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

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

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..... 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

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

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

Tokyo. 博文館. [Hakubunkan]. Meiji 29 [ 1896]. Colour folding sugoroku which has been much used. Paper evenly browned, a few small stains, repaired tears along folds and edges with archival washi, some repairs visible on the image though this are not aggressively obvious. A very interesting and attractive late Meiji..... 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