![Stock ID #169581 Edo Business Contract?]. EDO MANUSCRIPT](https://asiabookroom.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/169581.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1785744147)
Japanese manuscript in on paper. Some light foxing and even browning. 30 x 48.8cm. Apparently a business contract with small business stamps. The text makes reference to "400 items" but unfortunately we have not been able to decipher what the items are or any of the rest of the text..... More
![Stock ID #158136 異國人酒宴ノ圖 [Ikokujin shuen no zu]. [Picture of Foreigners...](https://asiabookroom.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/158136.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1785739565)
No date. (Late Edo). Black and white woodblock, 24.1 x 28.7cm. Very good copy. This print shows an Englishman, a Russian and a geisha clearly having a lively drinking party. In the middle of the image an English man, named "Metsuchii", is dancing with a fan, to the tune of..... More
London. The Illustrated London News. Saturday, October 26, 1861. Single issue (lacks the separately published Supplement), four full-page engravings, several half-page, 24 pp (pp 415-438) , disbound from a larger compilation, original stab holes, light foxing, very good condition. Includes news of the return of the British consul George Staunton..... More