The Flowery Sword: Travels in Japan by Ethel Mannin
1960. First Edition. 288 pages. Green dust jacket over brown cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Light creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Dents to edges. Minor marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Some tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.