Views of the Principal Parts of Japan around the provinces of Kyoto, Osaka & Kobe by Takeda Hiroshi
[Japan] Surprisingly scarce book with 50 collotype photos of the Kinki region including Kyoto, Nara, Wakayama, Sakai, Osaka, Kobe and Harima. There appear to be only three copies in Japanese insitutions and none outside Japan. A first edition of December, 1909 exists and this is the second printing done in November, 1910. No further editions known. All photos are captioned in Japanese and English on the thin interleaves. The title in Japanese is, 'Kinki Meisho Taikan'.
Osaka. Yushinkan. 1910.
50 collotype photos. 16 x 22.1cm.
In very good condition with only minor age wear. End papers slightly foxed. Otherwise very good. b37122008
