Insects and Greek Poetry by Hearn, Lafcadio - 1926

1926. HEARN, Lafcadio. INSECTS AND GREEK POETRY. New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1926. First edition, 1/550 copies. 12mo, blue paper boards. Ownership, colophon page and rear free endpaper chipped at corner; otherwise a lovely copy, in the tissue wrapper.

New York 1926, Rudge. Blue boards, deckle edge paper, clean, and solid copy, [17p.], nice typography, gold-stamped cover title, 11 x 18 cm., contents brilliantly clean. * * FIRST & ONLY LIMITED EDITION OF 550 COPIES * * . *** **** *** . . FIRST & ONLY LIMITED EDITION OF 550 COPIES . * A charming little book printed by Charles Edwin Rudge, done on beautiful rag paper and deckle edges, with excellent typography. . An excellent example of a fine book. A lecture delivered by Hearn before Japanese students in his class in English literature, while in Japan. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** THE BINDING: . Bound in the publisher's stiff blue boards, with blind stamped design on the front cover, gold stamped front cover titles. Printed on deckle-edge paper. . Limitation colophon at the end states: "Five Hundred Fifty Copies Printed By William Edwin Rudge In October 1926." . *** . BIBLIOGRAPHY: . P.D. & Ione Perkins: LAFCADIO HEARN A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS WRITINGS:… Read More

New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1926. Limited edition of 500. Hardcover. Very Good/No dustjacket. 12mo. pp. 22, very good, bound in blue cloth with gilt titles in a limited edition of 550 copies.

William Edwin Rudge, 1926. Limited Edition. Hardback. Very Good. 0x0x0. 12mo pp. 22, very good, bound in blue cloth with gilt titles in a limited edition of 550 copies. book.

W. E. Rudge, 1926-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited edition of 550 copies. Bound in publisher's blue cloth. Gilt lettering. Hardcover. Near fine. 21 unnumbered pages, 18 cm.

New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1926. Irish/Greek journalist (Patrick) Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) is most famously known for his writings on New Orleans and Japan; here is posthumous publication of a fascinating lecture he gave while employed for a short time as a professor at a Japanese university. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition, LIMITED to 500 copies. Not common. Green paper-covered boards, ruled, and with gilt lettering on the front cover. Clean text; 15 pages. Laid in is a contemporary gifting note - ".I thought this would interest you." Very mild edgewear, some browning to the rear cover. This copy lacking the glassine dustjacket. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Limited.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.

New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1926. Limited to 550 copies. First appeared in the "Atlantic Monthly" in May of 1913, this being the first appearance in book form. 1 vols. 12mo. Original light blue boards decorated n blind, lettered in gilt. Glassine (torn, some discoloration). Light marginal browning of text, else an excellent copy of this work. Limited to 550 copies. First appeared in the "Atlantic Monthly" in May of 1913, this being the first appearance in book form. 1 vols. 12mo. According the the not on page [5] Hearn first delivered this lecture to his English literature class of Japanese students. BAL 7995

New York: Rudge, 1926. Limited. hardcover. fine. Small thin 8vo, boards. New York: Rudge, 1926. Limited First Edition<br/><br/> One of 550 copies.<br/><br/>

1926. HEARN, Lafcadio. Insects and Greek Poetry. New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1926. First edition. One of 550 copies, designed by Bruce Rogers. BAL 7995. Small bookplate, else fine.