The Sacred Tree: Being the Second Part of the Tale of Genji
by Murasaki, Lady; Waley, Arthur (translator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned and worn, corners rounded, vintage Japanese bookseller's label on front pasted
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned and worn, corners rounded, . vintage Japanese bookseller's label on front pastedown.. 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Translated from the Japanese by Arthur Waley. The second part of the long classic classic of Japanese literature, The Tale of Genji. Navy cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Includes summary of the first part of this tale. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41115
- Title
- The Sacred Tree: Being the Second Part of the Tale of Genji
- Author
- Murasaki, Lady; Waley, Arthur (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned and worn, corners rounded, vintage Japanese bookseller's label on front pasted
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Japanese Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Sunned
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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