Sale 646: Art & Illustration, with Asian & Asian-American Material (#646) 06/28/2018 11:00 AM PDT Closed Starts Ending 06/28/2018 11:00 AM PDT Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)RelevanceAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-62 of 62. Previous|1|Next Lot #70 World Ceramics: Civilization and Cultural Diversity, 3 Volumes View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorChen, JinhaiHeadlineWorld Ceramics in Three VolumesDate Published2006 Lot #113 A History of Japanese Immigrants in Hawaii. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Hawaii)AuthorOkahata, J.H.HeadlineSignificant Work on Japanese Immigrants in HawaiiPublisherUnited Japanese Society of HawaiiDate Published1964 Lot #233 The Afghan Stuccos of the Nouvelle Revue Française Collection View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorStrzygowsky, JosefHeadlineChinese-Turkestan stuccosPublisherNouvelle Revue FrançaiseDate Publishedc.1932 Lot #263 Littell's Living Age View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(1852)AuthorLittell, E.Headline1st published words of Chinese-Americans in Gold Rush CaliforniaPublisherE. Littell & CompanyDate Published1852 Lot #264 Story of a Chinese Boy and You-Sing: the Chinaman in California View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(1867-1868)AuthorHosmer, MargaretHeadline1st novels about Chinese-Americans in CaliforniaPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1867-1868 Lot #265 The Overland Monthly Devoted to The Development of the Country, Volume V View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(1870)AuthorHarte, BretHeadline1870 Bret Harte’s “Heathen Chinee”, 1st appearancePublisherJohn H. Carmany & CompanyDate Published1870 Lot #266 When I Was A Boy In China View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1887)AuthorYan Phou LeeHeadline1st autobiography of a Chinese immigrant in AmericaPublisherLathrop Publishing CompanyDate Published1887 Lot #267 1st Japanese-American illustrator and the first two Japanese immigrant memoirs View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1890-1895)Headline1st Japanese-American illustrator and the first two Japanese immigrant memoirs Lot #268 Four periodical appearances of Chinatown fiction by Mary Austin and ‘Sui Sin Far’[Edith Eaton] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1897-1902)AuthorAustin, Mary and Edith EatonHeadlineNon-racist Chinatown fiction of the 1890sPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1897-1902 Lot #269 Rare Japanese poet's California broadside: Song Unto Brother Americans View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1897)AuthorNoguchi, YoneHeadlineJapanese-American poet-novelist as California bohemianDate PublishedAugust 1887 Lot #270 Original 1898 ink drawing of a Chinese family in a Chinatown street scene by a noted San Francisco commercial artist View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(1898)AuthorClarence M. LeavyHeadlineOriginal 1898 Chinatown drawing by noted San Francisco commercial artistDate Published1898 Lot #271 A Japanese Robinson Crusoe View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(1898)AuthorOyabe, JenichiroHeadline1st Japanese memoir of life in the United States.PublisherPilgrim PressDate Published1898 Lot #272 Miss Nume of Japan / A Japanese-American Romance View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1899)AuthorWatanna, OnotoHeadline1st book by the first Asian American novelistPublisherRand McNallyDate Published1899 Lot #273 Instruction for Chinese Women and Girls View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(1900)AuthorTsao, LadyHeadlineChinese-American illustrates Chinese Etiquette classicPublisherEaton & Mains; Jennings & Pye,Date Published1900 Lot #274 6 volumes by Onoto Watanna (pseudonym of Winnifred Eaton) View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(1902-1915)AuthorWatanna, OnotoHeadlineOnoto Watanna collection, novels and autobiographyPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1902-1915 Lot #275 “Japanese Embroidery”, Pg. 10 of St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat, Feb. 28, 1904 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(1904)AuthorTakahashi, KosenHeadlineGay Japanese-American architect writer, artist, cartoonistDate Published1904 Lot #276 Little Almond Blossoms and In The House of the Tiger View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(1904-1911)AuthorKnox, Jessie JulietHeadlineChinatown photographs in 2 volumes of Chinese children's storiesPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1904-1911 Lot #277 The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans As Told by Themselves View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(1907)AuthorHolt, Hamiton (editor)Headline1st memoir by an “ordinary” Chinese American NY LaundrymanPublisherJames Pott & CompanyDate Published1907 Lot #278 Mrs. Spring Fragrance View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1912)AuthorSui Sin Far [pseudonym of Edith Eaton]Headline1st Chinese-American book of fictionPublisherMcClurgDate Published1912 Lot #279 Chinese-Japanese Cook Book View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Heading(1914)AuthorWatanna, Onoto [Winnifred Eaton] and Sara BosseHeadline1914 1st Asian-American CookbookPublisherRand McNallyDate Published1914 Lot #280 The Lords of Dawn, A Novel View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(1916)AuthorMarsh, George