Symposium on Japan's Undeclared War in Shanghai
Shanghai: Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 1932. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. (11)pp., 24pp with photographs, 207, xv pp. Original illustrated wraps with black lettering on cover, protected by modern mylar. "The Symposium is an ineradicable record of the "achievements" of a powerful nation which maintains that undeclared war is not war, and that the flouting of international engagements is, in fact, an observance of their stipulations. The volume is a contribution to the knowledge of those who have dedicated themselves to the extermination of international warfare." (Foreword). Contributions to this volume are by journalists, politicians, academics, and lawyers. The publication is organized in two parts: 1. The Shanghai War and its Ramifications, and 2. Official Documents Relating to Japan's undeclared War in Shanghai. Illustrated with 24 pages of impressive b/w photographs documenting the conflict as well as a few in-text b/w reproductions of photographs. Wraps with small and medium chips along edges and spine, some soiling. Some water staining at lower right corner through the part with photographic plates, not affecting images. Some foxing of half-title and creasing of lower right corner from the middle to end. Medium pencil underlining and marking in margins. Light age-toning of block. Wraps in overall fair+, interior in good- to good condition. fair to g. Item #44323
Price: $175.00