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The Life of an Amorous Man translated by Kengi Hamada illustrations by Masakazu Kuwata
by Saikaku Ihara; Kengi Hamada (translator); Masakazu Kuwata (illustrator)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper
- Seller
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Camira, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Rutland and Tokyo: Tuttle, 1964. 1st thus. hardbound. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 12mo. b&w illustrations 1st Edition (stated) of this translation of one of the classics of Japanese erotic literature (first published in 1682), translated and with an introduction by Kengi Hamada, and with illustrations (b&w woodcuts, colour woodcut to title page) by Masakazu Kuwata; a volume in the Tuttle Library of Japanese Literature; purple cloth boards with illustration blind-embossed to front board, and silver titling to spine; former owner's name-stamp to front pastedown, top text block foxed, o.w. Very Good and clean throughout; dustwrapper lightly rubbed, sunned to spine, o.w. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Gotcha By The Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23334
- Title
- The Life of an Amorous Man translated by Kengi Hamada illustrations by Masakazu Kuwata
- Author
- Saikaku Ihara; Kengi Hamada (translator); Masakazu Kuwata (illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper
- Jacket Condition
- Dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Tuttle
- Place of Publication
- Rutland and Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 233pp
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Camira, Queensland
About Gotcha By The Books
Gotcha By The Books is an online bookshop, working from home, in Camira, Queensland, Australia. The owner has been selling books in Brisbane since 1985, and Gotcha By The Books has been online since 2001. We specialize in Poetry, Australian Poetry, Literature, Art, Australiana, Aboriginal Australia, Rare and Antiquarian Books. We buy books on any subject (so long as we know we can re-sell them!). We are open by appointment.
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 1st Thus
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- Cloth
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- Sunned
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- 12mo
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- Text Block
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- 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....
- Dustwrapper
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