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Kent, P.H.B.、Edward Arnold、(1937)

Lancelot Lawton、Grant Richards Ltd, London、1912

This auction is for Volume II only of Lancelot Lawton’s Empires of the Far East, published in London by Grant Richards Ltd, 1912 (First Edition). Written at a pivotal moment in East Asian history, it focuses on Korea, Manchuria, China, and the social and economic aspects of Japan, including a chapter on “The Status of Women: The Life of the Geisha.” Includes a fold-out Sketch Map of China and Manchuria. Condition: Grade C (Fair/Poor) orphan volume with heavy foxing, worn and stained red cloth, pencil inscription on rear flyleaf; map present. A solid reference copy for historians of early 20th-century East Asia.

Gaston Pageot、Bibliothèque des Auteurs Modernes、19･･･

Scarce early 20th-century French travelogue, A Travers Les Pays Jaunes: Suivi d’un itinéraire de Croisière autour du Monde, published in Paris in 1908 by the Bibliothèque des Auteurs Modernes. Issued shortly after the Russo-Japanese War, it reflects Western fascination with the Far East and documents travel through Meiji-era Japan, China, and neighboring regions. Illustrated with period black-and-white photographic plates, including views of Nikko’s temples (“Temple de Jyeasu”).

Original red cloth binding with an elegant silver-stamped Art Nouveau border. Condition is Fair/Acceptable: heavy scribbles or scratches across the front cover title, frayed spine ends, worn corners, and interiors with pronounced browning and foxing. Structurally intact but well aged.