**Signed** Sword and Blossom Poems from the Japanese. Volume II. Done into English verse. Illustrated by Japanese Artists.
Book Description
                        - Volume 2, 1st Edition. Signed by Kimura as a gift inscription dated 1913. A further signature underneath which may indicate a further dedication. Three volumes were published and sold individually. To the front end paper there is a handwritten verse in blue ink, another verse is written on the copyright page. Printed by T Kaneko on 1st August 1908 and then published on the 10th. Original colour pictorial crêpe paper-covered padded boards. Colour faded and some loosening of the crepe along the top front edge and towards the spine. No further inscriptions. Scarce with a signature. 51pp, clean and bright pages with colour woodblock illustrations throughout. (Any digital image available on request).
                    
                                    
                        Author
                        Shotura Kimura, Charlotte M. A. Peake (Translated by)
                    
                    
                                        
                        Date
                        1908
                    
                    
                                        
                        Binding
                        Hardcover
                    
                    
                                        
                        Publisher
                        T Hasagawa, Tokyo
                    
                    
                    
                                        
                        Condition
                        Good
                    
                    
                                        
                        Pages
                        51
                    
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