東京. [Tokyo]. 東京日日新聞社. [Tōkyō Nichinichi Shinbunsha]. Showa 16 [ 1941]. Colour poster from a 1941 calendar. 53.5 x 38.5cm, small holes at corners, central horizontal fold. Some light even browning but overall a striking WWII image from a Japanese calendar. This colour illustrated calendar shows the months of March, April..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 山海堂出版部. [Sankaido Shuppanbu]. (Circa 1940). Folding poster printed in brown, red and black featuring many illustrations, 54.3 x 77cm. Small pin holes at corners, small closed tear on fold at margin, a little light soiling and wear. Good copy of an interesting poster. This display poster was published..... More

New York. Institute of Pacific Relations. 1945. xiii + 169pp,index. Bookplate of George E. Sokolsky (1893 - 1962), journalist and China expert, front paste down. Little browning and marking endpapers, lettering on spine dull, otherwise good hardback copy. Report of the discussions that took place at the Ninth Conference of..... More

[Japan]. No date. Late 20th Century? Very long striking blue and white scroll showing the Japanese fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor. Scale: 1:1000. Occasional light marking but overall in very good condition. 53 x 304 cm. An intriguing representational print that displays the entire Japanese fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 都新聞社.[Miyako shinbunsha]. 昭和十七 ( 1942). Double sided newsheet, browned with a few small holes, folded. Good copy. 54 x 40.2cm. WWII Japanese newspaper, one sheet printed double side, issued by Miyako Shinbunsha on January 18th 1942. Front page features latest military news including Japanese army's advances in Johore..... More

東宝. [Toho Film], (circa 2002). Colour poster, 72.5 x 52cm. Very good copy. This poster was published as part of the promotion of the 2002 release of the remastered DVD editions of this 1942 Japanese film. Various scenes from the film are featured in order to reproduce the atmosphere during..... More

京城 [Keijō / Seoul]. 半島時論社. [Hantō Jironsha]. Showa 19 [ 1944]. Children's colouring book, contains 15 (of 16) unused black and white line illustrations designed for colouring in, 16 21 x 15.5cm, very good copy. This interesting Japanese war time propaganda colouring book published in Seoul in 1944 is based..... More

c 1940's. Photographic album with eighty mounted black and white photographic illustrations of varying sizes, a further four photographs loosely inserted. Unpaginated. Some with captions, some with handwritten descriptions on the verso. 25 x 17cm. Faux leather blind stamped decorative binding, a little worn on the edges, the rear gutter..... More

朝日新聞東京本社. Showa 19 [ 1944]. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 14pp, 36.3 cm x 26 cm, original pictorial wrappers little foxed at edges, very good. This issue includes an interview with Japanese people held in a detention centre in South Australia. It describes how the Japanese were not allowed..... More

[Japan]. Circa [ 1942]. Colour illustrations, 3 origami "balloons", 15 x 7cm, very good. The first balloon features bold illustrations of warships, soldiers in combat, and artillery pieces, transforming a simple toy into a celebration of military might. The second displays award-winning slogans from a 1942 national propaganda competition, including..... More

[Japan]. 戰時物資活用協會. [Senji Busshi Katsuyō Kyōkai]. (Circa 1942). Folded colour poster, 52 x 74cm, very good copy. We could find no institutional holdings of this poster. This poster, published during the Pacific War, was intended to educate the public about the importance of conserving and recycling everyday resources. The materials..... More