Condition. The pamphlet is in Good condition. Portions of the spine covering are missing. The two staples used in binding the book have stained some of the page margins internally and the bottom of the front and back covers. Numerous creases and some vertical creases run the entire length of the page. Internal pages are clean and free of toning/staining (other than from the staples) and foxing.

 
Munro, Neil Gordon:
Sogoro or Greater Love. A Japanese Tragedy by Neil Gordon Munro, M.D., Edin, Yokohama, "Japan Gazette" Press, Meiji 42 (1910), 12mo (5 1/8 x 7 3/8 in - 13 x 18.5 cm), staple bound pamphlet with paper wraps, "Persons Represented" (unnumbered page), 41 numbered pages. The forward reads:

Forward: The writer has embodied in this play the results of recent research into the story of the farmer hero, but he has preserved certain elements which destructive criticism has not yet touched, and has, for dramatic reasons, assigned an unauthorized role to two of the minor characters.

 
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Printed: Meiji 43(1910).3.3
Distributed: Meiji 43(1910).3.4