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Kodansha International Ltd, 1966. hardback. very good condituion in a dust jacket with a small chip on the top of the front and in a slipcase - shipping via USPS.
Earless Ho-ichi: A Classic Japanese Tale of Mystery by Hearn, Lafcadio (1850-1904); Introduction by Donald Keene - 1966
by Hearn, Lafcadio (1850-1904); Introduction by Donald Keene
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Earless Ho-ichi: A Classic Japanese Tale of Mystery
by Hearn, Lafcadio (1850-1904); Introduction by Donald Keene
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1966. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Near Fine Slip Case with Publisher's Wrap-around Band. Near Fine/Fine. Illustrations by Masakazu Kuwata. Textured blue-green laid-paper boards with silver gilt spine titles and stamped front decoration; Slipcase with silver and red titles and decoration. 8vo; 8.25 by 8 inches [44pages]. No Flaws or Blemishes but mild sunning on the spine; slipcase has some sunfading. Has publisher's wrap-arounf band with artist and story information. A classic tale about Hoichi, a blind musician, or biwa hoshi, who performs for an audience of ghosts.
First published in the Atlantic Monthly, August 1903. This story was one of four folk tales adapted for Kwaidan, the 1965 film directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
Masakazu Kuwata has illustrated this famous story with a combination of traditional Chinese and Japanese paper-cutting and woodcut-print techniques. The introduction by Donald Keene provides the historic background against which the story is set.
The Author, Koizumi Yakumo, born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was a Greek-Japanese writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West.
First published in the Atlantic Monthly, August 1903. This story was one of four folk tales adapted for Kwaidan, the 1965 film directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
Masakazu Kuwata has illustrated this famous story with a combination of traditional Chinese and Japanese paper-cutting and woodcut-print techniques. The introduction by Donald Keene provides the historic background against which the story is set.
The Author, Koizumi Yakumo, born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was a Greek-Japanese writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West.
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Earless Ho-ichi: A Classic Tale of Mystery
by Hearn, Lafcadio
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EARLESS HO-ICHI: A CLASSIC JAPANESE TALE OF MYSTERY
by Hearn, Lafcadio
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Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International. VG+. 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition, Very Good+ dust jacket Ink ownership inscription on title page and rear slipcase.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. unpaginated pages. With an introduction by Donald Keene. Illustrations by Masakazu Kuwata. Includes illustrated slipcase.. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .
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by Hearn, Lafcadio
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Tokyo Kodansha, 1966, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. -- Illustrations by Masakazu Kuwata. Introduction by Donald Keene. -- Hardcover, with slipcase (scuff mark). Condition: good (1/2 inch tear at spine foot; rear endpapers separated at hinge) with very good minus dust jacket (tear at spine foot; edges rubbed; spine bit tanned).
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Earless Ho-ichi
by Lafcadio Hearn
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Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., 1966. Slipcover. very good. Masakazu Kuwata. A classic Japanese tale of Mystery illustrated by Kuwata's papercuts.
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Earless Ho-ichi
by Hearn, Lafcadio
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Tokyo: Kodansha International , 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong 4to, not paginated. Slipcase, red Japanese rice endpapers. Introduction by Donald Keene, illustrations by Masakuzu Kuwata. The slipcase is faded, slightly chipped. The book and dustjacket have slight edge abrasions caused by the slipcover. This work combines traditional Oriental paper-cutting & woodcut-print techniques for Hearn's famous story. A sound copy.
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EARLESS HO-ICHI: A Classic Japanese Tale of Mystery
by Hearn, Lafcadio
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Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International Ltd., 1966. unpaginated, gray boards, w/ silver decoration; Book shows light wear to bottom edges & ends of spine w/ slight discoloration to spine; paper band wrapped around book, in lieu of dust jacket, has a small tear to top end of spine panel w/ some light creasing near spine; slipcase shows some fading to spine & to about a 1 1/2" area along opening; roughened area to back near top, possibly from label removal / Illustrated with two-color woodcut prints."With compelling imagery that is at once bold and sensitive, Mr. Kuwata has added a brilliant new dimension to Lafcadio Hearn's famous story." Introduction by Donald Keen, Professor of Japanese at Columbia University. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good - (slipcase). Illus. by Masakazu Kuwata. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (oblong).
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EARLESS HO-ICHI
by Hearn, Lafcadio
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/very good plus. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong. quarto. Unpaginated. Introduction by Donald Keene; Illustrations by Masakazu Kuwata. Nicely designed book, each page of Hearn's text has illustration on opposite page. Laid-paper over boards, stamped in silver. Spine very lightly faded. Dust jacket spine darkened. In decorated slipcase which is faded on the edges.
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