A treasured edition containing the essence of exquisite columns and a memoir, based on outstanding scholarship and a sense of history, that scrutinizes the human figures and the undercurrents of a turbulent era that colored the early Showa period. This is a copy of "Kan Kikuchi's Scrapbook of Stories and Semi-Autobiography," published by Bungeishunju in March 1988, first edition, with the obi (paper band). There is little yellowing due to age, and no stains, writing, or library stamps. Please consider purchasing, understanding that this is a used book.