Auction No 412, Tag: Japan

4 Lots (displaying 1 - 4)

Walter Dening "Japan in Days of Yore III: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi. Part I", Hakubunsha, Tokyo, 1888, first edition;

Lot: 38

  • Auction Date: Wed 28th Sep 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £40
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Walter Dening Japan in Days of Yore III: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi. Part I.,  Hakubunsha, Tokyo, 1888, first edition; original pictorial wraps, some wear and browning to edge of text block; stitch binding partly loose; VG internally with the six fine double-page hand-coloured plates. 

"History of the Empire of Japan.Compiled and translated for the Imperial Japanese Commission of the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago, U.S.A. 1893"

Lot: 81

  • Auction Date: Wed 28th Sep 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £44
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History of the Empire of Japan. Compiled and translated for the Imperial Japanese Commission of the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago, U.S.A. 1893, translation by Frank Brinkley (editor of Japan Mail), published by Dai Nippon Tosho Kabushiki Kwaisha, Tokyo [1893]; tall octavo, cloth-covered boards frayed; fine internally with all plates, some hand-coloured, folding map and plans; vi,428pp

Ikku Jippensha "Hizakurige", Kobe, 1929, No.317 of a limited printing, cloth bound, title label chipped, some fading, good internally

Lot: 93

  • Auction Date: Wed 28th Sep 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £92
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Ikku Jippensha Hizakurige, Kobe, 1929, No.317 of a limited printing, cloth bound, title label chipped, some fading, good internally with nine fine hand-coloured plates tipped in; Isabel Anderson The Spell of Japan, 1914, pictorial cloth, spine faded; and 14 others, largely Japan related, fair to fine, most with ownership signatures. (16)

Japan selection, pre-1910, all PU to Germany and UK, many with writing on front, fair to fine. (22)

Lot: 145

  • Auction Date: Wed 28th Sep 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £16
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Japan selection, pre-1910, all PU to Germany and UK, many with writing on front, fair to fine. (22)