Manjiro john (5 résultats)

Etat : Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Etat : Fair. Book has moderate rubbing, light scratching, several indentations along spine, light shelf wear, corners showing wear. Otherwise a nice looking copy, tight binding, a nice reading copy.

Paperback. Etat : Like New. No Jacket. tight binding; clean pages Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Shoryo, Kawada & Manjiro, John (illustrateur).

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "Drifting Toward the Southeast: The Story of Five Japanese Castaways" by John Manjiro. Edited and illustrated by Kawada Shoryo. Translated by Junya Nagakuni and Junji Kitadai. With a foreword by Stuart M. Frank. This copy: First Edition. Spinner Publications, Inc. (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 2003. Softcover. 144 pp. Binding: Softcover. Dust jacket: None. Size: 26.0 x 19.0 cm Language: English Condition: Body: Good - General age-related wear Binding: Very Good - Clean and firm Edges: Very Good - Clean Pages: Good - Slight toning present Text: Very Good - Clean Description: An English translation and study of Hyoson Kiryaku, the nineteenth-century account of five Japanese castaways, as told in 1852 by John Manjiro (Nakahama Manjiro). Based on a primary historical manuscript compiled for the Tosa domain, this volume documents drifting, survival, cross-cultural encounter, and early trans-Pacific contact from a Japanese perspective. The book combines a complete English translation with illustrations and scholarly commentary, making it an important source for the study of Japanese maritime history, U.S.-Japan relations, and the late Edo period. Shipping from Tokyo, Japan. International shipping available. Please note: All sales are final, especially for higher-value items. Returns are not accepted unless the item is significantly not as described. Stock availability may change, as our listings are shared with a physical bookstore.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First, Limited Edition. New Bedford, MA: Spinner Publications, Inc., 2003. In English. First edition, number 107 of a limited edition of 500. Signed by the translators in Japanese and with a chop mark stamp all on a special bookplate on the front free endpaper. Beautifully produced book, illustrated throughout in color, including reproduced images from the castaways' journal. . First, Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Shoryo, Kawada (illustrateur).…