Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits, Volume VIII [8] Global Oriental. by Cortazzi, Hugh [Compiled and Edited by] - 2013

Published by Global Oriental Leiden and Boston First UK Edition 2013. Leiden 2013., 2013. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brown cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9¼'' x 6''. Contains [xxxvi] 768 printed pages of text with small monochrome photographs. This is the eighth and largest volume in the series Britain & Japan: Biographical Portraits published on behalf of The Japan Society, London. It contains essays from forty contributors relating to fifty-two portraits of personalities who have been influential in political, official and cultural relations between the two countries from the time of the Meiji Restoration to the present day from Iwakura Tomomi [1825-1883] to P. G. O'Neill [1924-2012]. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused and unopened new book still in the publisher's original and undisturbed shrink wrapped plastic. We carry this book in stock for immediate dispatch. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9789004246027