New York. Norton. 1992. Reprint. lxii + 315pp, index, upper section lightly sunned, good hardback copy in price clipped dustjacket. Sixteen essays by distinguished Japanese and American experts examine the morally charged debate over the meaning of Showa Japan. In the light of the history of Showa, they analyse the..... More

Fubunknan]*. 富文館, Showa 12 [1937]. Black and white photographic plates, 413pp, leaves browned particularly at margins throughout. upper hinge split, paper covered boards browned and worn with a few stains and a little scribble on lower cover. A sound copy. A 1930s Japanese collection of myths and legends and accounts..... More

宝文館. [Hobunkan]. Showa 11 [1936]. Colour folding map of the world, full page colour map of Japan, small black and white text photographic images in the text, neat marginalia in ink upper margin one leaf, 138pp, some foxing card covers and first and last leaves, good copy. A 1936 text..... More

Tokyo. The Domei Tushin-sha News Photo Department. 1937. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographic illustrations throughout, including two tipped-in plates, numerous illustrated advertisements including full page advertisment for N.Y.K., unpaginated, index in English and Japanese, paperback, 30 x 22cm, spine torn with some loss affecting the first letters of..... More