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

Masuda Sadazō].* 増田定造, Meiji 33 [1900. Colour woodblock showing three examples of land service duty. 24.5 cm x 36.3 cm, very good copy. The three images on this sheet show: a military review; a military parade and military personal constructing a bridge. (When referring to this item please quote stockid..... 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

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

Kyoto. 村上勘兵衛, 文部省刊行. [Murakami Kanbē; Monbushō kankō]. Meiji 10 [1877]. Colour woodblock map from volume 1 of the Journal of World Geography 萬國地誌略, published in 1877. Printed area measures 33.5 x 21cm, a good copy with occasional soiling. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 159812). 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

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