[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

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

京都. [Kyoto]. 村上勘兵衛. [Murakami Kanbei]. Meiji 5 [ 1873?]. Black and white woodblock maps and city plan, 22 x 15.3cm, 17 double-folded leaves, 4 hole string binding. Covers worn and soiled, chop on upper cover. This guide to Kyoto and its surroundings includes two double-page and twelve single-page pictorial maps..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 光村印刷. [Kōmura Insatsu]. Meiji 43 [ 1910]. Black and white foldout map with red lines indicating the course of the voyage, black and white photographic illustrations, 26.5 x 37.5cm, 13 + [6] + [92] + 7pp, green cloth cover illustrated and lettered in silver and gilt feature Mt..... More

Japan. Showa 3 [ 1928]. Card with a note tag, 19 x 13.8cm, original envelope (20 x 14.5cm), lightly foxed. This invitation card was sent to Takahashi Genjirō, a member of the House of Peers, by Ichiki Kitokurō, Minister of the Imperial Household, to notify him of the Special Imperial..... More

大阪. [Osaka]. 大阪朝日新聞社. [Osaka Asahi Shinbunsha]. Taisho 12 [ 1923]. Japanese magazine special edition devoted to the Kanto earthquake, sepia-print photographs and illustrations throughout, 31 numbered pages, 38 x 26.5cm, covers loosening, 4 punched holes to the inner margin (presumably from being bound), washi repairs to spine, paper age-toned with..... More

[Japan]. Neat manuscript copy. Double page black and white map with routes marked in red, lovely full page colour watercolour illustration of the region with Tori gates dotting the path to the mountain summit. 25.5 x 19.5cm, 39 double folded leaves, four hole string binding, very neat handwritten Japanese text..... More

[Japan]. 10 manuscript sheets of varying size, minor wear at edges, some occasional browning but overall very good. This distinctive collection of ten handwritten documents spans a pivotal transitional period in Japanese history, from the final years of the Edo period to the early Meiji era. The documents reflect a...... More

(Late Meiji?). This collection of Japanese copperplate engravings comprises over 325 neatly trimmed and mounted prints meticulously arranged in two Japanese scrapbooks. These engravings are copies of 19th-century Western images, recreated by a Japanese artist/s, as evidenced by the occasional East Asian aesthetic influence on the landscapes. Most plates are..... More

Japan. 水路庁 [Suirochō]. Meiji 38 [ 1905]. Chart printed using black and red ink, 37.7 x 53cm, captions and charts in Japanese and English. A little minor creasing, very good. This chart of the Yokohama offing records the positioning of warships during the fleet review held on 23 October 1905..... More

[Hawaii]: Meiji 39 [ 1906]. 17pp, 15 x 11cm, paper wrappers with hand-written title and illustration, paper ties, soiling and occasional marks throughout. Wrappers worn, chipped at corners and soiled. Rare. This intriguing and culturally significant booklet contains the transcript of a public oral performance delivered by Sen Ryūsai, who..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 尾﨑清次郎. [Ozaki Seijirō]. Circa 1904. Colour woodblock folding sugoroku game sheet, 38.3 x 52cm, a little light soiling, minor wear at margins but overall very good. This finely printed woodblock sugoroku game sheet was distributed as an advertisement by Ozaki Seijirō, a rice and fertiliser merchant based in..... More