Compiled by his relative Taga Muneo, this limited non-commercial edition contains Taga’s handwritten poems, essays, ink paintings, and sketches created during his long service in China – including scenes of Nanking, Peking, and Manchuria. Taga served over 20 years as a cavalry officer and military attaché in China from the late Meiji to early Showa era. A valuable firsthand record of Japanese military culture, art, and diplomacy in prewar East Asia. Not listed in the National Diet Library; likely a private printing circulated only among family and comrades. Published: December 10, 1935 (Showa 10). Size: 19 × 12.5 cm / Japanese-style binding. Condition: Very good for age (minor foxing, light wear). Own a Piece of History. International Buyers – Please Note. Thank you for your understanding.
Id’d Civil War Photos Memoir, Documents, New Hampshire Autographed Biography from Daughter Very Extensive lot Family archive of Albert Henry Clay Jewett New Hampshire, Washington, D. Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. (1) half plate tintype of Jewett standing, uniform includes officer epaulettes; (1) quarter plate tintype of Jewett from waist up, his uniform includes kepi and officer epaulettes; (1) albumen head shot of Jewett, the collar of his uniform is visible; (1) certificate appointing Jewett a Second Lieutenant effective November 5, 1862 signed by Nathaniel S. Austin, 1944 (Grace, his daughter) one signed at the at the interior by Grace, the book being a autobiographical sketch of Jewett’s war experience, the front piece and dust cover a photo picture of Jewett and his sword; (1) 1892 letter from the State of New Hampshire, Adjutant-General’s office reciting the Revolutionary War record of Jewett’s grandfather’ (1) tintype, 1/16 plate size likeness of a woman believed to be Jewett’s wife or lady friend, marked in ink Picture rec’d in service about 1862 or 1863 from TJ? Really so much stuff, not all civil war, but all connected to the family.