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Published by Uncertain origins, 1889
Seller: JF Ptak Science Books, Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 9"x 6", pp (25)-86, printed in two columns, one being in Japanese and the other in English. Source unknown. Bound in a readymade library binding of boards and cloth. A little bit homely, but the whole of this production is not without charm. Provenance: Library of Congress.
Published by Fleming H. Revell
Seller: Canary Books and Records, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Book
No Binding. Condition: Fair. Undated. Good, LACKING BOARDS OR SPINE. Small owner inscription on the first free endpaper, dated 1906. Firmly bound. Clean pages.
Published by Church Missionary Society., London., 1902
Seller: Sapience Bookstore, Hexham, United Kingdom
Book
Hard. Condition: Fair. Illustrated from photographs, engravings and maps. (illustrator). First printing. Fair. Publishers gilt embossed cloth. Sunday school prize bookplate to front pastedown. Text block coming away, quires baggy and with frontispiece detached.
Published by Church Missionary Society,London, 1902
Seller: Tony Earl Books, Croydon, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st.uk hardback edition book vg with no inscription apart from a Sunday School award sticker on the inside of the front cover and no dust jacket.The red cloth covered front cover has a picture of a man on a boat standing up with a pole in his hands in gilt,the edges of the boards has a bit of darkening.Many photos and illustrations to go with the text.
no date given. Asia, Japan. Fleming H. Revell Co., ex-library rebound in green library cloth, first few pages are gree but present (title, preface, contents, list of ill. 13-16 and first plate) 336p. Working copy.
Published by Church Missionary Society, London, U.K., 1902
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. No dust jacket. Hardcover. "Glimpses at Missionary Work in North Japan". Decorative front board. Penned dedication on front endpaper. Boards have considerable patchy colour loss. Spine ends are very worn, bumped and nicked, and there is a small tear near middle of right side of spine. Leading corners are very worn and bent. Gilt page block has a few small surface marks and stains. Decorative pastedowns and endpapers. Pages are very faded with age. First and last few pages are heavily age-spotted, and there are instances of considerable age-spotting throughout. Binding is a little loose at beginning of book. Text and illustrations are clear. AF. Used.
Published by Church Missionary Society, London, 1902
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Small chips and fraying to cloth at corners of boards and ends of spine. Front hinge broken. Frontispiece detached. Some marginalia.; vii, [1], 120 pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, gilt lettering and illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 188 x 152mm. All page edges gilt. Illustrations. 1 map (page 6). "This book is written for young people and is intended to give a few peeps at missionary work as carried on in the Hokkaido Jurisdiction - North Japan. While it is largely autobiographical, it also gives many short glimpses of various aspects both of the work of the preacher and teacher and also of the psychological development of the believer." - from the Preface.
Published by Religious Tract Society, 1892
Seller: Hadwebutknown, Birnam, PERTH, United Kingdom
First Edition
First Edition. The author was a missionary to the Ainu and the book has many photographs and illustrations. Ex library copy with stamps to title and other pages. Some light handling marks throughout. Modern green cloth bibnding, very firm, with paper title label (lifting slightly to edges) . A Good+ copy of the first edition of a scarce title.
Published by Church Missionary Society, London, 1902
Seller: Harry E Bagley Books Ltd, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. green,gilt dec. pict. cloth, gilt spine,all edges gilt, beveled edges, vii, 120 p., illustrated, frontis., numerous black & white half tone illustrations from photographs, map, patterned endpapers, an exceptionally bright,tight copy, Rev. John Batchelor was an English missionary who lived in Japan, and known for his work among the Ainu people, and his advocacy for them in Japan. He wrote concerning the Ainu language and culture during some sixty years among them. Once authoritative, and forever a key primary source on Ainu folklore, more recent studies have superseded his linguistic analyses. His ministry in Japan ceased when he left in 1941 due to the Second World War."The word Yezo if probably of Ainu origin.means abounding and game." The name "Yezo" has been changed to Hokkaido, a word of Chinese origin meaning "the northern sea circuit." Size: 8 Vo.,20 Cm.,
Published by Church Missionary Society, London, 1902
Seller: Cavendish Rare Books, ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
First edition, square 8vo, very fine in publisher's red cloth illustrated & lettered in gilt, floral-patterned endpapers; pp. viii+120, all edges gilt; with frontispiece and 612 plates and in-text illustrations, principally from photographs; School Prize label on front paste-down. Autobiographical account of the author's 60 years among the Ainu of Hokkaido, composed for young readers but with pertinent observations on the lives of the people and their children.
