Seller: RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.
London 1965, Thames. Blue cloth, very good, index, notes, bibliography, 5 maps, bright like new copy, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION . * A fascinating work, covering the earliest visitors to Japan, during the period of most activity, the 16th & 17th centuries. . An early perspective on Japan, based on primary documents and letters. . Covering the full spectrum of Japanese life, terms of language, architecture, etiquette, tea ceremony, dress, food and housing, weapons, art, literature, Buddhism, Shinto, castles, law, cities, travel, temples idols, festivals & funerals and much more. . A compendium of earlier times. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *.
Seller: RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.
London 1965, Thames. Blue cloth, index, notes, NEW COPY, unused, bibliography, 5 maps, clear laminated dustjacket. * * FIRST BRITISH EDITION * * . * A fascinating work, covering the earliest visitors to Japan, during the period of most activity, the 16th & 17th centuries. . An early perspective on Japan, based on primary documents and letters. . Covering the full spectrum of Japanese life, terms of language, architecture, etiquette, tea ceremony, dress, food and housing, weapons, art, literature, Buddhism, Shinto, castles, law, cities, travel, temples idols, festivals & funerals and much more. . A compendium of earlier times. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *.