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A HISTORY OF JAPAN: Vol. I, From the Origins to the Arrival of the Portuguese In 1542 A.D.
by Murdoch, James; Isoh Yamagata (Maps)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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BERKELEY, California, United States
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About This Item
Yokahama etc.: Asiatic Society of Japan. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Original green cloth with gilt lettering to spine, green endpapers, seven fold-out color maps, 4 pp prospectus for next series volume at rear. Printed at the "Japan Chronicle" Office, Kobe, Japan. Heavy, extra for international shipping.; 6-1/2" x 10"; viii, 667, [4] pp; Covers worn at top/bottom of spine and at corners with some fraying, a few spots of soiling including a faint ring on front panel and a faint line on the spine, hinges are quite solid (surprisingly so; the book is quite heavy), prior owner name to front flyleaf, faint toning to paper, text block clean and unmarked, maps also clean but a few short tears are seen. .
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- Bookseller
- Andrew Langer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5002
- Title
- A HISTORY OF JAPAN: Vol. I, From the Origins to the Arrival of the Portuguese In 1542 A.D.
- Author
- Murdoch, James; Isoh Yamagata (Maps)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Asiatic Society of Japan
- Place of Publication
- Yokahama etc.
- Date Published
- 1910
- Bookseller catalogs
- Japan;
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Andrew Langer, Bookseller
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BERKELEY, California
About Andrew Langer, Bookseller
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