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The Lady Who Loved Insects.
by WALEY, Arthur
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- Hardcover
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Blackmore Press,, 1929. A rare Waley work from his Genji period First edition, first impression, number 28 of 50 deluxe copies signed by the author, bound in green silk, and printed on handmade paper. This intriguing short story, the original Japanese text of which was never completed, tells of an eccentric young aristocratic woman who breaks away from the courtly role she is expected to play. Waley produced this translation in the period when he was working on his renowned multi-volume version of The Tale of Genji. The first edition totalled only 550 copies, with the remaining 500 bound in cream silk boards. Octavo. Original green silk over bevelled boards, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Dry-point frontispiece and similar additional title page, two similar vignettes in text. All dry-points by Hermine David. Binding bright with just a little rubbing and sunning, contents clean. A near-fine copy. Johns A18.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 162808
- Title
- The Lady Who Loved Insects.
- Author
- WALEY, Arthur
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: The Blackmore Press,
- Date Published
- 1929
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Peter Harrington
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London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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