Circa: 1892
Manufacturer: Globe Bible Publishing Company

Original book page which shows a photograph with a paragraph of descriptive copy, from the 1892 edition of "Shepp’s Photographs of the World". This book was arranged and explained by James W. Shepp and Daniel B. Shepp, sold by subscription only, and published by Globe Bible Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill. And Philadelphia, Penna. Not a reproduction, but page from an antique original issue of this 1892 book (we guarantee this), with an antique photograph print on one side of the page with the reverse side blank. The old book covers were in very bad shape, so we removed the good pages and are selling them separately/priced each.

This antique black & white book page photo print is an aerial view of Yokohama, Japan with a paragraph describing the port and town, which is near Tokio (how the book spells it, we believe they mean Tokyo) and is situated on the Bay of Tokio (Bay of Tokyo, but the bay is not shown here). This is page #425 from the book (the page number appears in small print under the paragraph of copy).

Excellent condition vintage black & white photograph, on full page measuring about 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. We have scanned the actual book print page into our computer so you can see the condition. Please note, however, because this is a scan and not a photograph of the page, if you click on the option to look at a "close-up" version, the system shows the book page with all kinds of weird lines on the photo that do not exist when you see this in person. Unfortunately, we do not know of a way to correct that....the non-close-up image of the book page is a true representation of the page itself....it looks as one would expect a printed photo to look on a book page.

The page itself is an off white/ivory aged color. You can see that there is some paper tearing in the margin area above the top of the photo (presumably due to this page once having been stuck to the back side of the page prior in the book). There is also a rough edge where the page was separated from the rest of the book, some wrinkling/slight page creasing in the lower corners, and other expected minor handling wear for a book page, but we believe all this could be easily covered with matting and/or not be noticeable if this piece were to be framed.

We are listing other book photographs from Japan and many other places around the world. Please see our other individual listings. A terrific piece to add to a collection related to Japan or Yokohama in specific. Would make a neat gift for someone whose family came from this area.

Relative to shipping, please note: While this is a book page/print, this item CAN NOT be shipped via U.S.P.S. Media Mail per the post office. Please do not select this shipping option because we will have to contact you and change the shipping to something else, increasing your postage cost. Also, if you are interested in more than one of these 1892 Shepp’s Photographs of the World book pages, please contact us before placing the order. The shipping information has been inputted for a purchase of just one and will not calculate the savings you would get when purchasing more than one shipped together in the same package (we will need to handle this for you).

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