502 pp. In Japanese and English. Illus. from photographs & drawings. Jacket. Fourth Edition, RevisedTokyo: Far Eastern Literary Agency, 1950.
A book produced for American women to use when they lived in Occupied Japan after WWII, with instructions and information in English and Japanese. Recipes, kitchen supplies, oven instructions, refrigerator repair terms, tea service, glossary of words, and much more. Owner's name, rank, Japanese place and date of 1953 to front free endpaper. Heavy chipping and tears to jacket, with piece lacking from spine head area, still very good and bright. A fascinating record of life for American women in Occupied Japan. Rare.