Official Guide to Eastern Asia. Vol. IV. China.

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[EASTERN ASIA].

Official Guide to Eastern Asia. Vol. IV. China.

Official Guide to Eastern Asia. Vol. IV. China.

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Stock Code 116815

Imperial Japanese Govt Railways, Tokyo 1915

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Imperial Japanese Railway Guide. This title was fourth in this comprehensive series of guides were compiled by the Imperial Government Railways of Japan. The project was started in 1909 by the then minister of communications Baron Goto. The idea was to produce 'A Japanese Baedeker' for Asia and this they did successfully replicating the quality and detail of the maps and information. There is also a vocabulary of English, Russian, Chinese and Japanese phrases.

First edition. Small 8vo (16 x 11 cm); cxxiv, 414pp, numerous photographic illustrations throughout, including coloured frontispiece, maps including folding map in rear pocket, cxxiv, 414pp; publisher's brown cloth gilt; a very good copy.

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