THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF LAFCADIO HEARN with THE JAPANESE LETTERS OF LAFCADIO HEARN
by HEARN, Lafcadio [BISLAND, Elizabeth: editor]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Touching inscription from a husband to his wife in the year of publication on the front endpaper; light wear to spine tips. Very
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Touching inscription from a husband to his wife in the year of publication on the front endpaper; light wear to spine tips. Very Good, lacking as usual the dustwrappers and slipcase. Two volumes in original green cloth with paper spine labels and extra labels tipped in at the rear. One of 200 large-paper copies with an ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT PAGE of Hearn's, in this case an excerpt from THE ROMANCE OF THE MILKY WAY. In full: "accomplishments made Busanshi suspect that she had been brought up in the court of some prince, or in the palace of some great lord. She displayed a perfect knowledge of the etiquette and the polite arts which are taught only to ladies of the highest rank; and she possessed astonishing skill in calligraphy, in painting, and in every kind of poetical composition. Busanshi presently fell in love with her, and thought only of how to please her. When scholar-friends or other visitors of importance came to the house, he would send."
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021260
- Title
- THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF LAFCADIO HEARN with THE JAPANESE LETTERS OF LAFCADIO HEARN
- Author
- HEARN, Lafcadio [BISLAND, Elizabeth: editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Touching inscription from a husband to his wife in the year of publication on the front endpaper; light wear to spine tips. Very
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston & New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- Manuscript, Lafcadio Hearn, 19th Century American Literature, Limited, Modern Firsts, Japan, Modern First Editions
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature; Manuscript;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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