Bookman A Japanese magazine for bibliophiles, Shōwa 3 [1928]. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Kaika jinkōki (The enlightenment Jinkōki) Soroban arithmetic in the Meiji period, ca. Meiji 18 (1885). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Hikanyakuōen (Medicine for the liver and spleen) An advertisement for liver and spleen medicine, [revised in Meiji 28 (1895). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
An untitled collection of kibyōshi title panels A collection of creative title panels for kibyōshi volumes, ca. mid-Edo period (1790-1830s?). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Jūjun kagetsuchō (One-hundred-day album of flowers and the moon) A travelogue of Kyoto, by prominent bunjin artists of the Edo period, 1883 SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Asagiri (Morning mist) Beautifully illustrated with watercolour-like gradations, 1912 SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
On John Manjiro, one of the first Japanese residents of the US Ikoku monogatari: Nakanohama Manjirō (Story of a foreign country: Nakanohama Manjirō), Kaei 5 (1852). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Circular hand-painted motifs An album of circular motifs, ca. early to mid-Meiji period (1860-90s)? SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Designs inspired by butterfly wings, by Shimomura Gyokukō Kochōshiki (Expressions of butterflies), 1912 SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
The Murderous Girl Ohana Musume no Hitokoroshi (The Murderous Girl), Meiji 25 [1892] SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
The Tale of a Lady Bandit Chobokure Chongare: Ōshū Kasamatsu Tōge Onna Tōzoku (Chobokure Chongare: The Woman Bandit of the Kasamatsu Pass in Ōshū), ca. mid Edo period (1820-40s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
An Adaptation of a Keijo-uta Edo no Hana Ofude Hansan Shinju Kudoki (Edo's Flowers Ofude and Hanzan: Oral Recitation of a Double Suicide), ca. late Edo period (1840-60s) SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
The Tale of the Murderer Gonpachi and the Courtesan Komurasaki Chobokure Chongare: Shirai Gonpachi Komurasaki Hiyoku Tsuka Monogatari (Chobokure Chongare: The Story of the Grave of the Tragic Lovers Shirai Gonpachi and Komurasaki), ca. late Edo period (1840-60s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
A magnified view of the moon, complete with ships Ranjin tokoromi gachirin shinzu [True image of the moon, as observed by the Dutch], [ca. mid to late Edo period (18th century to early 19th century)]. SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
An English Magazine: Reflections The Hansei Zasshi: A Monthly Magazine, Vol. XIII., No. 1., Meiji 30 [1898]. SOLD
▶ Western Books
Examples of Fröbel Gifts (Fröbelgaben) compiled by a kindergarten teacher in-training [Untitled set of volumes on kindergarten play methods], ca. Meiji 29 [1896]. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
On the Human Body, with a Diagram of Sign Language Jintai Mondō [Questions and Answers About the Human Body], Meiji 9 [1876]. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Hōmā Monogatari (Tales from Homer) A Translation of the Iliad and Odyssey, Shōwa 4 [1929]. SOLD
▶ Translations of Western Texts
A Full Set of Suntory's Foreign Liquor Heaven Yoshū Mame Tengoku, 1967-70 SOLD
▶ Others
Menu for a US-Japan Themed Naval Celebration An Untitled Programme/Menu, 1923 SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
A New Year's card from the Japanese communications minister, in French An untitled greeting card, 1917. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Photographic records of eclipse expeditions to Hokkaido An untitled collection of photographs, 1936. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
A finely bound record of a trip to Japan A Walk Through Japan, 1877, 1878. SOLD
▶ Western Books
Theater Unter den Linden A Poster for a Musical Event in Germany, 1892 SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Souvenir des Fetes Franco-Italiennes A Souvenir of Franco-Italian Festivities, Featuring Four Japanese 'Comic Strips', 1903 SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Curieuse Soirée Fin de Siècle par Les Hommes Mystérieux An Advertisement for the Mysterious Men and Miss Nelly, ca. 1880s SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Objets d'Art Authentiques du Japon, de la Chine et du Tonkin An Art Dealer's Advertisement Depicting the Tokugawa Shōgun at Nikkō, ca. 1909 SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Information on the Fifth Miyabi-kai A Movable Advertisement for an Exhibition of New Fabric Designs, ca. 1920-30s SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
The first cocktail book printed in Japan Cocktails: methods of mixing liquor, Shōwa 4 (1929). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
John Orr Ewing & Co. Best Turkey Scarlet: H. Ahrens & Co., Yedo, Yokohama & Hiogo A Japanese Packet for Scottish 'Turkey Scarlet', ca. 1870-1910? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
A Document on the Tokugawa Administration For Irish Diplomat J.C. Hall, ca. 1870-90s. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Evening Tales of Bansui: A Clarification of Misunderstandings in Theories about the Dutch Rumours about the Dutch, ca. 1799 SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Shinpan Omocha-Zukushi A Toy Print of Assorted Miniature Games, Meiji 17 [1884] SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Die ersten lectionen des Deutschen sprachunterrichts: im gebrauch der Deutschen anfangsclassen der Kaiserlich-Japanesischen Academie von Daïgaku-Nankō The First German Primer Published in Japan, 1870. SOLD
▶ Others
Seiyō Shisho: Eikan Taiyaku The Earliest English Edition of The Great Learning Published in Japan, Meiji 5 [1872] SOLD
▶ Others
Honchō Furisode no Hajime: Susanoo-no-Mikoto Yōkai Gōbuku no Zu An Unusual Yōkai Print by an Obscure Pupil of Hokusai, [Ca. Kaei 4 (1851)] SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Kōeki Shojaku Mokuroku Taizen A Catalogue for the Book Trade, Published in 1692, [Ca. Genroku 5 (1692)] SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature