Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre CT. Reprint of the 1892 edition (Fleming H. Revell). Special Description Note- This is not a print on demand edition. Care has been taken to enhance and improve the original text whenever possible. Martino Publishing follows the standards of traditional printing and quality is a primary concern. We distinguish ourselves from Print on Demand by our quality controls, paper quality and binding quality.Cloth, Octavo. 336pp. Eighty illustrations. AS NEW. EDITION LIMITED TO 150 NUMBERED COPIES. The Ainu of Japan are aboriginal people of Asia, chiefly occupying parts of the Japanese island of Hokkaido and the Russian islands of the Kurils and Sakhalin. The Ainu are thought to be descended from ancient circumpolar people who were gradually driven north on the Japanese archipelago by invaders now know as the Japanese. The Ainu were up until recently one of the last remaining hunter-gatherers in the Far East. The reverend Batchelor was a long time missionary and resident among the Ainu. HIs pioneer work is considered a classic in hte field. His is the first reliable treatment of the Ainu by a Westerner. His is an important and valuable contribution to anthropology. The work is illustrated with 34 photos and 46 line drawings. We haverescanned the illustrations to make the reproduction in our edition as faithful to the original as possible. The original edition was published in London & New York & Chicago in 1892, and is quite scarce. We could find only two copies on the internet; the average price was circa $500. Bookseller Inventory # 264