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

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

Kagawa: Chiba Shōkai 千葉商会, [1929]. Illustrated throughout, 39pp, original coloured pictorial wrappers, vertical crease where catalogued has been folded. Very good copy. This sales catalogue of new and second-hand clothing, shoes, caps, raincoats, blankets, tents, horse-riding gear, etc features many military-related items. Although this catalogue is not dated, the introductory..... 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

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

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: 近時畫報社 [Kinji Gahō-sha]. Meiji 37 (1904) and Meiji 38 (1905). 8 issues of the Japanese magazine Senji gahō 戰時畫報. Titled in English as The Japanese Graphic, the Japanese title translates literally as "War Time pictorial. Volumes 25 to 30 together with two extra issues bound together in one volume..... 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 margin..... More

大阪.[Osaka]. 瀬原捨松.[Sutematsu Sehara]. 明治三十七[1904]. Colour folding Japanese woodblock map published at the time of the Russo-Japanese war showing Japan, Korea, China and the Soviet Union, two inset maps and a comparison chart comparing the strengths and weaknesses of the Japanese and Russian forces, scale not given. Writing in calligraphy upper..... More

Kyoto. 村上勘兵衛, 文部省刊行. [Murakami Kanbē; Monbushō kankō]. Meiji 10 [1877. Colour woodblock map, vertical fold.. From volume 1 of the Journal of World Geography 萬國地誌略, published in 1877. Printed area measures 23 x 21cm, a good copy with some light wear and occasional soiling. (When referring to this item please..... More

[1917]. Bright colourful paper fan featuring American Katherine Stinson, only the fourth American women to get a pilot's licence and Ueno Tsuyako regarded as Japan's first women aviator. 20.5 x 30.5cm. 上野艶子嬢 (Miss Ueno Tsuyako). (When referring to this item please quote stockid 155388). More