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W.K. Burton was a Professor in the Imperial University of Japan.
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K. Ogawa (also known as Ogawa Isshin), T. Takagi, K. Tamamura, S. Kajima, Prof. W. K. Burton
Illustrations of Japanese Life, Tokyo: K. Ogawa, 1890-1900; The Silk in Japan, Kobe: T. Takagi, [n.d.]
The former four volumes, each illustrated with twelve collotypes, coloured by woodblock printing, printed titles and captions by S. Takashima, introduction by K. Ogawa in English and Japanese, cloth pages and string-bound cloth covers, 8vo. and oblong 8vo.; the latter illustrated with seventeen hand-coloured collotypes, printed captions, printed photographer's credit in English and Japanese, string-bound cloth boards, oblong 8vo. (5)
Illustrations of Japanese Life, Tokyo: K. Ogawa, 1890-1900; The Silk in Japan, Kobe: T. Takagi, [n.d.]
The former four volumes, each illustrated with twelve collotypes, coloured by woodblock printing, printed titles and captions by S. Takashima, introduction by K. Ogawa in English and Japanese, cloth pages and string-bound cloth covers, 8vo. and oblong 8vo.; the latter illustrated with seventeen hand-coloured collotypes, printed captions, printed photographer's credit in English and Japanese, string-bound cloth boards, oblong 8vo. (5)