BUYING CHRISTMAS TOYS AND OTHER ESSAYS. Edited by Ichiro Nishizaki.

[Tokyo 1939], Hokuseido. Green cloth, silver stamped spine, dust jacket in Mylar protector, very clean, bright & solid copy, near NEW example, 166p., 13 x 19.5 cm. * * [FIRST & ONLY LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES] * * . *** **** *** . . THE FIRST TIME PUBLISHED IN BOOK FORM . . . EDITED BY ONE OF HEARN'S STAR JAPANESE PUPILS . . . ICHIRO NISHIZAKI . . . [FIRST & ONLY LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES] . * Produced for the first time in book form, some of the sketches and essays that Lafcadio Hearn wrote for the Cincinnati and New Orl .eans newspapers in during his "American days." * This covers some 45 essays on a variety of subjects. A useful insight to his views. . * These were hitherto unpublished writings in English, edited by Nishizaki Ichiro now in book form for the first time. . *** The binding is lovely. Bound in original publisher's green cloth with silver stamped spine titles and bamboo motif design. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** Per publisher's note: this was issued in a "Five Volume Series issued in 1939," each volume uniform but with different titles all edited by Ichiro Nishizake, one of Hearn's old star pupils. The series contains separate volumes with titles: THE NEW RADIANCE AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC SKETCHES BUYING CHRISTMAS TOYS AND OTHER ESSAYS ORIENTAL ARTICLES LITERARY ESSAYS BARBAROUS BARBERS AND OTHER STORIES. . *** Per publisher's note: this was issued in a "Five Volume Series issued in 1939," each volume uniformly bound in green cloth with silver spine titles & bamboo decorations, each with a different title & contents. Each volume was edited by Ichiro Nishizake, one of Hearn's old star pupils. . The series contains five separate volumes with titles: . THE NEW RADIANCE AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC SKETCHES BUYING CHRISTMAS TOYS AND OTHER ESSAYS ORIENTAL ARTICLES LITERARY ESSAYS BARBAROUS BARBERS AND OTHER STORIES. . *** NOTE: This series of Hearn's American Articles were first published in December 1939 in an [FIRST & ONLY LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES ] . The sale of these abroad was interrupted by the advent of an American trade embargo against Japan and the start of World War II. Followed by the fire-bombing of Tokyo, this series was largely destroyed during the early period of the war. The book inventory of Hokuseido and its press were also burned to the ground. . *** CONDITION: Generic: bound in the publisher's original green cloth, with silver stamped titles & bamboo design on the spine, top edge black, all edges cleanly trimmed as issued. . Individual copies vary, please carefully read each copy description. . Copy 03: This copy is in pristine condition with likewise dust jacket. . It is the former copy of the eminent writer and Hearn biographer, K.P. KIRKWOOD, and has his discreet blue stamped name in upper right corner of the first fly leaf. Please see our book number 850953: UNFAMILIAR LAFCADIO HEARN, posted to our website for details, this was published in a FIRST & ONLY LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES. . *** BIBLIOGRRAPHY: . Not in: P.D & Ione Perkins: LAFCADIO HEARN A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS WRITINGS. * BAL: 8042 .