Turner and Ronald TempleHeadlineChiura Obata, famed Japanese-American artist, 1st book illustration, fine bindingPublisherJohn J. NewbeginDate Published1916 Lot #281 Seven framed color prints by San Francisco Chinese-American artist Wylog Fong View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(1920-1927)AuthorFong, WylogHeadline7 framed Chinatown color prints by San Francisco artist Wylog FongDate Published1920-1927 Lot #282 “My Chinese Marriage”, serialized in four parts in Asia, The American Magazine On The Orient View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(1921)AuthorM.T.F. [Mae Franking and Katharine Anne Porter]HeadlineKatharine Anne Porter ghosts memoir of Chinese-Caucasian inter-marriagePublisherAsia Publishing CompanyDate PublishedJune-September 1921 Lot #283 The Red Cord A Romance of China View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(1925)AuthorSpringer, Thomas GrantHeadline1st Chinese-American book illustrator, inscribed novel of ChinaPublisherBrentano'sDate Published1925 Lot #284 The Bandit Prince View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1926)AuthorHayakawa, SessueHeadline1st Asian American movie star's only novelPublisherMacaulayDate Published1926 Lot #285 4 books by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(1926-1935)AuthorSugimoto, Etsu InagakiHeadlineMost popular Japanese woman author in 1920s AmericaPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1926-1935 Lot #286 The Rendezvous of Mysteries View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Heading(1928)AuthorNakagawa, Karl S.HeadlineVery rare first novel by an American-born JapanesePublisherDorrance & Co.Date Published1928 Lot #287 Le Voyageur de Nuit, ‘Illustrations de Yun Gee, Peintre Chinois' - only known book illustration by Chinese-American modernist artist View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1930)AuthorHenry-JacquesHeadlineSan Francisco Chinese-American artist in Hemingway’s ParisPublisherLes Editions du Monde Moderne, ParisDate PublishedJune 1930 Lot #288 3 Publications of Japanese-American Poetry in English View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1930-1934)AuthorKagawa, Bunichi and Kimi GengoHeadline1st 20th century Japanese-American poetry in EnglishPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1930-34 Lot #289 China Red View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(1931)AuthorH.T.TsiangHeadline1st (radical) novel by an American-born ChinesePublisherPublished by the authorDate Published1931 Lot #290 First book illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa, inscribed; with another inscribed book illustrated by her a half-century later View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(1931-1978)AuthorFujikawa, Gyo, illustratorHeadline1st book illustration by famed Japanese-American children’s author, inscribedPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1931-1978 Lot #291 Holy Prayers In a Horse’s Ear View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1932)AuthorTamagawa, KathleenHeadline1st autobiography of a Japanese-American Nisei womanPublisherRay Long and Richard R. Smith, Inc.Date Published1932 Lot #292 Ah Sin and His Brethren in American Literature View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(1933)AuthorFenn, William PurvianceHeadline1st study, published in China, of anti-Chinese racism in American literaturePublisherCollege of Chinese StudiesDate Published1933 Lot #293 3 publications by Younghill Kang View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(1934-1954)AuthorKang, YounghillHeadline"Father of Korean-American Literature"PublisherVarious publishersDate Published1934-1954 Lot #294 Transpacific Wings View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(1935)AuthorEndow, Kay KarlHeadline2nd novel by a Nisei Japanese-American, a California aviator, InscribedPublisherWetzelDate Published1935 Lot #295 Chinese Digest, A Weekly Publication View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Heading(1935-1936)HeadlineMajor SF Chinatown weekly magazine of the 1930s, 34 scarce issuesDate Published1935-36 Lot #296 Three children's books illustrated by Bunji Tagawa View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1935-1937) Tagawa, Bunji, illustratorHeadlineThree illustrated by Asian-American Bunji TagawaDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #297 Chinese Digest 24 Issues View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(1937-1940)HeadlineLeading SF Chinatown magazine of the 1930s, 24 scarce issuesDate Published1936-37 Lot #298 Father and Glorious Descendant View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1937-1943)AuthorLowe, PardeeHeadline1st literary memoir of San Francisco Chinatown by an American-born Chinese.PublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1943 Lot #299 To a President’s Taste View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(1939)AuthorLee Ping QuanHeadlineCookbook and memoir of a Chinese-American Presidential chefPublisherRodale PressDate Published1939 Lot #300 3 Berkeley publications with illustrations by Chiura Obata View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1940)AuthorObata, Chiura (illustrator)HeadlineJapanese-American artist Chiura Obata, 3 pre-war Berkeley imprintsPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1937-40 Lot #301 The Seasons at California View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(1940)AuthorObata,ChiuraHeadlineJapanese-American