Life and Letters of Edward Bickersteth

The first edition of this biography and collection of letters written by the Bishop of Tokyo, Edward Bickersteth, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.The life and letters of Edward Bickersteth, the first Bishop of Tokyo.Bickersteth travelled as a missionary to Japan in 1886, these letters recounting his time in the country and his interest in the history and culture.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one colour folding map, and thirteen plates.Collated, complete.Compiled by Samuel Bickersteth, Edward's brother. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with some rubbing and marks. A small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with some odd spots to the first and last few pages only. The occasional pencil note to the text. Very Good.