.: London, ( also Chicago, Yokohama , Shangai , Saigon, Singapore & Batavia ), The Globe Encyclopedia, 1919, thick in-4°, 30 x 23,5 cm, (14)nn pp + 931 pp , numerous illustrations, some in colour, bound in full publisher's leather with gilt decoration on spine and front cover, all edges gilt. Spine expertly restored, a fine copy with a near mint interior. Very important work on Japan during this period (1919) with geographical, economical and cultural information on mainland Japan and its colonies.