The Japan Year Book. Complete Cyclopedia of General Information and Statistics on Japan and Japanese Territories for the Year 1921-22.

[JAPAN YEAR BOOK].

Published by Japan Year Book Office. Sixteenth Annual Publication. (1928)., Tokyo., 1928

About this Item

Folding colour map, and 2 folding plans and black & white sketch maps in the text, xxxiv (advertisements at front and back) + 698pp plus 200pp supplement includes business directory and index to advertisers, legal, medical, shopping, and gastronomical information and a bibliography. Bright red cloth covered boards, inner hinge neatly re-enforced with archival tape. A very good copy, clean and bright. Small blind stamp from the National Library of Australia & gilt library numbers on the spine. 22. 5 x 15.5cm. Packed with information and interesting adverts covering a wide variety of aspects about Japan and Japanese society including earthquakes, volcanoes and mineral springs; the population; Imperial Court; politics and local government; civil and military service; charity and relief; education; Justice, Prisons, Police and Sanitation; Social Politics and Labor Problem; Women Problem (sic); Sports and Amusements; Railways, the press etc. The two fold out plans show the reconstruction of Tokyo and Yokohama.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Japan Year Book. Complete Cyclopedia of General Information and Statistics on Japan and Japanese Territories for the Year 1921-22.
• Publisher: Japan Year Book Office. Sixteenth Annual Publication. (1928)., Tokyo.
• Publication Date: 1928
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Japan - 1868-1930