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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JAMES E. FAGAN (1926-2011)

Anonymous, Edo period (19th century)
Kaigai shinwa shui [Gleanings from the New Stories from Overseas], 1849
Kaigai yowa [Additional Stories from Overseas], 1851
Two woodblock-printed books:

The first, 5 volumes, Kaei 2 (1849), original covers and title slips:
Volume 1: 2 leaf preface, 2 leaf table of contents, 6 double page and 2 single page illustrations including maps, cannons and guns, followed by 7 leaves of text
Volume 2: 1 single and 2 double pages of text, 1 double page illustration, 8 double pages of text, 1 double page illustration, 4 double pages of text, 1 double page illustration, 4 double pages of text, 1 double page illustration, 1 double page of text
Volume 3: 4 double pages of text and 1 single page of text, 1 double page illustration of a battle scene, 7 double pages of text, 1 double page illustration, 4 double pages of text, 1 double page illustration, 4 double pages of text
Volume 4: 2 double page and 1 single pages of text, 1 double page illustration, 5 double pages of text, 1 double page illustration, 11 double pages of text
Volume 5: 2 double page and 1 single pages of text, 1 double page illustration, 6 double pages of text, 1 double page illustration, 4 double pages of text, 1 double page illustration, followed by 1 double page of text

The second, 5 volumes, Kaei 4 (1851), each volume with a short preface, followed by pages of text, original covers with hand-written titles (two without titles), signed Suimu chijin [Crazy man in a drunken sleep]
Each volume 25.8 x 18cm.
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