Japanese MushroomsMedicinal PlantsFrom the Colossal Botanical Treatise“Honzo Zufu”By Iwasaki TsunemasaSpectacular Colour IllustrationsEarly 1900sIwasaki Tsunemasa (Kan-en)Title: Honzo Zufu [Illustrated Manual of Medicinal Plants / Iconographia Plantarum]Japan, early 1900s. A most pleasing and highly illustrative Japanese monograph on mushrooms, being a copy … Continue reading
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Albumen PhotographsNineteenth Century TheatreComedy of Two Housemaidscirca 1880England, circa 1880. Seven (7) albumen photographs of a Victorian comedic theatrical production, from the era of prolific literature and theatre, this play evidently highlighting social class issues through the lens of two … Continue reading
Three Autographs of Hardy AmiesIn Volumes From His Personal LibraryWith Bookplate and Signature1928-1933 Germany, 1928-1933. Three (3) original signatures of Hardy Amies, the couturier for Queen Elizabeth for some thirty-nine years, contained in three books from his personal library, and each … Continue reading