Description: Offered by Over The Blue Horizon and recently obtained in Tokyo is a vintage volume from the Japanese Gakken Pictorial Series: a difficult-to-obtain copy of “YAMATO GATA SENKAN or YAMATO CLASS BATTLESHIPS I.” If you are a fan of this well-regarded Gakken Series, you are probably already aware that the more current ones (approximately Volume 50 and afterwards) are relatively easy to find but the older ones, such as this one, are becoming increasingly difficult to find. The first ten volumes of this series covered Battles/Campaigns of World War II, and this particular volume was the first to cover a particular military vessel – in this case, the Imperial Japanese Navy Super Battleship YAMATO. This 190-page, 7.25 x 10.25 inch hardcover offers the typical Gakken Series format: great graphics, decent period photographs (some rarely seen in the West), a section with photographs of an incredible 1/100 scale model of the YAMATO, and two multiple-page foldouts. Text is in Japanese but as you can see from the scans, the illustrations are outstanding! Condition of this vintage (published in 1996) book is GOOD bordering on VERY GOOD -- TIGHT, BRIGHT, exceptionally CLEAN, and absolutely perfect for anyone with interest in the IJN and WWII in the Pacific. Note that Over the Blue Horizon ships from the USA with FREE United States Postal Service (USPS) PRIORITY shipping to USA buyers! eBay charges sales tax for certain states; Over the Blue Horizon charges Hawaii residents state general excise tax. Your purchase will be carefully wrapped to ensure that it arrives in the same condition as described in the eBay listing. If you are not happy with your purchase for whatever reason, we will work something out -- your satisfaction is GUARANTEED. Regardless of where you are in the world, buy with confidence from a well-established eBay merchant with a sterling reputation and an exceptionally high customer satisfaction rate.
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Book Title: IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY SUPER BATTLESHIP YAMATO VOL 1
Book Series: GAKKEN PACIFIC WAR Series
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Title: IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY SUPER BATTLESHIP YAMATO VOL 1
Original Language: Japanese
Publisher: GAKKEN
Edition: Dustjacket, First Edition
Publication Year: 1997
Series: GAKKEN Pacific War Series
Type: Illustrated Book
Format: SOFTCOVER w/Dustjacket
Language: Japanese
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Unknown
Features: 1st Edition, MIDGET SUBMARINES
Genre: World War II
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Topic: IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, Navy
Subjects: History & Military
Number of Pages: 190
