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1860 Question du Canal de SuezParis : 1860A scarce first edition from Ferdinand de Lesseps, who here outlines the improvements and benefits of building the Suez Canal. -
1904 Japan Aspects and DestiniesLondon: 1904An intriguing exploration of Japan's revolution and modernisation, as seen through culture, dress, pleasures and politics. -
1890 Popular Japanese Stories. Together with Mitsuyae: A Story of the Saigo WarKobe : 1890A rare anthology of Japanese folk tales compiled by George J. Penney, with eight full-page illustrations. -
1899 Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan Vol XXVII Part III (December, 1899)Yokohama : 1899A very scarce illustrated study of Japanese bamboo by Sir Ernest Satow, from the Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan. -
1905 Japan and the Japan Mission of the Church Missionary SocietyLondon: 1905Historical overview of the involvement of the Church Missionary Society in Japan, featuring photographic plates and a folding map. -
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1908 The Fire-Fly's Lovers and Other Fairy Tales of Old JapanNew York: 1908A lovely signed presentation copy of these Japanese fairy tales by American orientalist William Elliot Griffis, complete with colour plates. -
1918 The Playground of the Far East by the Rev. Walter WestonLondon: 1918First edition of Walter Weston's second book on mountaineering in Japan, illustrated with numerous plates and two folding maps. -
1936 Temples and TopeesNew York: 1936A scarce limited first edition of this privately printed collection of travel letters, richly illustrated with photographs, exploring temples and cultures across Asia by financier and traveller William Hale Harkness. -
![[1911] Love-Letters of a Japanese](https://roook-pre-live.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/9/995h1_54_.jpg)
[1911] Love-Letters of a JapaneseLondon: 1911The scarce first edition of this intimate collection of love letters edited by Marie Stopes. -
1939 Commemorative Photo Album for the Black Ship Festival, ShimodaShimoda : 1939An exceptionally rare photo album commemorating the annual Black Ship Festival held in Shimoda, Japan. -
1915 The Taikan Coronation Number, 1915Osaka : 1915A vanishingly scarce souvenir publication issued in celebration of the Coronation of Emperor Yoshihito. -
1822-1825 The Select Museum of the WorldShrewsbury: 1822-1825The scarce and complete first edition of Charles Hulbert's charmingly illustrated study of the 'antiquities, curiosities, beauties and varieties of nature and art' around the globe. -
1972 4vol Aquatint and Lithography Bibliographical Catalogues 1770-1860Folkestone & London : 1972A fascinating highly illustrated four volume set of works by book collector John Roland Abbey. -
1999-2007 2vol Travellers' Tales and Travels in West AfricaLondon: 1999-2007A fine set on travel and exploration, including one containing numerous tales across the globe and another influential for transforming perceptions of indigenous peoples in West Africa. -
1904 A Yankee on the YangtzeLondon: 1904The first edition of a fascinating travelogue of an American evangelist who fell in love with Chinese culture. -
1963 Thrilling CitiesLondon: 1963A bright first edition, first impression of Ian Fleming's travelogue regarding a five-week all expenses paid trip to thirteen cities around the globe. -
1933 Cha-No-Yu The Japanese Tea CeremonyJapan; London: 1933An incredibly scarce first edition of this illustrated historical work. -
1914 The Trials and Pleasures of an Uncompleted TourLondon: 1914An abundantly illustrated first edition copy of this travelogue compiled by the tragic author's husband. -
1852 Japan; An Account, Geographical and Historical, from the Earliest PeriodLondon: 1852The first and only edition of this scarce history of Japan from Charles Macfarlane, illustrated with a folding map and numerous vignettes. -
1909 Historical and Geographical Dictionary of JapanTokyo; Yokohama: 1909A handsomely bound example of the scarce first English language edition of Papinot's comprehensive dictionary outlining the history and geography of Japan. -
1901 A Brief Account of the Communication of Date Masamune with the Southern BarbariansTokyo: 1901An exceptional example of the very scarce first edition of this publication of an account of a diplomatic mission between Japan and Europe in the 1600s. With contextual information in English, and the original Japanese text. -
![[1899] Philip's Special Map of the Chinese Empire and Japan](https://roook-pre-live.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/9/990w4_3_.jpg)
[1899] Philip's Special Map of the Chinese Empire and JapanLondon: [1899] Undated, dated from a copy held by University of Oxford LibrariesAn incredibly scarce first edition colour folding map of the Chinese Empire and Japan. -
1853 China Pictorial, Descriptive and HistoricalLondon: 1853An uncommon illustrated first edition, primarily written by children's educational author Miss Julia Corner. -
1838 Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c. Illustrated. Volume III.London: 1838Beautifully illustrated throughout with engraved plates from Bartlett and Allom, this is the third volume of this impressive study of the Holy Land in the mid 19th century. -
1905 Konstantinopel und das Westliche KleinasienLeipzig : 1905The first edition of this Baedeker volume, with the publisher's censorship slip warning travellers to hide the book from authorities. -
1845 Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the EastLondon: 1845The second edition of Kinglake’s influential Near Eastern travel narrative "Eothen," complete with two colour plates including a fold-out frontispiece. -
1866 EastwardLondon; New York: 1866A richly illustrated Victorian travel narrative chronicling Norman Macleod’s journey through the East, blending devotional reflection with detailed observations of cities, sites, and local life. -
1920 Letters of TravelLondon: 1920First edition of travel letters from renowned The Jungle Book author Rudyard Kipling. -
1946 Old Korea: The Land of Morning CalmLondon: 1946The first edition of this beautifully illustrated book depicting Korean life and culture, with colour prints by Scottish artist Elizabeth Keith. -
1859 Japan and the Japanese: A Narrative of the U. S. Government Expedition to Japan, Under Commodore PerryLondon: 1859The second edition of this very scarce account of Matthew C. Perry's momentous expedition to Japan. -
1935-1942 Castles in Japan; Hand-Made Paper of JapanTokyo: 1935-1942Two illustrated first edition works on Japanese hand-made paper and castles, produced by Japan's tourist board during a period of deteriorating relationships with the West. -
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1914 The Spell of JapanBoston: 1914A signed presentation copy of this charming Japan travelogue from Boston heiress, Isabel Anderson. -
1935-1942 Japan Tourist LibraryTokyo: 1935-1942A wonderful collection of thirteen illustrated mid-20th century guides to various aspects of Japanese culture, produced by Japan's tourist board during WWII. -
1904 Arts and Crafts of Old JapanEdinburgh; London: 1904An uncommon limited first edition of this 1904 title, signed by the published, and bound in paper vellum. -
1900 Personal Narrative of Occurrences During Lord Elgin's Second Embassy to China in 1860London: 1900A very scarce copy of this work, in publishers original brown pictorial boards, featuring illustrations, and a folding map. -
1886 The Wide World and Our Work In ItLondon: [1886] Dated from a copy held by Spurgeon's CollegeA very scarce 1886 first edition, in original blue cloth boards, with folding map, in good condition.