Tokyo, Japan: The Imperial Japanese Government Railways, 1913-1914. First Editions. 10mos., 2 volumes; G+; bound in publisher's burgundy cloth, gilt lettering; top edges of text blocks gilt; mild rubbing and fraying, including creases to spine, wear to head and tail of spine; volume 1 illustrated with 17 color folding maps, numerous black and white plates, a folding map in rear pastedown pocket, and maps pasted to endpapers; volume 2 illustrated with a color reproduction of woodcut by Shimbi Shoin, 15 color maps (including 10 folding), black and white plates, and maps pasted to endpapers; volume one leaf 207/208 and accompanying map loose but present, gutter visible; volume 2 title page through vi loose but present; small bookseller sticker to front pastedown of volume 1; with ownership name on title pages of Gertrude Emerson; shelved case 9. More

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1901. First Edition. Octavo, 305 pages; VG/VG; in illustrated bright green hardcovers with faded green DJ in brodart; spine discolored with brown letters and minor shelf wear on edges; binding strong; deckle edges; contains 6 plates of illustrations on glossy paper including frontispiece; contains series of stories, folklore (Buddhist names of plants and animals), and other studies (in a Japanese hospital); YF Consignment; shelved case 9. More

Boston and Tokyo: J. B. Millet, 1901. Large Octavos, 12 volumes; VG; bound in publisher's 1/4 white paper imitation vellum, handmade brown paper boards; green, brown, and gilt lettering and decoration to spine; top edges of text blocks gilt; some mild rubbing and wear to boards and spines; glue-stains to front pastedowns from removed bookplates; partial set, lacking the remaining 9 volumes on the Philippines, Burma, Afganistan, India, Persia, Turkey, and Russia; shelved above England. More

Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1884. First Edition. Octavo, xiii, 304 pages; G; bound in publisher's pictorial boards, black lettering to spine; moderate wear and rubbing to boards, including some chipping and fraying; One hundred and eighty illustrations by Rinzo and by Ichiske Hamada; scarce; shelved case 9. More

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 626 pages; VG-/VG-; Spine is brown with white lettering and a red insignia; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has price cut, has moderate wear along the top and bottom edges, with mild chipping, several crease marks and a small closed tear at the top edge, front and back covers have discoloration and rubbing; binding has dust build up discoloration along the bottom edge; pages have brown coloring along the top edge; shelved extra tall books. More

Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, 1972. Quarto; VG-/VG-; white and grey spine, black lettering; dust jacket age toned, general shelfwear, general edgewear, minor general soiling, closed tear on rear tail edge, rubbing on fore corners and spine edges, spine sun toned; boards strong, minor shelfwear, general edgewear, bumping on head and tail edges, rubbing and bumping on fore corners and spine edges, erased penciling on end papers, minor soiling on rear end paper; text block age toned, occasional penciling, occasional creasing on head fore corner, page 394 dog eared, soiling on exterior edges; xix, 550pp; shelved China. More