[Japan]. No date. Late Meiji. Period. Volume II only. Black and white illustrations, one folding, 13 x 8.8cm, 144 double-folded leaves, four-hole string binding. A little browning inside upper cover and first leaf, title label missing from upper cover otherwise a sound clean copy. This Japanese military textbook on handling..... More

[Japan]. Circa [ 1930?]. Folding coloured board game (12.6 x 12.9cm), small tube with a metal lid containing a dice and 4 playing pieces each in 4 colours, original box (15 x 7.5 x 2.6cm), rules of the game in Japanese text laid down inside lid. Signs of light use..... More

東京. [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 picturebook of 早慶優勝戦. [Sōkei yūshōsen]. Some light browning but otherwise very good. This collection comprises three items: a...... More

Japan. Bunkyu 3 [ 1863]. Manuscript in black ink, 32 x 46cm, small area of worming at lower right of the sheet, light browning and wear at lower left margin overall very good. This document certifies that a family of three, comprising parents and a young boy, residing in Ōmi..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 国学院. [Kokugakuin]. Meiji 32 [ 1899]. Colour woodblock print on a sheet measuring 31.3 X 51.4cm, folded as issued. Tiny hole (pinhole) at one fold intersection, light toning to verso of two panels (outer side when folded), overall very good condition. An attractive woodblock print depicting a gosho..... More

大阪. [Osaka]. 日本煙草雑誌社. [Nippon Tabako Zasshisha]. 1903. Issue of Nippon Tobacco Journal, black and white illustrations mainly in advertisments at rear, upper cover features a colour inset, 29pp. 28.2 x 21.3cm. Accompanying the journal are two ceramic ashtrays, measuring 14 x 12cm. Journal has a central fold, upper cover has..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. [大阪毎日新聞社]. [Ōsaka Mainichi Shinbunsha]. 1937 - 1939. Porcelain ash tray illustrated with a colour map (12 x 13cm) with accompanying folded newpaper sheet, map, black and white photographic illustrations, 4pp. 54.5 x 39cm, A striking pair of items reflecting Japan’s aviation ambitions on the eve of the Pacific..... More

[Japan]. (Circa 1854). Black and white wood block print on three joined sheets, 36.3 x 92.7cm. Some small holes professionally repaired with washi, a little soiling and some light staining in one section near the lower margin. This rare and visually arresting kawaraban records the second arrival of Commodore Perry..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 春陽堂. [Shunyōdō]. Meiji 38 [ 1905]. Large folding chart illustrated in black, white and red, 54.6 x 78.5cm. Very light time toning, a very good copy. This large chart, published in October 1905 shortly after the ceasefire, compares Japanese and Russian warships and boats that participated in the..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 清水恭五郎. [Shimizu Kyōgorō]. Meiji 36 [ 1903]。. Colour folding sugoroku game sheet, 49 x 72.8cm, very good copy. This colourful and lively sugoroku game was published in 1903, when school athletic carnivals were becoming widely popular from primary to high school levels. It features various competitions for boys..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 東京日日新聞. [Tokyo Nichinichi Shinbun]. Meiji 39 [ 1906]. Black and white photographic illustrations, 39.5 x 54.3cm, light creasing where it has been folded, very good. This collection of photographic portraits was published by Tokyo Nichinichi Newspaper on 1 January 1906 to commemorate the victory over Russia in the..... More

[Japan]. Circa [ 1880]. Coloured bird's eye view map (38.3 x 52cm) with original envelope somewhat worn, folded colour map with neat washi repairs to the verso (39.2 x 127.7cm), black and white diagram (28.2 x 52.8cm), colour illustrated book (27.7 x 20cm, 28 double-folded leaves, four hole string binding..... More

[Japan]. Edo. Two black and white woodblock prints featuring volvelle or wheel charts each measuring 15.3 x 20.2cm. The dial on the rice market chart is loose, there is a pin hole where a pin could be inserted to enable the dial to be used. Both prints are in very..... More