Story Synopses in the Mid-Meiji Era Sankō Genpei Seisuiki (A Reference to the Chronicle of the Rise and Fall of the Minamoto and Taira Clans) (with) Sankō Ishiyama Gunki (A Reference to the War Chronicle of Ishiyama), Meiji 16 [1883]. US$205.00
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On the Legend of Oguri Hangan Oguri Hanguwan (Oguri Hangan), Meiji 27 [1894]. US$85.00
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Hauta Songs Illustrated by Kunimaro Shinpan Hauta Yosebon (A Storyteller's Book of Hauta Songs, Newly Published), ca. late Edo period (1840s?) US$485.00
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Famous Songs Remixed, Featuring Ahodarakyō Title unidentified, ca. late Edo period (1840-60s?) US$305.00
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A counting song on a military campaign Goshinpatsu hitotsutose-bushi (Military departure: a hitotsutose song), ca. late Meiji period (1890-1910s?). US$305.00
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A compilation of things that don't exist Naimono-zukushi, ca. late Edo period (1820-50s?). US$305.00
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Humorous Phrases Shinpan Ji-amari Shin-monku (New Ji-amari Phrases, Newly Published), ca. Bunka 7 (1810)? US$450.00
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Phrases to Ward Off Sleep Nemuke-zamashi Hitori-tanoshimi Hitotsutose-bushi (Hitotsutose Songs to Enjoy Alone and to Shake Off Sleepiness), ca. late Edo period (1820-50s)? US$305.00
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Fist-Songs on the Red-light District Shinpan Irozato Ken'uta Ukarebushi (Red-light District Fist-songs, Newly Published), ca. late Edo period (1830-50s)? US$305.00
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Short Gobbledygook Songs Dōgu-zukushi Sucharaka-pokupoku Yoshikono-bushi (Various Tools, Gobbledygook Yoshikono Ballads), ca. late Edo period (1830-50s)?] US$125.00
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Short Love Songs Performed by Geisha Shinpan Geisha Hauta (Geishas' Short Songs, Newly Published), ca. late Edo period (1830-50s)?]. US$250.00
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Oshiegusa Yoshiwara Suzume (The Lesson of the Yoshiwara Sparrow) A Booklet of Lyrics for a Song on the Pleasure Quarters, ca. mid Edo period (1800-30s)? US$265.00
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Yaso Ichidai Benmōki (A Refutation of the Life of Jesus) An illustrated record of Christian history, complete in six volumes, Meiji 7-8 [1874-1875]. US$4,500.00
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A third type decree banning Christianity, issued by the Meiji government A public notice prohibiting Christianity, Keiō 4 [1868]. US$2,945.00
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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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Kaigai hiyō shūbunshū [Foreign secrets collected and reported] A record of early correspondences between Japan and Russia, the Netherlands, and the US, [ca. Kaei 7 (1854)]. US$3,285.00
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Morikosu shotō wage daiichi [translated explanation of the Moluccas, first part] A manuscript on the Moluccas, for the first time identified as a translation of François Valentijn's Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën (1724) and attributed to Nagasaki's Senior Interpreter Yoshio Kōsaku, friend of Titsingh, Thunberg, and Shiba Kōkan, [ca. mid to late Edo period (1780-1830s)?]. US$5,865.00
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Bunmei Kaika Tōke Hyakunin Isshu (The Advance of Civilisation: Child's Play, One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets) A satire on Westernisation, illustrated by Kyōsai, [Meiji 6 (1873)]. US$850.00
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Tōkyō ryūkō saiken-ki (A detailed guide to Tokyo trends) An enterprising adaptation of the Yoshiwara saiken (Guide to the pleasure quarters), Meiji 18 [1885]. US$2,895.00
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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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Gesaku shisho Kyōden yoshi [Professor Santō's frivolous four books] An illustrated edition of Kyōden's Four Books parody, Meiji 18 [1885]. US$1,665.00
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Humorous Tales from Chinese History Kokkei Retsuden ["Biographies of Jesters"], Kansei 12 [1800]. US$2,865.00
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Two Braille Newspapers from the Taishō Period Tenji Ōsaka Mainichi = The Braille Mainichi, Taishō 12-16 [1923-1927]. US$1,315.00
