History of the Empire of Japan, Compiled and Translated for the Imperial Japanese Commission of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, U.S.A., 1893 (Original Binding)

Verlag: Dai Nippon Tosho Kabushiki Kwaisha, Tokyo, 1893

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[Finely Illustrated History of Japan with 5 K. Ogawa Collotypes and 5 Double Page Color Woodblocks]. Published by the Dai Nippon Tosho Kabushiki Kwaisha by order of the Department of Education, Tokyo, printed at the "Japan Mail" Office, Yokohama, 1893, 8vo (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in - 17 x 24 cm), plain gray silk covered boards, front board with title in black in Japanese and English and gilt decoration (clouds), back board has blindstamped illustration, spine covered in silk with decorative design of birds and stars, cover edges beveled, decorative endpapers, decorative (not actually a part of the books binding) four hole string ties top and bottom on front and back boards, 1 color foldout map, 2 plans, 5 black and white collotype double page plates by K. Ogawa, 5 color double page woodblock plates, 18 black and white double page woodblock plates, 11 black and white single page woodblock plates, table of contents (I-VI), preface (I-VI), 428 pp. An important 19th century history of Japan produced under the authority of an Imperial commission. This book was ".intended for the use of visitors to the Japanese Section of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, U.S.A, 1893." ~ Condition. The book is in Good+ condition. The silk covering on the boards and spine is torn, broken and chipped in several places and pulling away in many places, particularly along the edges. The decorative string ties on the front and back boards are not present. The binding is solid. Internally the book is clean and in Very Good condition. No markings, staining or foxing internally. The maps, plans and woodblock prints are in excellent condition. Inside the back cover are two small bookseller's labels: "Isseido Shoten" (Tokyo) and "Orientalia" (NYC). There is evidence of removal of a small Japanese language label on a blank free page at the rear. This book is rarely seen with the original (and fragile) silk covered boards and spine as with this one. ~~ More information, to include digital pictures, available on request.…

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Bibliografische Details

Titel
History of the Empire of Japan, Compiled and Translated for the Imperial Japanese Commission of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, U.S.A., 1893 (Original Binding)
Autor
Takatsu Kuwasaburo et. al. & Brinkley, F. (translator)
Verlag
Dai Nippon Tosho Kabushiki Kwaisha, Tokyo
Erscheinungsjahr
1893
Zustand
Good
Illustrator
K. Ogawa Collotypes
Abmessungen
8vo
Verkäuferkataloge
Ogawa, Kazumasa, Photographs - Publications

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