Short Biographies of Emineni [sic] Japanese in Ancient and Modern Times. Each with a Characteristic Illustration (Short Biographies of Eminent Japanese in Ancient and Modern Times. Each with a Characteristic Illustration) / 日本古今名家圖解/ Nihon Kokon Meika Zukai [FIRST VOLUME, ENGLISH ONLY VARIANT]
Tokyo (東京): Kyoshundo (九春堂), 1887 [Meiji 20]. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 22 leaves (double-sided, fukuro-toji syle). Tan paper string-bound Asian-style wrappers. Black lettering in English on a white paper label pasted on the front cover. This scarce work, intended primarily for an English-speaking readership in the West, contains biographical text..... More