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Methuen & Co., London, 1910 Good + no dustjacket. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xiii, 306 + 31 pages publisher's adverts. Original maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering and vignette of a Geisha Girl to the spine. spine is a touch sunned/dulled with rounding and light wear to both ends. all corners lightly rounded but no loss. foxing to ffeps and isolated spots to text, and similar to edges of textblock which are untrimmed. all pages present and firmly bound. an uncommon title - giving an insight to life in japan at the beginning of the 20th century. no inscriptions. faint musty smell from poor prior storage now resolving. collectable.

London: World's Work, 1963 VG/VG First Edition. DJ is a little worn with some small tears but no loss. Neat signiature on ffep, otherwise no significant faults with book or DJ. Octavo 159pp. Practical, cultural and philosophical guide to traditional Japanese flower arranging, with notes on Japanese culture.

1943 Faber & Faber VG no dustjacket. not price-clipped. no inscriptions. 1st edition. internally a clean attractive copy. well bound. A contemporary examination of how the war in the Far East began; was fought, how the Japanese might be defeated and how the world will see Japan following war end.