The Narrative of a Japanese: What He Has Seen and the People He Has Met in the Course of the Last 40 Years

Heco, Joseph; James Murdoch (Editor). The Narrative of a Japanese: What He Has Seen and the People He Has Met in the Course of the Last 40 Years. San Francisco: American-Japanese Publishing Association, n.d.. Reprint. Octavo. 346, [6], 254, [6], V, [1]pp. Original cloth with gold lettering on front covers and spines. Fascinating memoir of the first Japanese person to be naturalized as a United States citizen and the first to publish a Japanese language newspaper. In addition to Heco’s descriptions of San Francisco and Washington, probably the most valuable part of the narrative is his eyewitness account of the conflicts, battles, etc., in Japan during the 1850’s and 1860’s resisting the opening of that country to American and European trade. This work is profusely illustrated with numerous illustrations and photographic reproductions. Minor shelf wear. Slight age-toning along paper margin. Binding and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (28971) $95