Nippon - Nogi Maresuke (Russo-Japanese war) - 1914

Nogi Maresuke - illustrations first Russo-Japanese War - published by Yoshino Aritake, Tokyo, 1914 (Taisho 3).

Hardcover - string binding - book has 25 full page illustrations of war scenes on thick paper and about 75 pages text (some pages are empty) - language Japanese - dimensions book 30 x 22.5 cm.

Book is in fair condition: covers and binding are worn and soiled; on pages traces of use, small tears, and stains; inside front cover light pencil marks

Count Nogi Maresuke (1849-1912) was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army and a governor-general of Taiwan. He was one of the commanders during the 1894 capture of Port Arthur from China and a prominent figure in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, as commander of the forces which captured Port Arthur from the Russians.