Things Japanese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected With Japan for the Use of Travellers and Others de Basil Hall Chamberlain (Creator) - 2012-08-01

Japan 009c Chamberlain, Basil Hall, 1850-1935. Things Japanese: being notes on various subjects connected with Japan, for the use of travellers and others. London/Yokohama: John Murray/Kelly & Walsh, 1905, fifth edition revised, vi, 552p, map, index. First issued in 1890. Blue boards with gold titles and blind stamped decoration are faded and edge-rubbed, minor fraying. Endpapers are browned and there is a name crossed out on flyleaf. Inner hinges cracked but repaired, good else but not better. I recall having seen a reference to a map (this edition) but I couldn't find any reference or indication there was one in this printing but there could have been. $10.00 Box A 92
For the Lafcadio enthusiasts, Chamberlain mentions Hearn

London: John Murray, 1905. 6th Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, brown cloth boards show some scuffing and spotting, corners mildly bumped/worn. The reason for the low condition grade is because the rear hinge is cracked and the front hinge is starting to crack spots. If the hinge cracks were not present the book would grade as VG to VG+. The interior pages are toned due to age with the end pages and pastedowns being quite darkened and a bit brittle. The title page is also quite dark due to reacting with the end pages. There are no signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting found. The large foldout map in the back of the book is present and attached and appears to be in very good condition with no tears or anything like that. A couple of pages had a lower corner fold to where they were all folded together. This has been straightened out but the crease is still present. Most of the pages just… Leer más

London: John Murray, 1905. Lacking folding map; spine top and lower cover corners worn; inner hinges partly cracked.. "Fifth Edition revised". Original Cloth. Good.

London: John Murray, 1905. Fifth Edition Revised . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 552pp.incl.index+advert; HB dk.blue w/gilt; some rub&sun; PON,title; some tan w/clean,tight pgs. "Being Notes an Various Subjects Connected with Japan for the use of travellers and others

John Murray and Kelly and Walsh, 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. Fifth Edition Revised. 552 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Noticeable crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Some splits to spine ends. Marks overall. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.

London: John Murray, 1905. 5th or later Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected With Japan". Fifth edition and first printing. In quite good black cloth boards with blind stamped leaf and gilt titles. The boards are loose from page block and with collapsed hollow, fairly clean; spine ends and corners worn. Very tanned end papers, name and date on front free end paper; the centre of front end papers torn with exposed webbing. Dark tinted top cut edge; the top and fore edges are tanned, The text block is firm and intact, slightly tanned, mostly around the edges and with large coloured fold-out map to rear; foxed on reverse side. Good condition; overall condition fair due to boards.Without jacket.

Hardback, no dust jacket, ex-library copy, cover spine ends rubbed, corners frayed, spine yellowed, gold print dull, spines cracked inside cover, back very cracked, tear on fold out map at title page spine, writing on title page, pages a little, text clean

London:John Murray, 1902. 3rd Edition. hard cover. Very Good/No jacket. Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan for the Use of Travellers and Others. Fourth edition revised and enlarged. London:John Murray. 1902. 545pp. Hardcover. Binding is worn at the edges and spine, in some places to boards. Spine is faded and covers show some light soiling. Interior is clean and free of stray markings. Overall, this is a very good copy.

London, John Murray, 1898. Hardcover. Extremities slightly worn; rear cover scuffed; endpapers partially browned. Previous owner's name and notation on front endpaper; one fold folding map split; otherwise very good condition. . 470p. Folding map.

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