National System of Penmanship by Yoshida Tsunenori
[Japan]. Fascinating, woodblock printed folding book on how to write English and a quite unusual selection of example words for each letter of the English alphabet along with some interesting errors and misspellings. Yoshida (1844-1880), who died young, was a samurai of the Oshu Domain (now part of Saitama prefecture). The title in Japanese is, 'Yokomoji Unpitsu Jizai'. Uncommon size.
Tokyo. Maruya Shogoro. 1873.
56pp. 30.1 x 9.1cm.
In good condition. Covers worn. Some age wear and a few stray marks. Some pages with small areas of worm trails. A few pages starting to separate and a few with some old repairs that have made some pages not open completely flat (book can be easily repaired at cost if required). b32100710
