Ishii, Isamu

Saikin Beikoku Seiko Jikketsu [Ten Outstanding Successes in the U.S.A.]

Tokyo: 1903. [2],4,26,371,[19]pp., plus three leaves of plates. Original tan printed wrappers. Spine partially perished, light wear to covers. About very good. Item #6131

First edition. Profiles of ten successful American businessmen, published as part of a late Meiji-era interest in business practices and strategies. The three plates show portraits of the men, among them J. Pierpont Morgan. The final section is mostly ad pages for business-related books. Three copies in OCLC, two in Japan and one at the Library of Congress.

Price: $650.00