Utagawa TOYOKUNI III KUNISADA
Un seigneur et son écuyer regardant trois femmes à l'éventail près de l'eau
1854|23 x 35 cm|une feuille
Original print printed between 1847 and 1854. Cut with a one-centimeter margin. Modern framing done in Tokyo with label on the back: Jinbocho Kanda Tokyo. Japan. Kingyokudo & co. Varnished mahogany frame. The print has a tiny adhesive on a margin connecting it to the mount. A polystyrene plate and a Japanese wood panel on the back. Small pivoting rivets allow quick access to the engraving. A removable fabric cord allows hanging the engraving. The whole is housed in a cardboard box.
Print on rice or mulberry paper. One vertical fold. Frame dimensions: 35x50cm. Print: 23.5x35cm.
Very handsome print with refined staging and colors. Under a flowering cherry tree, a lord and his squire
€680
Stéphane QUONIAM
Prose pour une japonaise
Editions littéraires orientalistes|Paris 1995|14.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
Franco-Japanese Bilingual Edition.
Signed autograph Stéphane Quoniam the painter and engraver Jacques Castex.
€40
Félix REGAMEY
Le cahier rose de madame Chrysanthème
Bibliothèque artistique & littéraire|Paris 1894|17.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the tirage de tête after 10 Chine and 12 Japon.
Original illustrations by the author.
This copy, as called for by the justification page, retains the double state of the frontispiece.
Rare and nice copy with edges preserved.
€600
Pierre LOTI
Japoneries d'automne
Calmann Lévy|Paris 1889|12 x 18.50 cm|relié
First edition.
Contemporary Bradel binding of half purple cloth over marbled paper boards, spine (faded) with gold fillets, brown shagreen label with title and author.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Pierre Loti to Alphonse Daudet : "... avec ma meilleure affection...[…with my best wishes…]"
Julia Daudet's library stamp to head of one endpaper.
A little spotting.
€1,500
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer ARGENS
Lettres chinoises , ou correspondance philosophique , historique & critique , entre un Chinois Voyageur & ses correspondants à la Chine , en Perse & au Japon . Nouvelle édition augmentée de nouvelles lettres & de quantité de remarques. [Ensemble] Songes philosophiques, par l'auteur des lettres juives
Chez Pierre Paupie|à La Haye; [The Hague] • à Berlin 1755 - 1746|8 x 14.50 cm|6 volumes reliés
New edition (third?) and first in 6 volumes. The first edition dates from 1746. Les Songes philosophiques are in first edition.
Contemporary full speckled brown calf bindings. Smooth spines decorated. Red morocco title and volume labels. Triple gilt fillet and star cornerpieces on boards. All edges red. Three head caps and three tail caps worn. A few corners very slightly bumped.
The Lettres chinoises, inaugurated by the same author as the Lettres juives have this typical Enlightenment design of comparing the customs and habits of several civilizations; the work takes up the scheme, always humorous, of the first work of this type: L'espion de la co
€900
Jules HOCHE, Christian-Wilhelm ALTERS
Notre tour du monde. Illustrations d'après nature par C.-W. Allers.
Félix Juven|Paris 1904|31 x 41 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
First edition, illustrated with 16 plates outside the text after nature by Christian-Wilhelm Allers. Presentation copy.
Publisher's half red cloth binding, personalized front cover decorated in gilt with the title, publisher and the inscription "offered by Mr Maurice Berteaux, deputy - 1904.
Journey of journalist Jules Hoche (1859-1926) through Egypt, Suez, Ceylon, Pondicherry and Madras, Singapore, Java, Siam, Hong-Kong and Canton, Shanghai and the Yang-Tse-Kiang, Peking and its surroundings, Japan and America. Significant dampstain to covers, corners slightly bumped, edges rubbed, one hinge weakened at foot, interior fresh despite some foxing.
