Hiburugo genten nyūmon [Hebrew Language Grammar], by Avraham Setsuzo Kotsuji. [Tokyo, 1936?]. Japanese and Hebrew.
Hebrew study book. The author, Avraham Setsuzo Kotsuji (1900-1973), a descendant of a line of Shinto priests, was a scholar of Judaism and the founder of the Tanach and Hebrew Department at the University of Tokyo. During the Holocaust period he assisted the Jewish refugees who arrived in Kobe, Japan from Europe and fought the spread of anti-Semitism in Japan. Among other things, he worked to extend the stay of the Mir Yeshiva students in Kobe (the visas of the refugee students were valid for only two weeks from the day of their arrival in Japan), and delivered lectures meant to refute anti-Semitic claims and encourage assistance to Jews. In 1959 he converted to Judaism in Israel.
On the leaf preceding the title page is a dedication in the author's handwriting (in Hebrew): "May there be peace and a blessing for all of Israel in the East / A gift from the author". On the title page is an additional, handwritten Hebrew title: "Grammar of the Hebrew Language".
[1] leaf, 3, 2, 4 pp, [1] leaf, 9, 225, [2] pp, 22 cm. Foxing. Some creases. Tear to lower margins of one leaf. Slight defects to binding.