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Japan Described by Great Writers by Singleton, Esther, Ed. , Trans - 1904

by Singleton, Esther, Ed. , Trans

Japan Described by Great Writers by Singleton, Esther, Ed. , Trans - 1904

Japan Described by Great Writers

by Singleton, Esther, Ed. , Trans

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NY. NY: Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1904. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Extremities of cover are rubbed, owner name lightly penned to first endpaper, no other defects. . Bright gilt lettering and decoration on navy cloth covers and spine. Pages are clean and bright. Book contains 46 articles about Japan and is illustrated with 39 photographic plates. Describes Japan and the Japanese people as they were observed by Western writers at the end of the nineteenth century, including the country and race, history and religion, places and monuments, manners and customs, Aarts and crafts, and "modern Japan" circa 1900. A beautiful copy of the first ediiton. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 372 pages. J1 .
  • Bookseller Sweet Beagle Books US (US)
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  • Book Condition Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Dodd, Mead & Co
  • Place of Publication NY. NY
  • Date Published 1904
  • Keywords Japan, History, People, Geography, 19th Century, Customs, Arts And Crafts
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Russia as Seen and Described by Famous Writers

by Singleton, Esther (ed / trans)

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1905. Second Printing. Hardcover. Minor rubbing at spine ends and corners. Owner names. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 361 pages .
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Turrets, Towers, and Temples; The Great Buildings of the World, as Seen and Decribed by Famous Writers

by Singleton, Esther (ed. & trans.)

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New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1899. Later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [5], vi-xii, [1], 2-317, [3] pp. Green cloth with decorations and lettering stamped in gilt on the front board and spine, top edge gilt. Frontispiece and forty-seven duotype plates. Selections from Dickens, Hugo, Ruskin, and many others. A Very Good book with previous owner's name and date on the free front endpaper, separation between textblock and top of backstrip, and light wear to the extremities.
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