About this website
There are plenty
of websites promoting ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock prints),
but very few
dealing with Japanese books. This website attempts to fill
that gap.
The
aim is to make the site as interactive as possible, catering to
people's tastes,
responding to enquiries, tracking down material, etc.
Contact me
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About me
I am a retired professor of English literature; my academic website is here. I spent years
as a research student poring over rare books and manuscripts, but at
that stage my interest
was in the contents. I did not become interested
in books as collectible objects until much
later on. You can find links
to my own collections below.
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Other Links
IDENTIFYING JAPANESE FIRST EDITIONS
-For people who can't speak or read Japanese
JAPANESE ANTIQUES AND CURIOS
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BOOKS
I AM COLLECTING
My two main areas of
collecting are as follows:
1. VICTORIAN WOMEN
- Their books, engravings, manuscripts, etc. I am particularly
interested in those who led
unusual or unconventional lives.
2. "HEADS THAT ROLLED: THE BOOKS OF THE
MARTYRS"
- Material connected with
those who suffered for their beliefs during the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries.
If you have anything you
think may be relevant to these two topic areas please contact me.
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