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

Asahi Shinbun-sha 朝日新聞社. 20 issues, original pictorial wrappers (one lacks upper wrapper). A little minor wear but overall very good. 36.5 x 26cm). Four issues from 1926 (October 27th, November 17th, 24th, December 15th); three from 1927 (January 12, April 27th, June 8th), one from 1929 (January 1st) lacks lower..... More

Tokyo. 遞信省通信局.[Teishinshō Tsūshinkyoku]. 明治四十 1907. Bilingual (English and Japanese) early 20th century postal regulations as agreed between the Minister of State for Communications of Empire of Japan, 山縣 伊三郎 [Yamagata Isaburō], and the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Sydney Buxton. 22 + 14pp, in..... More

[Osaka?]. (circa 1910). 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..... More

東京. [Tokyo]. 長谷川周吉. [Hasegawa Shūkichi]. 明治20 [ 1887]. Colour woodblock sheet, 37.5 x 24.5cm. Light diagonal crease across lower corner. Foxing visible at edges in particular, red paint smudge lower corner. Good copy. This colourful woodblock "Omocha-e" (toy pictures or play pictures) was published in 1887 and depicts four detailed..... 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

実業之日本社. [Jitsugyō no Nihonsha]. 明治 44 [1911]. Colour folding sugoroku, 54.5 x 76cm, original player's pieces, so often missing from sugoroku, appear on left edge, very good copy. This colourful sugoroku game sheet was issued as the 1911 new year supplement of the Japanese magazine, Fujin Sekai (Women's World) founded..... 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..... More

Tokyo. Dainihon Yūbenkai Kōdansha. 大日本雄辯會講談社. Shōwa 7 [ 1932]. Colour sugoroku or Japanese game, 5 closed tears (each 2 x 3cm) near from folds, some other light signs of use and occasional light spotting. 61.5 x 92.5cm. This colourful sugoroku game features a race around the world. On the reverse..... 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...... 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..... More

大阪朝日新聞. [Ōsaka Asahi Shinbun]. 大正13 [ 1924]. Folding colour bird's-eye view map of the region affected by the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. Staining and soiling particularly evident on reverse and only occasionally on map, surface of map abraded in one 2 x 4cm section resulting in a small hole..... More