A Romanized Japanese Reader, Consisting of Japanese Anecdotes, Maxims, etc., in Easy Written Style, with an English Translation and Notes

Chamberlain, Basil Hall

Published by Trubner & Co. And Kelly & Walsh, London & Yokohama, 1886

About this Item

Printed at the Office of the "Japan Mail" in Yokohama, 1886, three parts bound into one book, 16mo (4 3/4 x 61 /2in - 12 x 16.5 cm), blue cloth with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine, title at the head of the spine and "Paul, Trench, Trubner & C." at the foot, preface (pages iii-iv) dated May 1886, Part I, Japanese Text - 106 pp, Part II, English Translation - 135 pp, Part III, Notes - 103 pp, List of "Difficult Idioms in Common Written Use" (pages i-xiii), Japanese language colophon followed by two unnumbered pages of "Abbreviations." All three parts start with a full title page. Parts I & II have a table of contents next. Part III begins with an "Introductory Note" after the title page. Intended to be a companion to "Simplified Grammar of the Japanese Language" by Chamberlain and published the same year. ~ Condition. The book is in Vert Good+ condition. There is a large (1 x 1/2 in) rubbed area on the front board and the corner tips and head and foot of the spine are rubbed. The front paste down has a signature and numbers written in ink. The binding is sound and all hinges solid and uncracked. There is moderate foxing on the edges which occasionally extends onto the page margins as light foxing. Internally very clean with no marking or stains.

Seller Inventory # 1886080939

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Romanized Japanese Reader, Consisting of Japanese Anecdotes, Maxims, etc., in Easy Written Style, with an English Translation and Notes
• Publisher: Trubner & Co. And Kelly & Walsh, London & Yokohama
• Publication Date: 1886
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • 19th Century Japan