LABOR AND PORCELAIN IN JAPAN: REPORT BY CONSUL-GENERAL VAN BUREN, ON THE TOPOGRAPHY, SOIL, CLIMATE, LAWS, RELIGION, GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION, THE PRICES OF LABOR, LIVING, AND C. OF JAPAN [INSCRIBED]
Yokohama: Japan Gazette, 1882. Reprinted. Octavo, ii, 59 pages. In Good minus condition. Half bound dark burgundy leather spine bearing gilt rules. Marbled boards show modest wear with gilt lettering to the front. Exterior has some instances of chips and rubbing wear to the joints and edges. Text block has moderate age toning to the edges. Previous owner's name to the front free end paper. Cracking to the gutter at the index. Frontispiece. Slight offsetting from frontispiece to facing page. Inscribed by the author, "With Compliments by the Author", to the flyleaf. Mild age toning interiorly. Illustrated in color. Reprinted. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Office on Back Shelf. More