[1930s?]. Collection of over 280 matchbox labels laid down in an oblong album. Album measures 15 x 21.5cm. Some labels are torn with a little loss to corners and edges and there is some wear to others. An attractive album. The delightful images featured on these labels are largely advertisements..... More
Meiji 34 [1901]. 12 very attractive ink paintings and calligraphy, all but 2 double page. Paper on title label upper cover little damaged not affecting the title. 16.5 x 22cm. Very good. These works in this album are: Title calligraphy by Kokushū 鵠洲 Landscape by Sosen 素僊 (dated 1901) Waka..... More
Yokohama. Eighth U.S. Army Printing Plant. 1946. Colour and black and white full page plates, 36 pages on double leaves, bound in oblong Japanese paper covered boards with ties, 28 x 39 cm. Upper cover lifting, a little minor insect damage paper covered boards, light soiling title page, mild crease..... More
Yokohama. Eighth U.S. Army Printing Plant. 1946. Colour and black and white tipped in plates from the soldiers of the Engineers, Eighth US Army, 20 leaves, 27 x 38cm. Some foxing and browning. This official US army publication features a strongly worded anti-Japanese introduction reflecting the attitudes of the time..... More
Kyoto: 1892. With delicate colour woodblocks by Tanaka Ikka 田中一華, Ichimi Renjō 一見連城, Hasegawa Gyokujun 長谷川玉純, Mori Yūzan 森雄山, Kamisaka Sekka 神坂雪佳, Tanaka Gekkō 田中月耕, Uemura Shōen 上村松園, Nakai Baien 中井梅園, Itō Suezō 伊藤季造, Umemura Keizan 梅村景山, Tabata Kakuzō 田畑鶴造 and Kunii ōyō 國井應陽. [28pp], folded leaves. Original patterned paper wrappers with red ties, lower section of spine creased, lower corner of 9 leaves..... More
上海.[Shanghai]. 三益社.[Mimasusha]. 昭和十三[1938]. Coloured folding map China as far north as Hebei Province, south to Hong Kong, west to Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces, and corresponding coastal regions. Some folding black and white plates including one of the Bund looking north. 4 full page colour plates, black and white photographic plates..... More
![最新畫譜全. [Saishin gafu zen]. [The Latest Pictures]. RIKUGUN?, 陸軍](/pictures/thumb/164402.jpg?v=1579003730)
Unknown, Showa 12? [1937]. Black and white illustrations, 10 + 8 + 11pp. 26.5 x 19 cm. Paper covered boards with cord ties, paper title label upper cover, corners worn with loss, lower endpaper trifle browned otherwise very good. Contains the poems of a number of land service men each..... More
![十二時之書. [Jyuuniji no Sho]. [Book of Twelve Poems]. TAKEI TAKEO,...](/pictures/thumb/160736.jpg?v=1579000315)
Tokyo. 私刊豆本. Showa 17 [1942]. Limited edition of 300 signed copies. 15 folded leaves delightfully illustrated with colour lithographs showing Japanese clocks and other time pieces by well-known artist and author Takeo Takei. Japanese four hole stab string binding, pictorial covers. A little very light wear. Very good. Influential Japanese..... More
95 full page colour plates showing rice straw rugs. Each image has a printed number below it which appears to be the stock number of the rug, several printed numbers have a second label with a new number laid down on to it. A few leaves are stamped H. Yamamoto..... More
