Cloth, hardcover. 8vo. First edition. 454 pp. Fine, in dust jacket lightly chipped at crown of spine and bottom right corner. Photographic illustrations. Gives a most detailed account of the history and vicissitudes of Kyoto as the old capital of Japan in all its aspects from 794 when it was founded by the Emperor Kwammu to 1869 when the Court was removed to Tokyo by Emperor Meiji. Seller Inventory # 73648

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Title: Kyoto. The Old Capital of Japan.

Publisher: Ponsonby Memorial Society, Kyoto

Publication Date: 1956

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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