1908, ISBN: dbccae504b296f7e9d14017faf7d11d4

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 11.46], [PU: Little, Brown, and Company, Boston], CHINESE GHOSTS HEARN, A scarce third edition of this collection of Chinese legends, retold by Hearn. … mais…

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 11.46], [PU: Little, Brown, and Company, Boston], CHINESE GHOSTS HEARN, A scarce third edition of this collection of Chinese legends, retold by Hearn. Third edition. Scarce edition. A collection of Chinese legends and ghost stories, retold by Hearn. Including: The Soul of the Great Bell, The Legend of Tchi-Niu, The Tradition of the Tea-Plant, and The Tale of the Porcelain-God. Written by Koizumi Yakumo, born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, a Greek-Japanese writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture of literature of Japan to the West. His writings offered unprecedented insight into Japanese culture, especially his collections of legends and ghost stories. In the original pictorial blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good<

1887, ISBN: dbccae504b296f7e9d14017faf7d11d4

BOSTON, MA: ROBERTS BROTHERS. VERY GOOD WITHOUT D.J.. PUB 1887. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. BOOKPLATE OF ESTELE DOHENY IN HALF CRIMSON MOROCCO SLIPCASE AND CHEMISE/ BAL 7916/ MERLE JOHNSON … mais…

BOSTON, MA: ROBERTS BROTHERS. VERY GOOD WITHOUT D.J.. PUB 1887. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. BOOKPLATE OF ESTELE DOHENY IN HALF CRIMSON MOROCCO SLIPCASE AND CHEMISE/ BAL 7916/ MERLE JOHNSON "HIGH SPOT" OF AMERICAN LIT . PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL DARK ORANGE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT SPINE TITLES, TITLES AND FACIAL VIGNETTE TO THE FRONT COVER IN BLACK, OLIVE DECORATED FLORAL ENDPAPERS, AND TOP EDGE STAINED DARK ORANGE. BOOK IS LIGHTLY SOILED WITH A SMALL LIGHT STAIN AT THE TOP OF THE FRONT BOARDS FORE-EDGE CORNER, SLIGHT PERISH TO THE "GHOSTS" ON FRONT COVER, SMALL LOSS ON FRONT ENDPAPER HINGE, AND A HALF-MOON TIDE MARK TO THE BOTTOM FORE-EDGE OF THE 5 PAGES FOLLOWING THE TITLE PAGE. A VERY NICE COPY OF A FRAGILE BOOK SELDOM FOUND WITHOUT HANDLING ISSUES. ., ROBERTS BROTHERS, 3<

1887, ISBN: dbccae504b296f7e9d14017faf7d11d4

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 185 pp, in original red cloth with floral patterned endpapers. Boards dust-soiled, cloth frayed along joints and at spine… mais…

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 185 pp, in original red cloth with floral patterned endpapers. Boards dust-soiled, cloth frayed along joints and at spine ends. Binding sound, text clean, with the exception of a small spot on the title page. Original owner's signature, dated 1887, on front flyleaf. Small label of bookseller Geo. F. Wharton of New Orleans on front pastedown. One of Hearn's earliest books, a retelling of ancient Chinese legends that he describes in the preface as selected for their "weird beauty." BAL 7916., Roberts Brothers, 1887, 2.5<