Report by Mr. Adams, Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation in Japan, on the Central Silk Districts of Japan : presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty together with Reports No. 2, 3, 5 :1870 and a Third Report: Silk Culture in Japan August 10, 1870.
by ADAMS, F.O. (FRANCIS OTTIWELL)
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Harrison and Sons. 1870-1871.. Folding maps, 2 coloured plates and black & white plates. Paper in the first volume is fragile and friable with chips and loss to the edges, not affecting the text, the spine has been re-enforced with archival washi and with some repairs to the edges. Volumes 2 and 3 have chips to the edges and some light age-toning. 32x21cm. Japan No. 1: 1870. 'Central Silk Districts of Japan.' 17pp with a folding map [C.-27. Price 8d.: Japan No. 2 1870. 'Silk Culture in Japan': 3pp with illustration. [C. -72.] Price 1d.: Japan No. 3: 1871: 'Deterioration of Japanese Silk.' 5pp. [C.-388.] Price 1d.: Japan. No. 5 (Japan No.1 1870. 'Further Paper respecting Silk Culture in Japan.' : Japan. No. 1 1871. 'Third Report, 'Silk Culture in Japan, dated August 10, 1870, [C-243] Price 2s. 6p. contains 2 maps and seven plates, two of which are hand coloured. 16pp. Lacking volume 4 but an incredibly scarce collection. .
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- Bookseller
- Asia Bookroom (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 214568
- Title
- Report by Mr. Adams, Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation in Japan, on the Central Silk Districts of Japan : presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty together with Reports No. 2, 3, 5 :1870 and a Third Report: Silk Culture in Japan August 10, 1870.
- Author
- ADAMS, F.O. (FRANCIS OTTIWELL)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Harrison and Sons
- Date Published
- 1870-1871.
- Keywords
- East Asia, Industry, Japan, Manufacture, Silk, zz_Gallery_Antiquarian, zz_ListOn_eBay
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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