Hearn, Lafcadio; Tanabe, R. (trans)

Diaries & Letters (in dust jacket)

Tokyo: Hokuseido, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. First edtion. Small octavo in navy blue cloth hardcovers lettered and decorated in gilt. 401 pp. Frontispiece double poirtrait of Hearn followed by seven photographic plates. Text in Japanese and English, Diaries and letters of Lafcadio Hearn including four letteres never before published. A bright, near fine example, touch of shelfwear bottom edge. In the very scarce original red and black printed dust wrapper featuring an oval portrait engraving of Hearn, significant loss to the head and foo=t of spine strip and chipping to the top edge, small hole at center. BAL 7962. Near Fine / fair. Item #E11880B

Price: $125.00