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The Life of Kakuzo
by Horioka, Yasuko
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
-
Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Japan: Hokuseido Press, 1963. Beautiful biography of the author of The Book of Tea, bound in decorative bluish cloth with gilt title and author on cover and spine in Very Good condition, in pale green slip cover with letter pressed title on spine. Slip cover is slightly worn along bottom edge of spine, else very good. Inside has pale yellowish-green end papers and photographs; beautifully letter press- printed, "Printed in Japan" stamped on back endpaper in blue ink. Very fetching. . Cloth (in Slip Case). Very Good/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30734
- Title
- The Life of Kakuzo
- Author
- Horioka, Yasuko
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Publisher
- Hokuseido Press
- Place of Publication
- Japan
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Japanese Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Japan;
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
Biblio member since 2011
Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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- Gilt
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