[Japan. Children's books] Kumataro Tsujiko. Nihon fuzoku
(Japanese trades and professions). Osaka, Kumataro Tsujiko, 1890. 3 vols. (complete). Every page w. handcol. woodcuts (many fold.), showing people of all classes and professions (i.e. a noble, a female general, a Buddhist nun, a farm labourer), each w. caption in English and Japanese. The books were written by an English teacher at the Pool School for Girls. Orig. col. ills. thin paper wr., Japanese red string binding. 11.6 x 8 cm.
Preface signed "N.T." and dated "Osaka, Aug. 2, 2550" in letterpress. Some wear, sm. tears. An extremely rare work (esp. complete), no copies in WorldCat. (total 3)