Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

Toronto based antiquarian bookseller, Specialist in Early Printed Books and Manuscripts. thatguywiththebooks.com Toronto, Ontario Joined June 2020

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Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

24 hours ago

If I ever get the idea to make another catalog like this, I need you to firmly grab me, politely tell me "No", and hurl me towards the nearest celestial body so that I can't cause myself further psychic damage. Anyways, here's a 94 volume set with 1800 woodblock illustrations.

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Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

2 days ago

The Hyakki Yagyo. The Night Parade of 100 Demons. Getting a hand painted copy has always felt like a dream, and something I've kept in mind the past few years. Chalk another milestone off the list. And one more for the East Asian Catalog, with this Late Edo-Early Meiji copy.

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Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

3 days ago

Not much of a secret that I've fallen in love with Eastern Asian artwork, and this artist album dating from the Meiji to Taisho Periods is a perfect blend of old meets new, displaying a series of famous historical scenes and art of the Chinese Tang and Song Dynasties.

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Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

a week ago

An artistic interest I've had for the East Asian Catalog has been finding different depictions of women throughout history. This album of Ukiyo-E paintings helps with that, providing several paintings of Onna-musha, women of the bushi class, trained in different weaponry.

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Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

2 weeks ago

Average bookseller stresser right now

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Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

2 weeks ago

Alright. That's it. Bought the most detailed artwork of my life. I've somehow peaked career wise on my 31st birthday. Pack it up folks.

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Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

2 weeks ago

Built up a big selection of battered but beautifully illustrated Edo and Meiji Period books. Literature. History. Warfare. A bit of everything. Montreal Antiquarian Book Fair, Sept 27th - 28th, I'll be bringing a heap of these for cheap, from $20 to $50 a pop! Don't miss out!

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Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

2 weeks ago

Nothing says "bargain bin find of Items of Cultural Interest," like some poetic calligraphy attributed to Hon'ami Kōetsu with appraisal stamps at an old estate sale. National treasure of Japan. Calligrapher. Craftsman. Potter. Sword Connoisseur. A man of many trades.

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Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

2 weeks ago

Alright. I've found it. The one illustration that encapsulates my job and state of mind 80% of the time. Just replace the sake with tea and that's me. On a side note this painting sketchbook is really pretty.

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Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

2 weeks ago

Prayer books. Provenance. Manuscripts. Why not all three in one? Here's a Circa 1750 German manuscript Gebetbuch. Fancy Kurrent script, opulent headings, in red and gold. Lots of calligraphical decorations. Over 500 pages 400 USD, and it's yours. Message or email to claim!

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Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

2 weeks ago

It really is in this line of work where I get to spontaneously say, "Hair Buddha is finally mine!," while eating breakfast. Anyways, here's a Muromachi Period (14th-15th Century) embroidered image of the Buddha with human hair woven into it.

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Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

2 weeks ago

Me, 10 months ago: "It's just a couple of scroll paintings and hand scrolls, love. I swear I won't buy too many!" Me, today: "somewhere, there's a 12th Century painting of the Buddha, but I forgot which box." Expect a few of these at the November Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair.

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Zubairul Islam @GuyWithTheBooks

2 weeks ago

I like rare books. I like ookie spooky books. Therefore, Kawanabe Kyosai's Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is the most ideal purchase of the week. This is the 1895 Second Edition, and the rest of the parade goes on for a while. See the whole thing in the East Asian Catalog