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19271125557920Place of publication not identified: publisher not identified 1927. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. green snake skin patterned cloth 203 pages patterned end papers Introduction is dated March 1927 small piece missing from head of spine light edge wear .edges of text pages toned small link sig on front end paper CONTENTS: . The Soul of The Great Bell . The Story of Ming-Y . The Legend of Tchi-Niu . The Return of Yen-Tching-King . The Tradition of the Tea-Plant . The Tale of the Porcelain-GodInk stamp on rear end paper of Modern Book Co see scan. publisher not identified Hardcover
190823889London: Archibald Constable & Company 1908. First UK Edition. With illustrations throughout being reproductions of pencil sketches cards and letters from Hearn. 8vo publisher’s original black cloth lettered on the upper cover in gilt the spine with an all over gilt geometric decoration and gilt lettered. 201 pp. A lovely copy internally fine fresh and clean the cloth very bright with nice gilt the black cloth on the spine just mellowed a bit and the gilt very fresh. A LOVELY COPY FAR MORE FRESH AND CLEAN THEN IS TYPICALLY FOUND. The collection contains the letters "Letters from the Raven" "Letters to a Lady"and "Letters of Ozias Midwinter." They not only display Hearn’s great literary elegance but also offer valuable insight to his thoughts and values. These were written during his years in the South and contain his thoughts and impressions on New Orleans Memphis and elsewhere. Archibald Constable & Company hardcover
192927613Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press 1929. First Edition. Rare. English language text published in Japan. Edited by Sanki Ichikawa and with an introduction by Albert Mordell. This copy is signed by Mordell on the front fly. Tall 8vo original pebbled maroon cloth gilt lettered on the spine and with gilt crane on the upper cover and in the original dustjacket. xxxviii 250pp. Fine copy in very good attractive d/j with a chip at the top of the spine affecting some dust jacket lettering and a small chip at the bottom crease of the jacket. RARE FIRST EDITION AND AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY of this collection of Hearn's essay on American literature primarily extracted from the Times-Democrat and from The Item. Not surprisingly the work is especially strong in relation to Southern American literature and specifically New Orleans. It contains roughly 50 essays and articles written in the decade between 1878 and 1887. The Hokuseido Press hardcover
