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東京 [Tokyo], 右文書院 [Yūbunshoin], 昭和16年 [1942].Limited to 20 000 copies.Rare wartime Japanese kids almanac.This illustrated 'book of everything' includes different information about Japanese history, nature, art, architecture and many other things. For example, there are images of: men's and women's clothing types and styles (including Western fashion), hairstyles, accessories, samurai armor (how to put on step by step), weapons, gods and goddesses (among them the Statue of Liberty), Japanese toys, painting, musical instruments and dances, means of transport, events, furniture and décor, animals and birds (and mythological animals), insects and fishes, plants, etc. Only images of uniform and Japanese battleships reminds us of the time. There are photos of battleship Ise, cruiser Kako (struck in 1942), submarine I-1 and ocean liner Asama Maru (damaged in 1944). All items are signed with kanji and furigana, Japanese reading aid (syllabic characters, printed next to a kanji). It is…
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