[Japan]. Showa 37-41 [ 1962-1966]. Five typescripts 25.7 x 18cm, [1] + [1] + 10 + 10 + 6pp. Three of the typescripts are secured with staples, two are single sheets. Four are browned, the fifth lightly browned on wrappers, some rust marked by staples. Generally good. This collection of..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 昭和九・十年度練習艦隊司令部. [Shōwa Kyū-Jūnendo Renshū Kantai Shireibu]. Showa 10 [ 1935]. Colour map, two large folding panoramas including a very striking one showing Sydney, black and white photographic illustrations with captioned tissue guards in Japanese, three full-page colour plates show: a Malay House, an Australian rural scene featuring sheep..... More

[Japan]. (Circa 1860). Black and white woodblock kawaraban, two sheets, illustrations each measuring 23 x 31.5cm, a little occasional browning margins, otherwise very good. These two kawaraban sheets feature large portraits of the "King of France" and a European woman. The king’s name is transcribed in hiragana as "Furomusuanakaruma," an..... More

[Japan]. Showa 18 [ 1943]. Scrapbook containing neatly trimmed newspaper clippings with maps and black and white photographic illustrations laid down over 55 unnumbered pages. 19.2 x 13.5cm, title label on upper cover, old teacher's college label on spine. Browning, minor wear and fading binding but overall very good. Rare..... More

[Japan]. (Circa 1853). Two black and white woodblock kawarabans, 18 x 24cm, some light staining at margins but overall very good. A black-and-white kawaraban (popular broadsheet) woodblock print showing Commodore Matthew Perry's flagship, the Mississippi, at the time of his visit to Japan in 1853. The text accompanying the carefully..... More

Circa 1854. Black and white woodblock print, 23 x 63cm. Light occasional foxing, central fold neatly repaired on the verso with archival washi. This fascinating kawaraban was very likely published around 1854, soon after Perry's second visit to Japan. It reports in detail on the gifts given to the King..... More

[Japan]. Late Edo, early Meiji. Black and white wood block print with three illustrations on right of sheet, 22.4 x 30cm. Small brown mark at foot of print but otherwise very good. This kawaraban features comparative vocabulary lists showcasing Japanese alongside three foreign languages: American English, Russian, and British English..... More

(Circa 1960- 1974). Tipped in black and white and colour photographs (199 photographs in total) in 4 albums, 10 loose black and white photographs, 1 loose colour photograph and several business cards and newspaper clippings are included, some annotations in both Japanese and English. 2 albums are the self adhesive..... More