Griffis W E (27 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 91 pages. 10.00x8.00x0.23 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Various(photographs and Art, engravings) (illustrator). Eighth. Boards in green cloth, good w/ wear top and bottom of spine, penciled glosses to Japanese words on endpapers, one loose page, intact and tipped in. 678p., indexed, appendices relevant to time measurement, associated ideas of art and poetry(interesting), charts of trade trends, etc. Richly illustated w/ engraved photographs of Empress, Emperor. Is the title of this book a reference to Gilbert and Sullivan. Is this the real Japan or an imaginary one of the Western mind, in the 19th century. Art after Hokusai, Hiroshige, much else. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Frontspiece (illustrator). Presume First Edition. Dark red cloth binding with gold print on cover and spine. Brown endpapers. Blind-stamped edge line on front cover. Corners are worn. Spine ends are worn and frayed . Some light scratch marks on rear cover. Guters on front and rear endpapers have splits in them. Tanning on edges. . Otherwise sound, and unmarked. 625 pages. No DJ. Contents are two books:" History of Japan, 660 BC to 1872 A.D." and " Personnal Eperiences, Observations, and Studies in Japan".

PF. Condition: New.

Condition: New. In.

8vo. 376pp. Frontispiece. 13 illus. on the plates. Original decorated cloth, slightly worn, one place with white correction fluid applied on the title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Blue cloth, gold lettering, lightly rubbed. Biography; Ex-Library.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Harper & Brothers; New York, 1877. Hardcover. Two Books in One. A Good, red cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, binding intact, handling/scuffing to boards, discoloration (possible moisture stain) front board near spine and bottom front board fore-edge, rubbing along board edges, some crimping to spine edges, small abrasions to board corners, couple of small pinholes bottom front joint, starting front hinge, previous owner handwritten ink name and date front endpaper, newspaper clipping of author affirmed below author portrait on prelim, some age toning to pages, small crease bottom corner page 635, faint moisture stain mid fore-edge and small moisture stain on fore-edge margin of approx. last 100 pages, some age toning to pages, without Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 635pp., notes and appendices, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Green cloth stamped in gilt. New edition with a supplementary chapter on Japan in 1883. Light edge and corner wear, faint penciling to ffep. Frontis and over 100 illustrations. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 651 pages.

Condition: Good. The Riverside Library for Young People, Volume 16. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Medium 8vo. Blue cloth binding with grey full page floral design on front board, with grey lettering. Gilt lettering and small simple motif on backstrip. A little cocked. Slightly bumped and worn corners and some light fraying to backstrip. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Some damage to the outside margin of pages 295 and final end paper. A small ink blot on contents page, but otherwise volume is secure, clean and clear. Contains 7 plates. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:

3/4 Leather. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nice sturdy condition.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1876. William Elliot Griffis (September 17, 1843 February 5, 1928) was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author. While attending Rutgers University, Griffis was an English and Latin language tutor for Tarō Kusakabe, a young samurai from the province of Echizen, Japan. In September 1870 Griffis was invited to Japan, for the purpose of organizing schools along modern lines. In 1871, he was Superintendent of Education in the province of Echizen. He published some 50 works over his lifetime, many on the Far East, and many on fairy tales. This book "The Mikado's Empire" was his first book and consists of two parts Book 1 "History of Japan from 660 B.C. to 1872 A. D." and Book 2 "Personal Experiences, Observations, and Studies in Japan, 1870 1874." This work includes a map of Japan and 108 illustrations. A number are full page and each of these has a tissue guard. This book, 625 pages, is bound in maroon cloth with gold lettering on the front cover and spine. Overall the book is in very good condition. The front cover is splattered with what looks like white paint, and all of the covers are worn and somewhat faded. The head and foot of the spine are frayed as are the corners. The bottom of the pages have a small surface stain not visible on the pages themselves.Previous owner's name and location pasted on first endpaper. Internally, the book is in excellent condition with light foxing only on first and last leaves in the book with all text and illustrations bright and clear. The rear of the book contains 12 pages of Harper ads for "Valuable books of Exploration, Travel and Adventure". Structurally the book is sound and square. A very acceptable copy of a major work on Japan.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. First Editon. First Printing. Same date on copyright page as on title page. Godd copy. In green cloth covers with stamped title and author in gilt on front cover and same on spine. Frontispice with tissue guard and over 100 illustrations with many full page with tissue guards. Bevelled edges and brown endpapers. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and textpages., save for previous owner's name on ffep. Bumping of ends of spine and corners. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

