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Japan Pilot , or Sailing Directions for Ogasawara ( Bonin ) and Other Islands southward of Japan, the Japanese Islands, and the Kuril Islands. Second edition. 1914.
5. London, Printed for the Hydraugraphic Office, Admirality by Taylor, Garnett, Evans & Co., and sold by J.D. Potter, 1914, thick in-8°, 24 x 15 cm, (6)nn pp + xxx pp + 2 folding maps + 892 pp, with black/white photo illustrations (non paginated). Bound in publisher's yellow cloth. Binding with traces of use and a bit soiled, The 6 prelimany pages are soiled and damaged at the outer margin but have no loss of paper. Rare early detailed ''Pilot'' guide of the Japanese islands and waters.This Pilot book describes detailed information on various maritime and related conditions such as weather at sea, passages and fairways, ports and harbours and coastal waters. Many of the ports , islands and bays have a photo illustration.
