T. Philip. Terry's Guide to the Japanese Empire including Korea and Formosa. With Chapters on Manchuria, the Trans-Siberian Railway, and the Chief Ocean Routes to Japan. A Handbook for Travellers.

by TERRY

£300 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

Rare in dustwrapper TERRY, T. Philip. Terry's Guide to the Japanese Empire including Korea and Formosa. With Chapters on Manchuria, the Trans-Siberian Railway, and the Chief Ocean Routes to Japan. A Handbook for Travellers. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin. 1930. 8vo. Original red cloth, lettered in gilt and ruled in blind, round corners, in the original printed dust-wrappers; pp. [4, advertisements], cclxxxiv, 799, [66, advertisements]; 8 colour maps and 23 town plans (mostly folded); wrapper with marginal flaws and a few repairs internally, apart from very few spots and ownership inscription to front fly-leaf a very attractive copy. Fourth revised edition, with the very rare wrappers . A very good guidebook and a homage to Baedekers in copying their book design. SKU: 2120748

• Binding: Hardcover

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