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Jiyū no Kotowari (On Liberty)
The first Japanese translation of Mill's On Liberty, Meiji Mizunoesaru [1872].
US$780.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Sentakusho yori Nomishirami Kadomo he Onmōshi-idashi no Koto narabi ni Mushi Sanka Nakama yori Sentakujo he Negai Izuru Koto (A Formal Statement from a Laundry to Fleas, Lice, and Mosquitoes, together with a Humble Request from the Three Groups of Insects
A letter of complaint to insects, ca. late Edo period (1840-50s?).
US$580.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Manpō Eitai Shin-zassho: Nihon-zu-iri (New Miscellany of Countless Eternal Treasures, with a Map of Japan)
Portable information on fortune-telling, astrology, dates, and geography, ca. Bunka 8 (1811).
US$280.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Two untitled sketchbooks by an amateur artist
Stunning watercolours of Japan, Shōwa 11-15 (1936-1940).
US$2,180.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

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
▶ Japanese Literature

Album of works by calligraphers and artists
Skilful sketches by little-known artists, ca. late Meiji to Taishō period (1900-20s)?
US$480.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

Tsūzoku Isoppu Monogatari (Aesop's Popular Fables)
Aesop's Fables, illustrated by Kawanabe Kyōsai, Meiji 5-6 (1872-1873).
US$2,050.00
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Dokuhin Benran (Guide to Poisonous Things) = Poisonous Plants: I. Collection
An illustrated guide to poisonous Japanese plants, Meiji 11 (1878).
US$680.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Shihonron (Das Kapital)
The definitive pre-war translation of Marx's Das Kapital, Shōwa 2-3 (1927-1928).
US$780.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Shochū O-utagai (Summer Greetings)
Cooling woodblock-printed matchbox cards designed for summer, Shōwa 8 (1933).
US$75.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Three woodblock-printed envelopes
Charming designs by Ogawa Usen, ca. early to mid-Shōwa period (1930-40s)?
US$65.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Set of four garments
Early nineteenth-century garments with kamon crests, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-40s)?
US$180.00
▶ Others

Ōiri (Full House), ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1910-30s)?
US$75.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Shina Taikan (A Compendium of China), Taishō 5 (1916).
US$500.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Eiwa Tsūshin (English-Japanese Transmissions)
A miniature book for English learners, Meiji 20 (1888).
US$280.00
▶ Japanese Literature

The Great War of 1870 between France and Germany
On the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, Meiji 4 (1871).
US$480.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Shiroto Jōjuri Shikata Mitate: Chūshingura Nanatsume Monku (Methods of Jōjuri Amateurs: Seven Phrases from The Treasury of Loyal Retainers)
Phrases commonly used by amateur jōjuri actors, ca. late Edo period (1830-40s)?
US$400.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Tōsei Karitaku Saiken Kagami (Mirror of a Guide to Temporary Lodgings)
Book culture meets print culture, Bunkyū 2 (1862).
US$350.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Untitled fan print
A fan print by Kamisaka Sekka, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-40s)?
US$300.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods)
Match cards featuring the Seven Lucky Gods, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-30s)?
US$75.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Four untitled woodblock prints from Sekka's Ashide-e
Elegant ashide-e by Kamisaka Sekka, Shōwa 19 (1944).
US$350.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Danjo Dōkenron (On Equal Rights for Men and Women)
One of the earliest books promoting women's rights published in Japan - Mill's 'Subjection of Women', Meiji 11 (1878).
US$4,580.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Timetable: Royal Netherlands-Indian Airways, K.N.I.L.M.
Beautifully designed booklet advertising Royal Dutch Indies Airways flights in Indonesia, 1933.
US$180.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Tennen Hyakkaku (Tennen's Hundred Cranes)
Cranes, by Kaigai Tennen, Meiji 34 (1901).
US$480.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Yakusha Kijinden (Biographies of Extraordinary Actors)
A famous kabuki actor's biography, illustrated by Kunisada, Tenpō 4 (1833).
US$340.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Kokkei Usaharashi (Humorous Distractions)
A magazine of short stories and poems, Meiji 15 [1882].
US$150.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Kishō Shinbun (Journal of Collected Laughter)
Three scarce issues produced by Kinga and Yoshitoshi, [Meiji 8 (1875)].
US$2,150.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Chinbun Kanbun (Curious Pieces of Nonsense News)
Issues 1-8 of a scarce Ōsaka-based periodical, Meiji 10 [1877].
US$2,150.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Hamaogishū (Collection of Seashore Reeds)
A short selection of poems, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 18 [1885].
US$350.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Minken Hizakurige (A Journey Through Civil Rights)
One of the most overtly political works Kyōsai illustrated, Meiji 15 [1882].
US$1,650.00
▶ Japanese Literature

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
▶ Japanese Literature

Chinshō Shinshi (New Magazine of Rare Laughs)
Featuring a woodblock-printed upper wrapper by Kyōsai, Meiji 11 [1878].
US$350.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

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
▶ Japanese Literature

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
▶ Japanese Literature

Shuzenji Onsen Meishoki (Famous Places in Shuzenji Onsen)
A guidebook to Shuzenji Onsen, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 13 [1880].
US$250.00
▶ Japanese Literature

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
▶ Japanese Literature

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
▶ Japanese Literature

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
▶ Japanese Literature

Dōjo Hayagakumon (Fast Learning for Young Girls)
On gender equality, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 8 [1875].
US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature

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
▶ Japanese Literature

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
▶ Japanese Literature

Kanegura Sandaiki (Three Generations of Treasuries)
A Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on a family's economic struggles, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$2,150.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Chie no Hakari (The Scales of Wisdom)
Three Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on Westernisation, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$2,500.00
▶ Japanese Literature

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
▶ Japanese Literature

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
▶ Japanese Literature

Chūrui Daigiron (The Insects' Great Debate)
On the Dragon King and his insect subjects, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Seirō Hankatsū (Poseur of the Bordellos)
A satire set in Yoshiwara, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$2,500.00
▶ Japanese Literature

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
▶ Japanese Literature

Saisei (Record of the Prosperous Age)
A parody ranking of ukiyo-e artists, Yoshiwara-style, Keiō Kinotoushi (1865).
US$2,860.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Shukenron: Eikoku gakushi Hobbusu-cho (Theory of Sovereignty: by the English Scholar Hobbes)
The first Japanese translation of Hobbes's Leviathan, Meiji 16 (1883).
US$4,680.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

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