The Ainu of Japan. The religion, superstitions, and general history of the hairy aborigines.

London, The Religious Tract Society, 1892

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8vo (n.c., some normal toning and occ. spotting, weak hinges).

Ill. publ. cloth, flat spine (joints and sides sl. rubbed).

First edition of this work on the Ainu, an ethnic group living mostly in the northern part of Japan, by the English missionary Batchelor (1855-1944), who lived more than 60 years among the indigenous communities. He published extensively on their language and culture. Ill. with numerous in-text pl.
Ref. Cordier, Japonica, 619.