Nippon Times (2 results)

Second printing (first published April 1952). viii, 268 pages. Hardcover: H 18.25cm x L 12.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed; spine head chipped with tear at heel of front joint; strong creasing to lower right of front panel with tear at bottom of front flap fold; some abrasion along flap folds. Light blue stiff paper boards; color fading to spine with head browned; bottom corners of boards worn. Endpapers browned. Several illustrations. Features the reminiscences and impressions of life in post-WWII Japan by Kimpei Sheba, the managing editor of the Nippon Times, with chapters on geishas, the Japanese Navy's fraudulent propaganda account of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, harakiri, etc. Pencil note from past owner on page 21 regarding bath houses being off limits to Allied personnel else a very good- copy in a good+ dust jacket. {Asia-Shelf#1}.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. vi, 155, [2] pages. Heavy paper wrappers age-toned, short tears at head and foot of spine; contents age-toned and brittle, with a few notes lightly written in pencil. The dust jacket is worn and chippedfront and rear panels separated and spine lost. 210 grams.…