The Mikado's Empire - Vol. I: Book I. - History of Japan from 660 B.C. to 1872 A.D. + Vol. II: Book II. - Personal Experiences, Observations, and Studies in Japan, 1870-1875 / Book III. - Supplementary Chapters, including History to the Beginning of 1906 [Complete in 2 Volumes]
by Griffis, William Elliot
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Not Issued
- Seller
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1906. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in two (2) volumes, uniformly bound in olive cloth, spine panels lettered in gilt. Stated 11th edition, with 7 supplementary chapters. Cover cloth mildly soiled, with a few edge nicks to cloth, typically tanned text block edges with small ink blemish on lower fore-edge of Vol. II. Firm, square bindings, clean interiors. 738 pp., continuously paginated, illus..
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- Saucony Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 058674
- Title
- The Mikado's Empire - Vol. I: Book I. - History of Japan from 660 B.C. to 1872 A.D. + Vol. II: Book II. - Personal Experiences, Observations, and Studies in Japan, 1870-1875 / Book III. - Supplementary Chapters, including History to the Beginning of 1906 [Complete in 2 Volumes]
- Author
- Griffis, William Elliot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia, India, Africa, Far East & Australia;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Saucony Book Shop
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.