Two cloth covered, open stitched, paperback books on Japan A: Book, H: 8.625", W: 6.125", D: .5", Dark purple silk cover faded to maroon on the front, over paper forms the front and back covers. These are stitched together with the text of the book by an exterior white silk cord which is tied through and around four perforations near the spine. The title is printed vertically on a piece of plain paper in green ink and is glued to the front. It says in English: "THEIR JAPAN." the pages are printed on folded sheets and appear to be a type of rice paper. It was written by Frederic de Garis and published in June, 1936. B: Book, H: 10", W: 7", D: .625", Dark green cotton cloth over paper forms the cover. These are stitched together with the text of the book by an exterior white cotton cord which is tied through and around four perforations. The title is printed in red in English and says: "Japan Today" on a piece of white paper which is glued to the right hand side of the front cover. It is a pictorial guide put together by Dr. Shodo Taki, published by the Society of Japanese Cultural Information 1948. Printed in ink on inside of front cover is: "Margaret Daniels, Yokohama, June 6, 1948." Many photos show U.S. occupation forces.

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