Japan – Shoberl, Frederic. – The World in Miniature. Japan, containing illustrations fo the haracter, Manners, Customs, Religion, Dress, Amusements, Commerce, Agriculture, & of the People of That Empire.

First and only edition. A very early resource on all aspects of Japan and the Japanese. Here in an wonderful copy, complete, very clean and in an outstinding binding. The beautiful hand-colopured engravings show all different aspects of Japan. A comprehensive, early guide to the Japanese Islands, Buddhism, missionaries, architecture, language, woman, festivals, Yezo (Hokkaido) Ainu, arts science, suicide, infanticide, earthquakes, moral character, cleanliness, fondness of strong liquuors, from of goverment etc. etc.