The No Plays of Japan
by Waley, Arthur
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/None
- Seller
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1922. Lovely orange binding (slighhtly scuffed & worn) with gilt Japanese writing, spine in brown cloth with black writing, in protective plastic sleeve. Inside very good condition, with 2-color title page and en face frontiscpiece photograph separated by tissue. Many pages still uncut. Includes introduction by Waley, Previous owner's book plate inside front cover: Ex Libris Frank D. Slutz.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good/None. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall - Oblong.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30791
- Title
- The No Plays of Japan
- Author
- Waley, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Japanese Theater; Translation; Buddhism; Theater
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
Biblio member since 2011
Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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