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The Manyosu: Book I by Pierson, J. L. Jr - 1929

by Pierson, J. L. Jr

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The Manyosu: Book I

by Pierson, J. L. Jr

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Leyden: E.J. Brill, 1929. Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Included. 0x0x0. Older hardback. Heavy toning and light wear to jacket. Light wear to boards. Foxing to page blocks. Text is clean, unmarked. (Shelf location: B1)Books are carefully sealed in waterproof mailers and then boxed to prevent damage during transit.
  • Bookseller Crestview Books US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Good
  • Jacket Condition Dust Jacket Included
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher E.J. Brill
  • Place of Publication Leyden
  • Date Published 1929
  • Size 0x0x0
  • X weight 32 oz
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The Manyosu - Translated and Annotated - Book I
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The Manyosu - Translated and Annotated - Book I

by Pierson, J. L. (ed.)

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
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First Edition
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Leyden: E. J. Brill. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. Dust-jacket with foxing, and some small tears and chips to margins. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; x, 238, [3] pages. Dark green cloth boards with gilt characters, letters, and rule on spine. Page dimensions: 243 x 155mm. Book One only of Pierson's series of translations of the Japanese poetry anthology, the Man'yoshu. The book presents the Japanese characters, with pronunciation in English, in short sections, followed by these sections: a translation into English; General Remarks; Grammar; Script; and Different Readings. "I intend to give a complete translation of the Man-yo-sa, not because of the charm of its sketches of ancient Japanese life and of the beautiful islands around the inland sea, but from the point of view of the linguist, and therefore in the first place the translation must be correct in order to get the original meaning as clearly as… Read More
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