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In Lotus-Land Japan
by Herbert G. Ponting
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Japan: Isao Masamune, 1985. Cloth. Fine. 10" by 7.5". None. A scarce facsimile of this profusely illustrated travel work, a lovely copy in the original publisher's slipcase. Limited edition of 1500 copies, with colophon to the rear of the work.Facsimile edition of the work, 'In Lotus-Land Japan', first published in 1910, with this work being a facsimile of the 1911 reprint. Presented in the original publisher's slipcase.With nine plates in colour and ninety six in monochrome. Tissue guards have been retained. Collated complete. With a new introduction and biography of Ponting in Japanese to the rear of the work. Written by Herbert G. Ponting, a British photographer and member of the Terra Nova expedition with Captain Scott. Ponting had a particular fondness for Japan, and took thousands of photographs of the area during his many travels to the region. In Lotus-Land Japan captures the country across all four seasons and includes Tokyo Bay, fortune tellers and 'The Great Volcanoes', all produced within the backdrop of the impending Russo-Japanese war. A scarce facsimile of this illustrated work. In the publisher's original cloth binding in the original slipcase. Externally in lovely condition. Slipcase is very smart with the occasional handling mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Slipcase is near fine. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 888K4
- Title
- In Lotus-Land Japan
- Author
- Herbert G. Ponting
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Isao Masamune
- Place of Publication
- Japan
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- Japan Lotus Japanese Lotus
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Colophon
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- Cloth
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- New
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Facsimile
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- G
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- Fine
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