Author: SHOBERL, FREDERIC.
Title: Japan. [The World In Miniature]
Description: London, Ackermann, R. 1860. Later Boards, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book, The world in miniature, "JAPAN" Illustration of the manners, customs, religion, dress, amusements, commerce, agriculture etc. of the people of that Empire. With coloured engravings, XIII 286 pp. Uncut. With 19 (out of 20) contemporary coloured, full page engravings. (title page in facsimile) A nice little volume in from this esteemed series, published at the prolific publishing house of Rudolph Ackermann. the charming plates give e.g. A seaman, a soldier, writing implements, a wrestler, a fisherman etc. Apart for the mentioned defects still a nice book on Japan. Fair.

Keywords: Japan


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