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Oriental Humour
by R. H. Blyth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1959. Includes a look at Taoism, Zen, demonology, oriental poetry and the characters of the ancient and modern Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese. Japanese verses quoted are given in Kanji and kana, often in Romanji, and in English translation. Orange cloth with black lettering in dustwrapper. Illustrated with 26 plates with tissue guards, plus illustrations in the text. xii, 582 pages, 6.25 X 8.5 inches. Very good book in a very good dustwrapper.. First Edition, First Printing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jacques Gander
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004537
- Title
- Oriental Humour
- Author
- R. H. Blyth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Hokuseido Press
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1959
Terms of Sale
Jacques Gander
Books are returnable if found not to be as described, with prior notice.
About the Seller
Jacques Gander
Biblio member since 2004
Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
About Jacques Gander
Out of print, rare and used books. Internet and mail order.
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- Dustwrapper
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