22. Das Buch ist in einem sehr guten, neuwertigen Zustand. Es ist aus dem Jahr 1977, 1022 S., ist in englischer Sprache geschrieben und trägt die ISBN: 0716600773

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World Book: World Book Encyclopedia 2008 Edition, 22 Vols. New York ,USA World Book 2008 ; fester Einband / hard cover; Schutzumschlag / dust cover ISBN: 9780716601081
9780716601081 New

Set of 22 vols. New Hard Cover 5.25 x 9.75 Inches

[SW: World Book Encyclopedia Encyclopaedia]

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WIRGMAN, C[harles].. SUITE OF NINE COLOR COLOR LITHOGRAPHS OF VIEWS IN JAPAN..
LOVELY GROUP OF 1880'S COLOR LITHOS OF JAPAN This suite contains the following color print images of Japan, with titles: Odah; From our Inn at Omura; Wayside Inn Near Nagasaki; Sulphur baths Uritzino; Halt by the Wayside near Palhiwa; Scene in a Silk Shop; Village Life in Japan; Japanese Physician; and Shaving the ladies. These last two are in duo-tone not color. * Charles Wirgman was a correspondent for the London Times, in in 1856, from there, he went to Japan as a correspondent for Illustrated London News, arriving there in 1861. He contributed many illustrated articles for that newspaper. In 1862 as a foreign resident of Yokhoama, he began a new publication the "Japan Punch." * JAPAN PUNCH: was published by Wirgman for 25 years, at first irregularly, then monthly from 1874. The newspaper remains a valuable source of information on the Yokohama foreign settlement and politics and social issues of the day. In Yokohama, where Wirgman was something of a native son. The journal eventually quit operation around 1887. "Japan Punch" was loaded with anecdotes and comic charicatures of local foreign residents, articles on Japan and the Japanese, historic events. * JAPAN PUNCH provided a vital eye-witness account of the heady days in Yokohama as Japan encountered the Western world and their culture. The articles will make you laugh, blush and ponder as the characters come alive. Wirgman was one of those engaging, eccentric, polyglot types who adventured around the Far East and had the knack to make great cartoons as well as caustic essays. The Japan Punch was a satire cartoon magazine. * THE BIRTH OF HAND-COLORED PHOTOGRAPHS IN YOKOHAMA: Being an illustrator and painter, Wirgman got a brilliant idea: to hand color photographs of Japan that were popular with foreign visitors in Yokohama. He contacted his old colleague and friend who he worked with in China, Felice Beato. Wirgman worked together writing stories, doing sketches and Beato, photographing in India and China. At the invitation of Wirgman, Beato came to Japan and the pair began a production line of hand-colored photos. Beato photographed Japanese life, while Wirgman began to hand-tint the albumen photographs of native types, scenery and views of Japan. * REFERENCES: JAPAN BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA & WHO'S WHO, p.1840 for more details. Charles Wirgman [ca 1834-1891] sumarizing: Englishman, painter, [& cartoonist], former British Army Officer, sent to Japan during the Meiji Restoration as a special correspondent for The Times, London. A Brilliant cartoonist, he began publishing the JAPAN PUNCH from Tokyo in 1862. He was the first Westerner to teach Western style painting in Japan and among his distinguished pupils were Horu Goseida, Hogai Kawakami, Yoshiichi Takahashi and Kiyochika Kobayashi, was buried in Yokohama. 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 .

