About this title: Journalist-by-trade Lafcadio Hearn used his wanderer's eye and guileless, graceful style to provide elegant chronicles for an English-speaking world fascinated by the exotic sensibilities of Japan. He set himself apart from others who attempted to translate the life and culture of this island country through his ability to reveal the truth of his ...
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Binding: Green cloth
Publisher: Macmillan Company, New York
Date Published: 1903
Description: Octavo. April 1903 reprint. Lettering in gold, front cover decoration in gold and green. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. x + 252 pages. 2 pages of publisher's adverts. Illustrations by Genjiro Yeto. Small tears at tip and base of sunned spine, edgewear to covers, back cover stained, front free endpage removed, name of previous owner on front free fly, else a good copy. read more
Edition: Copyright, 1902, by The Macmillan Company
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Date Published: 1923
Description: Genjiro Yeto. Very good. No dust jacket. Boards/spine lightly bumped, worn and stained, but lettering and design retain their bright colors (see photo); hinges/joints fully intact; binding tight, no missing, marked or torn pages. 252 p. Includes illustrations. 7.5" x 5.25" x 1.25"; stories relating customs, morals, beliefs, and everyday life of the people living in Imperial Japan Previous owners label on front paste down; Lafcadio Hearn was a lecturer on English literature in the Imperial ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cosimo Inc
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781602060654ISBN:1602060657
Description: New. BRAND NEW and ready for dispatch. Delivery normally within 4/7 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Date Published: 1927
Description: Genjiro Yeto. Near Fine in Good jacket. Octavo 5" x 7.5" [CC]. Reissue of the 1902 edition. 251 pp. Hardcover, bound in black cloth with printed orange dustwrapper. The dustwrapper is edge-worn with several very short closed tears and chipping; and the flap is clipped. The text is unmarked. read more
Edition: 3rd Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, The Book League of America
Date Published: 1929
Description: Complete with excellent illustrations. Description: vii, 251 p. illus. 21 cm. Subjects: Hearn, Lafcadio 1850-1904. Japan-Social customs. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling, with nicks to both spine ends. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. 1. pp. 251. read more
Description: Very Good. Illustrator: Yeto, Genjiro. light edgewear to covers, foxing to eps and pastedowns, interior is clean and tight, dj light soil, very light edgewear, nice copy. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. read more
Edition: First edition, first state.
Binding: publisher's decorated cloth.
Publisher: 1902, Macmillan
Description: New York: Bumped at the lower corners and extremities of spine; otherwise a very attractive copy. vii, 251 [2, ads] pp. With Illustrations by Genjiro Yeto. 8vo, read more
Edition: 3rd Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, The Book League of America
Date Published: 1929
Description: Complete with excellent illustrations. Description: vii, 251 p. illus. 21 cm. Subjects: Hearn, Lafcadio 1850-1904. Japan-Social customs. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling, with nicks to both spine ends. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: The Macmillan Company. London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.,
Date Published: 1902
Description: Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii [viii-x] [1-2] 3-251 [252: blank] [253-254: ads], three inserted plates, illustrations in the text by Genjiro Yeto, title page printed in orange and black, illustrations in text printed in orange, original pictorial olive cloth, front and spine panels stamped in green, black and gold, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. First edition. Title leaf is integral part of first gathering and the background is printed upside down. This collection of literary sketches includes nine ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Macmillan, 1902. First.
Description: First state, with background of title page upside down, artist's monogram in upper right corner. Gilt stamped lettering and decoration on olive green cloth, t.e.g. Very mild wear to tips and spine ends, bottom tips gently bumped, small name and da te on flyleaf, otherwise a stunning, bright and fresh copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan Company
Date Published: 1923
Description: Very Good. A hardcover in black boards. With 251 pages. Includes the stories Ikiryo, Common Sense, Story of a Pheasant, Story of Chugoro, Drops of Dew and several others. A few woodcut illustrations in orange ink, ferns, tigers, villages, flowers. Pages and text are unmarked. A sound binding. Boards showing some rubbing. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: COSIMO CLASSICS
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781602060654ISBN:1602060657
Description: New. Journalist-by-trade Lafcadio Hearn used his wanderer's eye and guileless, graceful style to provide elegant chronicles for an English-speaking world fascinated by the exotic sensibilities of Japan. He set himself apart from others who attempted to tr... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781602060654ISBN:1602060657
Description: New. Journalist-by-trade Lafcadio Hearn used his wanderer's eye and guileless, graceful style to provide elegant chronicles for an English-speaking world fascinated by the exotic sensibilities of Japan. He set himself apart from others who attempted to tra... read more
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Date Published: 1927
Description: Genjiro Yeto. Good in fair dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt and red letters and designs. Some wear at the spine ends and corners. The orange paper dust jacket is very fragile it has chips and pieces missing. Slight foxing on edges of the endpapers, Text in Japanese, English. 251 p. Tut Books. R. Audience: General/trade. Black and white photographs, Drawings throughout book by Genjiro Yeto in black and white and red and white. Legends, stories and tales from Japan collected and retold ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, 1902
Description: Hard Cover. Very Good/N/dj. With Corrected Title Page Illustration. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, gilt titles and decorative illustration on the cover and spine, several tiny spinal bl emishes, minor light edgewear and edge rubs, small spot stained on the front cover near the spinal heel, untrimmed endpages. A unique collection of cultural folktales and stories that illustrate Japanese traditions, beliefs, society, and idealogy. 251 pages + rear book ads. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Date Published: 1902
Description: VG- Illustrations by Genjiro Yeto. First Edition. 251 pages, plus ads, pages untrimmed. 8 1/4" x 5 1/2", pictorial tan cloth with gilt printing. Spine ends and corners are scuffed and bumped. Covers are just slightly scuffed and soiled. Contents are bright, clean and complete. Near Very Good. read more
Edition: 1st ed. 1st st
Binding: Olive cloth.
Publisher: Macmillan., New York.
Date Published: 1902
Description: Color & B&W illustrations. Good plus. No dustjacket. Rubbed edges. Gilt titles readable. 1st state. 251 pages. Two ad pages. Old circular number label on spine. Not an ex-lib. copy. Illustrations by Genjiro Yeto. Hearn spent years in Japan. Includes Old Stories, Customs, etc. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: MacMillan Company, New York
Description: 1902, 1st Edition 2nd Issue., 1st Edition 2nd Issue. () Fine. viipp. + 1l., 251pp. + [2]pp. (ads). Small Octavo in original pictorial cloth, gilt top edge others uncut with plates (including frontispiece) from photos, red illustrations (including title page) by Genjiro Yeto and b&w illustrations in text. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Tales collected by Hearn from old Japanese books. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Date Published: 1902
Description: Genjiro Yeto. Collectible-Very Good. Olive Cloth Covered Boards. Small 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. vii, (3), 251 pages + 2 pages ads. First edition, first state with inverted design on the title page. The book is clean, bright, and tight. The green, black, and gilt decoration on the front cover is bright and beautiful. Slight fading along the spine. Previous owner's blindstamp in lower right corner of the title page. Some wrinkling of cloth at bumped corner of the front cover. Pages very lightly and ... read more
Edition: First Edition (Unstated)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Date Published: 1923
Description: Hardcover, no dustjacket. Good condition considering its age. The nine tales of this book according to the author were selected from the "Shin-Chomon-Shu, " "Hyaku Monogatari, " "Uji-Jui-Monogatari-Sho, " and other old Japanese books, to illustrate some strange beliefs. read more
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