An Illustrated Record of Christian History, Complete in Six Volumes
Yaso Ichidai Benmōki ["A Refutation of the Life of Jesus"]
Tajima, Shōji [text by]; Sensai [Kobayashi], Eitaku [illustrated by].
Tōkyō : Izumiya Hanbē : Nintensha [printing blocks owned by], Meiji 7-8 [1874-1875].
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An Ero-guro-nansensu era score featuring a 'modern girl' and abstract graphics
A harmonica score for the theme song of the film Musume sentan erokan jidai ("Girl at the cutting edge of the age of erotic senses"), with covers illustrated by the artist and composer Saitō Kazō (1887-1955) with a kimono-clad moga ("modern girl") surrounded by a geometric whirlwind of disembodied lips and high-heeled legs.
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An American's Cultural and Linguistic Gaffes in Japan
Kokkei Jitsuwa ["Amusing True Tales"] = A Foreigner's Blunders in Japan
Eastlake, F. Warrington [text by]; [translator unidentified].
Tōkyō : Kanasashi Horyudo, Meiji 36 [1903].
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Two Braille Newspapers from the Taisho Period
Tenji Ōsaka Mainichi = The Braille Mainichi
Nakamura, Kyōtarō [edited and printed by].
Ōsaka: Ōsaka Mainichi Shinbunsha, Taishō 12-16 [1923-1927].
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Hōzuki Books : Rare Japanese Books, Manuscripts, Prints, and Scrolls
At Hōzuki Books we specialise in Japanese translations of Western texts, early Japanese texts on Australia and New Zealand, and modern and classic Japanese illustrated books. We strive to provide clients with rare and fine Japanese books, manuscripts, prints, and scrolls on these and other subjects.