Three calligraphic plates, 4 photographic portrait plates, 2 color foldout maps, & 29 double-sided photographic plates, interleaved with thin paper containing printed captions in Japanese and English. Nine unpaginated leaves of text & one leaf of colophon. Oblong 4to (317 x 236 mm.), orig. cloth (some light dampstaining to covers & soiling). Taipei: Entō shashin kan [printed in Tokyo: Seibidō], 1912.

First edition of this important ethnological and photographic record of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, produced during the early period of Japanese colonization of the island. The album contains over 100 photographs, many of which depict the armed conflicts... More

Hand-drawn diagrams, some in color. Seven vols. 8vo (varying dimensions), orig. semi-stiff wrappers (somewhat stained and rubbed) with title, date, and author names handwritten on covers, orig. stitching (one vol. knot-bound with paper cords). Hsinchu: Zhemingtang 哲明堂, 1931-60.

Seven unpublished manuscript volumes belonging to the Taiwanese fortuneteller and book collector Zheng Bingkun (zi Xiaozhong 暁鐘, studio name Zhemingtang), active in the city of Hsinchu during the period of Japanese occupation. Mostly related to traditional physiognomy and hemerology, these volumes were likely not just records kept for Zheng’s personal practice but drafts planned for print publication. These manuscripts offer a unique... More