The articles of Sir Edwin Arnold from Japan, originally printed in Scribner's Magazine, make an unexpectedly beautiful volume when collected. The letter press has lost none of its charm, of course, by its transference between boards, and the exquisite illustrations by Mr. Blum have gained immensely by their transference to better paper. No more appreciative sketch of Japan and the Japanese has ever been written, nor one more calculated by pen and pencil to cause that gay and picturesque people to be properly appreciated. ...
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The articles of Sir Edwin Arnold from Japan, originally printed in Scribner's Magazine, make an unexpectedly beautiful volume when collected. The letter press has lost none of its charm, of course, by its transference between boards, and the exquisite illustrations by Mr. Blum have gained immensely by their transference to better paper. No more appreciative sketch of Japan and the Japanese has ever been written, nor one more calculated by pen and pencil to cause that gay and picturesque people to be properly appreciated. Sir Edwin had every possible opportunity to become acquainted with the life in its highest forms, and has described it with sure and loving touch. Especially the Japanese women seem to have fascinated him-what he calls Japan's "gentle, patient, bright, and soft-souled womankind"-from the grace of the lady in her home to the pretty courtesies of the musume . Let us adopt their farewell to him: Mata, dozo, irrashai! "Be pleased to come!" - The Presbyterian and Reformed Review , Vol. 3 [1892]
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Fair. 128p. Ex-library. A hardcover book bound in decorated tan cloth. Edges heavily worn. Label on spine; bookplate, call number, stamps, and card pocket inside. Tissue shet over the frontispiece is deeply tanned. Otherwise clean and tight. A study of life and culture in Japan, written by an English poet who also wrote for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH. Black and white illustrations by Robert Blum.
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1891, Charles Scribner's Sons
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Publisher:
Charles Scribner's Sons
Published:
1891
Language:
English
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16024409177
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Spine a little dulled with use at extremities; bumps to upper corners; tight and sound. xv, 128 pp. With Illustrations by Robert Blum. Large 8vo,
Add this copy of Japonica to cart. $52.00, fair condition, Sold by Sessions Book Sales rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Birmingham, AL, UNITED STATES, published 1892 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Blum, Robert. Fair in None jacket. Old and Rare. 7.25 x 10. Three page listing of illustrations, which are black and white. Covers worn, especially at covers and spine. Some pages loose but still attached.
Add this copy of Japonica to cart. $259.00, fair condition, Sold by RareNonFiction rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ladysmith, BC, CANADA, published 1891 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Illustrated by Blum, Robert. Fair. "As I am quitting Japan a communication arrives from the conductors of 'Scribner's Magazine, ' intimating their desire to reprint the articles entitled 'Japonica' in book form and inviting me to prefix a few words by way of introduction. The invitation is welcome because it enables me to say, in bidding farewell to fair and friendly Japan, how much I desire to emphasize all the favorable things I have written about the land and people, and how deeply grateful I feel to the innumerable Japanese friends, of all sorts and conditions, who have conspired to render my year's sojourn among them one of unbroken grace, profit, and pleasure."-Preface. xvi, [3]-128 pp. Numerous black and white illustrations in text. Chocolate brown cloth beautifully illustrated and lettered in gilt. Unmarked. Binding sound. Printed upon coated stock. Tissue-protected frontispiece. Top edge gilt. Outwardly attractive, the contents of this copy were at one time moistened at all edges resulting in peripheral staining throughout and some pages sticking together (now unstuck. ) All text legible. "Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904) was an English poet and journalist, who is best known for his work 'The Light of Asia." A most pleasing and informative look back upon the Japanese travels and adventures of Sir Arnold in the Meiji era.; 4to.
