Books of era and meaning - antique Japanese book, moral education, Meiji, early 1900s

This Japanese school book on moral education belongs to the world of early twentieth-century education, where ethical instruction helped shape a child’s understanding of discipline, conduct, duty, and everyday behavior. It is a real schoolbook of the Meiji period, prepared for 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: early 1900s
Period: Meiji
Subject: moral education
Volume: individual volume 3
Size (approx.): 15 x 22 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

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For US buyers

This item enters the United States duty-free.