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188926938Osaka Japan: Aoki Szandow 1889. C. 120 pages; most of which have an illustration and sometimes two. Text in Japanese; titles given in English. Colin Franklin in 'Exploring Japanese Books and Scrolls' calls these publications an "appealing series of guides As travel within Japan had been restricted for three centuries and travel abroad forbidden these represented the new freedom. They combine charm with taste and a fine vagueness about that obsession of modern publishers "the market." As book-production they jump into more popular format with color-printed pictures over boards to bind themwith English captions erratic and fearless the many hundred illustrations which adorn the Japanese text.were they for the tour-guide to show his visitor - or in the world for Japanese travelers to show their guides Neither of these perhaps just a venture over the border into Western habit. They are excellent little books to leaf throughTechnically too they joined West with East. A new method was used for illustration: relief metal-cut like white-line wood engraving - Bewick's technique - difficult and delicate to manage practical in Japan for just a few years in the last quarter of the century. Paper suitable for such fine-line reproduction smooth machine-made was folded at the fore-edges in the traditional Japanese way. End-leaves and all edges were marbled an innovation for which as has been mentioned these books are now admired by collectors in JapanThey providetempting glimpses of all manner of scene and aspect of life on the eve of change" This is one volume of the 7-volume series. Approx. 4" x 6" size; bound in illustrated paper covered boards; cloth spine marbled endpapers all edges marbled. Some edge tips wear to the binding; contents in very good condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Aoki Szandow hardcover books
3169William Veazie Views include: # 1024 Asakusa Temple Tokio Japan no photographer identified or publisher or date gray mount card; # 126 Lake Biwa Canal and # 130 Front of the Yakushi Temple at Nikko no photographer identified or publisher or date green mount cards and # 117 A Busy Scene in the Rice Fields near Yokohama and # 119 Entrance to Asakusa Temple at Tokyo "Royal Series" no photographer identified or publisher or date white mount cards; all color images all the later printed type of stereo views; some edge tips wear and darkening to mounts; good condition. Good. William Veazie unknown books
1900235312Japan 1900. 50 hand colored-albumen prints mounted on card. Each print framed by two original watercolor vignettes. Tissue guards. 1 vols. Oblong folio 12-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches; image 8 x 10-1/2/ inches. Lacquered wood covers with hand-painted title in gold; central vignette depicting rickshaw and passenger; floral motif background to front and rear covers. A.e.g. Spine neatly rebacked in leather. Fine. 50 hand colored-albumen prints mounted on card. Each print framed by two original watercolor vignettes. Tissue guards. 1 vols. Oblong folio 12-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches; image 8 x 10-1/2/ inches. Fifty finely pastel hand-colored albumen prints some captioned in English in the negative some with pencil captions. Includes scenes of Koyoto Nara Osaka Kobe and Nagasaki; Japanese junk European steamer a tea house at Tokyo street vendors Kabuki actors including a member of the renowned Danjuro lineage sumo wrestlers dancers and geisha as well as some studio portraits.<br/><br/>Each image is framed by two original watercolor vignettes a total of 100 unique images mostly depicting scenes of nature. unknown books
17306Japan Pleasant and decorative image of a Japanese woman holding a fan; approx. 11" h. x 7" w.; with the studio stamp "Blum" at left margin; some darkening edgewear and closed edge-tears; one corner chipped away a little other creased; still in good condition and interesting C. nineteenth century Japanese-theme imagery. Good. unknown books
194520956Hokkaido Japan 1945. 9 Black and white photographs no photographer or studio credited no date however most probably circa 1945 at the time of the U.S. occupation after the Second World War; approx. 4" x 6" format; images show male and female workers some in local costume kimono and coolie hats clearing snow from tracks and buildings constructing pathways between structures and generally working diligently to move tons of snow by hand; snow is halfway up the telephone poles and absolutely covers some buildings completely the snow easily reaching to second stories on buildings in the village shown; one building looks like there is approximately 10 feet of snow on top of it being steadily shoveled off in layers; some edge tips wear and a little creasing to the photo edges one image with an old inkblot; generally well-enough taken and interesting photographs in good condition. Very Good. unknown books
17275Japan Colorful and interesting group of cards varying sizes mostly 4" x 5 3/4" or thereabouts; advertizing the wares of companies in Shinjiku Nakano Jyoto Shiba Kyobashi Nihon Bashi Tokyo Yokohama Misaki Kuchinotsu Fushimi; travel clothing art tissues Suntory NCR Credit more; Isetan Mt. Fuji Nozawaya; artists Shigehiko Hiruma; mostly color one black and white card; some wear and rubbing to edges some postal cancellations a few notes; overall in good condition and an interesting ephemeral group depicting this Japanese advertizing venue of the time. Very Good. hardcover books
