Books of era and meaning - antique Japanese book, geography for children, Taisho 1918

This Japanese school geography book for children belongs to the world of early modern education in Japan, where geography was part of a child’s first structured understanding of country, region, and the wider world. It is a real schoolbook of the Taisho period, made for elementary learning and everyday classroom use.

Such books matter not only as educational material, but as surviving objects of their time. The format, paper, layout, and didactic structure preserve the material world of Japanese school culture in the early twentieth century. This is an authentic historical object that carries both educational purpose and the cultural memory of its era.

Year of publication: 1918
Period: Taisho
Size (approx.): 22 x 15 cm

Condition

Antique condition. Natural age-related wear is present, including paper toning, signs of time to the cover and edges, and general handling wear consistent with an authentic old Japanese book. Please review the photos carefully.

Shipping

Safe and tracked shipping from Latvia. Protective packaging.

For US buyers

This item enters the United States duty-free.