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F. Brinkley, JAPAN, 10 Vols (1897-1898).

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
F. Brinkley, JAPAN, 10 Vols (1897-1898).
[Asia/Japan/Brinkley]. JAPAN: Described and Illustrated by the Japanese, Written by Eminent Japanese Authorities and Scholars. Edited by Captain F. Brinkley of Tokyo Japan. With an Essay on Japanese Art by Kakuzo Okakura Director of the Imperial Art School at Tokyo Japan. 10 Sections. Bos: J. B. Millett, (1897-1898). Special Edition de Grande Luxe, #19 of 36. 60 large hand-colored photographs, as well as many smaller hand-colored photographs. Each large photograph is approx. 24 x 18.5 cm (9 1/2? x 7 3/8?) within the publisher?s paper matting. Smaller photographs are mounted to text pages, and are about 6.5 x 13.3 cm (2 1/2" x 5 1/4"). Although the photographer is not credited, the photographs are believed to have come from the studio managed by Kozaburo Tamamura, reputed to have employed over 100 colorists.