A CRUISE IN JAPANESE WATERS
Osborn, Sherard, Capt.
Published by Edinburgh & London, 1859
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210pp. plus 16pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. Original green cloth, gilt-lettered spine. Some wear to spine ends, inner hinges cracked but holding. A few fox marks on titlepage and in margins; small, neat bookplate. A good plus copy. Second edition, published same years as the first. Osborn was a captain in the Royal Navy. He describes travel from China to Japan, Japanese scenery at Nagasaki, the Dutch establishment in Japan, a visit by the governor of Nagasaki, an earthquake at Simoda, and a visit to Yedo, as well as Japanese customs and attitudes of the Japanese toward westerners. An interesting account by a British naval officer just after the opening of Japan. CORDIER, BIBLIOTHECA JAPONICA 541. Seller Inventory # WRCAM25348
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Title: A CRUISE IN JAPANESE WATERS
Publisher: Edinburgh & London
Publication Date: 1859
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A CRUISE IN JAPANESE WATERS.
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Edinburgh & London. 1859., 1859
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Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Second edition, published same years as the first. Osborn was a captain in the Royal Navy. He describes travel from China to Japan, Japanese scenery at Nagasaki, the Dutch establishment in Japan, a visit by the governor of Nagasaki, an earthquake at Simoda, and a visit to Yedo, as well as Japanese customs and attitudes of the Japanese toward westerners. An interesting account by a British naval officer just after the opening of Japan. CORDIER, BIBLIOTHECA JAPONICA 541. 210pp. plus 16pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. Original green cloth, gilt-lettered spine. Some wear to spine ends, inner hinges cracked but holding. A few fox marks on titlepage and in margins; small, neat bookplate. A good plus copy. Seller Inventory # 25348
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A CRUISE IN JAPANESE WATERS.
Published by
Edinburgh & London. 1859., 1859
Used
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
The author was a captain in the Royal Navy. He describes travel from China to Japan, Japanese scenery in Nagasaki, the Dutch establishment in Japan, a visit by the governor of Nagasaki, an earthquake at Simoda, and a visit to Yedo, as well as the customs and attitudes of the Japanese toward westerners. An interesting account by a British naval officer just after the opening of Japan. CORDIER, BIBLIOTHECA JAPONICA 541. 210pp. Contemporary three-quarter calf and cloth, spine with raised bands, leather label. Bit rubbed, covers bit faded. Pencil corrections in the text, possibly by the author. Very good. Seller Inventory # 24865
Quantity: 1 available