Scenes and Customs in Japan [Two Volumes]

Published by Toyodo [1902], Tokyo, 1902

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Volumes I and II of 'Scenes and Customs in Japan', a collection of 24 double-page colour woodbooks (12 in each volume). Published at the turn of the 20th century, during a time when Japan was becoming increasingly engaged with the global community and Western audiences were captivated by Japanese art and culture, there was a growing market for books produced in Japan that depicted Japanese life and traditions. Scenes in the set show women strolling in gardens, temples and Buddhist monuments, street scenes, preparation of the Hoshimatsuri, families catching fireflies, countryside views, throngs at the school gates, etc., with a list of the plates and descriptions of the scenes as well as the colophon (in Japanese), both printed and pasted in at the rear. From the library of Cliff Parfit, Japanese collector and author of 'Exlibris Japan: An Introductory Handbook to the Bookplates of Japan' . . Accordian style binding (with card to add structure) with original limp card wrap-around covers, housed in a modern drop-back box with paper label to the front cover. 26 x 18 cm In good condition near very good condition, with a little wear and marking to the covers, corners lightly rubbed, plates largely nice and clean but some occasional very minor spotting and marks, mostly to the margins, or offsetting of the red plate numbers, splitting at the inner rear hinge of volume I, bookplates of Cliff Parfitt and small stamp to the verso of the title pages and the rear page. Box in very good condition.

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Title
Scenes and Customs in Japan [Two Volumes]
Author
[Toyodo Publishing Company]
Publisher
Toyodo [1902], Tokyo
Publication year
1902
Binding
Soft cover
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Founded in 1985 by Joseph Keogh, Keogh's Books is based in Skipton, a market-town in North Yorkshire. After more than 30 years trading in Leeds and The Cotswolds, the business was passed on to Joseph's daughter, Carmel, who benefitted from a lifetime surrounded by books, as well as her father's many years of experience and expertise. Please contact 01756 691987 or info@keoghsbooks.com with any enquiries, or to arrange viewings.

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