Hildreth's "Japan As It Was And Is": A Handbook of Old Japan.
by HILDRETH, Richard. Clement, Ernest W. (editor)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Chicago: A. C. McClurg and Co., 1906. Introduction by William Elliot Griffis. Two hardcover octavo volumes. First edition thus, Volume I: pp. xxix, (iii), 401; Volume II: pp. x, 388 plus pp. 3 of ads. Illustrated with frontispieces & a total of 73 black & white plates. Volume I with two folding maps: (a) Sketch Map of Old Japan and (b) Map of Feudal Japan. Armorial bookplates on front pastedowns, and small gold owner tickets on rear pastedowns. Previous owner signature in pencil on free front endpapers of both volumes. Date and city (Boston) written in a calligraphic hand on rear pastedown of Volume I. Offsetting from an old clipping on front pastedown & free front endpaper of Volume II. Top edges gilt. A solid, very good set in the publisher's decorated pictorial green cloth.
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- Bookseller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000191
- Title
- Hildreth's "Japan As It Was And Is": A Handbook of Old Japan.
- Author
- HILDRETH, Richard. Clement, Ernest W. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chicago: A. C. McClurg and Co., 1906.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Travel;
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T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
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ELLSWORTH, Maine
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Thomas Brennan was established professionally as a Bookseller in 1998 and still exhibits annually at several antiquarian book fairs. He has 25 years full-time experience in the Book Trade and is a member in good standing of The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA); The Ephemera Society of America; and The Manuscript Society.
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