Lafcadio Hearn: Selected Writings, 1872-1877
by Johnson, William S., ed. and compiled by
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Good
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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Indianapokis: Woodruff Publications, 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author. Limited First Edition. Limited first edition, #4 of 750 copies printed. Inscribed "for my son and daughter-in-law in grateful appreciation....." signed by the author as "Dad - April 30, 1 979 the editor and compiler". front endpaper verso. (x) 225 pages, includes Early Writings of Lafcadio Hearn: A Bibliography compiled by O. W. Frost, 2 b/w photos, sepia illustrated endpapers; 8vo, red cloth. All the selected writings first appeared in Cincinnati newspapers and are among Hearn's early writings. Fine; dust jacket. short tear, chips, light loss, sunned spine,good Serving the antiquarian and used book world since 1980.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029586
- Title
- Lafcadio Hearn: Selected Writings, 1872-1877
- Author
- Johnson, William S., ed. and compiled by
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Publisher
- Woodruff Publications
- Place of Publication
- Indianapokis
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- American Literature, Cincinnati, Limited Editions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indiana;
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