THROAT OF THE PEACOCK: A Book of Modern Senryu on Parents and Children, with a Sutra by the Buddha About Filial Devotion/The Bhaisajaguru Series
by Isaacson, Harold J. (Translated and Edited)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ to Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY: Theatre Arts Books (1977) 78 pp. Original dark blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine, and gilt Asian characters on front cover. Spine sunned. Special bound limited edition #19 of 88 copies. Comes in original dark blue cloth slipcase, which is a bit sunned at edges. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good+ to Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23744LITP
- Title
- THROAT OF THE PEACOCK: A Book of Modern Senryu on Parents and Children, with a Sutra by the Buddha About Filial Devotion/The Bhaisajaguru Series
- Author
- Isaacson, Harold J. (Translated and Edited)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ to Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Theatre Arts Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Keywords
- LITERATURE POETRY POEMS POETS FU MU EN ZHONG JING ENGLISH PARAPHRASES FILIAL PIETY SENRYU POETIC WORKS POETICAL WORKS LITERARY WORKS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature/Poetry;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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