Published by The Religious Tract Society, London, 1901
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. 1st Edition. Dark green cloth, lettered in gilt. One of several original binding variants, with no gilt illustration on lower front cover. Modest rubbing to spine extremities, rubbed with minor exposure to corners. Light surface rubbing to covers, crease to lower back cover. Former owner's signature on front flyleaf. xxvi,604 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. Mild bottom corner crease to the first several leaves, mild soiling to endpapers and a few leaves, interior generally clean and bright, with firm binding. Gilt spine lettering a bit dulled. Wear commensurate with age, still a solid copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Religious Tract Soc, Ldn, 1892
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 336 pp.+ Photo Plt at Frontis (With Tissue Guard) & Many Other Illustrations & Photos in Text, Orig Blue Hardback, Gilt title & Elaborate Gilt Design on F Cover ( Scene with 4 People sitting on Rice Mat (Bright), light edgewear else VG, no DJ, 1st ed (Neat).
Published by The Religious Tract Society, London, 1892
Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 336pp, frontispiece, 80 illustrations, original blue decorative cloth and clean end-papers. A lovely copy of a scarce book. A trifle toned to the spine but no wear, marks, inscriptions or under-lining. occasional foxing blemish. One section a trifle loose but intact. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS Size: 8vo.
Published by RTS., London., 1892
Seller: EmJay Books, Bradford., United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 336pp, photos, drawings.'The religion, superstitions and general history of the hairy aborigines of Japan.' Author went to Hokkaido in 1876 on the advice of his doctor in search of a cooler climate. Spent the next sixty years the Ainu, during which time he devoted himself to the study of their culture and language, this pioneer work is considered a classic in its field. Blue board edition with faded /sunned spine, light wear to cloth, crack to internal fep-only partial. 1kg.
Published by Church Missionary Society, London, 1902
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). A beautiful and uncommonly well-preserved edition detailing the work of missionaries in North Japan, charmingly illustrated throughout. This work was intended for a younger readership, and details the missionary work carried out by the Reverend John Batchelor in Hokkaido and other areas of North Japan.John Batchelor (1855-1944) was an Anglican missionary, his work taking him to the Ainu people of Japan, the original occupants of Hokkaido. He penned an Ainu-English-Japanese dictionary, founded schools and churches in the area and was a critic of the Japanese for their treatment of the Ainu people.Illustrated profusely throughout with vignette photography and illustrations.In a decorative cloth binding with wonderful gilt detail to the front cover. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, only the slightest bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Gift inscription to the front blank. Internally, generally firmly bound; front hinge is beginning to crack but remains firm. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.
Published by Published by The Religious Tract Society, London, 1901
First Edition
, xxvi, 604 pages, with 137 black and white illustrations (including frontispiece) throughout the text, these being a mix of photographs and the author's sketches First Edition , bumping and wear to head and tail of spine, minor marking to rear board, wear to joints and corners of boards, inscriptions by previous owners on front free endpaper, minor foxing in places throughout, overall in good condition , green cloth, blindstamped rules front and rear, gilt and blindstamped decoration on front, gilt titles on front and spine , octavo, 22 x 15 cms Hardback ISBN:
Published by Fleming H. Revell Co, NYC, 1892
Seller: Catron Grant Books, Rio Rancho, NM, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. NYC: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1892 336 pp with 80 B&W illustrations. Ex-libe Princeton Theological Seminary. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Front hinge cracked but holding. Date of publication is unclear but clearly a late 19th century binding. Boards are a varient on first edition. Green cloth boards with gold-stamped titles are rubbed at extremities. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library.