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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Yedo and Peking. A narrative of a journey to the capitals of Japan and China. With notices of the natural productions, agriculture ... of those countries. With map and illustrations..

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Paperback / softback. New. Scottish botanist Robert Fortune (1812-80) travelled widely in Asia in search of new plant varieties and agricultural techniques. This lively narrative, first published in 1863, focuses mainly on his journey through Japan shortly after foreign visitors were permitted entry for the first time in over two centuries.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: John Murray. Very Good. 1863. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth, folded plates & map; press clippings from 1888 glued to endpapers; rear hinge clear taped; spine on cloth hinge & some wear to clothm light foxing, pencil notes on rear endpaper; firm copy .

London 1863, Murray. Original pictorial cloth, 335p.,folding frontis, 21 b.w. wood engravings:6 full page; 19 text illus, 2 folding maps/plans, bit of usual head, tail/spine & corner rubbing, spine creased, else solid, index. FIRST EDITION Discusses Nagasaki, Deshima, Vries's Island, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Yedo, "Shanghae," Peking, a journey to the mountains, &c. The celebrated British author and China resident took advantage of the newly opened Japan to go there to explore her wonders. He describes, the manners and customs, natural productions, food, art products, agriculture all in his comfortable tone, the majestic processions, trees and shrubs, tombs, begging priests, drunken men, intemperance of the people in general and so much more. Arrival at Nagasaki, tea-houses, Nagasaki trade, on to Yokohama & Yedo, bronzes, ivory carvings, books, maps, toys, curiosities. * Kanagawa, travels in the country-side, charm of Japanese ladies, hospitality of Sir Alcock, the… Read More