Edo. Eirakuya Tōshirō 永楽屋東四郎, Suharaya Mohei 須原屋茂兵衛, Kawachiya Naosuke 河内屋直助 etal. (Publishers), 1834. 102 leaves with black and white woodblock text and illustrations throughout. Paper covered wrappers creased and worn, title label heavily insect damaged. Four hole stab binding still firm although the string tie is loosening, ribbon across spine..... More

Philadelphia. Lippincott. 1857. 29 full page black and white engravings, including Bathing Scene in Japan and an engraved title page, 507pp, title page little creased and soiled, upper hinge starting, occasional light spotting, professionally rebound in modern maroon cloth. The author Lieutenant A.W. Habersham of the US Navy was an..... More

Late Edo manuscript copy of the long preface and the first two volumes of Kankai ibun 環海異聞. 87 folded leaves. Some worming particularly first leaves, plain blue paper Japanese stab binding insect damaged with a little loss. 27.3 x 20cm. The famous Japanese castaway story of Kankai ibun 環海異聞, written..... More

(circa1846). 12 folded leaves (two detached), some light soiling, creasing at corners, a little insect damaged in a few places causing the loss of a few characters. 24 x 17cm. This manuscript copy of a Japanese letter discusses the arrival at Uraga of the two American ships led by James..... More

Tokyo: Yushodo. 1977. Number 124 of a limited edition of 300 copies. Two volumes. Title pages in red and black. 36 x 22.6cm. Volume I: 4 double page maps (2 folding), 18 engravings, [7], lii, 391, [1]pp and 4 page explanation of plates. Volume II: 45 maps and plates, [2]..... More

伊勢)度会郡山田. 文久元[1861]. Black and white woodblock printed, accordion style binding, decorative paper wrappers. A Japanese lunisolar calendar 文久二年 (1862) published in 文久元年 (1861). Covers insect damaged and stained in places, a little loss along blank upper margin first and last leaf, light browning, otherwise very good. Text in Japanese. 29.1..... More

Hartford . William J. Hamersley. (circa1866). Part two only, Japanese reprint of the two-volume set book "First Lessons about Natural Philosophy for Children" by Miss Mary A. Swift, Principal of the Litchfield Female Seminary. Black and white illustrations, 43 leaves, on double leaves oriental style, four-hole stab binding. Covers creased..... More

Edo. 1855. Volume 5 only. 4 double page black and white woodblocks from copper engravings, 18 folded leaves, some worming throughout, original wrappers considerably worn and wormed with a little loss. A reading copy only of the 5th and last volume of 米利幹新誌 巻之５ [New Account of America]. 1853 the..... More