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Bridge of Dreams specializes in rare books from and about Asia, especially Japan, and fine books in select other fields.

We see it as our job to accurately describe each book, and ship you what you order so that it arrives safely. In the unlikely event that you need to return a book because of an error on our part, we will reimburse you for the shipping and insurance costs.

We catalog carefully and accurately, and the books in the "to do" category seem to multiply when we turn our backs. Please check back often as new books will be listed almost every day. If there are specific books you are looking for, please call or email us.

Featured Items

8vo, pp. 33. No cover. Offprint of the first contribution of Henri L. Joly to the proceedings of the Japan Society of London. Inscribed (in French) with the author's compliments, H.L. Joly, with his 'chop' in red. Bakemono, literally "transformed things," covers all manner of ghosts, goblins, and those supernatural creatures peculiar to Japan. All Japanese terms are given in romaji and kanji. Some Joly manuscripts are known in private collections, but his signature has not been found elsewhere by us. Joly was a prolific cataloger of collections of Japanese art in the first part of the 20th century. Bakemono.
JOLY, HENRI L.
London: Japan Society, (1909). 8vo, pp. 33. No cover. Offprint of the first contribution of Henri L. Joly to the proceedings of the Japan.. more
Price: $250.00
229 pp. Pale green pictorial covers, some fading and wear to the tail of the spine. Dust jacket has some damage to the top of the spine and wear on the extremities, and the front flap has been cut both top and bottom though the price ($2.50) remains. Color frontispiece, also used for the dust jacket illustration, many beautiful wood engravings, illustrated endpapers, and chapter headings by Ward. Signed by both McNeer and Ward on the half title page.Prince Bantam was the first of many collaborations between Ward as illustrator and McNeer as author. The couple, who had been married after graduating from Columbia in 1926, published this book the same year as Ward's first wordless novel, God's Man, the first work of it's kind published in the United States. Prince Bantam: Being the Adventures of Yoshitsune the Brave and His Faithful Henchman Great Benkei of the Western Pagoda.
MCNEER, MAY AND WARD, LYND .
New York: Macmillan, 1929. 229 pp. Pale green pictorial covers, some fading and wear to the tail of the spine. Dust jacket has some.. more
Price: $600.00
pp. (3) 31 (1). b/w frontis and 13 b/w illus. The classic tale is rendered here, followed by Mitford's personal reflections. This would seem to be the first separate printing of the Tale following that in Tales of Old Japan (London: 1871), Cordier 686. The NDL has an 1889 edition, with no mention of the additional page of illustrations following p. 31. The Tale of Forty Seven Ronins.
MITFORD, A. B.
Tokyo: Jiujiya & Company, 1892. pp. (3) 31 (1). b/w frontis and 13 b/w illus. The classic tale is rendered here, followed by Mitford's personal.. more
Price: $550.00
4to, pp. (1) 147, 40 b/w plates. Frontis with tissue guard showing a view of the exhibition. Limited to 250 copies, this being No. 136. Former owner name on contents page, dated 1927. The first 50 pages comprise a series of articles on armor, swords, tsuba, etc., followed by a complete catalog of the exhibition, followed by 40 plates illustrating armor, swords, sword fittings, arrows, etc. A good representation of the sort of things found in the collections of the day. Scarce. Catalogue of an Exhibition of the Arms and Armour of Old Japan, Held by The Japan Society, London, in June 1905.
London: The Japan Society, 1905. 4to, pp. (1) 147, 40 b/w plates. Frontis with tissue guard showing a view of the exhibition. Limited to 250.. more
Price: $350.00
Small staplebound pamphlet, covers detatched but present, pp. 34. Folding map of Yokahama. A guide to Yokohama for visiting sailors presents the usual practical matters with a surprising mix of history and culture. "Delivery" stamp on cover dated May 24, 1921. Not in NDL. Yokohama Japan [U.S. Navy Ports of the World] "Ditty Box Guide Book Series"
[Washington D.C.: Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, [1920]. Small staplebound pamphlet, covers detatched but present, pp. 34. Folding map of Yokahama. A guide to Yokohama for visiting sailors.. more
Price: $100.00
Small 8vo, pp. 69 (2) A memorial of the dedication of Yuiitzukwan, or Unity Hall, the headquarters of the Unitarian Mission in Japan, and Senshin Gakuin, the associated school. While inexpensive print on demand copies of this title abound, we only locate two copies of this book at Harvard, one at U. of Washinton, Seattle. Not found at LOC nor NDL. Memorial of the Dedication of Yuiitzukwan: Tokyo, Japan, March 25th, 1894. Catalogue of Senshin Gakuin. (School for Advanced Learning.) 1893-1894.
[AMERICAN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION, JAPAN MISSION].
Tokyo: 1894. Small 8vo, pp. 69 (2) A memorial of the dedication of Yuiitzukwan, or Unity Hall, the headquarters of the Unitarian.. more
Price: $200.00
4to, pp. 135, incl. 1 double-fold and 1 triple fold page, index, b/w illus. Auction catalog of the art collection of Japanese novelist Natusme Soseki (1867-1916) comprising scrolls, paintings, calligraphy, lacquer, shrines, ceramics, swords, sword fittings, and armor. While his writing was firmly rooted in the modern world of Meiji Japan, his artistic taste showed a deep appreciation for traditional Japanese art. Scarce. [Auction Catalog].
[NATSUME SOSEKI].
Showa 9 [1934]. 4to, pp. 135, incl. 1 double-fold and 1 triple fold page, index, b/w illus. Auction catalog of the art collection.. more
Price: $450.00
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