Japan: an attempt at interpretation
by HEARN, LAFCADIO
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York & London: Macmillan, 1904. First edition, 8vo, pp. v, [1], 541, [3]; frontispiece; original tan cloth stamped in gilt and black, spine gilt, t.e.g.; short tear to cloth at one corner, upper hinge cracked, else a very good copy. A rich introduction to Japanese culture including the various religious "cults," social organization, education, the military, and more. BAL 7941.
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- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20258
- Title
- Japan: an attempt at interpretation
- Author
- HEARN, LAFCADIO
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- tourism , , ,
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