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Nihon Kanko Shinbunsha - [Japan Tourism Newspaper] (23 1950s Issues)

Title: [Japan Tourism Newspaper] (23 1950s Issues)
Description: Magazine/Periodical Nihon Kanko Shinbunsha, Tokyo, 1953-1957. First Edition, Softcover. Good Condition. 54cm x 40cm. 23 issues, black and white illustrations. Tabloid newspaper. Text is in Japanese. 1950s Japanese weekly tabloid with light coverage of sport, politics, entertainment, travel, and sexuality. This lot of 23 out of sequence issues published between 1953 and 1957 shows a conservative change in the publication, with earlier issues regularly featuring large nude photographs of women on the front page, while the later issues moving to having more glamour photographs and little to no nudity, though still discussing sexual customs and advertising adult entertainments. Full list of issue numbers: 151, 152, 153, 154, 156, 160, 179, 182, 210, 212, 213, 217, 237, 238, 303, 316, 335, 338, 413, 466, 548, 563, and 775. 23 issues in total. First thirteen issues up to 237 comprise 4 pages on a single folded sheet, the final eleven issues from 238 comprise 8 pages on two folded sheets. Each issue folded into four, some with minor splits and holes at the folds, and minor creasing at the edges. Moderate tanning. Issue 303 and 335 with a large split at the centre fold. Shipped Weight: .83 kilos.

Keywords: BZDB407 Sexuality - Art & Erotica; Foreign Language::Japanese; Japanese Language; Countries::Asia::Japan. Unbranded Nihon Kanko Shinbunsha [Japan Tourism Newspaper] (23 1950s Issues) Foreign Language::Japanese Countries::Asia::Japan

Price: AUD 330.00 = appr. US$ 228.32 Seller: Book Merchant Jenkins
- Book number: 0020480

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