Yankee Hobo in the Orient. By John Patric, Published by Flying Pan Creek, Florence, Oregon.
 
Originally published: 1945
 
Historical Fiction - Military & War (WW2)
Signed by author
 
John Patric wanders on a shoestring budget through Japan, Manchuria, and a bit of China as the Japanese empire is on the upswing. Afterwards, he tries to explain what he saw during his pennies-per-day journey, so that Americans can get a better idea of what they'll be up against in the coming Pacific war (or, in later editions, of what Japan was like before the war).
 
REVISED, ENLARGED, ILLUSTRATED, REDESIGNED AND REPUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR. Burgundy cover with white title. Signed by the author at the half-title page. Some newspaper pictures glued in/onto a few pages and at the inside front/rear. 50 mark written in black ink at spine.