A large photograph album of Japanese origin and Korean War vintage, with the lacquered front cover extensively hand-decorated in colour
by [Japan and Korea]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Maps of the four main islands of Japan and the Korean Peninsula are surrounded by borders of cherry blossom and bamboo, with scenes of Mt Fuji, a pagoda, and birds on the wing. Major cities are shown on the maps; Korea has Pyongyang, Seoul and Pusan, with '38° LINE' in a much larger font across the centre. The album (275 × 390 mm) contains three series of commercially produced small photographic views loosely inserted behind photo-corners (40 hand-coloured views of Japan; 56 black and white views of Tokyo; and 40 black and white views of the Kure-Hiro district), as well as 11 larger personal photographs of Bangkok. The last three items in the album are more significant: they are professionally produced photographs of two destroyers of the RAN - HMAS 'Anzac' (D59), and HMAS 'Warramunga' (D123) - and a large group portrait of three officers and twelve sailors of the 'Warramunga'. Both these ships served in the Korean War. The album and its contents appear to have been purchased by one of the crew members of the 'Warramunga' after she became one of the first Australian warships assigned to the Far East Strategic Reserve in 1955.
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Details
- Seller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 110834
- Title
- A large photograph album of Japanese origin and Korean War vintage, with the lacquered front cover extensively hand-decorated in colour
- Author
- [Japan and Korea]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
Terms of Sale
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
If found to be incorrectly described, goods may be returned, provided notification is given within seven days of receipt. Postage and insurance are extra; uninsured parcels are sent at the purchaser's risk.
About the Seller
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
Biblio member since 2006
Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
The business was established in Adelaide in March 1976 and is a longstanding member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the Australian Antique Dealers Association (AADA). A large out-of-print and antiquarian stock is maintained at our retail outlet in the centre of Adelaide; mail-order catalogues of our specializations are issued and a representative selection of our stock is online.