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First edition, 8vo, pp. [12], 10, 7, [1], 520, 16, [2], 160, 16, [2], 36, [2], 236, [2], 43, [1], 4, [2]; text in Japanese; color folding map of Tianjin laid in; 16 leaves of plates; full brown cloth, gilt title on spine; light edgewear, corners bumped, text toned but clean and sound; very good. A directory and reference book for Tientsin (now Tianjin), which was at the time almost entirely occupied by the Japanese. It includes chapters on history, demographics, trade and business, a sort of white pages for residents of the Japanese concession, regulations, and so on. This directory reflects the first year of Tianjin's occupation, which lasted until Japan's surrender. This is the only contemporary edition, and is uncommon.