□ Set of two books written by the Hokkaido Shimbun editorial team. (A) First printing: December 15, 2000 Sixth printing: March 27, 2002 Kodansha Bunko, 341 pages total ☆ Please refer to photo 3 and the table of contents (photos 5-7) for the contents. □ Photos 15-17 show (A) on the left and (B) on the right. They are arranged in the order of top, side, and bottom. ■ Condition of the book ★ There is a crease at the bottom of the spine of the cover. Photo 2 ★ There is a fold mark on the folded part of the cover. Photo 19 ★ Although it is difficult to see in the photos, there is a diagonal pressure mark from the title page to page 8. Photo 4 ★ I feel that there is very slight yellowing on the side. Left side of photo 10 ☆ There are no noticeable yellowing, stains, or dirt in the text. ☆ There are no writings, tears, or fold marks. (B) First printing: August 15, 2004 Kodansha Bunko, 496 pages total Written specifically for the paperback edition ☆ Please refer to photo 10 and the table of contents (photos 11-13) for the contents. ■ Condition of the book ★ There is something like a diagonal pressure mark on the back cover. ★ There is very slight yellowing and very small stains on the top, side, and bottom. Right side of photos 15-17. ★ There are lines similar to folds on the left and right sides of the title page. Photo 18 ☆ There are no noticeable yellowing, dirt, or stains in the text. ☆ There are no writings or tears. Please consider the above, understanding the aging of the used books. ☆☆☆ About packaging and shipping The books will be sealed in an OPP bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, and placed in an envelope with cardboard (to prevent bending) and mailed (shipped) from the post office box.