tairo (14 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First. 8vo. Dw npc. Book.

Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Ex library copy with usual stamps and marks inside. DJ protected by clear library sleeve, stain to front endpaper. ; Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. DJ artwork by Peter Goodfellow. ; The John Mung Series; Vol. 4; 416 pages; The epic saga of John Mung, one of the first Japanese to encounter the Western world, continues. Now aged 67 Mung has been recalled to public life. He is the Black Dragon, the secret eyes and ears of the Meiji Emperor, and as the clouds of war gather his reputation as a peacemaker makes both him and his family the targets of intrigue. Ex-Library.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Mung enlists his grandson and wife to spy in Manchuria.They fall victim to Colonel Shibata's evil scheme.When war comes,Mung skillfully guides his country to victory. This fourth novel is a compelling tale of love, intrigue, treachery and sacrifice. It shows the growth of Japan's international spy system that outmaneuvered the western military world in the first part of the 20th century, and reached the epitome of industrial espionage in the latter half of the 20th century. 494 pages.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 494 pages. cover worn, bumped, Love, treachery and sacrifice come to Japan in the first part of the 20th cen tury. John Mung and the Black Dragon Society are called upon by the Emperor to t hwart Japan's militarist plans to wage war with China, Korea, and Russia. When M.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. 187p 12mo. a fine copy in black cloth. Appears to be inscribed by the author on the front fly leaf in english and Japanese.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. (vii) 274pp plus notes, authenticity stamp pasted to final page and advertisements at rear. Gilt decorated pink cloth boards with black titles to front and spine. No inscriptions. Boards faded and lightly worn. Textblock clean tight and bright. Though faded this remains a very pretty and tactile volume.

hardcover. Zustand: Gut. Seiten; 9780261665033.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Zustand: VG. Tokyo no date (preface dated 1927). Translated by Mock Joya. Masterpieces of Contemporary Japanese Fiction, The Japan Times series. Sm.8vo., 274pp., plus notes. Inscribed and signed by Mock Joya. Attractive and delicate cover--Flowers on a vine in gilt on both boards on faded pink cloth. VG in VG DJ.

[Yokohama 1909, Yokohama Chamber of Commerce]. Color post card, gold embossed, overlay of busts of both Perry and Ii over a colorful view of Yokohama harbour in 1859, issued to celebrate the Centenial Anniversary of the Opening. R A R E . *** **** *** . . A STUNNING COLOR-PRINTED COLLOTYPE PHOTO POSTCARD . . . WITH TWO GILT IMAGES: COMMODORE PERRY & II TARO NAOSUKE . . . CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL 1859-1959 * This obscure postcard illustrated the two main people involved in the historic opening of Japan: Commodore Perry & Minister Ii Taro Naosuke, in embossed gilt. . The background is a color rendering of Yokohama harbor, with Honmoku at the upper part, Yokohama and Kanagawa at the bottom foreground. . This postcard was stamped on Meiji 42nd year [1909]. July 1st, using the "Jubilee Of Opening of Yokohama Port," with a postal cancel on a 1 1/3 sen stamp. . An obscure and historical item. . *** THE HISTORIC SETTING: . Townsend Harris the first American Ambassador to Japan, convinced Chief Councilor Lord Hotta Masayoshi of the necessity of signing the Treaty of Kanagawa, but Emperor Komei remained firmly committed to excluding the West. After Shogun Tokugawa Iesada's sudden death in early 1858, Senior Minister Ii Tairo] Naosuke [1815-1860] signed the American treaty on July 29, 1858, and undermined the position of Japan's strong anti-Western Daimyo. . * This RARE and lovely and obscure color collotype postcard celebrates that historic day, June 2, 1859. When Japan entered into its first treaty with America, thus sealing its fate forever and opening the doors of change. . * Townsend Harris, settled into his quarters in Edo, the hub of the Japanese universe, with high hopes of concluding a new treaty with Japan. While in Shimoda, Harris had heard sketchy reports about the political turmoil in Edo. Soon after his arrival in the capital however, he began to realize just how bad things had become among the politically active daimyo. Chief Councilor Abe Masahiro's decision to invite comments from the daimyo on the proper response to Commodore Perry's demands brought all the building tension and uncertainty about the future to the surface. With popular sentiment running strongly against opening the country, there was a growing feeling in Japan that to meet the foreign menace the nation would have to pull itself together more effectively around the Emperor. Many proponents of the "Sonno Joi movement" ["Respect the Emperor, Expel the barbarians"] were young warriors from the lower rungs of the Samurai hierarchy known as "Shishi." . These self-righteous, intolerant young men who were also rabidly anti-Western, extremely dogmatic and disinclined to be reasonable. They saw themselves as the saviors of Japan, the only true patriots. Ruled by strong passions and short tempers, they were convinced that truth was on their side and those who failed to agree with them were self-serving traitors. In effect, the Sshishi were forerunners of the ultra-nationalist extremists of pre-World War II Japan. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** BIBLIOGRAPHY: . JAPAN BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA & WHO'S WHO, p.344 for an excellent article on Ii Naosuke. * WORKS ON/ABOUT TOWNSEND HARRIS: * W.E. Griffis, TOWNSEND HARRIS Townsend Harris: THE COMPLETE JOURNAL OF TOWNSEND HARRIS S. Sakanishi: SOME UNPUBLISHED LETTERS OF TOWNSEND HARRIS. * Note please visit our website we may have some of the above cited reference books in stock. . *.