IF JAPAN AND AMERICA FIGHT
Tokyo: Meguro Bunten, 1921. Hardcover. This scarce works offer a Japanese perspective on the escalating tensions that would culminate in the attack on Pearl Harbor 20 years later and the outbreak of World War II. The author, a retired army officer, discusses the threat of American air power, the respective naval and land forces, and the strategic importance of the Philippines. Translated by Jihei Hashiguchi. Octavo: 227, [1, blank], [1], [1, blank] pp. with a frontispiece portrait. The original decorative paper-covered boards have been expertly rebacked with a purple cloth spine, with a Japanese silk repair to the rear hinge. Typical mild toning to the contents, with occasional marginal chipping where pages were opened with a bit of haste. Some general edgewear to the boards. Item #80294
Price: $250.00