€80
COLLECTIF
Mario Botta
A.D.A. Edita|Tokyo 1989|30.50 x 30.50 cm|reliure souple de l'éditeur
Second edition.
Publisher's binding over flexible paper boards.
Richly illustrated.
A good copy.
€80
Utagawa SADAHIDE
Procession
ca 1860|36 x 48 cm|en feuilles
Original Japanese print. Two sheets from what was certainly a large set of eight.
Printed on mulberry paper. The sheets have been backed, due to paper weakened in the upper section by wormholes.
Member of the Utagawa school, and undoubtedly the best student of the school's founder, Utagawa Kunisada I. He created several large sets of prints, not only of processions, but of the city of Yokohama to which he devoted much of his work.
€200
MIGITA TOSHIHIDE
Le meurtre de Kudo Suketsune par Goro Tokimune
Matsunaga Sakujiro|1880|35 x 72 cm|une feuille
Original print.
Triptych of three prints joined together (glued at the back with a paper strip). Three sheets assembled as one. Hole at each extremity. A lack to the left margin. A central fold.
In the 12th century, Tokimune avenges his father's death by killing his murderer, Kudo Suketsune. Toshihide was a pupil of Yoshitoshi, his prints are characterized by a blend of traditional and Western styles.
€600
Sadahide UTAGAWA, Batei SHUJIN
Nanchou Gaishi Buyuden
Sadahide|Edo [Tokyo] 1856|14.50 x 23 cm|cousu
First edition, rare, with 35 engravings, many double page in black, grey, and white (several with grey and black ink wash). The title may be translated as: A History of the Braves of the Southern Court.
10 accordion-stitched volumes. Three different printed covers, the first series comprising three volumes, the second four and the third three. Rubbing. Two volumes with worming to upper margin, one wormhole to centre of book touching engravings.
Numerous scenes of particularly violent combat, with decapitations and gushing blood; Court scenes. The figure of Sadahide is remarkably finely rendered and detailed, the grey and black wash adding contrast and depth.
€1,200
Edmond COTTEAU
De Paris au Japon à travers la Sibérie, voyage exécuté du 6 Mai au 7 Août 1881
Hachette & Cie|Paris 1883|11.50 x 19 cm|relié
First edition. Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine slightly faded with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, modern binding. Work illustrated with 28 engravings and complete with its folding map at the end. Handsome copy almost free from foxing.
€300
YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU II
Yanagawa Gafu. Sansui no bu
Shubundo|Edo [Tokyo] • [Tokyo] 1856|12 x 18 cm|cousu
Rare first edition. Illustrated with 44 plates including one double-page, totaling 110 figures enhanced in period colors by Yanagawa Jushin.
Contemporary wrappers, original binding in cold-embossed green paper with cloud motifs. Excellent condition.
The author published 5 volumes of this type, each addressing a different theme—animals, flowers; this one depicts the mountains and rivers of Japan represented in prints by the artist.
€500
COLLECTIF
Catalogue de vente de la collection de C. Havilland d'estampes japonaises, peintures des écoles classiques et de quelques maitres de catalogue de vente de la collection de C. Havilland d'estampes japonaises, peintures des écoles classiques et de quelques maitres de l'Ukiyoye'. Première vente
S. n.|Paris 1922|23 x 31 cm|broché
First edition of this auction catalogue held on November 27, 28 and 29, 1922 at the Hotel Drouot.
Iconography.
A small tear at the head of one joint, small stains on the front cover, handsome interior condition.
€50
Alexandre HURÉ
Le volontaire, épisode de la guerre du Tonkin
Librairie Jouaust|Paris 1886|17 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, ours unnumbered, the only deluxe copies.
Small tears without consequence to head and foot of spine.
Our copy is complete with the etching by Léopold Flameng here in double state as with all deluxe copies.
Rare and handsome full-margined copy.