193555196Tokyo: Tokyo City Government 1935. First edition. Photographic views of Tokyo. 1 vols. Small oblong 4to. Flexible silk-wrapped boards with silk ties. Minor rubbing else Fine. First edition. Photographic views of Tokyo. 1 vols. Small oblong 4to. Tokyo City Government unknown books
1925439521925. JAPAN. GRAMMAIRE JAPONAISE. Langue Parlee. Paris: Editions Ernest Leroux 1925. 8vo. beige paper wraps. A good copy somewhat soiled at the wraps chipped at the spine ends. Quite fragile. unknown books
1967572251967. EA. JAPAN. JAPAN IN COLOR. Photographed by Roloff Beny. Text by Anthony Thwaite. Introduction by Herbert Read. 96 plates in color. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co. 1967. 4to. brown cloth. Patch of dampstaining covering 1/4 of the front board; else slight scuffing wear to cloth; hinges tender. Internally bright and clean. unknown books
16831Tokyo Japan: Fujicolor Photo Co. Ltd. Short printed text page in Japanese & English; folowed by 10 original Fuji color slides of Kyoto in a custom holder; including: Shishin-Den Hall of the Kyoto Palace; interior of same; Hiun-Kaku Hall; Nijo Castle; Main gate of Katsura Palace; Garden of Moss Temple; Garden of Ryoanji Temple; The Ginkakuji Temple; Gate of the Nanzenji Temple; River Kamo; tipped-in at back is the series list; no date but circa 1950s; color paste-down illustration on cover; light wear; very good condition interesting photographic Japan travel history. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Fujicolor Photo Co. Ltd. Hardcover books
16830Tokyo Japan: Fujicolor Photo Co. Ltd. Short printed text page in Japanese & English; folowed by 10 original Fuji color slides of Tokyo in a custom holder; including: Twin Bridges of the Imperial Palace; Street cars run from Hibiya Park; the Ginza cross roads; Kabuki Theatre; Meiji Shrine; Yasukuni Shrine; Tokyo Port; Asakusa Kwannon; Asakusa Amusement Center; Kokugikan at Kuramae sumo wrestling scene; tipped-in at back is the series list; no date but circa 1950s; color paste-down illustration on cover; light wear; very good condition interesting photographic Japan travel history. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Fujicolor Photo Co. Ltd. Hardcover books
18101654221810. JAPAN. Japanese Fabric Samples. 30 Samples mounted in an album. Oblong 4to. 255 x 175 mm bound in contemporary wrappers in a new chitsu case. NP. ND. A handsome collection of early twentieth century Japanese fabric samples each measuring approximately 170 X 125mm. unknown books
4434118. JAPAN. JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. By Edward S. Morse. Publishers announcement. Single printed sheet measuring approx. 7" x 4" with single illustration. A near fine example with only light creasing at the corners and top edge. unknown books
188117327Japan 1881. A newsheet insert or separate broadside publication printed one side only; approx.16 1/2" h. x 23" w. about a 1" margin surround; portraits of the British political worthies of the time; Japanese characters at top and bottom margins with title in English as well; appears to be a lithographic process; corners mounted to a larger paper sheet; edges with some wear and tear a few old reinforcements at edges; a little darkened one 1/2" chip at bottom edge; overall good condition and an interesting piece of British political ephemera from Asia. Good. unknown books
91322n.p. n.d. WWII. Very Good. Small WWII Japanese propaganda broadside. 13 x 10 cm. Chip and tear in bottom margin. Depict two Allied soldiers looking toward the "Philippine Deep' and seeing numerous presumably Allied. ships and planes under attack and sinking. <br/><br/> unknown books
189827983London: Edward Stanford 1898. Colored map. 1 vols. 22 x 26 1/2 inches. Bound in green cloth paper label folding paper over linen backing. Fine. Colored map. 1 vols. 22 x 26 1/2 inches. Edward Stanford unknown books
195034251Kohata Japan: Hanano - Shiro - Sha 1950. Oblong folio. 10 1/8 x 14 1/4 inches. Printed tissue covers over vivid paintings. Foreword 12 pages of text and 24 full page plates each with discussion and instruction on the arrangements. Publisher's silk paper label on upper cover.<br/> <br/>The illustrations are after paintings by Etsujin Kawahara; text by Seika Nishizaka; printed by Seizaburo Nishikawa. Hanano - Shiro - Sha unknown books
18802560561880. Albumen print mounted and captioned beneath image "Fusiyama highest mt. in Japan 14500 feet high-90 miles from Yokohama.". 1 vols. 8-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches Image. Foxing waterstain on mount extending into top of image. Albumen print mounted and captioned beneath image "Fusiyama highest mt. in Japan 14500 feet high-90 miles from Yokohama.". 1 vols. 8-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches Image. WH/9/Box D unknown books
1950016276Japan: Japan 1950. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 484 pages of text. Flexible hardcover binding with minor creasing and shelfwear. Protected in the original printed cardboard slipcase which is heavily worn and splitting at two seams. The text is clean and unmarked. All publishing details including the edition are in Japanese; date assumed to be circa 1950. Japan Hardcover books
