Description: Limited Edition Frank Woodbridge Cheney Two years in China and Japan, 1859-1861 by his Grandaughter Antoinette Cheney Crocker'Frank Woodbridge Cheney (1832-1909) was twenty-eight years old in 1859 when Cheney Bros. sent him to buy raw silk in the Orient. His father, Charles, and [seven] uncles... had started the silk business in Manchester, Connecticut in 1834...' Cheney arrived in Japan only five years after Commodore Mathew Perry had entered the country214 + list of ships, genealogy, bibliography, a very minor touch of foxing end leaves. A Fine hardback copy. 26 x 18cm. Compiled for the Cheney family this is a collection of the author's grandfather's letters from China and Japan where he was working as a silk trader (1859 - 1861). Includes much interesting information about trading conditions at the time.
Price: 73 USD
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-12-07T20:35:20.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Modification Description: Limted Edition notation inside of page with copyright
Place of Publication: Wocester, Massachusetts
Signed: No
Publisher: Privately Published
Modified Item: Yes
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Year Printed: 1970
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: Private Press, 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Limited Edition
Author: Antoinette Cheney Crocker
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Historical
