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ENGLISH MEMOIRS
SERIES
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Edited by Teruo Oka and Masao Kaiho
210x148mm, half cloth binding, 508 pages in each
With a Japanese commentary
12vols. / Price 111,650 Yen ISBN4-653-02564-9
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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 ISBN4-653-02382-4 |
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 ISBN4-653-01388-8 |
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 ISBN4-653-02150-3 |
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. |
