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Nihon Chimei-kagami (Mirror of the Names of Regions in Japan)
Illustrations by a woman artist, ca. late Edo period (1850-60s)?
US$120.00
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Seiyō Bunkenroku (Record of Things Seen and Heard about the West)
On British politics, customs, and society, Meiji 2-4 (1869-1871).
US$1,260.00
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Eiwa Tsūshin (English-Japanese Transmissions)
A miniature book for English learners, Meiji 20 (1888).
US$280.00
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Hamaogishū (Collection of Seashore Reeds)
A short selection of poems, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 18 [1885].
US$350.00
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Minken Hizakurige (A Journey Through Civil Rights)
One of the most overtly political works Kyōsai illustrated, Meiji 15 [1882].
US$1,650.00
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Kaika Shindai Toppyō Shiwa (Outrageous Poems and Stories: New Titles for a Civilised Age)
Humorous poems illustrated with comical and risqué scenes by Kyōsai, Meiji 13 [1880].
US$1,650.00
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Ukiyo Karakuri Seiyō Megane (The Machinations of the Floating World Through Western Lenses)
A little-known collaboration between Robun, Kyōsai, and Oka Jōki, [preface dated Meiji 6 (1873)].
US$2,150.00
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Taiyō Shinwa: Tako no Nyūdō Uo Sekkyō (The Bald Octopus's Sermon to the Fish: A New Story from the Ocean)
An apologue by Robun and Kyōsai, [preface dated Meiji 5 (1872)].
US$2,150.00
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Zushū Shuzenji Onsen Meisho Kaisei-zu (Revised Map of Famous Places in Shuzenji Onsen, Zushū)
A map of famous places in Shuzenji Onsen, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 14 [1881].
US$450.00
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Shuzenji Onsen Meishoki (Famous Places in Shuzenji Onsen)
A guidebook to Shuzenji Onsen, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 13 [1880].
US$250.00
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Katsuron Gakumon Suzume (A Vigorous Debate by the Sparrows of Learning)
Ōga's response to Fukuzawa Yukichi's Gakumon no Susume, Meiji 8 [1875].
US$2,500.00
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Seijin Kimotsubushi: Kengu Shinbun (The Thunderstruck Sage: The New Culture of the Wise and the Foolish)
A Kyōsai-Ōga work on the superiority of practical knowledge, [preface dated Meiji 5 (1872)].
US$2,350.00
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Hōnen Gokoku Matsuri: Rikai Shinbun (A Five-Grain Festival for the Abundant Harvest: Understandings of the New Culture)
One of the earliest Kyōsai-Ōga novels, on the importance of agriculture, Meiji 5 [1872] - [Meiji 6 (1873)].
US$2,350.00
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Dōjo Hayagakumon (Fast Learning for Young Girls)
On gender equality, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 8 [1875].
US$1,750.00
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Baka no Daimyōyaku (The Idiot's Great Wonder Drug)
Three Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on the story of a quack doctor, [Meiji 7 (1874)] - Meiji 12 [1879].
US$2,500.00
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Shōbatsu Tenkarafuru (Reward and Punishment: Fall from Heaven); Bikkuri Chōmenbako (The Surprise Box of Punishment)
Two Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi bound in one, Meiji 8 [1875].
US$1,750.00
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Magobē Kakkeiron (Magobē the Manager); Kyōjin Bikkuribako (The Prideful Person's Box of Inevitable Fear)
Two Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi bound in one, Meiji 7-8 [1874-1875].
US$1,750.00
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Kanegura Sandaiki (Three Generations of Treasuries)
A Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on a family's economic struggles, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$2,150.00
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Chie no Hakari (The Scales of Wisdom)
Three Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on Westernisation, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$2,500.00
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Kyōjin Bikkuribako (The Prideful Person's Box of Inevitable Fear)
On the pitfalls of a life of luxury, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$1,750.00
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Tanemaki Gonbē no Atotsugi: Tarobē Mizukakeron (Tarobē the Waterer, Successor of Gonbē the Sower)
A three-issue parody of a family history, by Ōga and Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$1,750.00
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Chūrui Daigiron (The Insects' Great Debate)
On the Dragon King and his insect subjects, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$1,750.00
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Seirō Hankatsū (Poseur of the Bordellos)
A satire set in Yoshiwara, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$2,500.00
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Dai-hiden Hakusajin-shū (Collection of People of the White Sand: Extremely Secret Transmissions)
Secret transmissions on haikai poetry from Matsuo Bashō, ca. mid to late Edo period (1720-1850s)?
