Type 2

Volume I (Type 2). (Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Kobe and Nagasaki)
Volume II (Type 2). (Yokohama, Kamakura, Fuji and Nagoya)
Volume III (Type 2). (Tokio and Nikko)
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Matched Set.

This is a matched set. The boards are all covered with the same fabric and the cover illustrations are very similar and have the same theme which is a lakeside cottage with a boat in the foreground. The books are all the same size. To see the covers of all three books, click here. To see the title pages of all three books, click here.

Condition.

General Comments Regarding Volumes I, II and III. All three books are in Very Good condition. The covers have wear which is primarily confined to the edges which have scraped areas. As usual, the inside front and back hinges are cracked. Throughout there are small smudges in the margins of the plates. All plates are protected by tissue guards. The condition of the spine covering is discussed below. The bindings are solid but not tight as the plates are held in place completely by the string ties and these have loosened. These books were issued with approximately 1 in of the spine covered with a silk type cloth at the top and bottom.

Specific Comments:

Volume I, Type 2. One plate (Cherry Blossoms and Jinrikisha) has a tear in starting in the right margin and extending 1 cm into the collotype image. The spine covering (top and bottom) is present but both are broken.

Volume II, Type 2. The "Tea Picking plate is inserted upside down. The top and bottom spine covering are both missing.

Volume III, Type 2. The "Cherry Blossoms at Uyeno, Tokyo" plate has a discolored area at the bottom middle and it extends into the image area. The bottom spine covering is present and the top spine covering is missing.

 
Tamamura, Kozaburo:
Japanese Views and Characters, Vol. III (Tokio and Nikko), ca 1910, horizontal 8vo (6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in - 16 x 24 cm), 24 hand colored collotype plates with captions in English, tissue guards, hard boards covered with fabric, spine covered, string tied, unpaginated. The actual images are approximately 4 x 6 in (10.5 x 15 cm). The hand coloring of the collotype plates in these books is well executed with a wide range of colors employed, to include pastels.

The type 1a and type 1b books have different cover and title page illustrations and different color ties. Aside form that, they are essentially the same books. The type 1a & 1b books are 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in - 16 x 24 cm. The type 2 book has different covers and title page and is slightly smaller measuring 6 x 9 in - 15.4 x 22.8 cm. The type 2 book has the same plates as the type 1a and 1b books.

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Type 2 - Title Page

 
Titles of the 24 Plates

1. A Private Garden


2. Nursing a Baby
3. Cherry Blossoms in Uyeno Tokyo


4. Iris Blossoms at Horikiri, Tokyo
5. The Geisha Dance


6. Shiba Temple at Tokyo
7. Wisteria Blossoms at Kameido, Tokyo
8. Autumn Tints of Takinogawa, Tokyo
9. Geisha Girl, playing Samisen


10. A Tea House
11. The Moat, at Tokyo
12. The Buddhist Priests


13. The Chryptomeria Avenue at Nikko
14. The Sacred bridge at Nikko


15. Girls amusing themselves, looke (sic) at the Album


16. The Yomeimon Gate at Nikko
17. The Karamon Gate and the Ieyasu temple, at Nikko
18. Working on the silk Worms


19. The Torii and the Futaarasan Temple, Nikko
20. The Tea House at Chuzenji, Nikko
21. The Kegon Waterfall at Nikko
22. The Farmer and His Wife, working on the Field


23. The Yumoto Lake, Nikko
24. Ainues, the Native of Hokkaido, Japan

No Colophon.

 
Listing of Plates (without images)
Same in all types of book

1. A Private Garden
2. Nursing a Baby
3. Cherry Blossoms in Uyeno Tokyo
4. Iris Blossoms at Horikiri, Tokyo
5. The Geisha Dance
6. Shiba Temple at Tokyo
7. Wisteria Blossoms at Kameido, Tokyo
8. Autumn Tints of Takinogawa, Tokyo
9. Geisha Girl, playing Samisen
10. A Tea House
11. The Moat, at Tokyo
12. The Buddhist Priests
13. The Chryptomeria Avenue at Nikko
14. The Sacred bridge at Nikko
15. Girls amusing themselves, looke (sic) at the Album
16. The Yomeimon Gate at Nikko
17. The Karamon Gate and the Ieyasu temple, at Nikko
18. Working on the silk Worms
19. The Torii and the Futaarasan Temple, Nikko
20. The Tea House at Chuzenji, Nikko
21. The Kegon Waterfall at Nikko
22. The Farmer and His Wife, working on the Field
23. The Yumoto Lake, Nikko
24. Ainues, the Native of Hokkaido, Japan

Volume I (Type 2). (Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Kobe and Nagasaki)
Volume II (Type 2). (Yokohama, Kamakura, Fuji and Nagoya)
Volume III (Type 2). (Tokio and Nikko)
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