Japan's Place in the Modern World Ernest H. Pickering
1936. First Edition. 326 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Rough-cut pages. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Annotations, underlining and marginalia in pencil throughout; text remains unaffected. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.