William Henry Chamberlin — Japan over Asia

London, Duckworth, 1938. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Chamberlin"s illustrated contemporary study of Japan"s imperial expansion, from the library of the House of Commons. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper boards with blind stamp from the House of Commons Library.First edition.Illustrated with 18 monochrome plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. This is an interesting contemporary account of Japan"s rising imperial ambitions in East Asia on the eve of the Second World War, analyzing Japan"s military expansion into China and beyond. Chamberlin (1897–1969) was an American journalist and historian, best known for his Moscow correspondence during the interwar years and for early critiques of both Soviet communism and fascism. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper boards. Externally, smart. Spine faded. Blind stamp from the House of Commons Library to boards. Library annotation stamp to copyright page. The odd handling mark to rear boards with one or two ink marks and scratches. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Offsetting to endpapers. Front joint cracked with binding materials exposed, but holding firm. Library stamp from House of Commons Library to front endpapers, stamp from Beulah Rare Books to title page. Bookplate of House of Commons Library to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two handling marks to first and last few leaves. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .