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Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life
by Lafcadio Hearn
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Harper and Brothers, 1898. Hardcover. Good. Fascinating collection of 15 long essays that tries to reveal the essence of Japan's culture and people. Top edge gilt. 8vo. Red cloth boards have marking to cover, small tear to top of spine. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents clean and tight. Good condition.
Synopsis
Kokoro (こゝろ, or in post-war orthography こころ) is a novel by the Japanese author Natsume Sōseki. It was first published in 1914 in serial form in the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shinbun. While the title literally means "heart", the word contains shades of meaning, and can be translated as "the heart of things" or "feeling".
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003210
- Title
- Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life
- Author
- Lafcadio Hearn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Japan, history, explanation,
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....