Asahi Shimbun.? Showa 7 [1932]. Monotone photographic illustrations throughout, some full page but many two or more images attractively arranged on the page, 64pp, striking colour illustrated upper cover showing two attractive Japanese women dressed in elegant early 1930s Western clothes sightseeing with Mt Fuji in the background. 19 x...... 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 good..... More

[Osaka?]. (circa1910). Colour lithograph poster 54.5 x 38cm. Two closed tears from margin, the largest running 3.5cm into the image, tiny chip and one small hole. Very good. This early 20th century Japanese advertising poster for the face lotion, Hakureisui (meaning literally white beautiful water) features the face of the..... More

Nagoya. 金城商報.[Kaneshiro shō-hō]. 昭和4 [1929]. Colour advertising poster with creases from folding, occasional light browning, 78 x 56cm. Very good. This attractive coloured poster advertises the rubber boots. The poster assures the reader that the company can provide rubber boots suitable for many purposes including riding, fishing and farming as..... More

男體社. Showa 3 [1928]. Handsome coloured bird's-eye folding map size, map measures 18 x 79cm; folds into 19 x 11cm colourful card folder. Sightseeing information and photographic illustrations are printed on the reverse in blue ink. A little minor wear at edges otherwise very good. This delightful folding map is..... More

Ōsaka Mainichi Shinbunsha]*. 大阪毎日新聞社. Meiji 44 [1911]. Beautifully coloured illustrations many heightened with silver and all captioned in Japanese. 76.5 cm x 107.3 cm. Folded. Some small holes at folds, few closed tears, a little careless folding in places, some light creasing and soiling on reverse. Published as a supplement..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 教育写真通信会. [Kyōiku Shashin Tsūshinkai]. 大正12 [ 1923]. Folding plan printed in red and blue, 47 full page black and white photographic illustrations, 48pp, first and last leaves browned, occasional soiling, some light browning folding plan, cloth boards with cord ties, edges worn with a little loss, good copy..... More

[Miyagawa Tonesuke]. 宮川常助, Meiji 42 [1909]. Folding colour sugoroku or Japanese game. 55.5 x 79.4cm. Minor wear along folds, some browning on reverse particularly along folds. An unusual sugoroku featuring all the varieties of flour commonly available in Japan at the time. The squares on the sheet show the designs..... 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 interesting..... More