Tokyo. Japanese Government Railways. Circa [ 1932]. Map, black and white illustrations, 19pp, some staining from rusted staples, a good copy. Contains sections on Kegon Fall, Lake Towada, Tokachi Plain, River Kiso, Kamikochi Valley, Muroto Promontory, Beppu Spa, and Mt. Unzen. When referring to this item please quote stockid 134922..... More

Tokyo: Japan Year Book Office. Sixteenth Annual Publication. ( 1921). Folding colour map, xxlviii (advertisements at front and back) + [2] + 4 + 2 + [2] + 812pp, appendix, index, endpapers and leaves opposite the map browned but otherwise a very good copy in original cloth gilt. 18.5 x...... More

London. Hydrographic Dept, Admiralty. 1918. Folding charts, black and white illustrations, xliii + 696pp, minor wear slightly soiled covers. No supplements. When referring to this item please quote stockid 149688. More

Asahi Shimbun.? Showa 7 [ 1932]. Monotone photographic illustrations throughout, some full page but many two or more images attractively arranged on the page, 64pp, striking colour illustrated upper cover showing two attractive Japanese women dressed in elegant early 1930s Western clothes sightseeing with Mt Fuji in the background. 19..... More

Various publishers. (circa 1925). A small archive of 30 catalogues, newsletters and other early 20th century trade ephemera reflecting the water pumps and motors that were available in Japan in the first quarter of the 20th century. Original wrappers, some are folded, occasional creasing at margins and minor soiling or..... More

Tokyo: Nihon Poridōru Chikuonki Kabushiki Kaisha 日本ポリドール蓄音機株式会社 [Japan polydor Gramophone Co.,LTD]. Shōwa 10 ( 1935). 24 + [30]pp catalogue from Polydor Japan - Nihon Poridōru Chikuonki Kabushiki Kaisha 日本ポリドール蓄音機株式会社 [Japan Polydor Gramophone Co., Ltd] issued on the 5th of December, 1935. Black and white photographic and line illustrations, very good..... More

Tokyo. No details of publisher. 昭和12 [ 1937]. Colour folding printed map, 39.5 x 34.5cm, pencilled date at lower margin, a little light even browning on the reverse. Very good copy. Map of Manchukuo as of January 1, 1937. Legends include country and district borders, major cities, South Manchuria Railway..... More

Kobe. Takagi Photo Co., (Circa 1919). 50 hand coloured full page collotypes printed on thick paper showing beautiful Japanese sights, scenery and people involved in activities, each plate captioned in English, all edges gilt, padded patterned silk over boards with tassle ties presented in a wrap around cloth covered case..... More

Shanghai. Commercial Press Limited. 1920. Revised, Sixteenth Edition. Black & white illustrations. ii, 1124pp + 1 pp advert. Rebound at some stage with the original pictorial cloth cover laid down on the front board and new endpapers. Some foxing throughout but a very good firm copy of the revised edition..... More

Java. (circa 1925). 12 full page glossy black and white studio photographs each approx. 17 x 12cm handsomely mounted on thick card leaves, eight stamped in white "Photo Atelier De Famora, Boanjoewangi. (Java)", the remainder blind stamped "De Famora", the leaves sewn into in a custom made album 21.9 x...... More

London. Murray. 1926. 5th Edition. iv + 766pp, index, title page evenly browned, lower corners of two leaves torn with loss, not affecting the text, two small holes in cloth upper joint, small scratch spine, inscription front free endpaper, edges lightly foxed. A good clean and sound copy. Encyclopaedia-style entries..... More

San Francisco. Nippon Yusen Kaisha, 1927. 1st Edition. Filled with countless black & white photographic images and striking cover art as well as numerous advertisements for hotels and passenger ships together with fashions of the era. In depth articles and commentary, and a focus on trans-pacific personalites. Each issue has..... More

London. Macmillan and Co. Limited. 1928. 1st English edition. Burgundy cloth covered boards, lettered in gilt on spine and within a decorative border in gilt on the upper cover. Top edge red as issued. fore edge and bottom edge untrimmed. Preface by the author. Illustrated with 10 striking black &..... More