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Title: Japan: its History, Traditions, and Religions. With the Narrative of a Visit in 1879. Two volumes. London, J. Murray, 1880.
Description: . Pp. lii, 366; x, 356, adv. 32. With one folding map, 16 full-page engraved plates, of which 8 were engraved in Japan by native engravers after the works of Hokusai. Further more textual illustrations. Publisher's pictorial cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed. First edition. The author, a distinguished naval architect, visited Japan at the invitation of the Japanese Imperial government. This work treats shinto and buddhism; the descent of the crown; early history and the Tokugawa period; language and literature; foreign relations to Japan; drawing and painting; and of famous places such as: Nagasaki; Osaka; Nara; Kyoto; Isé; Nagoya; Shidzuoka; and Hakone. A fine copy. Cordier BJ 697.

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, travels, exploration,

Price: EUR 1000.00 = appr. US$ 1086.85 Seller: Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books
- Book number: 20086

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