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Hirō Shōeidō Ishō-bu [edited by].

Kyōto: Hirō Shōeidō, Shōwa 5 [1930]. 

Volume five of an interesting series of albums featuring colour woodblock-printed mini-envelopes (pochibukuro). The set was published between Taishō 13 (1924) and Shōwa 5 (1930) and was probably produced by the publisher/editor Hirō Shōeidō to promote the company's design skills and attract new customers. This volume lacks one tipped-in envelope, bringing the total number of examples to 89. Many of the envelopes feature designs suggestive of the dynamic Japanese nightlife of the roaring '20s and early `30s.

Volume 5 only (of a total of 5 volumes). One musubitoji stab-bound volume, on double leaves, traditional East Asian binding style (fukurotoji). Original boards soiled and scraped, upper almost loose. Manuscript correction to volume number on mounted daisen title panel. Browning and light stains to endpapers. Small holes to lower flyleaf. Light internal marks. Lacks one envelope. [1, 30] leaves. 16.7 x 24.1 cm.

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