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

China. Clarendon Press. 1939. Reprint. xxxi + 222pp, index, appendix, bibliography. front free endpaper has a large inscription, papered boards, linen spine. Some of the papered rear upper board lacking. edges and corners rubbed but internally a very good copy. Reprinted in China 1939 sticker on rear fixed endpaper. 23.5..... More

Paris. Institut D'Ëthnologie, 1936. Black and white illustrations, 206pp + plates, indices, very minor light browning, neat name front free endpaper, 27.1 x 18cm. Good copy. French and Malay text. When referring to this item please quote stockid 20598. More

(Circa 1920s). 120 loose black and white amateur and professional photographs and 2 coloured postcards. One photograph chipped at one corner but otherwise very good. Many are annotated on the reverse in English. Most photographs measure 6.5 x 10cm or 9 x 14cm. A large and fascinating collection of photos..... More

Shanghai. Kelly & Walsh, Limited. 1929. 1st & only edition. Black & white map, Black & white photographic frontispiece and 8 b/w illustrations. Cream linen spine and patterned green papered boards with title label lettered in red pasted down on upper front board. 18.5 x 13.5cm. Inner hinge cracked but..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 内務省社会局保険部. [Naimu-shō Shakai-kyoku Hoken-bu]. (Circa 1925). Large coloured lithographed poster, 108 x 79cm. Poster has been folded and is now creased but still very striking. Scarce. This Japanese government poster was published to raise awareness for the prevention of tuberculosis. It bears the campaign slogan "Train your body!"..... More

上海.[Shanghai]. 三益社.[Mimasusha]. 昭和十三[ 1938]. Coloured folding map China as far north as Hebei Province, south to Hong Kong, west to Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces, and corresponding coastal regions. Some folding black and white plates including one of the Bund looking north. 4 full page colour plates, black and white photographic..... More

No place of publication. ミクニ. [Mikuni]. (Circa 1925). 4 small colourful sheets each with female paper dolls and their accompanying Japanese and western costume (front and rear views) and their possessions. 20.7 x 14.5cm, a little staining on reverse but nonetheless very good copies. A delightful series of Japanese paper..... More

Rekishi Shashinkai]*. 歴史冩眞會, Taisho 11 [ 1922]. Black and white photographic illustrations and colour illustrations. 30 cm x 22.3cm. No. 112 published on November 1922. No. 115 published on 1 February 1923 - Taisho 12. Some ocassional foxing to margins and covers. The original metal staples which were rusted have..... More

米山堂. Showa 2 [ 1927]. Reprint. 36 full page delicately coloured letterpress summer kimono designs, [41]pp, Japanese binding four hole stab binding, original card covers, title label upper cover, 15.8 x 10.8 cm. A little light wear edges, light browning lower endpapers. A most attractive wahon in lovely condition. When..... More

Shōwa 5. [ 1930]. Ten ink paintings presented in a cloth covered Japanese accordion style album. Upper and lower edges lightly insect damaged, insect damage in three small places within the album itself not affecting the paintings, title label a little nibbled but nevertheless a very pleasing album blue cloth..... More

Unknown. (Showa 12 [ 1937]). Black and white illustrations, 10 + 8 + 11pp. 26.5 x 19 cm. Paper covered boards with cord ties, paper title label upper cover, corners worn with loss, lower endpaper trifle browned otherwise very good. Contains the poems of a number of land service men..... More