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Fourteen Years of Diplomatic Life in Japan
by d'ANETHAN, Baroness Albert; H.E. Baron Kato, introd
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About This Item
London: Stanley Paul & Co, (1912). Second Edition. Octavo. Publisher's embossed blue cloth, titled in gilt on spine; top edge gilt; 471pp; 48pp publisher's ads; gravure frontispiece portrait and 65 unnumbered leaves of photographic plates (halftones). Spine rubbed and sun-faded, else moderate rubbing and soil to cloth; internally clean, tight, and complete; Very Good. Ownership signature of a May Howard, Oakland, dated 1922.
Baron Albert d'Anethan (d.1910) was the Belgian Minister Plenipotentiary to Japan from 1894 until shortly before his death in July, 1910, a period encompassing both the first Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. Baroness d'Anethan (born Eleanora Haggard) was a sister of H. Rider Haggard.
Baron Albert d'Anethan (d.1910) was the Belgian Minister Plenipotentiary to Japan from 1894 until shortly before his death in July, 1910, a period encompassing both the first Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. Baroness d'Anethan (born Eleanora Haggard) was a sister of H. Rider Haggard.
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- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62223
- Title
- Fourteen Years of Diplomatic Life in Japan
- Author
- d'ANETHAN, Baroness Albert; H.E. Baron Kato, introd
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Stanley Paul & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1912)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History; Japan;
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Gravure
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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