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. 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 wrappers..... 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

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 Yūsen..... More

Osaka. 片山房吉 (Katayama Fusakichi). Meiji 27 (1894). Single sheet colour woodblock with Japanese text. Sheet measures 25.5 x 37.5cm. There are several small holes in lower section though the loss is not significant, some light browning mainly along the edges, a 8 x 9cm brown stain on the right hand..... 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 there..... 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

新潟. [Niigata]. 柏崎日報. [Kashiwazaki Nippo]. 明治33 [1900]. Framed colourful sugoroku or Japanese board game, 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 supplement to Kashiwazaki Nippo (Kashiwazaki Daily) on 7 January 1900. The..... More

Kobe. Geo. Whymark & Co Wine Merchants. Printed by E-An & Co., (circa1915). [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 in..... 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). The..... More

Bunkyu-do. Circa Meiji 11.5 (1878). 2 volumes of a 4 volume atlas of Japan. Volume I: [4pp] district list, 22 double page copper engraved maps of Kinai (Kyoto-Osaka region) and Tokaido (Tokyo-Kanto region), 2 double page in colour, 19 double page in black and white and one double page featuring..... More

Tokyo. 東京朝日新聞. Asahi Shimbun. Showa 16 [October 22,1941]. Black and white photographic plates throughout, 22pp, 36.5 x 25.5cm, Light even browning throughout, small section of loss lower edge. Good copy. Volume 37, no. 17. Edition of the well-known photo magazine Asahi Graph from October 1941. The contents of the magazine..... More