Rare Books, China and Japan, J.B. Millet Co. 1901

Heading: (Fine Bindings) Author: Brinkley, Captain F., et al Title: The Oriental Series: Japan & China - 4 volumes Place Published: Boston Publisher:J.B. Millet Date Published: [1901-02] <

"Japan, Described and illustrated by the Japanese, Written by Eminent Japanese Authorities and Scholars, Edited by Captain F. Brinkley of Tokyo, Japan" Published by J.B. Millet Company, Boston, Mass U

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