JAPAN THROUGH AMERICAN EYES: The Journal Of Francis Hall Kanagawa & Yokohama 185

NOTEHELFER, F.G. ed.

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Princeton [1992], Princeton Univ. Press. Black cloth, like NEW, 652p., index, many b.w. photos after Felice Beato, 19.5 x 26.3 cm., annotated by Notehelfer, in likewise dust jacket very clean, bright & solid example. * FIRST & ONLY EDITION * . *** **** *** . . FIRST EDITION IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH . . LIKEWISE DUST JACKET . . WITH A TRANSLITERATION OF HALL'S DAILY JOURNAL . * The private journal covering his sojourn in Yokohama. . An extraordinary work, valuable important primary resource on 19th century Japan from a foreigner's point of view. . Hall was America's leading business pioneer in Japan, his keen insight preserved herein lend to a better understanding of early Japan, just after it was opened by Perry. . Hall was hired by a feudal lord to train young Samurai warriors in early Meiji Japan, West Point graduate L.L. Janes also led many of his students to Christianity, but his particular Christian vision soon left him as much at odds with the missionary community as with Japan traditionalists. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . CONDITION: This is a like NEW, UNUSED example, with excellent dust jacket. . *. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 98076501

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