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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

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London 1861, Smith. First Edition. Green blind stamped cloth 405p., 8 b.w. tinted lithographs, solid, tight, nice copy, complete, 14 x 22.5 cm., in RARE original cloth binding. * * THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FIRST EDITION * * . *** **** *** . . .AN 1858 PRIMARY RESOURCE ON JAPAN, SHANGHAI, HONG KONG &c. . * This is an exceptionally rare primary source by the Russians on Japan and China, and South-East Asia. . An early Russian visit to a little-known Japan, and the Kuriles [Hokkaido area] territory later ceded to ussia at the mouth of the Amoor River. . * SOUTH-EAST ASIA: The author's personal account a voyage to the Dutch East Indies, Indonesia, tropical forests, Simon's Bay, Batavia, Malayas & Chinese, gambling, opium, secret societies, Singapore. On to Manila, Tegals, houses, dress, women, customs, gambling, mines & minerals. . * CHINA: Hong Kong, Shanghai, on to Nagasaki. . * JAPAN: Nagasaki, Life in Japan, Christian religion, the Dutch, Portuguese, appearance of the people, women, public nude mixed bathing. . Yesso [Hokkaido], Hakodadi, Kanagawa, Yokohama, prostitutes, landing in Yedo. Murder of Russian officer & sailor, Ainos or Hairy Kuriles, Sagalien Island, mouth of the Amoor, Russian colonies, border with Japan, Siberian forests, animals. . *** SOUTH PACIFIC To Hawaii and observations on the natives, Tahiti, Moria. . *** With 16p. publisher's catalogue at the end. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** . REFERENCES: H. Cordier: JAPONICA 553 . *. …