No place of publication. No details of publisher. Circa ( 1925). Four page manuscript in black and red ink, 34 x 42.5cm unfolded, paper evenly browned and lightly foxed, few small holes not affecting legibility. These handwritten journal shows the coal consumption of the Indasu-Maru during her voyages on the..... More

Tokyo. Department of Communications, Tokio.遞信省通信局. 1913- 1914. Two bilingual early 20th century postal agreements between the Imperial Postal Administration of Japan and the United States, Japan and Dominion of Canada. 20 + 11pp. Wrappers a little browned and discoloured in places, a little wear with loss on paper spine. Very..... More

Tokyo. 遞信省通信局.[Teishinshō Tsūshinkyoku]. 明治四十三 1910. Bilingual (French and Japanese) early 20th century postal regulations as agreed between the Minister of State for Communications of Empire of Japan, S. Gotō, and the Communication Minister of the United Mexican States, Leandro Fernandez. 26 + 14pp, an errata tipped in upper pastedown, in..... More

Tokyo. 大日本雄弁会講談社. [Dainihon Yūbenkai Kōdansha]. Showa 10 [ 1935]. Colourful folding sugoroku, 56 x 76 cm, tiny nick lower margin, a very good copy. A sugoroku game created for New Year 1935 and published by the children's magazine Yonen Kurabu. This is an example of the 'self-improvement' genre of sugoroku..... More

Taishō 5 [ 1916]. Printed letter with ink annotation 27 x 20cm folded into stamped addressed envelope. This business letter from Nihon Yūsen Co Ltd in Tokyo to the Ōno Kaisha Meeting Room in Aichi Prefecture is dated July the 5th, 1916. This letter probably accompanied the commemorative volume Nihon..... More

大日本雄弁会講談社. [Dainihon Yūbenkai Kōdansha]. April 1st, Showa 4 [ 1929]. Highly coloured folding children's poster of aphorisms issued as a supplement to 少年倶楽部. [Shōnen Kurabu]. 33 x 47.4cm. Tiny chips one corner, closed tears along folds now neatly mended. A colourful children's poster published by the magazine Shonen Kurabu. The..... More

[Tokyo]. No publisher. Early Meiji (Pre 1889). Coloured copper plate map, 44 x 61 cm, folded into 14.7 x 8 cm, cloth cover with title label slightly insect damaged but still legible. Some tiny holes at folds, worming in one small place, an 8cm repair along one fold from the..... More

Osaka. Osaka Mainichi Shinbun 大阪毎日新聞. Shōwa 5 ( 1930). Large sugoroku game featuring a air trip around the world. Issued as the New Year's Day supplement to Osaka Mainichi Shinbun 大阪毎日新聞 in 1930. Approximately 76.5 x 107.5cm. Few small holes at folds, a little light foxing. Short closed tear from..... More

新潟. [Niigata]. 柏崎日報. [Kashiwazaki Nippo]. 明治33 [ 1900]. Laid down on board this colourful sugoroku or Japanese board game is damaged. The image has a small stain lower right, frame corners bumped, black and white photographic illustration pasted on left. 55 x 79cm. This colourful sugoroku was issued as a...... More

Kobe. Geo. Whymark & Co Wine Merchants. Printed by E-An & Co., (circa 1915). [4]pp booklet in stapled wrappers, staples rusted, lower wrapper detached from staples, booklet has been folded vertically. upper corners creased. Outer margin upper wrapper little marked by staples. The incorrect letter I has been struck through..... More

[Yokoyama Kōhōsha]. 横山公報社, Meiji 39 [ 1906]. Colourful folding sugoroku or Japanese game, 78 cm x 55 cm. Some minor wear and small holes at folds, very occasional light browning. Good copy. This Sugoroku was created to commemorate the first anniversary of the magazine Togyo Shuho 糖業週報 (Sugar Industry Weekly)..... More

Horikiri Tamakura].* 堀切玉蔵, Meiji 37 [ 1904]. Colour woodblock showing 30 examples of military service equipment, 24.3 cm x 35 cm Woodblock print showing the equipment used by the Japanese army and navy. Floats are called Ukifukuro and you can see the difference from the present day. It is an..... More

Kyoto. 村上勘兵衛, 文部省刊行. [Murakami Kanbē; Monbushō kankō]. Meiji 10 [ 1877]. Colour woodblock map of North and Central America. From the Journal of World Geography 萬國地誌略, published in 1877. Printed area measures 33.5 x 21cm, a good copy with occasional soiling. When referring to this item please quote stockid 159812..... More