[Eguchi, Seiichiro]

樺太寫眞帖 / Karafuto shashin chou [= Photograph album of Sakhalin]

[n.p. n.p.], 1925. Folio, 11.25" x 14.5"; 92 leaves; 89 with photomechanical plates (likely collotypes) on rectos, six of them folding composite landscapes; contemporary and likely original silk-covered boards bound in cord; upper board just starting with light sun toning and soiling, cover label lifting up, one folding plate creased, occasional spotting, very good. OCLC records note this as a production of the local Sakhalin government, though there is no information to that effect in the book itself. It depicts local life and industry in the district, showing government buildings, the cityscape, mining, forestry, fishing, factories, an image of the native Ainu, farms, and so on. University of Hawaii, National Diet Library, and Hokkaido University only in OCLC. Item #60864

Price: $3,500.00