ANTHOLOGY OF 320 JAPANESE HAIKU A NET OF FIREFLIES

Language: English

Published by Charles E. Tuttle Company of Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan, 1964

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Seller: Catterson Vintage Books, Clinton, NY, U.S.A.Catterson Vintage Books

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ANTHOLOGY OF 320 JAPANESE HAIKU A NET OF FIREFLIES BY H. STEWART 33 HAIKU PAINTINGS. Here for your consideration is a very special little book about Japanese Haiku. The book is titled: A Net of Fireflies- An Anthology of 320 Japanese Haiku, translated into English verse by Harold Stewart, with 33 Haiku Paintings in full color. This small hard cover book (5 ½ x 8 ¼ inches, 180 pages) was published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company of Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan, dated 1964, the eighth printing of the First Edition (of 1960). The book is bound in beige cloth with a quarter spine in red cloth and a decorative gilt fan image on the cover and gilt titles on the spine. It is contained in and protected by a sturdy cardboard slipcase in green with decorative paper covers. The List of Illustrations includes the 33 Haiku Paintings. The pages are double-folded and uncut and blank on the inside. Condition: This book is in very good condition. The slipcase shows some minor wear, mainly light rubbing at the edges and corners and especially along the bottom edge. The hard covers are clean but show some minor wear as well including a small band of wear across the gilt fan image on the cover and some pilling to the cloth of the spine. Inside, the book is unmarked and the pages and plates are clean and bright throughout. Both hinges are intact, and the binding is tight, sound and square. This book is not ex-library or a remainder.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
ANTHOLOGY OF 320 JAPANESE HAIKU A NET OF FIREFLIES
Author
Harold Stewart- Translator
Publisher
Charles E. Tuttle Company of Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan
Publication year
1964
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
5th or later Edition.
Item weight
3 pounds
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Catterson Vintage Books

Clinton, NY, U.S.A.

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An avid book collector with fifty years plus of accumulation, once trained with a curator of rare books & manuscripts, now offering parts of his collections, new and old, for sale as part of a complete downsizing effort.

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