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Illustrations of Japanese Life. Described by S. Takashima. Reproduced and Published by K. Ogawa
by OGAWA, KAZUMA
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- Used - First Edition. Folio; bound in ornate Japanese style brocade silk binding; the front and back covers with inset illustrations; t
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- 1896
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
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$3,000.00
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Yokohama: Kelly and Walsh, 1896. First Edition. Folio; bound in ornate Japanese style brocade silk binding; the front and back covers with inset illustrations; tied with purple silk tassels; all edges gilt. Except for some barely noticeable damage to the upper illustration, a fine copy. Offered as an expensive souvenir for western visitors, there are numerous variants with different… Read more about this item Item Price
$3,000.00
A Souvenir Album with 24 Tinted Postcards
by ANONYMOUS
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- Used - Clearly intended for the tourist market, containing scenes of places and people bound into an inlaid lacquer album. Aside from s
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- n.d. [ca. 1900]
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$300.00
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No place of publication: no publisher, n.d. [ca. 1900]. Clearly intended for the tourist market, containing scenes of places and people bound into an inlaid lacquer album. Aside from some edge chipping, very good. Many of the photographs are captioned in the negative. The back cover is of inlaid and painted flowers; the front cover pictures landscaping, houses, and… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00
Life and Resources in America. Prepared Under the Direction of Arinori Mori
by MORI, ARINORI
- Condition
- Used - First Edition. “For Circulation in Japan.” Illustrated with albumen photographs (some of prints) and a frontispiece engravin
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- 1871
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$7,500.00
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Washington, D.C.: no publisher, 1871. First Edition. “For Circulation in Japan.” Illustrated with albumen photographs (some of prints) and a frontispiece engraving of Grant provided by the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. Original cloth; top and bottom of spine chipped; front hinge weak; a clean copy of a rare book, probably printed in a very small number. The author… Read more about this item Item Price
$7,500.00
Notes on Japanese Art. Paper read before the Architectural Association, London. Illustrated by Specimens of Japanese Art, From the Collection of James L. Bowes, Esq., Liverpool
by AUDSLEY, GEORGE ASHDOWN
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- Used - First Edition. Quarto; bound in contemporary (original?) quarter-morocco and cloth; bottom of spine chipped; some rubbing; front
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- 1874
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- 1
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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$1,250.00
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No place of publication: Printed for Private Circulation, 1874. First Edition. Quarto; bound in contemporary (original?) quarter-morocco and cloth; bottom of spine chipped; some rubbing; front hinge cracked; very good. Illustrated with 24 mounted photographs (each approximately 5 1/2 x 8”) of enamels, carvings, furniture, etc. The photographs are captioned and numbered to match descriptions in the catalogue. Item Price
$1,250.00
