The Mikado's Empire: Book I. History of Japan from 600 B.C. to 1872 A.D.; Book II. Personal Experiences, Observations, and Studies in Japan, 1870-1874
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1876. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [5], 8-625, [1], [1], 2-11, [1] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [2] pp. Maroon cloth over beveled-edge boards with gold lettering on the front board, gold lettering and gold decorations on the spine. Brown coated endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with full-page and in-text black and white designs: these images depict moments in the every-day life of Japenese people, as well as significant moments in Japanese history. Very Good. Item #000015809
Light rubbing to the boards' bottom edges and to the crown and foot of the spine.
Price: $250.00
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