ILLUSTRATED GUIDEBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS AROUND JAPAN (NIHON MEISHO^ ZU-E)

18. Item #36530

[GUIDEBOOK] Wyeda, B. & Aoki, T. ILLUSTRATED GUIDEBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS AROUND JAPAN (NIHON MEISHO^ ZU-E). Osaka & Tokyo: Susando^. N.D. [c.1894]. Small 12mo., printed color pictorial boards with cloth spine. Heavily illustrated in wood engraving throughout. Each cut is captioned in English, the text is in Japanese throughout. This is the volume on the To^sando^ route, volume four of seven projected volumes in the series [at least four of which were actually published]. Designed to stand on its own. Scores of skillful and interesting views of Meiji architecture, etc. An unusual and fragile item, here the last few pages and the colophon are missing, and the covers are loose. Sold with all faults.

Price: $60.00

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