24th printing, May 2012. With cover and obi. There is some creasing on the back of the obi, but the text is in very good condition. The title page includes the author's date and signature (see photo 4). Retail price: 1650 yen (tax included). Just once, there's a painting I want to show you. Includes "Silent Whispers" by Hisae Sawachi and "Friends Who Don't Return" by Gyoji Nomiyama. 50 works and their stories by 31 deceased art students. Just five more minutes, ten more minutes, I want to keep painting this picture. Outside, small Hinomaru flags were being waved to send off the soldiers. "When I come back alive, I'll definitely continue painting this picture..." Yasunori said to his lover, who had modeled for him, before leaving for the battlefield. However, Yasunori never returned. (From the text, about Yasunori Hidaka) The following is a reprint from an Amazon customer review: I had the opportunity to look at a junior high school Japanese textbook, and I wanted to see Ota Akira's "Statue of Kazuko," which was in the K company textbook, again. I searched for it and found this book, which includes it. The Ota siblings, Akira and Kazuko, are wonderful, but I was also moved by all the art students. I can't help but think about the art students, and also those who didn't paint during that era, and their families, and the precious time that flowed for each of them. #WarCasualtyArtStudents #Painting #Mugonkan #ArtBook #SeiichiroKuboshima #OotakanomoriBooks I have other items for sale, please take a look if you'd like.