Tokyo. Japan Souvenir Association. [Circa 1945- 1965]. Black and white illustrations, single sheet printed both sides, a good used copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 161839. 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

東京. [Tokyo]. 博文館. [Hakubunkan]. Showa 8[ 1933]. Six colour card cutout sheets, folded as issued, 39 x 27cm, original wrapper with instructions (28 x 21cm). Paper wrapper chipped and torn with a little loss now neatly repaired with washi. Instructions are complete and the card sheets are in very good..... More

[Tokyo]. [集英社. Shūeisha]. Showa 27 [ 1952]. Folding colour game board (37.7 x 20cm) with accompanying sheet of cut-outs of players and for constructing the stadium, (19 x 27.2cm), additional small card with punch-out cardboard bat and balls (1 ball missing; 3.5 x 8cm), and original pictorial wrapper. Board is..... More

北海道. [Hokkaido]. (Circa 1930). Eight black and white photographic illustrated postcards, one black and white photograph embossed with the studio name s. Kinoshita with an Ainu name handwritten on the reverse, 19 x 9cm, original envelope (15 x 9.5cm), captions in Japanese and English. Original envelope chipped and torn, postcards..... More

Shūseidō 衆星堂, Tenpō 14 ( 1843). [Reprint]. Large folding handcoloured map of the thirteen provinces from which Mt. Fuji can be viewed. 159 x 178cm. Folds into paper covered card covers measuring 40 x 24cm. Title label upper cover. A little browning along folds, occasional spotting and soiling. A little..... More

滿洲國國務院國都建設局.[Manshūkoku Kokumuin Kokuto Kensetsukyoku]. 康徳4年[ 1937]. Fourth Edition. Large folding double sided single sheet printed on both sides, folded in 12 panels. One side features a handsome colour birds-eye view of Shinkyo with a photographic panorama showing construction in progress immediately below, on the reverse a coloured plan, text and..... More

No publication details. (circa 1970). Plan inside rear wrapper, 8 colour detachable postcards in stapled pictorial wrappers. Very light foxing wrappers but otherwise very good. Nijo Castle was originally built in 1603 by Ieyasu the first shogun of the Tokugawa. When referring to this item please quote stockid 12675... More

[Japan]. Kansei 12 [ 1800]? Black and white woodblock kawaraban print, 25 x 33cm. Some worming repaired with Japanese tissue, margins uneven. A strong dark image. This intriguing kawaraban reports on the shipwreck of a Chinese trading ship in December 1800 (Kansei 12) at Yamana County in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture..... More

[Japan]. 1868? Colour woodblock print, 18 x 25.3cm. A little soiling, some worming and inoffensive paper repairs on reverse. This intriguing kawaraban, titled "Setsubun," likely dates back to around the time of the Boshin War in 1868. The illustration depicts several figures with "coded" faces, while a man wearing a...... More

第一徴兵保険他. [Daiichi Chōhei Hoken and others]. (Circa 1940). Charming group of seven pieces of Japanese insurance ephemera. Each of the six brochures and one booklet (18 pages) are very attractively presented with coloured covers, colour and black and white illustrations, charts, sizes vary from 15.5 x 9.5cm to 18.2 x...... More

Tokyo. 遞信省通信局.[Teishinshō Tsūshinkyoku]. 明治三十九 1906. Bilingual (English and Japanese) early 20th century postal regulations as agreed between the Minister of State for Communications of Empire of Japan, 山縣 伊三郎 [Yamagata Isaburō], and the Postmaster General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Austin Chapman. 18 + 11pp, in wrappers, including 16 articles..... More

Tokyo. 遞信省通信局.[Teishinshō Tsūshinkyoku]. 明治四十 1907. Bilingual (English and Japanese) early 20th century postal regulations as agreed between the Minister of State for Communications of Empire of Japan, 山縣 伊三郎 [Yamagata Isaburō], and the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Sydney Buxton. 22 + 14pp, in..... More