artist Chiura Obata, UC Berkeley art PortfolioPublisherCalifornia Monthly:Date Published1940 Lot #302 Language in Action View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(1941-1945)AuthorHayakawa, S. I.Headline2 inscribed books by Japanese-Americans published despite wartime hysteriaPublisherHarcourt, Brace and CompanyDate Published1941 Lot #303 5 Works by early Philippine-American authors View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(1942-1981)AuthorBulosan, Carlos and Bienvenido SantosHeadlineWorks by 2 pioneers of Philippine-American literaturePublisherVarious publishersDate Published1942-1981 Lot #304 Two books by Taro Yashima, pseudonym of Atsushi Iwamatsu View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1943-47)AuthorYashima, Taro (pseudonym of Atsushi Iwamatsu)Headline2 "picture books" by a Japanese political refugee to World War II AmericaPublisherHenry Holt and CompanyDate Published1943-47 Lot #305 2 books by Buwei Yang Chao View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1945-1947)AuthorChao, Buwei YangHeadlineChinese-American Doctor's classic cookbook and scarce autobiographyPublisherJohn Day CompanyDate Published1945-1947 Lot #306 Citizen 13660 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1946)AuthorOkubo, MineHeadline1st illustrated memoir of Japanese-American internment, with original artPublisherColumbia University PressDate Published1946 Lot #307 Four Illustrations by Dong Kingman View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1946-1954)HeadlineSan Francisco artist Dong Kingman, first book illustrationsPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1946-1954 Lot #308 First Japanese-American detective story writer - 3 novels View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1946-1957)AuthorOzaki, Milton K.Headline1st Japanese-American detective story writerPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1946-1957 Lot #309 "California's Colorful Campuses" Portfolio View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(1947)AuthorObata, ChiuraHeadlineJapanese-American artist Chiura Obata, University of California drawingsDate Published1947 Lot #310 Yokohama, California View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(1949)AuthorMori, ToshioHeadline1st Japanese-American short story anthologyPublisherCaxton PrintersDate Published1949 Lot #311 Nine Books by Yoshiko Uchida, credited with "single-handedly" creating the genre of Japanese-American children's literature View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(1949-1972)AuthorUchida, YoshikoHeadline9 books by the "mother" of Japanese-American children's literaturePublisherVarious publishersDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #312 Upon Their Shoulders View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1951)AuthorOta, Shelley Ayame NishimuraHeadline1st novel by a Nisei woman, inscribed, about a Japanese-American family in HawaiiPublisherExposition PressDate Published1951 Lot #313 15 Japanese Woodcuts / Produced by 9 members of the Japanese Council to Promote Graphic Arts View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1952)Headline1952 Portfolio of radical Japanese-American woodcutsPublisherNisei ProgressivesDate Published1952 Lot #314 4 children's books with Asian-American characters, illustrated by Asian-American artists View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(1952-1958)Headline1st Asian-theme children’s books illustrated by Asian-American artistsPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1952-1958 Lot #315 Four early children's books by Chinese-American architect Yen Liang View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1952-1961)AuthorLiang, YenHeadlineFour early children's books by Chinese-American architectPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1952-61 Lot #316 First two books by the first Chinese-American woman novelist View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(1956-1959)AuthorChang, DianaHeadline1st American-born Chinese woman novelist, first two booksPublisherNew YorkDate Published1956-1959 Lot #317 No-No Boy View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$812.50StatusSold Heading(1957)AuthorOkada, JohnHeadlineFirst Nisei novel of the Japanese American internmentPublisherCharles TuttleDate Published1957 Lot #318 Umbrella View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1959)AuthorYashima, TaroHeadlineOriginal art in children’s book by former Japanese political refugeePublisherVikingDate Published1959 Lot #319 2 books by Chiura Obata View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(1959-1967)AuthorObata, ChiuraHeadlineJapanese-American artist Chiura Obata, two books from his later careerPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1959-1967 Lot #320 1st three "realistic" Chinese-American novels of San Francisco and New York Chinatown View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(1961-1963)Headline1st three “modern” Chinatown novels by Chinese-American authorsPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1961-1963 Lot #321 Two novels and two memoirs about the Japanese internment, all inscribed View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(1971-1982)HeadlineFour inscribed books about the Japanese wartime internmentPublisherVarious publishersDate Published1971-1982 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next