There are water stains on the top and bottom. The top is on the inside and outside cover, and the bottom extends from the inside cover to the first six pages of the text (the commentary section). Other than that, I believe the condition is good. I have taken photos to show the condition of the book as clearly as possible, so please take a look. Please understand that this is a used book before considering a purchase. "Uta Nikki" by Mori Ogai Uta Nikki by Mori Ogai Save Image Genre: Books > Iwanami Bunko > Green (Modern Japanese Literature) Japanese Decimal Classification > Literature > General Literature Serial Number: Green 6-5 Publication Date: 1940/05/28 Format: Paperback, 218 pages ISBN: 9784003100653 C Code: 0192 Availability: Out of Print Ogai also had a sharp eye for poetry. It was Ogai who was one of the first to recognize the then-unknown poet Sakutaro's "Howling at the Moon." This book is a collection of Ogai's poems, which he felt a new passion for starting in 1902, and which he created during the Russo-Japanese War. This is a noteworthy document of war literature in Japan, preserved in verse form. Commentary by Haruo Sato.