History, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS835 .K2 1906, 952 K11
1. Publisher's note. Biographical note on the Scheuchzer family by Sir Archibald Keikie. The dedication. The names of the subscribers to the... Show more1. Publisher's note. Biographical note on the Scheuchzer family by Sir Archibald Keikie. The dedication. The names of the subscribers to the original edition. The author's preface. The life of the author, by the translator. An introduction by the translator. The history of Japan: book I. A general description of the empire of Japan. book II. Of the political state of Japan -- 2. Book III. Of the state of religion in Japan. book IV. Of Nagasaki, the place of residence for foreigners: of their trade, accomodation, etc. book V. The author's two journies to the emperor's court at Jedo. -- 3. Book V continued. Appendix: I. The natural history of the Japanese tea. II. Of the paper manufacturers of the Japanese. III. Of the cure of the cholick by the acupunctura, or needle-pricking. IV. An account of the moxa, an excellent caustic of the Chinese and Japanese. V. Some observations concerning ambergeese. VI. An enquiry, Whether it be conducive for the good of the Japanese empire, to keep it shut up ... and not to suffer its inhabitants to have any commerce with foreign nations. The second appendix to the History of Japan, being part of an authentick journal of a voyage to Japan, made by the English in the 1673 [signed Simon Delboe, Hamond Gibben, William Ramsden] by Engelbert Kaempfer, and tr. by J.G. Scheuchzer, F.R.S. The original illustrations have been here reproduced. "One thousand copies of this book have been printed ... of which one hundred copies are on hand-made paper." Scheuchzer's translation of Kaempfer's "De beschryving van Japan," made under the direction of Sir Hans Sloane, was first published in London, 1727. 2 v. Show less
Translation of: Histoire des croisades. Main Heritage Shelves General D157 .M53 1852 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20233711 BIB-ID: 1011971 Includes... Show moreTranslation of: Histoire des croisades. Main Heritage Shelves General D157 .M53 1852 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20233711 BIB-ID: 1011971 Includes bibliographical references. Show less
v. 1. From the first colonization of the valley to the visit of the patriarch Abram.--v. 2. From the visit of Abram to the exodus. by William Osburn. Show morev. 1. From the first colonization of the valley to the visit of the patriarch Abram.--v. 2. From the visit of Abram to the exodus. by William Osburn. Show less
TravelAddison, C. G. (Charles Greenstreet) , -1866, Travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS94 .A35 1838, 915.69
by Charles G. Addison. "G. Woodfall, printer"--Colophon. Vol. 1: xxvii, 440 p., [5] leaves of plates ; vol. 2: x, 484 p., [5] leaves of plates. Illust... Show moreby Charles G. Addison. "G. Woodfall, printer"--Colophon. Vol. 1: xxvii, 440 p., [5] leaves of plates ; vol. 2: x, 484 p., [5] leaves of plates. Illustrated with hand-coloured lithographs by G.E. Madeley (3 Wellington St. Strand) after drawings by W.M. Thackeray. Includes errata. Show less