[London ? n.d. ca. 1880's], M & N Hanhart. A group of nine colored lithographs extracted from ? book, very good, a bit of minor foxing, sheet size: 22 x 14 cm., image 17 x 10.5 cm strong, clear images, "C. Wirgman del t" in lower left. RARE

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HIRAIZUMI, Senan.. MOROKOSHI KIMMO ZUI: ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA ON CHINA..
This set is properly catalogued and described in great detail by Kerlin. He notes the fact that there are several variant methods for the binding. That is to say, the complete work is actually 15 volumes, however to economize on the use of covers, several individual volumes have been bound together in a single set of covers, regardless of how its bound, the complete work is 15 volumes. Some cataloguers are not aware of this method of combining volumes therefore they report different volume counts, resulting in misleading bibliographic citations. Kerlin points out the copies they recorded are bound for example in 10, 14 and 15 individual covered parts. We do note, that volume one is also found to be the index to the whole set. Covers vary also in color, some blue, black, and the title slips also vary from yellow on the blue to pink on the black. Embossed covers also vary some with different designs, and some sets have various embossed covers, or are mixed sets. * The work was illustrated by the celebrated book illustrator and Osaka artist Tachibana Morikuni [[1679-1748]; he is also known as Tachibana Yuzei, or Naramura Yuzei, among other "studio names. he used." * Due to the variant methods of binding, the below BIBLIOGRAPHIC note as to contents does NOT always follow exactly the order listed here. This is a "loose" and "general" guide to the contents. These assignments to the subject matter is a "loose" description, but after careful scrutiny of each of the volumes in hand, we have reported the contents found in that volume. * The Japanese text is written mostly in Kanji, and has ample Furigana so less literate people can read the characters and understand the meanings. Being an encyclopaedia, this work was very popular and used as a guide for people to under- stand their environment and world in the mid 18th-century. Certainly, the book was also used to teach children about the world around them. The excellent illustrations are enhanced by the text above which describe objects, flora, fauna of all varieties. One of the earliest and most dependable reference sources of its time. It enjoyed enormous popularity among the peasants and lesser educated people in Japan. A good portion of this work was extracted or derived from Chinese sources, the mother of Japanese writing and culture, which entered Japan via Korea or on occasion directly from China. * The work was published for the first time in 1719, and then also and again in 1796. The editor, Hirazumi [1692-1769] was a celebrated & respected scholar of the period. * A charming work, of a "naive" nature, said to be designed for children, but given the fact, that it contains a large amount of Kanbun [Chinese-Japanese old language] its difficult to conceive of any child being able to read such complex Chinese characters even with the Furigana [Japanese sounds]. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: * H. Kerlen: CATALOGUE OF PRE-MEIJI JAPANESE BOOKS AND MAPS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS, pp.460-1; no. 1076. * K. Toda: THE RYERSON COLLECTION OF JAJPANESE AND CHINESE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, pp.317-318; and states that vol. 1 is on astronomy; vol. 2 geography; vol. 3 the palace; vols. 4-5 personalities and human and legendary; vol. 6 sports and contests. vol. 7 implements, ornaments, ceremonial objects. vol. 8 ships, vehicles, fishing gear, insignia, weapons. vol. 9 weapons, utensils, furniture, machinery. vol. 12 plants, vol. 13 birds and mammals. vol. 14 the dragon, fish turtles and invertebrates. vol. 15 index. This list is to be taken with a grain of salt, as he does NOT distinguish just which edition follows this format; Kerlin does show the exact pagination for each of the two editions. Various bibliographers cite different contents for each of the volumes. Each volume is however fully illustrated. They translate the title to be: ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA ON CHINA. * H. Bartlett & H. Shohara: JAPANESE BOTANY DURING THE PERIOD OF WOOD-BLOCK PRINING, pp.397-8, with an illustration from the set is displayed. Again, they outline the contents of each volume which matches roughly that found in Toda. All bibliographers seem to show volume 1 as something other than the index volume. They also translate this title to be: PICTURE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THINGS CHINESE, TO INSTRUCT CHILDREN. * Some cataloguers confuse a similar title: KINMO ZUI, or yet another: KINMO ZUI TAISEI, both of which are 17th century books. They are not related. 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 .

[Edo 1719, Suwaraya]. Black stitched wrs., vol. 1 the index of a 15 vol. set, Japanese text, 30 double folded leaves, no illustrations, index volume only, very good, title slip, ca. 15.5 x 22 cm., woodblock printed on hand-made paper.

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