The Empire Of The East.
London. Methuen. [ 1908]. 1st ed. Stock ID #165337 Chapter headings include: The Japanese Race and its Language; The Religions of Japan, Their Influences and Effects; The Constitution - The Crown and the Houses of Parliament; Japanese Financial Burdens and Resources; The Japanese Army and Navy; Newspapers in Japan, Japanese Morality, The Ainos; Europeans in Japan and several chapters relating to Japanese art. When referring to this item please quote stockid 165337.
Colour frontispiece with browned tissue-guard, black and white plates. Inscribed with author's compliments front free endpaper. Spine worn with loss, original red cloth lettered and stamped in gilt on the spine. Head and tail of spine frayed, cloth cracked along spine edge. Cloth little stained, light browning to edges, small chip to half title, prior owner stamp on title page and a thinness to paper where a signature has been removed. Index, xii + 308 + 40pp, advertising catalogue of books published by Methuen, dated November 1907. 22.5 x 15cm.
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