This appears to be a book like a Japanese history textbook. It provides explanations of history from the prehistoric era to the Meiji period. It's a book from Showa 21 (1946), and because it's a reprint of a book written in Showa 3 (1928), the Taisho and Showa eras are described with a sense of "now." The preface mentions "descriptions that could never have been expressed during the war," which I think reflects the reality of one year after the war. - Author: Manabu Sano - Title: Japanese History - Publisher: Hokuto Shoin - Number of pages: 176 pages - Published: Showa 21 (1946) - Price: 11 yen (equivalent to 400-500 yen today) There is 80 years of aging, with part of the spine peeling and some stains inside, but there are no pages that are unreadable. Thank you for looking.