FUZOKU GA HO:THE PICTORIAL MAGAZINE OF JAPANESE FASHION. A Group of 34 Odd Issue

Tokyo 1889-1908, Toyodo. Original color pictorial wrs., various pagination, color & b. w. plates, 18.5 x 25.7 cm., spines worn, some loose, some stapled, all now solid, 34 odd issues, profusely illustrated. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION . *** **** *** . . . FUZOKU GAHO: THE PICTORIAL MAGAZINE . . . OF MEIJI [1868-1912] PERIOD CUSTOMES AND GENRES . . . . JAPANESE FASHION, MODES & ILLUSTRATONS OF LIFE . . * FUZOKU GA HO: a group of 34 odd issues of this scarce and obscure color-lustrated Japanese periodical. Some items have the English title: FUZOKU GAHO THE PICTORIAL MAGAZINE OF JAPANESE FASHION. Also: FUZOKU GAHO AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF JAPANESE LIFE. . The title is somewhat misleading. It is not actually about fashion, but an illustrated history of Japanese life, customs, political activates, militarism in China, historical events, important people, and government, to only mention a few. . An historical record of Japan's past, important events, political activities, military aggression in China, famous people, festivals, customs, dress, furniture, arms, armor, and too many subjects to list. . Each issue contains a number of illustrations, some in color and b.w. illustrations, as well as a good number of text drawings, figures and illustrations. . *** THE LIST OF ISSUES, number of color & b.w. illustrations, last page number, &c. . No. 3. 1889., tinted covers, 5 full page b.w., 2 double page b.w. illustrations, 42p. . No. 4. 1889. Tinted covers, 7 full page b.w., 1 double page b.w. illustrations. . No. 21. 1890. Tinted covers, double page b.w. & 2 full page b.w. illustrations, 14p. . No. 22. 1890. Tinted covers, 5 double page b.w. 3 single full page b.w. illustrations, 20p. . No. 26. 1891. Color covers, 4 double page b.w., 5 single full page b.w. illustrations, 22+3p. . No. 27. 1891. Color covers, 2 color by Hiroshige, 2 double page b.w., 6 full page b.w. illustrations, 22p. . No. 36, 1891, color pictorial covers, 1 double page color, 10 b.w. single page, 32 pages text. . No. 43. 1892. Color pictorial covers, 1 full page color, 5 double b.w. page, 2 single b.w. page illustrations, 28p. . No. 45. 1906. Color covers, 2 full page color, b.w. photos, 1 full page b.w. & 1 double page b.w. illustration, 42p. . No. 53. 1893. Color pictorial covers, 3 page color folding, 1 full page color and 3 double page b.w. illustrations, 30p. . No. 54, 1908, 2 double page color, 9. b.w. photos, 39p. text . No. 54. 1980. Color pictorial covers,1 color double page, 1 color single page, 4 b.w. double page, 8 b.w. drawings, 20 pages text. . No. 55. 1893. Color pictorial covers, 3 page folding color, 3 double page b.w. and 4 single page b.w. illustrations, 30p. . No. 56. 1893. Color pictorial covers, 3p. 1 color folding, 1 single color, 4 double page, 4 single page b.w. illustrations, b.w. 30p. . No. 64. 1894. Pictorial color covers, 1 color folding, 5 double page b.w. & 8 full page b.w. illustrations, 32p. . No. 67. 1894. Title covers, 22 full page b.w. illustrations, pp.51-80. . No. 72. 1984. Color pictorial covers, 2 double page b.w., 1 foldout b.w. and 7 single page b.w. illustrations, 32p. . No. 83. 1895. Color pictorial covers, 2 fold out color,3 double page b.w. 3 full page b.w. and 1 fold out b.w. illustrations, 32p. . No. 85. 1895, color pictorial covers, 1 color folding, 4 b.w. double page, 1 b.w. folding, 4 drawings, 31 page text. . No. 86. 1895. Color pictorial covers, 1 fold out color, 2 double page b.w., 5 single b.w. and a map, 30p. . No. 87. 1895. Color pictorial covers, 1 fold out color, 2 double folding b.w., 7 single full page b.w. illustrations, map, 34p. . No. 88. 1895. Color pictorial covers, 1 fold out color, 3 double page b.w. and 3 single page b.w. illustrations, 36p. . No. 90. 1895, color pictorial covers, 1 folding color, 3 double b.w. pages, 4 single b.w. pages, 1 b.w. folding, 28 pages text. . No. 91. 1895 color pictorial covers, 1 color folding, 2 color single, 2 b.w. , 4 b.w. double, 1 drawing, 1 single b.w. plate, 32 text p.…