Back to home page | 
Listed in category:
This listing has ended.
Item:Samurai William by Giles Milton (2003, Hardcover, Il...
Please wait
Image not available
Stock photo

Samurai William by Giles Milton (2003, Hardcover, Il...

Item condition:Good
Ended:Nov 08, 200921:43:23 PST
Price:US $1.00
Shipping:$3.99US Postal Service Media Mail See more services 

Country:
ZIP Code:
Service and other details:
Service
Estimated delivery*
Price
US Postal Service Media Mail
4-11 business days
$3.99
US Postal Service Priority Mail
4-5 business days
$7.99
*The estimated delivery time is based on the seller's handling time, the shipping service selected, and the payment method selected. Sellers are not responsible for shipping service transit times. Transit times may vary, particularly during peak periods.

 See discounts 

 |  See all details
Estimated delivery within 4-11 business days
Returns:
60 day money back, buyer pays return shipping | Read details
Coverage:
Pay with and your full purchase price is covered | See terms

A reserve price is the minimum price the seller will accept. This price is hidden from bidders. To win, a bidder must have the highest bid and have met or exceeded the reserve price.

 
Seller info
owl-books ( 154763)
99.4% Positive feedback
Other item info
Item number:230386613549
Item location:Hammond IN, United States
Ships to:United States
Payments:
 Share PrintReport item
 Description Shipping and payments
Last updated on 10:23:36 AM PDT, Oct 12, 2009 View all revisions
Item specifics - Nonfiction Books
Author: Giles MiltonEdition: 1
Publisher: Farrar Straus & GirouxEdition Description: Illustrated
ISBN-10: 0374253854Subject: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN-13: 9780374253851Topic: --
Format: HardcoverLanguage: English
Publication Year: 2003Condition: Good
Special Attributes: --  
See reviews
Detailed item info
Synopsis
The story of an early-17th-century English adventurer who, after having been marooned in Japan, gained the confidence of the Shogun court and was instrumental in fostering trade and cultural relations between Japan and the West. Historian Gile Morton recreates the world of the court and the clash of cultures brought on by the arrival of the English, the Dutch, the Spanish, as well as the Jesuits.

Size
Length:304 pages
Height:8.5 in.
Width:6.0 in.
Thickness:1.5 in.
Weight:20.0 oz.

Publisher's Note
An eye-opening account of the first encounter between England and Japan, by the acclaimed author of Nathaniel's Nutmeg. In 1611, the merchants of London's East India Company received a mysterious letter from Japan, written several years previously by a marooned English mariner named William Adams. Foreigners had been denied access to Japan for centuries, yet Adams had been living in this unknown land for years. He had risen to the highest levels in the ruling shogun's court, taken a Japanese name, and was now offering his services as adviser and interpreter. Seven adventurers were sent to Japan with orders to find and befriend Adams, in the belief that he held the key to exploiting the opulent riches of this forbidden land. Their arrival was to prove a momentous event in the history of Japan, and the shogun suddenly found himself facing a stark choice: to expel the foreigners and continue with his policy of isolation, or to open his country to the world. For more than a decade the English, helped by Adams, were to attempt trade with the shogun, but confounded by a culture so different from their own, and hounded by scheming Jesuit monks and fearsome Dutch assassins, they found themselves in a desperate battle for their lives. Samurai William is the fascinating story of a clash of two cultures, and of the enormous impact one Westerner had on the opening of the East.

Industry reviews
"Giles Milton has excelled himself with this book....The book is ...more than a readable populist history about the Westerner in the Orient; it is a glimpse into a bygone age of trade, war and cultural collision, which has tended to be overlooked."
Literary Review - Martin Booth (07/01/2002)

"Adams's story is a grand one....In SAMURAI WILLIAM Giles Milton presents it with undisguised gusto."
New York Review of Books - Jonathan Spence (04/10/2003)


Portions of this page Copyright 1995 - 2009 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.
Visit my eBay store
Buy from the best: 4,000,000 items shipped to delighted customers. We have 1,000,000 unique items ready to ship today!

Shipping and handling
Item location: Hammond IN, United States
Shipping to: United States
Change country:
ZIP Code:
 
Shipping and handling
To
Service
Estimated delivery*
US $3.99
United States
US Postal Service Media MailTM
4-11 business days
after seller receives cleared payment
US $7.99
United States
US Postal Service Priority Mail®
4-5 business days
after seller receives cleared payment
*The estimated delivery time is based on the seller's handling time, the shipping service selected, and when the seller receives cleared payment. Sellers are not responsible for shipping service transit times. Transit times may vary, particularly during peak periods.
Domestic handling time
Will usually ship within 2 business days of receiving cleared payment.
Return policy
Item must be returned within
Refund will be given as
Return policy details
60 days after the buyer receives it
Money Back
The buyer is responsible for return shipping costs.

Payment details
Payment methodPreferred/AcceptedBuyer protection on eBay
Credit or debit card through PayPal
PayPal Preferred
Pay with and your full purchase price is covered | See terms
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
Back to home page | See More Details about "Samurai William by Giles Milton (2003, Hardcover, Illus..." | Sell one like thisReturn to top

About eBay | Announcements | Security Center | Resolution Center | eBay Toolbar | Policies | Government Relations | Site Map | Help
Copyright © 1995-2009 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
eBay official time