[MEIJI ERA - JAPANESE FOREIGN RELATIONS].

締盟各国条約彙纂. 自嘉永七年至明治十七年. [Teimei kakkoku jōyaku isan. Ji Kaei shichinen-shi Meiji Jūshichinen].<BR> Treaties and Conventions between the Empire of Japan and other Powers Together with Universal Conventions, Regulations andCommunications, since March 1854. A Synoptical Index is Appended.

東京. [Tokyo]. 外務省. [Gaimushō]. 1884. Revised Edition. Stock ID #215965

Four double page maps with colour highlights and one single page black and white map, 9 + v+ 1198 + 92pp synoptical index + 4pp errata + [1]pp, 26.7 x 19cm, text in Japanese and other relevant languages. Lacks one leaf (page 321/22), prior owner's chops on front free endpaper and title page, half calf with red leather title label lettered in gilt, spine ruled in gilt in compartments. Leather worn and chipped at the head and tail of the spine, some insect holes to the cloth covered boards also visible on endpapers and some occasional insect damage to preliminary and last leaves mainly at margins. While lacking one leaf, the text is otherwise clean and sound. 26.5 x 20cm.

Scarce on the market. Includes some attractive maps.

This 1884 book was compiled to include comprehensive lists of treaties and conventions between Japan and other countries between 1854 and 1884. Each treaty or convention is printed in multi-lingual form, namely in the original languages with Japanese translation. The treaties and conventions cover diverse fields including trade agreements. Conventions on communications and postal services are also included. Various arrangements on the foreign settlements are listed with early maps of the settlements, including Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe and Nagasaki.

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