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Shadowings
by Hearn, Lafcadio
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Printed by University Press, John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, MA, 1901. First Edition, Later Printing. Decorated Cloth. Very Good. With rare dust jacket, a later printing (1901) of the First Edition. 8vo. 268, [6] pp. The heart of the book are Japanese stories and fantasies, but also pieces on aspects of Japanese culture -- old Japanese songs, Japanese female names, the cicada insect. Last four unpaginated pages are ads contain ads for three Hearn titles. Dust jacket chipped by lower spine tip. Cloth binding with small loss by lower rear spine tip. Interior-wise clean and tight. Former owner's name written lightly in red ink over textual info on title page.
Synopsis
This a collection of Japanese folk tales about the supernatural, gleaned by Lafcadio Hearn during his life in Japan. At least one of these stories (the reconciliation) featured in the 1960's classic Japanese movie 'Kwaidan' (pronounced 'Kai-dan in modern Japanese).
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007274
- Title
- Shadowings
- Author
- Hearn, Lafcadio
- Format/Binding
- Decorated Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Later Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company. Printed by University Press, John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, MA
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1901
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Biblio member since 2010
New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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