Kamakura Library

Japanese: 鎌倉文庫 - かまくらぶんこ

...In 1940, publishing control was strengthened, and the following year, the official price system for used books was implemented. As a self-defense measure for used bookstores due to the shortage of books, many people started to work as book rental dealers. In 1943, the Tokyo Used Book Dealers Association established the book rental control guidelines and recruited people who wanted to work as a part-timer, and 639 people applied. At the end of World War II, writers such as Kume Masao and Takami Jun brought their own books together to create the book rental store Kamakura Bunko, which attracted attention. After the war, the Roman Bunko in Kobe successfully changed its previous deposit system to a credit system (membership system), and this spread to surrounding businesses. ...

From 【Humanity】

…A monthly literary magazine published by Kamakura Bunko in January 1946. It was founded under the name of the coterie magazine “Ningen” published by Satomi Ton, Kume Masao and others during the Taisho period. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Kamakura Bunko" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…40年出版統制が強化され，翌年古書籍公定価格制度が施行されると，書物の払底による古書店の自衛策から貸本兼業者が続出し，43年東京古書籍商組合で貸本統制要項を定めて兼業希望者を募ったところ639名に達したという。第2次大戦末期久米正雄，高見順ら作家が各自の蔵書を持ち寄って貸本屋鎌倉文庫をつくり話題を呼んだ。敗戦後，神戸のろまん文庫がそれまでの保証金制を信用貸し(会員制)に改めて成功し，周辺の業者に波及した。…