A Japanese matchbox label album.

Kobe, Japan : s.n., [c.1920]. Small quarto (250 x 180 mm), original ribbon-tied plain wrappers (chipped), the upper wrapper with onlaid sample matchbox label and printed title label ‘Match label. Including 500 different kinds. Kobe, Japan’; [50] pp, each page with 10 matchbox labels (rinpyo) carefully mounted, contents very clean and sound, with all labels in fine condition; complete, as issued.

A striking array of Japanese commercial graphic design.