Hasegawa (Takejiro).- With Compliments of the Season, signed gift inscription "To dear Ada Bloxham From Mrs. Patton" to upper cover, short tear to foot of lower joint, [not in Sharf], 1892; Rhymes & Life Scenes of Japan, ink inscription "With best wishes Xmas 1901" to inside front cover, [Sharf p.74], 1901; Street Scenes of Old Japan. Calendar for 1909, ink inscription "1909 Mt. Ada" to Mount Fuji on upper cover, [not in Sharf], [1908], colour woodblock illustrations, bound and stitched Japanese-style, original pictorial wrappers, some light marking or toning but very good generally, small 4to & 8vo, Tokyo, Hasegawa (3)

⁂ A good group of these scarce and attractive calendars with excellent association inscriptions from an author whose work was published by Hasegawa to her fellow teacher of music in Japan. Emily Patton arrived in Japan from Australia where she had worked as a music teacher with Ada Bloxham as one of her students. Bloxham subsequently travelled to London to continue her studies before returning to Australia and then travelling to Japan where she taught Tonic Sol-fa with Emily Patton.