attache peking von freeman mitford (17 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. paperback, lviii,386pp, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good condition. ISBN: 9780559754500.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 446 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 446 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Zustand: Used: Like New. In-8 plein maroquin estampé à chaud avec des illustrations de chauves-souries ***Envoi autographe de l'auteur à sa femme.***. Ouvrage en très bel état OUTRE un 1er plat désolidarisé nécessitant une légère restauration!

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of A. B. Freeman-Mitford's account of Beijing in the late 19th century, handsomely bound in the publisher's decorative cloth. An uncommon first edition, signed by the author.Inscribed by the author 'to Isaac with love & all good wishes for xmas 1906' to the front free endpaper.Illustrated with a folding map to the rear. Collated, complete.Bertram Freeman-Miftord's account of his time travelling in China, with a focus on his time in Peking, now known as Beijing. The work provides historical insight into life in China in the nineteenth century, written as a series of letters and documenting the street scenes, politics, customs and general life. Freeman-Mitford was a British diplomat.With sixteen pages of advertisements to the rear.In a truly lovely example of the publisher's original cloth binding. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally exceptionally lovely. Inscription to front free endpaper. Significant spotting to endpapers and text block fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A first edition signed copy of A. B. Freeman-Mitford's scarce account of his time in China, in the original very scarce publisher's cloth. Inscribed by the author to his son. The first edition of this scarce work.Inscribed by the author to the half title: "J. G. B. O. F. Mitford, from A.B.F M Sepr. 14. 1900".This has been inscribed by the author to his son the Hon. John Power Bertram Ogilvy Freeman Mitford, who would later inherit his father's title, becoming the 4th Baron Redesdale.Bertram Freeman-Miftord's account of his time travelling in China, with a focus on his time in Peking (which is now known as Beijing). The work provides historical insight into life in China in the nineteenth century, written as a series of letters and documenting the street scenes, politics, customs and general life. Freeman-Mitford was a British diplomat.In the publisher's original gilt cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, rear joint starting at the head, with slight edge wear and bumping to the extremities, the odd minor mark to the boards, and a crease to the rear. Spotting and offsetting to the endpapers, with an owner's signature to the front. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Authors inscription to the half title. Good. signed by author. book.

London 1900, Macmillan. Cloth, teg., 386p., index, fold-out map. A unique copy, with autor's two page holographic letter tipped in, signed and dated September 17, 1900. * * RARE FIRST EDITION * * . *** **** *** . . THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A CAREER DIPLOMAT IN JAPAN & CHINA . . * Covers the author's experiences as a British diplomat. . *** Algernon Bertram FREEMAN-MITFORD1st Baron Redesdale, GCVO, KCB, DL [1837-1916] was a British diplomat, collector and writer. Nicknamed "Barty", he was the paternal grandfather of the Mitford sisters. . The author was also known as: MITFORD, A[lgernon] B.F. [Lord Redesdale], and used variants of this name when he authored other books. . *** DIPLOMACY: . Entering the Foreign Office in 1858, Mitford was appointed Third Secretary of the British Embassy in St Petersburg. After service in the Diplomatic Corps in Shanghai, he went to Japan as second secretary to the British Legation at the time of the migration of the Japanese Seat of Power from Kyoto to Edo (modern-day Tokyo), known as the "Meiji Restoration." . Mitford's memoirs recount the troubled time of the foreign settlements at Kobe over the fortnight following American Rear-Admiral Henry Bell's death, and the death of British consul Francis Gerard Mijburgh. . Redesdale served as secretary under Myburgh's replacement, John Frederik Lowder. There he met Ernest Satow and wrote Tales of Old Japan (1871), a book credited with making such Japanese Classics as "The Forty-Seven Ronin" first known to a wide Western public. . He resigned from the diplomatic service in 1873. . Following the 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance, in 1906 he accompanied Prince Arthur on a visit to Japan to present the Emperor Meiji with the Order of the Garter. He was asked by courtiers there about Japanese ceremonies that had disappeared since 1868. . He had persuaded Edward VII to plant Japanese knotweed at Sandringham House and it later became difficult to eradicate, according to George VI. . *** OTHER BOOKS WRITTEN BY FREEMAN-MITFORD: . TALES OF OLD JAPAN. London 1871, Macmillan. [Classic translations of Japanese Ancient stories & folk-tales. . THE BAMBOO GARDEN. London 1896, Macmillan. An excellent monograph on Japanese bamboo. . *** Color scans are posted to our website. . *** REFERENCE: . en-wikipedia-org/wiki/Algernon_Freeman-Mitford,_1st_Baron_Re desdale . *.