Japan Past & Present - The Manners & Customs of the Japanese Also a description of the Japanese Native Village
[Japan] Scarce work by Otakesan Buhicrosan, the wife of Tannaker Buhicrosan, who together helped promote the Japanese Native Village for over two years from January 1885 to June 1887. Tannaker, supposedly a Dutch-Japanese man who first came to Japan in 1859 and whose real name was Frederik Blekman, came up with the idea for a Japanese Village in London. He had fled Japan after getting in trouble over pocketing money on warship deals between the French and the Japanese government. Overall, the village was a huge success with over one million visitors attending. The book also contains the original inserted directory for the village (a single, folded pink sheet of paper).
London. The Proprietors of the Japanese Native Village. ND [1884 or 1885].
pp. [16], iii-v, [1]10-161[13]. 20.8 x 13.6cm.
In good condition. Wear and chipping to covers. Some loss to paper covering binding at top and bottom. Minor separation at top and bottom of spine but book is firm. Internally very good. b36011546
