The 1912 edition of what is considered to be the first English-language novel published in the United States by a Japanese writer. The text first appeared in 1901 serialized in two parts in Illustrated Monthly and was first published in book form in 1902 by Frederick A. Stokes. Marketed as the authentic diary of a young Japanese girl visiting the states, it was actually written by the prominent (male) Japanese author of fiction, poetry, and literary criticism Yonejir (Yone) Noguchi, also the father of the famous contemporary sculptor Isamu Noguchi.....
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A scarce relatively early official title in English (1910) on the forestry of Japan produced by the country's Department of Agriculture & Commerce at its Bureau of Forestry. With 12 black and white collotype photographs of various forest scenes and tree specimens. From the collection of W.B. Chase, who was a music critic and editor at the New York Times and the New York Sun during the years 1896-1935. His obituary notes travels in Japan and China, and a love of books. With a folded an typed letter laid-in, dated.....
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Mt. Omei (also Emei) in China has been a major religious site and "holy mountain" for over fifteen hundred years. Early Western visitors wrote descriptions of their experiences with the site, but Dryden Phelps (Professor of English Literature at West China Union University) went much further and translated the Mount Emei Illustrated Handbook, a Chinese-language guide first published in 1891. This 1936 translation and "new edition" features the original Chinese text with an English translation and annotations below. The original woodblock plates from the original guide were destroyed or missing.....
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A rare copy of fairy tale No. 1 in Takejiro Hasegawa's Japanese Fairy Tale Series, a delightful series of books featuring wood-block prints on crepe paper that were produced in Japan at the beginning of the 20th century. The full series included 20+ volumes, and this one is the story of a magical child who appeared out of a peach, and proceeded to conquer an island of devils, gaining honor and wealth to the delight of his parents. Created for the Western market, Hasegawa's books were known for their high.....
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A rare copy of one of the delightful wood-block on crepe paper books produced by Takejiro Hasegawa in Japan at the beginning of the 20th century. This in a larger size (5.75" x 7.5") than the popular Japanese Fairy Tale Series, and being mostly pictorial representations of traditional life in Japan with little text. The 10 Hiyoshicho address on the title page indicates this is an earlier printing. Created for the Western market, Hasegawa's books were known for their high quality in all aspects - paper, ink, execution of the.....
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The "Special Surprise Issue" (No. 5) of Oz Magazine, one of the rare oversized fold-out posters published for only a few issues. This edition the iconic "Plant a Flower Child" poster designed by Martin Sharp. Oz was an independently published, alternative/underground magazine associated with the international counterculture of the 1960s. First published in Sydney, a parallel version was published in London starting in 1967. The Australian magazine was published until 1969 and the British version until 1973. The back rails against the "Alf Conspiracy," "...a bizarre cult of grey, short-haired.....
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A poster commemorating 100 years of struggle for Puerto Rican independence. The Puerto Rican flag is shown framed in bullets. On September 23, 1868 the Lares uprising was the first major revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico. Text in English, Spanish, French and Arabic. Published by OSPAAAL, the Organization of Solidarity of the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America, with their logo in the lower right. OSPAAAL was established in Cuba in 1966.

Condition: Fair, with overall waviness to poster likely from previous moisture; some edgewear and chips.....
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An event poster for a lecture by William Kunstler, the civil rights activist and lawyer for the Chicago Seven, on April 8, 1970 at the McMillin Theater (now renamed the Miller Theater) at Columbia University in New York City. The Chicago Seven were Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Rennie Davis, David Dellinger, John Froines, Tom Hayden and Lee Weiner. They were charged by the U.S. government with conspiracy and crossing state lines with the intent to incite a riot, along with other charges related to the anti-Vietnam War protests during the.....
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The rare overisze (17.5" x 22.5") poster for the Red Hot Chili Peppers concerts in Seattle (Moore Theatre) and Portland (Pine Street Theatre) on March 30 and April 1, 1988. A relatively early Chili Peppers poster and concert tour supporting their third studio album, the tour was known as the "Uplift Mofo Party Tour." Featuring the band photo including D.H. Peligro, also the longtime drummer for The Dead Kennedys, who performed with the Chili Peppers for less than a year. An 11x17 poster was also An almost identical poster design.....
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The poster for the Japanese girl band Shonen Knife headlining a four-band bill at Satyricon in Portland on August 17, 1998. The openers were Michael Shelley, Joypop Turbo and Nite Time Love Friends. Poster design by Guy Burwell who designed many posters for Berbati's and Satyricon in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Condition: Fair, with the usual (several) holes, tears and creasing from being stapled to a telephone pole.
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The concert poster for the Gashuffer, Crackerbash and Thrill Hammer at the Blue Gallery on May 19 either in 1989 or 1990. Poster design by Mike King (Crash Design). Crackerbash featured Sean Croghan, Scott Fox on bass, and drummer Doug Nash (later Teddy Miller on drums). Thrill Hammer (later Thrillhammer) was Dave Triebwasser (Pond) on drums, Pete Krebs (Hazel) guitar and vocals, and Ben Munat (Rotor/Satyricon booker) on bass. The Blue Gallery was a punk/rock club and art gallery run by Tim Brooks in NW Portland for a few years.....
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The poster for an Empty Records band Showcase at Satyricon on August 7, 1998 featuring Steel Wool, the Weird Love Makers and Jr. High. Poster design by Guy Burwell who designed many posters for Berbati's and Satyricon in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Condition: Fair/Good, with the usual holes, tears and creasing from being stapled to a telephone pole.
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The concert poster for Pigmy Love Circus, Nervous Christians, Dead Moon and Hog Wild at at the PDX Underground club on April 13, 1991.

Condition: Fair/Good, with the usual staple holes and wear from being stapled to a telephone pole; slight discoloration around edges of poster likely due to being stapled on top of another poster whose color has bled."
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