Edited Alice Mabel Bacon (2 results)

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. A Near Fine copy. Introduction by Count Okuma. Translated by Masujiro Honda. Introduction to this edition by Rpger Spiller. 270 pages. The author was a junior officer in the Japanese campaign against Port Arthur [Russia's ice-free port in China]. His account is an interesting introduction to the concept of yamato-damashi [or traditional Japanese spirit] which drove the Japanese soldiers as if they were the Emperor's "human bullets" and like bullets they were unconcerned with victory, comfort or self-preservation. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. Xvi, 270 Pp. Maroon Cloth, Lettered In Gilt, Design In Salmon. First Printing, With 1907 Date On Title Page, No Additional Printing Noted. Light Use, Some Rubbing To Covers, All Gilt Brilliant, No Marks. Color Frontispiece With Tissue-Guard (illustrator).…