Described and Illustrated by the Japanese, written by eminent Japanese Authorities and Scholars and edited by Captain F. Brinkley of Tokyo, Japan
Japan Described and Illustrated by the Japanese, written by eminent Japanese Authorities and Scholars and edited by Captain F. Brinkley of Tokyo, Japan
J.B. Millet Company, 1897.
Yedo edition. Number 511 of 1000 copies. Folio. Ten volumes each bound in a different patterned cloth with cord ties and paste on title label. Loosely inserted labels warn the readers not to cut the leaves as the book is bound in Japanese style. Each volume has a collotype of a flower by K. Ogawa plus thirty hand coloured albumen photographs and numerous black and white text illustrations/photographs. In very good condition, with the habitual fading and rubbing to the cloth, generally bright and internally fine.
This set offers a detailed look at Japanese life, history and culture. Subjects covered include marital and family relations, women in Japan, art and literature, religion, customs and traditions, crime, commerce, and politics. Typical of Meiji era Japanese tourist photography, the hand-coloured photographs show city views, architecture, historic sites, landscapes, genre scenes, and portraits of Japanese people.
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