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Seiyō Tsurezuregusa (A Western Tsurezuregusa) A Western Tsurezuregusa, with selections from Chamfort, Hobbes, Reed, and Disraeli, Taishō 4 [1915]. US$495.00
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Kokkei jitsuwa (Amusing true tales) An American's Cultural and Linguistic Gaffes in Japan, Meiji 36 [1903]. US$495.00
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Rondon tsūshin: shin inyō hakase (London news: new yin-and-yang professor) An early translation of a Sherlock Holmes mystery: Conan Doyle's 'A study in scarlet', Meiji 33 [1900]. US$895.00
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Pō Shishū (A Collection of Poems by Poe) Poems by Edgar Allan Poe, Taishō 12 [1923]. US$115.00
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Kutsu no hiai (This misery of boots) A socialist pamphlet by H.G. Wells, Taishō 14 [1925]. US$275.00
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Dickens's A Christmas Carol Kurisumasu Karoru [A Christmas Carol], Taishō 4 [1915]. US$375.00
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Over 150 Paper Templates for Oshi-e Pictures A Collection of 157 Envelopes Housing Paper Templates , ca. early to mid-Meiji period (1860-1880s)? US$640.00
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Times-Tables Cards, Stencil-Printed Shin'an Kyōiku Kuku Garuta, Ca. late Meiji period (1900-1910s)? US$340.00
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An obi featuring ornate book wrappers From the Shōwa period, ca. Shōwa period (20th century). US$490.00
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A Charming Obi Decorated with Miniature Books A Playful Obi, ca. Shōwa period (20th century). US$570.00
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An Imari dish featuring book designs Patterned with floral devices, ca. mid-Meiji period (1870-1900s), ca. mid-Meiji period (1870-1900s). US$3,290.00
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Three Plates with Book Patterns A Set of Three Plates with Book Motifs, Ca. mid to late Meiji period (1880-1910s). US$510.00
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Untitled tsuba An Awa Shōami sword guard patterned with books, ca. late Edo period (18th to mid-19th century). US$3,900.00
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A Book-Shaped Water-Dropper for Calligraphy “Elementary Reader: Water-Dropper for the Encouragement of Learning”, ca. early to mid Meiji period (1870-1890s) US$1,700.00
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A Book-Shaped Sword Fitting Untitled Menuki, ca. 17~19 century. US$710.00
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Diagram of a Papermaking Factory Ōji Seishi-Gaisha Ryakuzu, Meiji 10 [1877]. US$450.00
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A Scrapbook of Washi and Fabrics, by Uemura Rokurō Untitled Album of the Activities of the Washi Research Institute, ca. 1950s. US$860.00
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Viaje el Japon: Una libreria de Yedo Illustration of a Japanese Bookshop from a Western Perspective, Ca. 1876. US$270.00
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A postcard featuring Izumiya Ichibei's bookstore From Tōkaidō meisho zue, 1930-50s. US$110.00
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Reihō mankintan ["Sacred tiger balm"] An advertisement designed to resemble a leaf from a book, ca. 18th to 19th century. US$190.00
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On Booksellers' Official Licenses An Untitled Manuscript Record, 1871 US$390.00
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Hitojichi henkan: jizai kyōikuhō zukai (Transformation of a person's temperament: free education method, illustrated) An advertisement for a book on phrenology, ca. Meiji 21 (1888). US$285.00
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How to Elegantly Package Gifts, Warrior-Style Examples of Ways to Fold Envelopes, Ca. Meiji period (1868-1911)? US$845.00
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A fragment of fabric depicting a bird's-eye view An embroidered fabric fragment, 1868-1912? US$215.00
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A fragment of fabric depicting foreign ships A fabric fragment, 1868-1912? US$165.00
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A Blank Book for Calligraphy Enthusiasts An Untitled Woodblock-Printed Album, 1890-1920s? US$180.00
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