First ed, 296pp. cr.8vo. original pictorial blue cover. clean copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Clymer, John F. (cover); Smith, Ralph C.; Little, John; Matteson, B.V.V.; Valentine, A.C.; Horwood, V.W. (illustrator). First Edition. 52 pages. Features: Charming cover illustration of calf kicking up its legs in the spring flowers; One-page Chipso photo ad features the Williams family - Thomas Vance, Calvin Edward, Mrs. Calvin C., Stephen, Charles Judson and Henry Kerr; One-page yeast ad features large photo of Dr. Gudzent of the University of Berlin; Nice one-page Pontiac ad features yellow Economy Straight 8; Order to View (short story); Green Mantle (short story); Restoration Work in France - photo-illustrated article on work done to preserve Versailles and Fontainbleau for posterity; Small Talk (short story); Beating the Star (short story); At the Edge of the Great Unsurveyed (short story); Wedding Bells Around the World - photo-illustrated article on world wedding traditions; The Man Who Taught London to Dance - photo-illustrated article on Santos Casani; A Gabled House; Pond's cold cream one-page ad features photos of Lady Diana Manners; The British Way; Nicely illustrated one-page Maxwell House coffee ad; Laboratory in the Snow - Dr. H.R. Wolf of General Motors tests cars in the winter conditions of Saskatchewan; Lovely one-page colour ad for Swift's Premium Hams; Great one-page Chevrolet truck ad includes diagrams of 10 interesting vehicles; Three pages of photos of movie stars; Radioland - article on radio stars; Movie reviews; Little Rambles in Hollywood; Champion spark plug ad includes photo of Mr. S.G. Baits, Chief Engineer of Hudson-Essex of Canada, Ltd.; Easter cookery ad; One-page illustrated ad for the Northern Electric Model 800 Gurney Range with automatic oven; Fashion article with illustrations; Lovely colour Palmolive soap ad inside back cover features elegant lady in long maroon gown; Crisco colour ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Foster, R.E.; Wills, William; Diamond, Hal; Mastri, Fiore; Burke, May C. (illustrator). First Edition. 72 pages. Features: "Canada is Strong", one-page ad shows Canadian farmer tilling land; One-page Singer sewing machine ad features Mrs. S. Armstrong of Montreal; News Digest discusses Yugolsavia's 'purge', Slav vs. Teuton again, Washington News, and an 'inside job' for Hitler; Frigidaire ad; We Blockade the Continent - article with fascinating map explains wartime trade complications; Slave Labour Under the Nazi Scourge - Fascinating photo-illustrated article written by Oskar Lutze, a former trade-union official of Berlin; The Slide on Short Mountain (short story); War and Canada's Golden Age - article explains how Canada will benefit from WWII; The Designing Wench (short story); The Running Man (short story); Inside the Gestapo - conclusion of fascinating article about a strange and fatal bunch of documents, with photos of Franz von Papen and Countess Vera Fugger; Bluff by Holloway Horn (short story); The Woes of Wives; Longines watch ad includes photo of Sir Hubert Wilkins; Gay Garden Gadgets; Half-page Canadian Pacific ad for the Banff Springs Hotel; Hollywood news and photos; Photo of Norma Shearer in Woodbury cold cream ad; Nostalgic 1941 Chevrolet centrefold ad encourages readers to be "Feature-Wise", with illustrations of dozens of features available in their cars; Men and Their Wardrobes; Treasure in Strange Places; With Love from the Luftwaffe - article on German bombing of Britain; Birth of a Lipstick; Maple Leaf Fund - article with photo of Victor T. Goggin, President of the Fund; Department of National War Services half-page ad says "Save Scrap Metals, Rags, Paper and Bones"; Norway Fights On - one year after the Germans invaded; Watch Your Step; The Small Room (short story); Swimming and Health; Serve Them, They Serve You - cooking article with recipes; Fashion illustrations; Classy War Savings Certificates ad inside back cover shows mother with kids on hilltop and her 'pledge to them - and to Canada'; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this extraordinary wartime issue.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good +. First Edition. 8vo (8" x 6"). [4,blank], [1-8 (9-12 unopened)13], 357pp. UNIQUE C.C. COFFIN DOCUMENTS. From the library of The Reverend William E. Barton (family friend and pastor to the Coffin family). Gift inscription of Sallie R. Coffin to Barton's on free endpaper (1898), Includes two laid in Order of Service pamphlets from the funeral of C.C. Coffin (1823-1896), laid in letter/envelope from Sallie Coffin (1900), tipped in A.N.s. from both Coffin's thanking the Barton's for helping to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary (1896), tipped in printed sheet music of Jesus Lives (music by C.C. Coffin for Easter festival 1893), tipped in A.L.s. from C.C. Coffin declining a dinner invitation due to his rheumatism (1894), tipped in A.L.s. from Sallie Coffin inviting the Barton's to dinner (1894), tipped in handwritten notes for C.C. Coffin's funeral eulogy, bookplate of Reverend Barton to paste-down endpaper. Red cloth with gilt titles to upper cover and spine, gilt top edge, fore and tail edges deckled, spine faded, wear to head/tail of spine. Text block tight and unmarked.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1878 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 19 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.

