Japan. A Record in Colour by Mortimer Menpes. Transcribed by Dorothy Menpes.

Japan. A Record in Colour by Mortimer Menpes. Transcribed by Dorothy Menpes. 1903. London: Adam & Charles Black.

8vo. Red, polished calf, prize binding for College of Preceptors. Spine with elaborate gilt decorated compartments with 5 raised bands, 1 black label. Gilt inner dentelles and all edges gilt. Prize binding certificate partially removed from the front pastdown. 100 coloured plates

Mortimer Menpes (1855–1938) was an Australian-born British artist, illustrator, and printmaker known for his etchings, travel paintings, and early experiments in colour reproduction, gaining particular renown for his vividly observed images of Japan, India, and the Far East. Dorothy Menpes was the daughter of Mortimer Menpes and worked closely with him as a writer, editor, and “transcriber,” shaping his travel impressions and artistic notes into polished, readable prose for publication.

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