Japan; A Record in Colour (Paperback)
Japan - A Record in Colour', originally published in 1901, is Mortimer Menpes and his daughter Dorothy Menpes's first collaboration. Featuring 100 colour prints of Mortimer Menpes's beautiful watercolour paintings with Dorothy's transcribed anecdotes it provides an illustrated account of their travels around Japan. Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855 - 1938), was an Australian-born British painter, author, and illustrator. This classic work is being republished now in a new colour edition and includes an excerpt from 'The Lure of Japan' By Shunkichi Akimoto.