[Japan] Bladen over Japan, verzameld door J.H. Levyssohn.

Met eene afbeelding van Decima. The Hague, Gebroeders Belinfante, 1852, XVI,176 p., with folding, lithographed bird's eye perspective, original wrapper, 4to.

Occ. foxed and small creases. Wrapper split and worn on spine (bookblock in 2 parts). Nevertheless a good untrimmed and unopened copy of this very fragile and rare publication. Alt-Japan-Katalog 838; Tiele 661; Cordier p. 507. Main subjects of the book: (1) the history of Dutch-Japanese relations, (2) the period in which Levissohn was chief of the Factorij der Nederlandse handel op Japan, and (3) the American attempts to begin trade relations with Japan. From p. 137 the book is entirely devoted to a "Bibliografisch Overzigt over Japan".