Guide to the Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan (1931); Kumamoto-ken.
by Yoshida, Hatsusaburo
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- first
- Condition
- See description
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Kumamoto: O Aso Kokuritsu Koen Kyokai, 1931. First edition of this photobook of the Kumamoto Prefecture. Quarto, original velvet bound, copiously illustrated with gravure photo pages with captions and text, occasional mounted gravure photos, all of the Kumamoto Prefecture in the southern-most Japanese island of Kyushu, including its manufacturing, spas, rivers, volcanic Mt. Aso, temples, village life and agriculture. Including panoramic folding plate with two views, and a slightly smaller panoramic foldout. In near fine condition. Rare, with OCLC locating one example at Columbia University.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86877
- Title
- Guide to the Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan (1931); Kumamoto-ken.
- Author
- Yoshida, Hatsusaburo
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- O Aso Kokuritsu Koen Kyokai
- Place of Publication
- Kumamoto
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- Guide to the Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan (1931); Kumamoto-ken
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- Plate
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- Fine
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- Quarto
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- First Edition
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