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Tales of Old Japan, by A.B. Mitford (Lord Redesdale). Charles E. Tuttle, Co: Publishers. First printing, 1966. Printed in Japan. This is an excellent copy, acquired from an estate.
Good to very good condition. Hardcover with dust jacket. A little ragged along the top of dust jacket. Minor fading along dust jacket spine. Cover and pages in excellent condition, with minimal wear. Very little aging on pages. Gently read. A couple of age spots along the top.

Trade paperback in very good condition. Smooth cover, but spine has some creases. A little wear along the edges.

Trade paperback from 1995. Almost no shelf wear. Possibly unread.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Very little wear. Possibly unread. Crisp pages and dust jacket.
The dust jacket on this is two-toned, gray and green. I do not know if this is intentional, or age-related. In any case, it looks nice.

Trade paperback in excellent condition. Almost no wear.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Great condition. From an estate. A little wear along top of dust jacket, and a small tear on front. Pages are crisp, but have yellowed. Owner wrote date read on front interior page.

Trade paperback. Good copy with some corner and edge wear.

Trade paperback. Good copy with some corner and edge wear.

Written in Japanese in 1956, but translated into the English by Teruyo Shimizu in 2006.


Trade paperback in excellent condition. Almost no shelf wear.

Trade paperback in excellent condition. Very minor shelf wear.

Gently read. Great condition, but does have a small dent on the side of the right side of the book.

Trade paperback size. Name written inside cover in pen. Highlighting in some passages; I've also left post-it notes with commentary. Cover and pages in good condition, but with some aging. A nice copy for someone taking a literature class.

Do you remember when we used to write notes inside books when we gave them as gifts? There's an inspirational one inside the front cover of this copy. Mass market paperback, with a small amount of wear along edges. Page edges have yellowed a little with age. This copy was gifted in 2007, but appears unread.

Small hardcover with dust jacket, in excellent condition. There may be a smudge or two on the cover, but the pages and crisp. Very minimal shelf wear.

Paperback copy has some scratches on the cover, and a couple of creased pages, but is in good condition overall.

Trade paperback in great condition. Minimal wear; a little aging along pages.

Trade paperback in great condition. From an estate. Back corner is bent, but little shelf wear otherwise. Pages have aged, as is usual for a 20 year old book.

Bought new; read once or twice. Very minimal wear. Could pass as like new.

Front cover is slightly bent in one place, and has some impressions on the front. Price sticker on back. Minimal wear along edges, with a little more at the corners. One dog-earred page; otherwise, pages are very smooth and clean.

Paperback. Translated from the German by Hildegarde and Hunter Hannum. Smooth pages and pages. Minor scuffs/aging on cover. V minimal wear at edges. No notable aging.