Maggs Bros. Ltd.

SEKINO (Junichiro), illus. & KAJII (Motojiro), author.

Sakura no ki no shita ni wa [Beneath… 1969.

The darker side to cherry blossom season

£1,250

SEKINO (Junichiro).

Takuzuri-ban kosetsu shiki [Ink rubbing book – The… 1975.

Printed by rubbings from woodblocks

£550

TAMAYA (Yamasaburo). & RYOKATEI (Tanekazu), preface.

Yoshiwara saiken [Detailed Guide to Yoshiwara], 1851.

A guide to Yoshiwara by a prominent brothel owner

£550

SEKINO (Junichiro).

Gaiyu miyage [Souvenir from Travels Abroad], 1978.

Around the world

£450

YAMAMOTO (Kyuzaemon).

Yanagi sakura [Willow Cherry Blossom], 1754.

The sensuality of springtime in Yoshiwara

£3,200

MURPHY (U.G.)

The social evil in Japan and allied subjects… 1908.

The futility of regulation

£125

LACOUR (Lawrence L.)

Navy Sex Laxity in Japan, 1946.

Moral Panic

£175

SEKINO (Junichiro).

Kojiki emaki [Picture Scroll of the Kojiki], 1949.

A calming book for the busy age

£7,500

SEKINO (Junichiro).

Ehon seiyu-ki [Picture Book of Travels to the… 1943.

A Decadent Wartime Production

£5,500

SEKINO (Junichiro).

Yurei no sho [Ghost stories], 1950.

Boo!

£750

GOKYO-AN

Shinpan Sancha daihyoban: Yoshiwara shusse kagami [A new… 1754.

Skilled entertainers in 18th century Yoshiwara

£5,500

[UNKNOWN PUBLISHER].

Yoshiwara shintaku zenzu [Complete map of the Yoshiwara… 1847.

A well-known illustrated map of Yoshiwara

£2,500

UNKNOWN AUTHOR. Possibly by & [DE BECKER (Joseph Ernest)].

How the 'Social Evil' is Regulated in Japan, 1900.

From the Western gaze

£460

MEDHURST (Walter Henry).

Ancient China: the Shoo-king, or, The Historical Classic:… 1846.

The first English translation

£4,800

KANAMARU (Kenjiro).

Juho seika hokokusho. Toriatsukai setsumei (hibaihin) [Firearms Price… 1900.

How to buy a gun in Japan

£450

[UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHERS]

Yuyaku ehagaki arubamu [Red Light District Postcard Albums], 1911.

With love from the pleasure quarters

£4,500

JESUIT GRAVE-STONE RUBBING.

Twenty rubbings of Jesuit graves.

16TH-18TH CENTURY JESUITS AT THE KANGXI COURT

£65,000

OGAWA (Kazumasa).

Tokyo Geigi chu hyaku bijin [100 Beautiful Women… 1895.

ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS BY OGAWA

£18,500

OKAMURA [Kichiemon].

Okinawa no minyo [Folk Songs in Okinawa], 1961.

"While making this book, I was getting more and more nostalgic to Okinawa" (sic.)

£950

KAMISAKI (Sunao).

Ranpu [Western Lamps], 1984.

LAMPS, MATCHBOXES AND THEIR WINGED COMPANIONS

£850

UNKNOWN JAPANESE ARTIST.

[Scenes at Shimabara], 1800.

Brothels in the ancient capital of Kyoto

£3,800