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Rare and modern books

[Japan Views, Photography], Ogawa

THINGS SEEN IN JAPAN

[K. Ogawa], 1907

6500.00 €

Buddenbrooks Inc.

(Newburyport, United States of America)

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Year of publication
1907
Place of printing
N.P. [Tokyo]
Author
[Japan Views, Photography], Ogawa
Publishers
[K. Ogawa]
Edition
RARE FIRST EDITION AND A beautiful early Japanese touring book
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

First edition, rare complete copy. With 47 fine color-tinted collotype photographic plates of Japanese scenes and attractions by Japan’s leading contemporary photographer, they are printed on one side of heavy stock plates captioned in English, each with tissue guards, on the facing page is descriptive text in English, French and Russian, also with two color maps. Oblong folio, 250 x 360 mm., bound in green silk-covered boards embroidered with flowers and the work “Japan” on the upper cover in multiple colors, fine endpapers decorated with Japanese watercolours. 50 leaves, unpaginated. An especially fine copy, complete, the plates perfect with all tissue guards intact, no spotting whatsoever, the binding in lovely condition with just a touch of age evidence at the spine tips.
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