10 vol Japan Described and Illustrated by the Japanese Captain F. Brinkley 1897
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10 volume folio Set, "Japan Described and Illustrated by the Japanese, Written by Eminent Japanese Authorities and Scholars," Edited by Captain F. Brinkley of Tokyo Japan. Photographs by Tamamura Kozaburo. Yedo Collection 1897, limited to 1000 of which this copy is number 26. Published J.B. Millet Company, USA. Uncut pages. Each book covered in unique Japanese fabric heightened with gold, beveled edges and traditionally bound with cord, with title on label. Yedo edition label on pastedown. Vol. I with owners bookplate. Each volume has a color frontis of a flower with rice paper tissue cover; 3 handcolored albumen photographs mounted within each with a captioned paper cover (30 total), and numerous black and white photographs throughout. Several have original 'warning' label tipped in.
Measures Approx. each volume 12.375 x 16 x 0.625 inches.
Domestic Shipping: $35
Measures Approx. each volume 12.375 x 16 x 0.625 inches.
Domestic Shipping: $35
Condition
Overall very good condition, edgewear, fraying to fabric at corners and spine, sunned, some spotting to covers. Interiors clean with no missing pages, toned, albumen photos have scattered fading to varying degrees.
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10 vol Japan Described and Illustrated by the Japanese Captain F. Brinkley 1897
Estimate $2,500 - $3,000
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