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Plays of Old Japan
by Leo Duran; Leo Duran [Editor]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Menifee, California, United States
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About This Item
Richard West, 1977-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1977 Richard West (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), facsimile reprint of the ed. published by T. Seltzer, New York (1921), with original title page, 6 5/8 x 9 inches tall red buckram cloth hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), gilt lettering to spine, xii, 127 pp. Slight white staining to rear cover. Otherwise, apart from minor age toning, a very good copy of this uncommon imprint. ~N~ [2.0P] English translations of five classic Japanese plays: The daimyo; The honor of Danzo; The horns; The hands in the box; and Forsaken love (a poetical comedy).
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- Bookseller
- Flamingo Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- N-0822-12959
- Title
- Plays of Old Japan
- Author
- Leo Duran; Leo Duran [Editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Richard West
- Date Published
- 1977-01-01
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