Terry's Japanese Empire Including Korea and Formosa with Chapters on Manchuria, the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Chief Ocean Routes to Japan: A Guidebook for Travelers
by Terry, T. Philip (F.R.G.S.)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton and Mifflin, 1914. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo flexible red cloth with gilt title and spine titles. All edges marbled. Two silk ribbon markers. 799 pp. including index plus approx. 80 pp. of advertisements. Illustrated with 8 specially drawn folding maps and 21 plans all in color, including the Mausolea at Nara, Kyoto, Tokyo, Kyushu etx. and one very large folding map of Japan with insets. A complete, comprehensive traveller's guide to Japan and its cities, monuments, temples and destinations of interest including histories as welll as information on religious festivals, customs, weights and measures, conversational phrases etc. With sections also on Kyushu, Formosa, Manchuria, Korea and the Trans-Siberian Railway. A beautifully preserved collector's copy with fresh, bright cloth, and clear, bright titles and spine titles. All maps very crisp, neatly folded and without creases or tears. Bright, white, clean, fresh, unmarked intrerior pages. Slight darkening to bottom, top and fore edge and a bit of loss to the silk ribbon markers. Exceptional condition for this scarce travel guide. FINE..
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- Brillig Books
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- 09031
- Title
- Terry's Japanese Empire Including Korea and Formosa with Chapters on Manchuria, the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Chief Ocean Routes to Japan: A Guidebook for Travelers
- Author
- Terry, T. Philip (F.R.G.S.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton and Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- Terry, Japan, Baedeker, Guide, Tour, Tourist, travel, Traveller, Map, Maps, Nara, Kyoto, Tokyo, Japanese, history, Historica, Commerse, Formosa, Taiwan, China, Manchuria, Rail, Railway, weights, Measure, Language, Sights, Temple, Mausoleum, Imperial, pala
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About Brillig Books
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