「鉄道旅行案内」

Work published by the Japanese Ministry of Railways, admirably illustrated with 166 illustrations. This new edition was entirely revised and the illustration is completely new. The Ministry of Railways published this collection from 1923 to 1928; from 1923 to 1925, the collection contained numerous bird's-eye view maps by Yoshida, which were replaced by photographs and now only adorn the pastedowns. This is the first collection to use photography with 126 black and white photographs and 18 hand-colored ones. 22 color prints by Hatsusaburo Yoshida. 7 folding color maps and several black and white maps in-text.
Cloth binding and cardboard slipcase. Pale green cloth covers. Smooth spine with title. Boards printed with a Japanese temple with full moon and trees on the first board and on the second. Illustrated cardboard slipcase with Mount Fuji and birds. Rubbing and dulled edges to the slipcase. Small cut to the cloth on the spine. Fine condition of the collection with some foxing. Spine darkened, boards spotted. Handsome copy, rare with its original slipcase.
A vast undertaking, this guide was intended as a monument to the glory of Japan. For the first time, modern Japan meets traditional Japan. Celebrated as the Hiroshige of the Taisho era, Yoshida (1884-1955) was a painter and cartographer. A major retrospective of his works took place in Japan at the Sakai Museum in 1999. The prints created for this collection are particularly beautiful.