Author: Courtney Browne
Title: The Taipan and the Pillow Book
Description: Vermont & Tokyo, Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1956. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this uncommon work from British author Courtney Browne, signed to the front endpaper. First edition. Uncommon work. Signed by the author to the front endpaper in green ink, dated August 1956. An improbable tale of bibulous bachelors, convivial clubs, and lady loves, set in the worlds most extraordinary port city, Kobe. The reader will soon discover than Japan is not just a country of kimono, tea, and cherry blossoms. Written by Courtney Browne, a British writer and major who served in India, Burma, and China during the Second World War. Browne developed a deep knowledge of Japan as a member of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force, a witness to the Tokyo War Crimes Trials, one of the few foreigners to win the confidence of Tojo"s wife, and a resident of Japan for a decade. In the original paper binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor sunning to the spine. A small mark to the spine with a 1" closed tear to the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Author's ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: Taipan Pillow Book Japan Pillow None


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