Yamanaka Eijiro. - [Mankoku Shuyu Sugoroku].

Tokyo, Yamanaka Eijiro 1887 (Meiji 20). Colour woodcut map 50x71cm, folding into modern patterned paper cover with paper label. Some worming expertly repaired; all, including the covers, a triumph of sympathetic craft. A handsome copy. ¶ This rare world tour game tells us all the important stuff we need to know about the world. Thanks to the modern wonder of other people putting in the effort I can tell you that in 1888 this was advertised in newspapers and the womens' magazine Iratsume as an educational game for family and schools for two sen.Worldcat finds no copies; CiNii finds two locations.

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