Auction 19 · Lot 118
McLeon, N. Illustrations to the Epitome of the Ancient History of Japan
- Estimate
- $3,000–$4,000
- Hammer price
- $3,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(JAPAN).
Place
Kiyoto
Publication
1878
Description
Second Edition. Six text leaves, eighty-three engraved plates
summary
A most curious volume identifying the Shandai class of Japan as descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes. See EJ, XII cols. 249-52
Lightly browned. Original green cloth. Oblong 8vo
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