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Tokyo 1874-5, Goshobo. Stitched buff wrs., 4 vol. set,covers bit scuffed, minor old worming, some mended, text not badly affected, corners rubbed, worn, but internally clean, solid, 41+46+72+41 double leaves, 79 text illustrations, 15 maps. . *** **** *** . . NICELY WOODBLOCK PRINTED SET WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS . . * Published a…nd initiated under the auspices of the Mombusho or Ministry of Education. This work was designed to give students a good understanding of the geography of Japan. . Volume 4 is a supplement, compiled by Okugawa Ryukichi. The set covers the complete geography of all of Japan, from Hokkaido in the north, down to the Ryukyu Islands in the extreme south. . The texts are written in plain and easily read Hyojun [modern] Japanese, in a large font. . *** ILLUSTRATIONS: With a few double-page illustrations, cover title slips. The illustrations show the landscape & aerial maps of villages, shrines, temples, bridges, seascapes, beach-fronts, ocean- side views, active volcanoes, large rivers, primitive trains and shipping in harbors, lakes, great mountains and so on. With early aerial views to Edo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kyoto and other important cities, and associated aerial maps. Nicely executed, and profusely illustrated. . *** Color photos are posted to our website . *** CONDITION: The work is bound in the original publisher's buff colored stiff wrappers with title label, stitched spines. . There is some of the usual wear to the head & spine tails, possibly mouse bites with minor loss, a bit of old worming to vol. 2 title slip, frong covers & text of minimal impact. Most of this is limited to the margins or text, the illustrations for the most part not affected. . By and large a solid example with excellent impression and registry. . **.
