Imperial Japanese Railway Guide. This title was the first guide published in this comprehensive series. "The arrangement of the book follows the route of travel beginning at Western Europe and leading to Eastern Asia via the Siberian Railway." There were originally four titles published in this series; Vol 1 -Manchuria and Chosen, Vol II - South-Western Japan, Vol III - North-Eastern Japan, Vol IV - China. After 1920 there were two rarer volumes published - Vol V - East Indies and Vol VI - Hot Springs Japan were published. Chosen was the former name of Korea. This copy lacks three maps and these are as follows: 1) the map of Eastern Asia, 2) Map of Trans-Continental Routes between Asia and 3) Europe and Manchuria and Chosen. It is still a collector's piece.

First edition. 8vo (160 x 110 mm), lxxxvi, 350pp, 16 of (19) maps and plans, numerous photographic illustrations throughout, previous owner's signature on title-page; publisher's brown cloth gilt, stained on upper cover ; a very good copy.