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Fellow Asian art lovers,

I am looking for help to determine if I paid too much for the below ehon/book. I believe that it is Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto Shokei Ichiran) by Katsushika Hokusai Volume 2. However, I believe that it is not the first printing. I am looking to confirm the date of publication as well as the rest of the text on the front page.

My efforts to translate the text below using Google Translate via my cell phone camera yielded multiple translations for many of the lines of text.

Below are the cover, front, and back pages. I appreciate your help in this matter.

Once this appears, I'll provide several pictures of other pages for your enjoyment.

Best regards,
Stan

東都勝景一覧　下　Views of the Eastern Capital Vol.2
畫工　北斎辰政　　Painter Hokusai Tokimasa
彫工　安藤圓紫　　Carver Ando Enshi

寛政十二庚申年　　12th -Metal-Monkey- Year of Kansei Era (1800)
正月開版　　　　　New Year Printing
江戸日本橋通一丁目　Edo, Nihonbashi-dori 7-chome
須原屋茂兵衛　 Suharaya Mohei
仝　下谷池ノ端仲町　Same. Shimoya, Ikenohata, Nakamachi
須原屋伊八　　　　Suharaya Ihachi

天保十一庚子年　　11th -Metal-Rat- Year of Tenpo Era (1840)　
九月求版　　　　　September,　Claim of Publishing Right　
大阪心斎橋通塼勞町角 Osaka, Shinsaibashi, Senro-machi Kado
河内屋茂兵衛版　　Kawachiya Mohei Edition

This is the 1840 edition, 40 years after the first edition

With regards,
I.Nagy

Dear I. Nagy,

Thank you for all your help. That is not unexpected. I probably paid too much for the book, but the pictures are very nice. If I wanted to make a profit I could pull the book apart and sell the pages, but I wouldn't do that.

As promised, below are a couple more examples of the contents.

Best regards,
Stan

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