This is a valuable book, likely a noteworthy example of literature from the wartime era, as it is listed as a "Recommended Book by the Ministry of Education and the Army Ministry's Information Department." The literary work is "Jikurareshi Hana" (Flowers That Have Been Spat Upon) by Hideo Suzuki. This is a valuable book, though it shows signs of aging. Author: Hideo Suzuki. 34th edition (3,000 copies), March, Showa 18 (1943). This is a very old book with significant aging. There is staining and yellowing on the cover, tears on the spine, staining and soiling on the edges of the pages, and a mark on the endpaper. Please examine the photos to confirm the condition. Publisher: Bun'ensha. KD 0702261460 Thank you for looking.