Japan: 1928. 13” x 9¼”. Silk over thick boards; accordion style binding. 16 leaves with 55 photographs and 12 postcards glued down. Most photos measure either 6” x 3¾” or 3” x 4”, all are hand-colored and nearly all are captioned. Album very good with moderate wear, some staining and..... More
Takino, Japan: 1950. 10 7/8” x 8¼”. 17 leaves, with 11 pieces of original artwork, 7 clippings, 8 photographs and 73 pieces of ephemera adhesive mounted both sides. Photos range from 2” x 2” to 4” x 6” and all but one are captioned. Very good: seemingly lacking covers and..... More
Several locations in Japan. 13” x 11”. Commercial photo album, decorated cloth over boards, post-bound with tassels. 38 stiff card pages with 130 B&W photographs adhered and the last 10 pages are blank. Photos range from 2” x 3” to 5 ” x 7¾” and nearly all are captioned. Near..... More
Japan: 1923. 8½” x 12¼”. Paper over boards, Japanese title to front. 30 card leaves with one 4½” x 6¼” B&W photograph adhered to each recto and Japanese-captioned interleaves. Very good: boards a bit loose and spotted, small chips to front and moderate loss to rear; interleaves with some wear..... More
N.P. Ad-Ventures, 1953. 14½” x 10”. 13 leaves held along top edge with steel clasp. Very good: folded horizontally at center; some chips and tears to first and last leaves. This is a rare and enigmatic calendar that we believe was marketed to American Servicemen in Japan. Each..... More