– 10 – N e w A c q u i s i t i o n s Splendid Limited Edition Set Of Brinkley’s Works On Japan And China, Beautifully Illustrated With Photogravures, Engravings, Woodblock Prints And Original Watercolors—One Of Only 26 Such Sets Produced, Exquisitely Bound 9. BRINKLEY, Frank. Oriental Series. Japan and China. Boston and Tokyo, 190102. Twelve volumes. Octavo, original full red morocco gilt. $14,500. Imperial edition, one of only 26 sets, of Brinkley’s comprehensive and finely illustrated studies of Chinese and Japanese art, history and culture, with 12 hand-painted silk watercolor frontispieces, 13 woodblock prints, seven watercolor paintings of Japanese birds, richly illustrated with more than 200 full-page plates, including photogravures (many tinted and color-finished by hand) and colorprinted plates, and two large folding maps in color. A beautifully bound set, with lovely morocco doublures. Brinkley’s accounts of Japan and China highlight the fascination with which the West viewed the Orient at the end of the 19th century. A resident of Japan for over 40 years and owner/editor of the Japan Mail, Brinkley harnessed his knowledge of Asia to create the voluminous writings that both satisfied and augmented the curiosity of his Western readership. Contains many early photographs of Japan and China. Each volume features differently patterned silk endpapers. Large folding maps of contemporary Japan in Volume VI (including Formosa, the Ryukyus, and the Kuril islands) and China in Volume XII. This deluxe edition contains many illustrations not included in the trade editions of this title. A touch of foxing to endpapers. A splendidly bound, lavishly illustrated set in fine condition.
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