First edition. 3 vols. Numerous photographic illustrations. Text in English, Indonesian, and Malay. Folio. Original decorated wrappers, minor staining to covers, but overall still a fine set. Unpaginated. Tokyo, Board of Tourist Industry, dated: Showa 17 [i.e, 1942.
“… Japan never for a moment lost sight of the intrinsic value of her own traditional culture. She now considers that her period of learing from the West has ended, and that the task cut out for her is to create an ideal state of civilization” (introduction). This is a rare example of three identical issues of a propaganda magazine published in English, Indonesian, and Malay. Includes contributions by Kimura Ihei. No copy in OCLC.
