[Japan] Medhurst, W.M. An English and Japanese and Japanese and English Vocabulary

(Eigo Sen Zenpen. Ed. by Murakami Hidetoshi Motei). With introduction and dedication to J. van de Bosch. Vol. 1 & 2 (of 3). Batavia, 1839 (=Edo, Yamashiroya Sabei, 1857). 40; 39 lithographed hand-written text, Japanese and English title-p. (sm. tear), string-bound in Japanese wr., 8vo. Manuscript additions on last sheet, large stamp on Japanese title-p.

Wrappers worn, occas. staining. Very rare. (total 2) Medhurst was an Englishman who was posted to Batavia as a minister of the London Missionary Society. This book is the first bilingual English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionary compiled by an Englishman. Important dictionary, containing an English-Japanese word lists in European script and katakana with simple characters.