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East Asia.- Laures (Johannes) Kirishitan Bunko, A Manual of Books and Documents on the Early

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NO RESERVE East Asia.- Laures (Johannes) Kirishitan Bunko, A Manual of Books and Documents on the Early Christian Missions in Japan, first edition, very light spotting, some staining to last few leaves, mostly unopened, original upper printed wrapper bound in (some tape marks), contemporary cloth, tan morocco label to spine, lightly rubbed, lower cover with patch of staining, spine ends bumped, Tokyo, Sophia University, 1940 § Salaman (Malcolm C., editor) Elizabeth Keith, no. 9 in the Masters of the Colour Print series, 8 tipped-in colour plates by Elizabeth Keith with captioned tissue-guards, bookplate of M. Sheldon Ridge, publisher's review slip tipped-in to front free endpaper, some light scattered spotting, mostly to endpapers, original boards, paper labels to upper cover and spine, lightly rubbed and toned, a few chips to spine ends, 1933, 4to (2)

⁂ The second depicting mainly Korean scenes, but also some of China and Hong Kong.

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East Asia.- Laures (Johannes) Kirishitan Bunko, A Manual of Books and Documents on the Early

Name: East Asia.- Laures (Johannes) Kirishitan Bunko, A Manual of Books and Documents on the Early
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