The Americans in Japan
by Tomes, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: D. Appleton, 1857. Book. Illus. by Plenty of Woodcuts. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Subtitled, "An Abridgment of the Government Narrative of the U.S. Expedition to Japan, Under Commodore Perry". Pages 415, 8 pages publisher ads. Original green embossed cloth, some rubbed but very little edgewear. Professionally rebacked with original cloth spine laid down. Pages clean, no foxing. Protected in a mylar dustjacket. Includes a place card for a Com. Perry Centennial dinner (undated) by the Japan Society of Seatlle..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008012
- Title
- The Americans in Japan
- Author
- Tomes, Robert
- Illustrator
- Plenty of Woodcuts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1857
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Japan, Commodore Perry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; Japan;
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Any purchase returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Sales subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
About Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Mostly Travel and Scholarly Books on Africa, Asia and the Middle East
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