Zoe Kincaid — Tokyo Vignettes

Tokyo , The Sanseido Co. Ltd , 1933. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon volume of Tokyo reminiscences and observations, written by journalist and critic Zoe Kincaid and illustrated throughout. First edition. An uncommon volume. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Charmingly illustrated throughout the text with drawings by Hiroshi Yoshida, Beisai Kubota and Shoshun Otake.  This vivid book records the author's impressions of Tokyo's people, places, customs and ceremonies, serving as an intimate portrait made possible from years of residing there. Written by Zoe Kincaid, a Canadian-born American journalist, critic and editor who moved to Tokyo in 1908 to write and teach English. She was founding co-editor of Japan Magazine and wrote the first English-language book about the kabuki tradition, titled 'Kabuki: The Popular Stage in Japan' (1925).  In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, with spotting to the cloth and damp stains to the spine. Minor shelf wear. Ex libris bookplate of one Cliff Parfit to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with a small contemporary ink inscription to the half title and the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: Hiroshi Yoshida; Beisai Kubota; Shoshun Otake. Very Good .