Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto — A Daughter of the Samurai

London, Hurst & Blackett Ltd. 1933 . Cloth. The illustrated UK edition of this beautiful autobiography by Japanese novelist Sugimoto. Early UK edition of A Daughter of the Samurai by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto in the original publisher's cloth binding.This lovely but harrowing work tells the true story of a samurai's daughter, raised with the strict traditions of feudal Japan. Inspired by the author's own life. Sugimoto emigrated to the US and studied history and culture at Columbia University. Illustrated with eight black, white and yellow plates. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Tekisui Ishii. Very Good .