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Lafcadio Hearn Containing Some Letters from Lafcadio Hearn to his Half-Sister, Mrs. Atkinson.
by Nina H. Kennard
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1912. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None stated. The first American edition of this illustrated biography on Lafcadio Hearn, written by Nina H. Kennard. The first U.S edition. First published in 1911 by Eveleigh Nash. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and seven monochrome plates. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth. Includes one of the fly leaves of the very scarce dust wrapper.This biographical work was written by Nina H. Kinnard, an author known for her biographies such as 'Mrs. Siddons' and 'Rachel'. This work provides an insight into the life of the journalist and author Lafcadio Hearn, detailing his life in Japan and his family. The work also contains a selections of letters written by Hearn to his sister. In the publisher's original cloth. Includes one of the fly leaves of the very scarce dust wrapper. Externally very smart with fading to the spine, rubbing and slight bumping to the extremities and wear to the head of the rear board. Hinges starting. Internally firmly bound with clean and very lightly age toned pages. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 905Z42
- Title
- Lafcadio Hearn Containing Some Letters from Lafcadio Hearn to his Half-Sister, Mrs. Atkinson.
- Author
- Nina H. Kennard
- Illustrator
- None stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- First U.S Edition Lafcadio Hearn Nina H. Kennard Illustrated Lafcadio Hearn
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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