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ENGLISH MEMOIRS SERIES |
Edited by Teruo Oka and Masao
Kaiho
210x148mm, half cloth binding, 508 pages in each
With a
Japanese commentary
12vols. / Price 111,600 Yen ISBN978-4-653-02564-1 |
This is an anthology of memoirs
written in 17th and 18th Century. The author of those memoirs are English
politicians and nobilities. Included are such well-known classic as
Memoirs of the Reign of George the Second by Lord John Hervey. This
demonstrates English court life and political life in the period, in
particular, backstage of the court and the political world. This
collection offers scholars and students a mix of both frequently cited and
lesser known but equally importanthistorical documents.
Readership:
Students and scholars of 17th to 18th-century English history and
literature, and political history.. |
1
Warwick, Sir Philip: Memoires of the Reign of King Charles Ⅰ.
2 Cavendish, Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle: The Life of
William Cavendish,Duke of Newcastle
3 Hamilton, Anthony: Memoirs of Count Grammont.
4 Bolingbroke, Henry St.John, Lord Viscount: A Letter to
Sir William Windham
5-6 Hervey, John, Lord: Memoirs of the Reign of George the
Second. Vol.1-2
7 Dodington, George Bubb: The Diary
8-12 Wraxall, Sir Nathaniel William: The Historical and
the Posthumous Memoirs. |
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| LA BIBLE
D’OLIVETAN |
364x257mm, half cloth
binding, 854 pages
With a Japanese commentary by Atsumi
Kume
Price 130,000 Yen ISBN978-4-653-02382-1 |
The first French Bible, based on the original
Hebrew Massoretic Text and Greek Textus Receptus, was made in 1535 by
Pierre Robert Olivetan. Prior to this, most Bibles were based on the Latin
Vulgate.
This facsimile edition provides essential source to the
studies on the Bible and the Reformation. |
Readership:
Students and scholars of Bible, the history of
religion, French language in 16th Century, the Reformation
studies. |
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| Original des PENSEES DE PASCAL |
manuscript:
445x315mm, 260 sheets printed on one-side,cloth case
text: 445x312mm,
260pages, half cloth binding
With a Japanese commentary by Masayoshi
Hirota
Price 150,000 Yen ISBN978-4-653-01388-4 |
Pascal’s achievement as a religious
philosopher has been eclipsed by his masterpiece, Pensee. This facsimile
edition of the manuscript, which is possessed in the National Library of
France, compiled by
Leon Brunschvicg, first appeared in 1905. This
facsimile edition, based on the 1905 edition, which preserves the writer’s
habits, gives the reader the rare chance of seeing the author’s mind.
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Readership:
Students and scholars of 17th to 18th-century
literature, philosophy, and religion. |
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SOUVENIRS
ENTOMOLOGIQUES
Etudes sur l’Instinct et les
M.urs des Insectes |
by J.-H.
Fabre
223x152mm, 410 pages in each,
176 plates (double-tone
printing), individual case
11vols. /Price 125,000 Yen ISBN978-4-653-02150-6 |
French entomologist, Fabre, Jean Henri
(1823-1915) is known for his observations on insects and his study of
their behavior. Fabre demonstrated the importance of instinct among
insects. His exquisite literary style brought him as much renown as his
observations. When his principal work, Etudes sur l’Instinct et les M.urs
des Insectes, fi rst published, achieved immense popularity.
This
volume reprints the entire work as well as “La Vie de J.-H. Fabre
Naturaliste” by Dr. G.-V. Legros, published published in 1924. |
Readership:
Students and scholars of entomology, literature,
French language, and General readers interested in Fabre’s
writings. |
