童蒙英学手引草 [Doumou Eigaku Tebikigusa] = A primer of English

Tokyo: Aoyama-do, 1872. First edition, fukurotoji, 7" x 4.5", 16 leaves; with 4 Roman alphabets (upper and lower case and 2 styles of script), and a vocabulary in English with Japanese equivalents and pronunciations, all designed for the elementary Japanese student of the English language; original pink paper wrappers, printed label in Japanese on upper cover, sewn in the Oriental manner; some wear and soiling, early owner's annotation on rear cover and flyleaf; good copy. Item #19825

Price: $450.00