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an old photo of a group of people on the streetan old photo of a building with people walking around it
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Europe Yamakuchi, Seitaro The Collection of European Manners. Oshu fuzoku taikan. With 110 photogravure plates based on photographs. Kokusai Kyowakai, 1926. Folio. Black half-leather binding with gold-embossed English title and blue-embossed Japanese title on the front cover, illustrated endpapers and gilt edges (worn and slightly faded, title embossing faded). Very rare. – A photographic publication by a Japanese traveller in Europe. The illustrations comprise street photographs from towns and cities in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France and England, and depict far more than just the typical sights of the respective locations. They provide an insight into everyday life and street scenes in the major cities of the countries visited. - Each volume includes a printed text sheet with a detailed Japanese text and brief explanations in German, French or English. - Endpapers creased. Edges slightly browned. Some pages slightly stained. Overall in good condition. Contains 110 collotype plates based on photographs. Original black cloth binding with the English title stamped in gold and the Japanese title stamped in blue on the front cover, illustrated endpapers and gilt edges (binding rubbed and slightly bumped, stamped titles faded). - Very rare. - A photographic publication by a Japanese traveller in Europe. The images comprise street photography from cities and towns in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France and England, capturing far more than just the typical tourist sights of these locations. They offer a glimpse into everyday life and street scenes in the major cities of the countries visited. - Each plate is accompanied by a printed text sheet featuring detailed Japanese text and brief explanatory notes in German, French or English. - Endpapers creased. Edges slightly browned. Some slight staining in places. Overall in good condition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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