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Haiku in Four Volumes [Vol. I Eastern Culture; Vol. II Spring; Vol. III Summer-Autumn; Vol. IV Autumn-Winter] by Blyth, R. H - 1952

by Blyth, R. H

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Haiku in Four Volumes [Vol. I Eastern Culture; Vol. II Spring; Vol. III Summer-Autumn; Vol. IV Autumn-Winter]

by Blyth, R. H

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
Japan: Hokuseido, 1952. Book. Very Good. Cloth (hardcover). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Four volumes, complete set -- all matching rough tan cloth hard covers, with black titles to fronts and spines, in illustrated dust jackets. Volume I & III are 1960, II is 1965, and IV is 1952. Some moderate varying shelf and edge-wear to jackets -- Volume I shows most loss to head and tail of spine. Volumes I & II have an old owner's name to the front endpaper; Volume IV a small Tuttle importer label inside front cover. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and still handsome set. Illustrated..
  • Bookseller CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB CA (CA)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition Good
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Hokuseido
  • Place of Publication Japan
  • Date Published 1952
  • Keywords literature verse poetry Japan Japanese Haiku verse forms genre
  • Size 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Haiku in Four Volumes: Vol. 3, Summer-Autumn
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Haiku in Four Volumes: Vol. 3, Summer-Autumn

by R.H. Blyth

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Hokuseido, 1972. Hard cover. Good/No jacket. Volume three only. Cover is in excellent condition. Spine is shaken and cracked, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked.
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Haiku, in Four Volumes: Eastern Culture; Spring; Summer-Autumn; Autumn-Winter
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Haiku, in Four Volumes: Eastern Culture; Spring; Summer-Autumn; Autumn-Winter

by Blyth, R. H

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good Plus
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Very Good
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Hardcover
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Granville, New York, United States
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Japan: The Hokuseido Press Complete four volume set. Hard covers in original dust jackets. Published Japan: The Hokuseido Press, various dates. Text in English. 12mo., 5 1/2" x 7 1/4", beige cloth with black spine and cover titles. Vol 1. Eastern Culture: xviii+422pp., 26 plates, fifteenth printing, 1967; Vol 2. Spring: v+382pp., 7 captioned, tissue-guarded plates, ninth printing, 1966; Vol 3: Summer-Autumn, xv+ 443pp., 13 captioned, tissue-guarded plates, tenth printing, 1966; Vol 4. Autumn-Winter: xliii+396pp., 18 captioned, tissue-guarded plates, fold-out time line of English and Japanese literatures, eighth printing, 1967. All volumes very good plus - clean, bright, unmarked and attractive; dust jackets very good, with light wear at spine ends, 1/2" closed tear at the flap fold of vol 1, small chip at top edge vol 2, short, closed tears along edges vol 3. . Hard. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 12mo.
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Haiku, in Four Volumes: Eastern Culture; Spring; Summer-Autumn; Autumn-Winter
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Haiku, in Four Volumes: Eastern Culture; Spring; Summer-Autumn; Autumn-Winter

by Blyth, R.H. [Reginald Horace]

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  • good
  • Hardcover
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Used - Good
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Reprint
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Hardcover
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Webster, New York, United States
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Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1951. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 7x5x4. 1950-52 printings. No jackets. Hinges of volume 4 loose but easily repairable, pages toned, minor ink underlining in preface of first volume. 1951 Hard Cover. Complete in four volumes. xviii, 422; iv, 382; xv, 443; xli, 396 pp. Fold-out timeline of English and Japanese literature following volume 4 index.
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Haiku in Four Volumes: Eastern Culture, Spring, Summer-Autumn, Autumn-Winter
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Haiku in Four Volumes: Eastern Culture, Spring, Summer-Autumn, Autumn-Winter

by Blyth, R. H

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  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
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Good
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Hardcover
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Skyway, Washington, United States
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Tokyo: Hokuseido, 1950. 1950-1953. Full cloth bindings. 422, 382, 443, 396pp. Illustration plates, with tissue guards. Fold-out chart in rear of last volume. Good to Very Good books and jackets. In 4th volume several early pages are loose but present. 1st volume has a quote by Kawabata inked on verso of frontis. Full buckram bindings. Moderate toning to page margins inside all. Jackets are all rubbed, last volume moderately so, first volume is dampstained, torn along spine and taped on reverse. All are encased in mylar protectors. Book set: NO international orders. A decent full set of Blyth's classic work.. Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6" - 8" Tall.
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