Four Japanese Manuscripts, containing Official Government Documents and Reports relating to Diplomacy with the Russians in the 19th century

by Russo-Japanese Relations

$6,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

Manuscript on rice paper. Two volumes tied with waste paper, two with thick paper wrappers, stitched. Minor worming in three volumes, occasionally affecting text. Red ink stamp inside front cover of one volume. A compact group of Japanese manuscript documents tracing Russian attempts to open diplomatic and commercial relations with Tokugawa Japan, from Rezanov's unsuccessful Nagasaki mission in 1804 to Putiatin's mid-century negotiations and the post-treaty Russian presence in

• Binding: Wrappers

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