[Japan] The Nightless City. 1899.

Or the "History of the Yoshiwara Yukwaru" by an English Student of Sociology. [De Becker J.E.] With numerous illustrations. Z.P. Maruya & Co. Yokohama. 1899.

8vo. Cloth with illustration of female figures in kimono in black and gilt stamp. Loose in boards. [3], IV, 441, XIX pp. With 19 ill. of which sm. litho (5 folding, 2 double page). 1st quire (to p. IV) loose, upper and bottom spine sanded. Some ill. rust stain. 1 ill. missing. First ed. of this rare record of Tokyo's 'red light district', known as 'Yoshiwara Yukwaku'. This is the first English-language book about this topic. With 2 double-pag. ills after woodcuts by Kitahgawa Utamaro. Rare.