TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN V. 10 - 1st Ed. (1906) VERY SCARCE
Item History & Price
(Asiatic Soceity of Japan)TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Supplement to Vol X ("Ko-Ji-Ki"). Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Tokyo, Japan: Asiatic Soceity of Japan, 1906. First edition thus - reissue of the 1882 edition. Octavo. Scarce issue of the Asiatic Society of Japan's scholarly journal. Founded in 1872 in Yokohama, the ASJ objective was (and is) "to promote and publish discoveries on subjects relating to Japan and other Asiatic Countries." In the pursuit of th...is objective, ASJ's members organize and promote the reporting of original discoveries at lecture meetings, as well as publish this journal. ASJ's founders and earliest members were pillars of Japan's modernization and industrialization at the dawn of the Meiji Period, including: Rev. Edward W. Syle, Dr. Samuel Robbins Brown, William Elliot Griffis, Dr. James Curtis Hepburn, Sir Ernest Mason Satow, Basil Hall Chamberlain (editor of this issue), Sir John Harington Gubbins, and William George Aston. Seemingly rebound or re-cased in blue cloth, with black and gold paper spine labels. Front hinge starting. The boards are a bit rubbed and worn, particularly the spine labels. Notably scarce thus! Please see photos for additional condition and edition clarity.
Please see my other auctions for other antiquarian and collectible books (including rare FIRST and SIGNED editions). I will be listing many over the next several months. Please note, once we have established a business relationship we are happy to combine shipping. (CG)
Please see my other auctions for other antiquarian and collectible books (including rare FIRST and SIGNED editions). I will be listing many over the next several months. Please note, once we have established a business relationship we are happy to combine shipping. (CG)