677 p., 107 figs & pls, 1 map, frontispiece, green publisher's cloth (outer ends spine slightly worn). Names of three previous owners on first fly-leaf.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Technic: Wood engraving, colorit: colored, condition: Very good, size (in cm): 22 x 15,5, Book describes ind illustrate on 462 pages Corea. With 39 woodcuts, 1 view of Soul, 1 map of Corea.

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextrnrnThe religions of japan by William Elliot GriffisWilliam Elliot Griffis (September 17, 1843 - February 5, 1928) was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author.Griffis was born in Philadelphia, P.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The religions of japan by William Elliot GriffisWilliam Elliot Griffis (September 17, 1843 - February 5, 1928) was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author.Griffis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a sea captain and later a coal trader. During the American Civil War, he served two months as a corporal in Company H of the 44th Pennsylvania Militia after Robert E. Lee invaded Pennsylvania in 1863. After the war, he attended Rutgers University at New Brunswick, New Jersey, graduating in 1869.At Rutgers, Griffis was an English and Latin language tutor for Tar¿ Kusakabe, a young samurai from the province of Echizen (part of modern Fukui).After a year of travel in Europe, he studied at the seminary of the Reformed Church in America in New Brunswick (known today as the New Brunswick Theological Seminary).In September 1870 Griffis was invited to Japan by Matsudaira Shungaku, for the purpose of organizing schools along modern lines. In 1871, he was Superintendent of Education in the province of Echizen. In recompense, he was provided with a salary of $2,400, a house in Fukui and a horse.In 1872-74, Griffis taught chemistry and physics at Kaisei Gakk¿ (the forerunner of Tokyo Imperial University). He prepared the New Japan Series of Reading and Spelling Books, 5 vols. (1872).He also published primers for Japanese students of the English language and he and contributed to the Japanese press and to newspapers and magazines in the United States numerous papers of importance on Japanese affairs.Griffis was joined by his sister, Margaret Clark Griffis, who became a teacher at the Tokyo Government Girls' School (later to become the Peeresses' School). By the time they left Japan in 1874, Griffis had befriended many of Japan's future leaders.Griffis was a member of the Asiatic Society of Japan, the Asiatic Society of Korea, the Historical Society of the Imperial University of Tokyo, and the Meirokusha.Returning to the United States, Griffis attended Union Theological Seminary and after finishing his studies in 1877, he was called to the ministry in a series of churches-at the First Reformed Church, Schenectady, New York (1877-1886) at the Shawmut Congregational Church, Boston, Massachusetts (1886-1893) and at the First Congregational Church, Ithaca, New York (1893-1903). Concurrently, at Union College in 1884, he earned a higher degree, Doctor of Divinity (D.D.).

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. The religions of japan | W. E Griffis | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2022 | [.] | EAN 9781458330291 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1903. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 410, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 410 410.