Buy this book on-line Gowen, Herbert H.; Hughes, Glenn (Editor) : A Precursor of Perry or The Story of Takano Nagahide (University of Washington Chapbooks, Number Twenty-two)University of Washington Book Store, Seattle, WA, 1928
Original publisher's purple wrapper with very rare, unopened glassine dust wrapper. Issued as part of the University of Washington's "Chapbook Series." 5 1/8" x 7 3/8." Forty-five pages, complete. Glassine dust wrapper has an original illustrated sticker closing the top flap on the back of the wrapper. Some pages unopened. Pages and covers of the book are very clean and intact. Dust wrapper has some chipping at the edges and corners. A fine book in a fine dust wrapper. This book was written by Herbert H. Gowen (1864-1960), an Anglican missionary from England and academic who studied Asian cultures. Gowen wrote about the history of China and Japan and was the chair of the Department of Oriental Subjects at the University of Washington from 1909-1929. This book is about Christianity in Japan.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: Soft cover. Jacket: Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Gowen, Herbert H.; Hughes, Glenn (Editor) : A Precursor of Perry or The Story of Takano Nagahide (University of Washington Chapbooks, Number Twenty-two). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, incunabula, livres illustrées, livres d'occasion and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |