A Japanese matchbox label album.

A$450 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Kobe, Japan : s.n., [c.1920]. Small quarto (250 x 180 mm), original ribbon-tied plain wrappers (chipped), the upper wrapper with onlaid sample matchbox label and printed title label Match label. Including 500 different kinds. Kobe, Japan ; [50] pp, each page with 10 matchbox labels ( rinpyo ) carefully mounted, contents very clean and sound, with all labels in fine condition; complete, as issued. A striking array of Japanese commercial graphic design.

• Binding: Hardcover

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