Gleanings in Buddha-fields.
by Hearn Lafcadio
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, 1897. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. blue, gilt dec cloth,296 pages,top edges gilt, 3 lines in ink on front endpaper,spine is sunned, some soil to covers, 3rd book of Hearn's Japan period, first edition was limited to 1750 copies. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125557663
- Title
- Gleanings in Buddha-fields.
- Author
- Hearn Lafcadio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Japan -- Description and travel. Buddhism.Travel. Japan.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Returnable upon receipt with prior notification. If paying by check, please allow two weeks for clearance.
About the Seller
Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2004
Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Mail order only. 51 years as a bookseller
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