Steinmetz, Andrew: Japan and Her People , London: Routledge, Warnes and Routledge, 1860Hardback, second edition, very good condition - spine loose at rear joint, some rubbing to boards, some foxing to prelims, light sunning throughout, otherwise tight and bright, publisher's original blue boards with gilt blocking to front (image of quanwon) and spine, previous owners name in ink to half-title page " Xmas Prize 1866", gilded page edges, 448 pages including select japanese vocabulary and chief works quoted or consulted, frontis plus 33 b/w engravings - some full page, a very nice copy of this interesting book--------------"From the recent American Expedition to Japan I have also culled a few curious facts and incidents; but it is remarkable that the Japan of the present day is essentially the Japan of the sixteenth century in her institutions." (Book ref. 1963) £85.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, The Old Print House , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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