“Complete set of the 47 Ronin by Gekko” manuscript A rare Macquarie-era Sydney imprint

A rare Macquarie-era Sydney imprint

Walter Henry Medhurst was a British Protestant Missionary who spent much of his life in China

As proof of his intention he jumped to his death when his speech was over

chapter iii

with a view of Gable End foreland

“Complete set of the 47 Ronin by Gekko” manuscript A rare Macquarie-era Sydney imprintComplete set of the 47 Ronin by Gekko Gishi Shiju Shichi Zu 47 Ronin Ogata Gekko Original edition Meiji published between 1895 and 1902 Complete series of 47 Oban Prints plus a Publishers Title page and Index (49 Woodblock Prints in total) bound in a contemporary Publisher's binding. Album 35 x 24cm approx Condition: Some wear to original binding. Prints bound into original Publisher's Leperello binding. Some marks and fading to prints but generally