Search Results: the complete journal of townsend harris by harris townsend

Charles Tuttle, 1968. Hardcover. Good Condition/Poor. 616 pages. Shelf wear, pages yellowed; a good sound binding. The jacket has some staining, chips and tears. Preface by Douglas MacArthur II. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Inventory No: 203360. .

Rutland: Tuttle, 1959. hardcover. very good. Introduction and notes by Mario Emilio Cosenza. Illus. 616pp. , 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth. Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, (1959). Very good<br/><br/>

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., for Japan Society, 1930. Hardcover. G+ (Ex-library, with usual library markings, bookplate on front inside cover, pocket and discoloration at back inside cover, perforation stamp used on illus., pages are clean, spine is good, no dj, cover shows moderate wear at spine edge but is otherwise good., cover is faded on spine and on a portion of the back cover.). Maroon cloth, gilt-edged pages on top, 616 pp., 16 BW plates. Townsend Harris (1804-1878) was a New York businessman and politician who served as the first U.S. Consul General to Japan.

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover. Preface by Douglas MacArthur II. Revised edition. "Through the keenness of Harris's observation, the reader has a first-hand view of Japan at one of the most critical, and at the same time most colorful, stages of her history." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Light soiling and tanning to edges of pages. Small creases on top corners of pages 135-145. Pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has moderate edge and shelf wear. Tiny tear on spine head and corners. 1/4-inch tear with creases on tail edge of back cover. Small fold on bottom corner of front flap. Slightly tanned. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 616 pages .

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; xix, 616 pages; G+; Bound in red cloth with gilt text; Gilt head edge of textblock; Covers have mild edgewear and shelfwear, bending along spine edges, binding slightly loose; Textblock has slight age toning, sticker on front pastedown, slight foxing to some pages; NOTE: Shelved in Front Desk Alcove. 1367410. Special Collections.

Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1959. Hard Cover. This is the first printing of the Second ediiton (revised). Printed in Tokyo. FINE IN FINE DJ WITH JAPANESE PRICE CLIPPED AND U.S.. PRICE SHOWING. A VERY PRETTY COPY. Introduction and Notes by ZMario Emilio Cosenza. Preface by Douglas MacArthur II.

New York: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1959. Second edition. Cloth. A very good+ copy in a very good dust jacket.. xix, 616 pp. Illus. with 16 b/w photos. 8vo. Douglas MacArthur II, preface. Bookplate and signature of the Asian scholar Ross H. MacDonald.

Rutland [1959], Tuttle. Half brown cloth over boards, 2nd. revised edition, 616p., index, appendix, 16 b.w. illustrat- ions. Preface by General Douglas MacArthur II, bright copy in very clean dust jacket. A fascinating work, utilizing the Harris diaries & papers. It covers the crucial period of persuading the Japanese to open their country to American trade. *** An excellent autobiography of Harris, and the record of America's first diplomatic interlude with Japan. Also a keen insight to the thoughts and activities of the Japanese officials during this stressful period of opening to the West. *** A valuable primary source. * .

New York: Japan Society, 1930. Introduction and notes by Mario Emilio Cosenza. 616 pp. Beige endpapers, with ffep missing. Front board a little loose. Red cloth with gilt titles. Slightly faded spine with head and tail lightly worn, small hole in the cloth near the spine's middle, corners lightly bumped. VG-. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York 1930, Doubleday. Maroon cloth, very good, 616p, top gilt, index, 9 appendices, illustrations. FIRST EDITION A fascinating work, utilizing the Harris diaries & papers. It covers the crucial period of persuading the Japanese to open their country to American trade. *** An excellent autobiography of Harris, and the record of America's first diplomatic interlude with Japan. Also a keen insight to the thoughts and activities of the Japanese officials during this stressful period of opening to the West. *** A valuable primary source. * .

Paperback / softback. New.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. Paperback. New. 9x7x2. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing