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[CUSTOMS] HIRADE Ko^jiro^, author - To^Kyo^ Fu^Zoku-Shi 3 Vols

Title: To^Kyo^ Fu^Zoku-Shi 3 Vols
Description: 1902. [CUSTOMS] HIRADE Ko^jiro^, author. TO^KYO^ FU^ZOKU-SHI 3 vols. To^kyo^, Meiji 35 [1902]. Tassel-bound, Japanese-style, fukuro-toji. 22.9 x 15.0 cm. Original printed patterned covers and printed title labels. Illustrated throughout with b+w wood engravings and what appears to be the occasional copper engraving, along with a very few color woodblock prints. A very interesting and exhaustive look at the customs of a To^kyo^ deep into the process of transition from the traditional to the "modern" amalgam of cultural elements that was 20th century Japan. Written on the eve of the Russo-Japanese War which would hasten that transition. Well known as an important piece of early scholarship on the subject, this original edition is by no means common. Near fine, complete. .

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Price: US$ 350.00 Seller: Boston Book Company
- Book number: 88743

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