Author and publisher: Kobayashi Beika
Printer: Charles J. Branham
Printing House: Box of Curios Printing House
Note:
Kobayashi Beika was De Becker’s Japanese name. J. E. De Becker is listed as a Yokohama solicitor on page 884 of the directory referred to in the next paragraph.
Charles J. Branham is listed in a 1906 directory as the manager of the printing house. V. Thorn & Son were listed as proprietors. See:
“The Directory & Chronicle of China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Malaya, Borneo, Siam, the Philippines, Korea, Indo-China, Netherlands Indies, Etc.� (1906) page 45.
The addresses given are all for the Yamashitacho area in Yokohama.
The 4th edition gives Jan 30, 1906 as the publication date for the 3rd edition.
Other specific changes:
| pg 11 | “loathesome� changed to “[loathsome]� |
| pg 12 | ‘“Go-jik-ken-machi� (fifty house street)’ changed to ‘“[Go-jik-ken-michi]� (fifty house street)’ (i.e. 五�間町 changed to 五�間�) |
| pg 15 | “cut in off in� changed to “cut [it] off in� |
| pg 17 | “prostitude quarter� changed to “[prostitute] quarter� |
| pg 20 | “artifical� changed to “[artificial]� |
| pg 28 | “those in Naganaga-ya� changed to “those in [Naka-naga-ya]� |
| pg 30 | “columed� changed to “[columned]� |
| pg 33 | “keepeers� changed to “[keepers]� |
| pg 33 | “years� changed to “[year]� |
| pg 38 | [footnote] on marking moved to below table title for clarity. |
| pg 54 | “but later no this custom was� changed to “but later [on] this custom was� |
| pg 57 | “similary� changed to “[similarly]� |
| pg 58 | “enagement� changed to “[engagement]� |
| pg 66 | “transfered� changed to “[transferred]� |
| pg 71 | “favorites� changed to “[favourites]� |
| pg 83 | “the new new year� changed to “the [new] year� |
| pg 86 | “memoradums� changed to “[memorandums]� |
| pg 90 | “joroya� changed to “[j�roya]� |
| pg 91 | “supersition� changed to “[superstition]� |
| pg 105 | “caligraphy� changed to “[calligraphy]� |
| pg 111 | “enhacing� changed to “[enhancing]� |
| pg 119 | “throught� changed to “[throughout]� |
| pg 121 | “the the convenience� changed to “[the] convenience� “photopraphs� changed to “[photographs]� |
| pgs 141, 145, 149, 150, others | “efficaceous� changed to “efficacious� |
| pg 144 | “in the the bosom of� changed to “in [the] bosom of� |
| pg 167 | “gab� changed to “[garb]� |
| pg 168 | “foosteps� changed to “[footsteps]� |
| pg 178 | “throught� changed to “[through]� |
| pg 192 | “reminisence� changed to “[reminiscence]� |
| pg 195 | “proceded� changed to “[proceeded]� |
| pg 200 | “weathly� changed to “[wealthy]� |
| pg 207 | two adjacent instances of footnote 43 combined into one |
| pg 224 | “acheing� changed to “[aching]� |
| pg 236 | “the nick-name of of� changed to “the nick-name [of]� |
| pg 239 | “like that of of� a changed to “like that [of] a� |
| pg 261 | “ratainer� changed to “[retainer]� |
| pg 266 | “acccomplished� changed to “[accomplished]� |
| pg 269 | “that a woman of of� changed to “that a woman [of]� |
| pg 274 | “symptons� changed to “[symptoms]� |
| pg 275 | “aasist� changed to “[assist]� |
| pg 282 | “be brought� changed to “[he] brought� |
| pg 304 | Compatibility variant � (U+6210) used in item 3 rather than the less common Unicode (U+2F8B2) which may not be available in some font sets. |
| pg 324 | “determing� changed to “[determining]� |
| pg 341 | “oppear� changed to “[appear]� |