Japan's Emergence as a Modern State: Political and Economic Problems of the Meiji Period, 60th Anniversary Edition by E. Herbert Norman; Editor-Lawrence Timothy Woods - 2001-03

New York: Institute of Pacific Relations, 1940. hardcover. Book G: mild shelf wear to boards and spine, name on FFEP, mild toning. Neat highlighting throughout text. Binding tight./no DJ. 8vo 253pp. part of I.P.R. Inquiry Series (Institute of Pacific Relations). History and analysis of modern Japan, from Meiji restoration through present day (1940). Fascinating as an assessment of Japan from an American perspective in the year before Pearl Harbor. #01371.

UsedVeryGood. 1940, red cloth. Text block firm and clean, binding unblemished, boards straight, without highlights or underlining. Very clean, nearly like new. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

Westport, CT, US: Greenwood Press Publishers, 1973. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xvi, 256pp. Grey cloth-covered boards, white titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly rubbed and bumped spine ends, shelf number label on spine, corners lightly rubbed and rounded. Top text block edge starting to fox, rubber stamp to top and fore edge. Lender's stamps, labels and markings on endpapers and prelims, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Foreword by Edward C Carter Secretary-General 1940. This study forms part of the documentation of an Inquiry organised by the Institute of Pacific Relations into the problems arising from conflict in the Far East.

Institute of Pacific Relations, International Secretariat. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. ; Maroon cloth cover is rubbed at corners and spine caps but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Page edges are foxed. Pages are clean and very good. Dust jacket is foxed, tattered, and chipped. Publisher's price of $2.00 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ); IPR Inquiry Series; 254 pages .

New York: Institute of Pacific Relations, International Secretariat, 1940. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 254 pages. Bibliography and index. Intended to provid "... an impartial and constructive analysis of the situation in the Far East with a view to indicating the major issues which must be considered in any future adjustment of international relations in that area." - from Foreword. Bookplate upon front free endpaper. Minimal lilght pencil annotations to contents. Binding sound. Light wear. Red cloth exterior adorned with silver and black upon backstrip. A quality copy..