Chushingura, or the Treasury of Loyal Retainers.
by TAKEDO, Izumo
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo: Nakanishi-ya, 1910. Octavo. Folding color woodcut (ukiyoe) frontispiece, xxxviii, 269, [1] pp. Textual illustrations throughout. Complete as issued. Publisher's decorative boards with gilt cover lettering. Some rubbing but a very good copy of this fragile publication.In the same year, and issued by the same publisher, there were published another two editions of this title, both with more colored plates. This issue appears to be the scarcest. Chushingura is the title given to fictionalized accounts in Japanese literature, theater, and film that relate to the historical incident involving the Forty-seven Ronin and their mission to avenge the death of their master, Asano Naganori. Including the early Kanadehon Chushingura, the story has been told in kabuki, bunraku, stage plays, films, novels, television shows and other media. With ten different television productions in the years 1997–2007 alone, Ch shingura ranks among the most familiar of all historical stories in Japan.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73386
- Title
- Chushingura, or the Treasury of Loyal Retainers.
- Author
- TAKEDO, Izumo
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nakanishi-ya
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1910
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...