US$680.00
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Saisei (Record of the Prosperous Age)
A parody ranking of ukiyo-e artists, Yoshiwara-style, Keiō Kinotoushi (1865).
US$2,860.00
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Makuragoto yume no kayoiji (Bedside koto: the passage of dreams)
Illustrated by Sadahide, Tenpo 6 (1835).
US$280.00
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Zhu shi jiao zheng Hua Ying si shu (The Four Books in Chinese and English, annotated and corrected)
James Legge's translation of the Four Books, ca. early 20th century?
US$540.00
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Light in darkness
On the loss of sight, by an American missionary, Meiji 39 [1906].
US$90.00
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Shozōki (Miscellaneous notes)
A bibliographically interesting manuscript, ca. Meiji period (1880-1900s)
US$205.00
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On the origins of Edo's pleasure quarters
Hokujoryo kigen shōsho (Origins of the northern pleasure district, abridged), ca. Ganji period (1864-1865)
US$2,385.00
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Ataru Taishō roku-nen shichi-gatsu kyōgen sujigaki (Sellout July 1917 Kyōgen: play scenario) (with) Taishō roku-nen ku-gatsu kyōgen sujigaki (September 1917 Kyōgen: play scenario)
A set of colourful synopses for kyōgen plays, Taishō 6 [1917].
US$205.00
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On the Jesuits, Organtino, and Fabian Fucan
Kirishitan Kikigaki [A Verbatim Account of the Christians], [Ca. late Edo to early Meiji period (1850-70s)?].
US$685.00
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Santō kokkei monzen [A collection of Santō's comical writings]
A parody of the Chinese classics, by Santō Kyōden, [preface dated Kansei 2 (1790)].
US$1,915.00
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Hobby Cocktails
An Early Japanese Cocktail Book, 1933
US$1,525.00
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Wayō Jikon Burui (Classes of Mixed Japanese and Western Characters)
An introduction to must-know words in romaji and kanji, Meiji Mizunoesaru [1872].
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Kaichū Hoshi Tokei (Pocket-Sized Clock of the Stars)
A star chart for practical use, Kaei 5 (1852).
SOLD
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Ansei San Heishin-reki (Calendar for Ansei Three)
A deluxe Ise calendar for 1856, Ansei 2 (1855).
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Naniwa Shinbun (News from Naniwa)
A woodblock used to print a counting song, ca. early Meiji period (1860-80s)?
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Kikkyō Kafuku Hitorihandan: Ekigaku Benmō (Judgements on Good and Bad Fortunes: A Primer on the Study of Divination)
A fortune-telling kit based on the I Ching, Meiji 19 (1886).
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Manji (Quicksand)
A lesbian romance written with a stream-of-consciousness technique inspired by Joyce's writings, Shōwa 6 (1931).
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Shinsaku Dodoitsu: Rokoku Seibatsu (New Dodoitsu Poems on the Crushing Defeat of Russia)
Poems in various styles on the Russo-Japanese War, Meiji 37 (1904).
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Shina Taiji: Nihon Ryūkōbushi (Popular Japanese Songs on the Extermination of China)
On the First Sino-Japanese War, illustrated by Kiyochika, Meiji 27 (1894).
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Ushiya Zōdan Aguranabe: Ichimei Doronken (Beef-Shop Small-Talk: Cross-Legged (at a Beef) Pot)
Robun's famous satire on Western customs, [preface dated Meiji 4 (1871)].
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Renpō Shōritsu (Commercial Law of the Federation)
By Harvard law professor Theophilus Parsons, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 6-7 [1873-1874].
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Tsūzoku Isoppu Monogatari (Aesop's Popular Fables)
The most widely known Japanese version of the Aesopica, Meiji 5-6 [1872-1873].
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Kappa Sōden Kyūrizukai (A Kappa's Talks on Science: How to Use Cucumbers)
A parody of Fukuzawa Yukichi's Western science textbook, [preface dated Meiji 5 (1872), but printed Meiji 15 (1882)].
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Seiyō Dōchū Hizakurige: Bankoku Kōkai (Shank's Mare Round the West: A Voyage to All Countries)
A complete set of Robun and Kyōsai's most well-known work, Meiji 3-9 [1870-1876].
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Ōdontaku Shinbun Kidan (Great Sunday Newspaper: Stories of Demons)
A Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on the exploits of two monks, Meiji 5-6 [1872-1873].
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Kanegura Sandaiki (Three Generations of Treasuries)
Three Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on a family's economic struggles, Meiji 7 [1874].
SOLD
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Shinsei Tobi Dango (Consultation with a Beautiful Rabbit: A New System)
A story of greed, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 6 [1873].
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