Messiah, the Ancestral Hope of the Ages, “The Desire of all Nations,” as proved from the records on the sun-dried bricks of Babylonia, the papyri and pyramids of Egypt, the frescoes of the Roman Catacombs, and on the Chinese incised Memorial Stone at Cho’ang. Tokyo, Keiseisha [1909]. 4°. [286 x 208 mm]. With 66 [52 coloured] illustrations on 40 [30 coloured] plates and 2 coloured maps on 2 plates. [7], II, [3], 212, [4] S. Grüner OLwd. mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und Deckelgoldpräung, mit Kordelheftung als Blockbuch gebunden.
Hanayama 4908. - Contents: I. King-Kiao-Pei, or the Speaking Stone. II. The Gazelle of Eridu, or the Turanian Christ. III. Four Great Khâns, or the Divine Lawgiver. IV. The Lotus of the Pyramids, or the Funeral of Jacob. V. The King’s Highway. With index. - Ecken und Kanten berieben und bestoßen, unbeschniten.