1858WRCAM52130AJapan 1858. Five volumes. 58; 58; 54; 58; 58pp. Original stiff textured tan wrappers stitched as issued each with printed paper title label. Some minor shelf wear and dust soiling. Very good. An attractive set of the "Ansei Five-Power Treaties" the formal diplomatic engagements between Japan and the United States United Kingdom France Russia and the Netherlands ending Japan's 250 years of seclusion and opening its ports to worldwide commercial trade so named for their signing in the fifth year of the Ansei era. The first treaty also known as the Harris Treaty was signed by the U.S. on the deck of the USS "Powhatan" in Edo now Tokyo Bay on July 29 1858. It opened the ports of of Shimoda Hakodate Kanagawa and Nagasaki to foreign trade effective July 4 1859 and then Niigata and Hyogo on January 1 1860 and January 1 1863 respectively. In addition to extensive trade and consular provisions the treaty also established the rights of U.S. citizens to reside permanently lease property purchase real estate and construct residences and warehouses; established a system of extraterritoriality whereby U.S. residents were subject only to the laws of their own consular courts and not the Japanese legal system; and established freedom of religious expression and the right to construct churches to serve the needs of U.S. residents within the confines of designated foreign settlements. The treaty followed the Convention of Kanagawa signed under threat of force in 1854 after Commodore Matthew Perry's aggressive visits to the Shogunate in 1853 and 1854. The Convention had granted coaling rights for U.S. ships and allowed for an American consul in Shimoda but Perry left the more important trading negotiations to Townsend Harris New York businessman and eventually the first U.S. Consul General to Japan. <br> <br> Each of the five volumes details the negotiations between Japan and a specific foreign power. These other accords are similar and duly inspired by the U.S. treaty; each nation forced Japan to grant the same "favored nation" provisions they had granted to the U.S. The Dutch already had several treaties with Japan; they were the only Western power to retain trade relations with Japan after the final expulsion of Europeans in 1638 and had been advising and supplying the Japanese navy since 1853. However once the U.S. had sealed its "Treaty of Amity" the Dutch quickly revised theirs to match on August 18 1858; Russia followed on August 19; Lord Elgin signed for Britain on August 26; and Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros commander of the French expedition in China signed for France on October 9 1858. Subsequent Japanese and Chinese scholars refer to these treaties and subsequent agreements as the "unequal treaties" as none of the provisions were ever reciprocated. <br> <br> This set is uncommon. We found only one record for another incomplete set at auction. This is the first time we have handled this title. unknown books
193513899np Japan nd ca. 1935. Hardcover. Near fine. Oblong 4to. double string-tied commercial album silk brocade bound 9" x 12". Containing 60 4.5" x 6" silver gelatin prints mounted to heavy gilt-edges card-stock one to a page both recto and verso. Printed captions in English additionally mounted below each photo. Near fine or better with only touches of wear to extremities. Quite well-preserved. <br/><br/>A handsome and rather lavish production by an unknown but likely professional photographer possibly as presentation for special occasion or visit from foreign dignitary/delegation. Undated but clearly pre-war and based on internal evidence ca. 1935-1940. A broad range of scenes from Japanese domestic and cultural life are included: cormorant fishing the tea ceremony flower arrangement Kabuki and Noh theater Sumo and other sports kendo archery battledore shuttlecock festivals musicians rice and tea harvesting as well as scenes of shrines temples cherry blossoms and gardens. More modern scenes include Tokyo street scenes a Nikko cable car and silk mill workers. An attractive and informative look at Japan in the years immediately preceding WWII. hardcover books
196034948New York: Information Office Consulate General of Japan 1960. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. A very good copy. Unpaged 24 pp. Illus. with b/w photos and reproductions. Obl. 8vo. Information Office, Consulate General of Japan unknown books
1920305381Nikko Japan ca. 1920. 1920. 13 1/2" x 6 1/8". Eight panel folding brochure with multi colored view of the red lacquer "Sacred Bridge" on the front panel. Illustrated with 7 b/w halftone photographs. Fine. No Binding. Fine. Nikko, Japan, ca. 1920. unknown books
1957848701957. JAPAN TRANSACTIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ORIENTALISTS IN JAPAN THREE VOLUMES: II 1957 III 1958 AND XI 1964. n.p. The Toho Gakkai The Institute of Eastern Culture 1957-1964. 8vo. yellow wrappers printed in black. Ex-library with pencil notes and/or inkstamps to top of front covers. Interiors clean and tight. Texts in English Japanese or French. Very good plus minimal wear texts clean. unknown books
1860347451860. Two small broadsides each 9 x 11 3/4 inches. Previously folded. Moderate toning and dust soiling faint foxing at outer margins. Good plus. Japanese news sheet on foreigners.<br/> <br/>Two interesting Japanese Kawaraban woodblock news sheets documenting some of the foreigners who visited Japan's shores in the 1850s as the country opened up to the west. The first sheet is in four sections and titled "Western Products and Strange Things." It contains images of an English Captain a black sailor a microscope of Dutch style and a mummified body wrapped in sheets. The second shows a Captain's wife and her wolfhound dog an American Flag and a depiction of four Russian coins obverse and reverse and two other coins dated 1843 and 1854. unknown books
