Books of era and meaning - antique Japanese book, school science, Taisho 1925

This Japanese school science book belongs to the world of early twentieth-century education, where natural science helped shape a child’s structured understanding of nature, the human body, materials, climate, and the physical world. It is a real schoolbook of the Taisho period, prepared for everyday classroom use and elementary study.

Such books matter not only as educational material, but as surviving objects of their time. The format, paper, layout, and pedagogical 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: 1925
Period: Taisho
Subject: science / nature study
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.