Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1964. An Anthology of 320 Japanese Haikus translated into English verse. With 33 Haiku Paintings in full color. Essay written by the author. 180 pages with index. Maroon and cream buckram covers with brown/gilt image with Japanese writing on front. Cover corners and edges are lightly bumped, some small strings on the buckram, spine is faded with some creasing and soiling. Slipcase in Good condition with rubbing and wear to edges and corners, bottom of opening is very bumped and torn with boards exposed, some color fading to spine, minor scuffing. Front endpapers are foxed. Small tear to top page edge on page 18. Otherwise interior is tight, clean. Book in VG condition.. Eighth Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Slipcase. Illus. by Haiku Paintings. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 8 ". Japan.

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Bookseller: Bee Creek Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007165
Title: A NET OF FIREFLIES: JAPANESE HAIKU AND KAIKU PAINTINGS
Author: Stewart, Harold
Illustrator: Haiku Paintings
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Slipcase
Edition: Eighth Printing
Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Company
Place of Publication: Rutland, Vermont
Date Published: 1964
Keywords: Anthology, Haiku, Poetry, Japan
Bookseller catalogs: Poetry;
Size: Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 8 "

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.