Young Japan : Yokohama and Yedo 1858-79, Volumes One and Two, Complete by Black, John R.; Intro by Grace Fox - 1968

Tokyo: Oxford University Press, 1968. 1968, 418pp, frontis, reprint of earlier ed., v. 1 only, usual lib. markings, slight shelfwear to cover, contents clean.. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library.

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Oxford UP, Tokyo, 1968. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Dust Jackets torn, rubbed, about Very Good. 2-volume set (complete). Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Asia; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2249. . This is a SET of books, therefore heavier than a standard volume, and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

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New York 1883, Pratt. Black cloth, very good, neatly reback- ed using the old spine, edges & corners worn, 2 volume set, 418+522p., index, contens very clean, co-published by Kelly, Yokohama, 14 x 23 cm. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION An important primary source, written by the former editor of the "Japan Herald," the "Japan Gazette," "Far East," "Nisshin Shinjishi" among several other publications, the author was especially qualified in reporting the news. This current work is his most exhaustive account of both foreign and Japanese activities in Yokohama from its early opening in 1858 back to 1789. * During this 21 year Period, history was made, for Japan was now open to the West, and the flow of ship and goods made Japan aware of her backwardness. Printed in Yokohama at the author's private printing office, this work covers the author's personal observations of the arrival of Lord Elgin, Mr. Alcock, Japanese experiences with foreigners, murdered Russians,… Read More

London 1880-81, Trubner. Yellow pictorial cloth, 2 vols. 418+522p., with 15 albumen photographs,1 folding reprodution map, spine splits, only a few copies with photos, co-publi- shed by Kelly, Yokohama, 15 x 24 cm. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION An important primary source, written by the former editor of the "Japan Herald," the "Japan Gazette," "Far East," "Nisshin Shinjishi" among several other publications, the author was especially qualified in reporting the news. This current work is his most exhaustive account of both foreign and Japanese activities in Yokohama from its early opening in 1858 back to 1789. * During this 21 year Period, history was made, for Japan was now open to the West, and the flow of ship and goods made Japan aware of her backwardness. Printed in Yokohama at the author's private printing office, this work covers the author's personal observations of the arrival of Lord Elgin, Mr. Alcock, Japanese experiences with foreigners, murdered… Read More

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