99 Stereograph Photographs of Japan [offered with] Telebinocular Stereoscope

Author: [Japan]; [Photography]; [Stereography]; [Travel]
Title: 99 Stereograph Photographs of Japan [offered with] Telebinocular Stereoscope
Publication: New York: Underwood & Underwood Publishers / Keystone View Co., ca. 1904

Description: Stereograph Photographs. Stereograph photographs mounted on stiff brown paper board printed in black. Each card measures 18 c.m. x 9 c.m, each photograph measures 8 c.m. x 8 c.m. Two photographs mounted on each card. Each card states "Underwood & Underwood Publishers", with various cities listed, and then at the opposite end of the card, the words "Works and Studios Arlington, N.J. / Westwood, N.J." printed. Captions in English on the recto, a long caption in English on the verso of each card (these long captions taken from From Notes of Travel, No. 8 published by Underwood & Underwood). Below the long captions on the verso of each card, there are short captions printed in English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian. Each card numbered 1 to 100. 99 out of the 100 photographs called-for are present. The photographs are housed in a brown cloth case lined with grey linen, gilt lettering and rules on one side of the case. Offered with these stereograph photographs is a Telebinocular Stereoscope, a black binocular-type device with a holder for a stereograph card that is adjustable. When a card is placed in the stereoscope, the device gives the photograph an intended three-dimensional appearance. The stereoscope is housed in a navy cloth case lined on the inside with black cloth, the case lettered and ruled in gilt. The photographs offered here show a myriad of views of Japanese culture and values. Highlights include steamships in Yokohama, rickshaws, Meiji-era clothing, family life, views of Japanese schools and schoolchildren, millet and barley farming, a Buddha statue in Kakamura, Mt. Fuji, views of Kobe, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and so much more. The photographs are brilliant and clear, and are a wonderful record of life in Japan at the turn of the twentieth century. Near Fine.

The photographs are nearly Fine, the cloth case has just a touch of rubbing. The stereoscope case has more noticeable rubbing but is overall sharp.

Seller ID: 000013623

Subject: History, Travel



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