Enthronement of the One Hundred Twenty-Fourth Emperor of Japan, With Original Woodblock Print

Benjamin W. Fleisher, ed. ENTHRONEMENT OF THE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOURTH EMPEROR OF JAPAN. Tokyo: The Japan Advertiser, 1928. Stated "Enthronement Edition." Pictorial silk-covered boards with multi-colored ribbon ties and gilt-lettering, gilt spine with orange cloth pieces at the ends, and pictorial endpapers. Folio; xvi, 179, [1]pp. With original color woodblock print of Himeji Castle by Hiroshi Yoshida tipped in, frontispieces, and abundant in-text and full-page illustrations.

17 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.

Collection of Michael and Ingrid Kelly, Worldwide Gallery Antiques, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Soiling, fading, and scuffing to boards with a few small areas of insect damage and heavy wear to extremities; joints cracked with areas of cracking at hinges, and both boards very loose but attached; interior with occasional small tear, light foxing, grime, and minor handling wear, with text pages overall very clean; lacking dust jacket and case.