€150
ELISEEV
La peinture contemporaine au Japon
Editions de Boccard|Paris 1923|In 4|Un Vol. broché
First work on contemporary painting in Japan, following the first exhibition of Japanese art in Paris at the Grand Palais in 1922.
Numerous plates.
Rare.
In original wrappers with folded covers.
Excellent condition.

NB: This work is available at the bookstore upon request within 48 hours.
€130
Georges BOUSQUET
Le théâtre au Japon
Extrait de la Revue des deux mondes|(Paris) 1874|15.50 x 25 cm|agrafé
First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.
€80
Marcel ROBERT
Atashi, roman.
Ikkiyo|Tokyo 1936|14 x 20 cm|broché
Rare first edition of this novel recounting the story of a wealthy Swiss industrialist who abandons everything to lead a bohemian life in Japan.
Cover faded, title page loose, small marginal tears.
Rare.
€100
Franz TOUSSAINT
Les pins chantent, quatre Nô
René Kieffer|Paris 1925|14 x 20.50 cm|relié
New edition of the French translation, this one by Franz Toussaint, one of 1000 numbered copies on vellum, the only printing with 50 Japan copies.
Half brown shagreen binding with corners, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with gilt floral motifs featuring, as petals, incisions of red shagreen, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
Work decorated with numerous ornamental borders and initials in two tones by J. Vergély.
Handsome copy.
€100
Tamenaga SHOUNSOUI, Kei-Sai YEI-SEN
Les fidèles Ronins
A.Quantin|Paris 1882|17.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
Edition translated from the English version by S. Saito & E. Greey of this famous Japanese historical novel.
Work illustrated by Kei-Sai Yei-Sen.
Attractive illustrated cover.
Minor marginal lacks harmlessly affecting the margins of the first leaves.
€40
COLLECTIF
Japanese design in art 8
étude Kyouto|s. l. 1985|30 x 30.50 cm|relié
Japanese first edition.
Text in Japanese. Full black cloth binding, very fine copy, complete with its illustrated slipcase.
Richly illustrated.
€60
Clive HOLLAND
Au Japon, choses vues
Vuibert & Nony|Paris 1908|18.50 x 25 cm|broché
First edition in French.
Illustrated with photographic plates and text drawings.
Spine sunned, covers uniformly sunned with marginal stains, light interior foxing, some dampstaining affecting the head of certain pages.
€50
Catalogue de vente de la collection de C. Haviland de laques du Japon des XVIè, XVII et XVIIIè siècles, boîtes, écritoires, boîtes à médecine et à parfums, peignes, étuis à pipe, sculptures... Première partie de la deuxième vente
S. n.|Paris 1922|23 x 32 cm|broché
First edition of this auction catalogue held on November 30, December 1 and 2, 1922 at the Hôtel Drouot.
Iconography.
Spine slightly faded, one plate loose, handsome interior condition.
€60
COLLECTIF
Le pont Mirabeau N°4
Le pont Mirabeau|Paris Avril 1939|16.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
First edition.
Contributions by Georges Blin, Michel Manoll, Saint-Pol-Roux among others.
€60
Annie Shepley OMORI, KOCHI DOI
Jounaux intimes des dames de la cour du vieux Japon
Plon|Paris 1925|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition of the French translation, falsely stated 6th édition.
€40
Charles VIGNIER
Catalogue de la bibliothèque de livres japonais illustrés appartenant à M. Emile Javal, deuxième partie
S. n.|Paris 1928|25.50 x 32.50 cm|broché
First edition.
Illustrations at rear.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally faded, a lack at foot of spine also affecting the second board, otherwise handsome copy.
€60
H.I. HANCOCK
Jiu-Jitsu, méthode japonaise
Berger-Levrault|Paris 1934|13.50 x 21 cm|broché
New edition of the French translation.
Work illustrated with 19 photographic plates.
Tiny lack to foot of spine, small traces of corner creasing to second cover, handsome interior condition.
€80