Susan Matisoff (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Book is in Good condition , no markings , tight binding , Clean , dust jacket is in poor condition .

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover in very good condition. Article topics include : Shakuhachi Zen: The Fukeshu and Komuso; Kintosho: Zeami's song of exile; ther organized peasant: The Wakamonugumi in the Edo in the Edo Period; commentary on "World Within Walls: Japanese Literature of the Pre-Modern Era 1600-1867" by Donald Keene; aims and achievements of the Meirokusha: fact and fiction; the glory that was Azuchi; and more. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Journal.…

Light-Green Printed Wrappers. Condition: Very Good-. Spine area is a bit sunned; tight, text clean. 207 p. [otob: 30].

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Printing. Very good copy (see picture).

hardcover. Condition: Good. Clean, has good binding, previous owners name on title page, no other marks or notations, moderate wear to the dust jacket, dust jacket is wrapped in a protective cover, foxing to the top edge LF.

First Edition ~1st Printing Hardcover bio of the vaunted blind lute player, near fine in near fine jacket, in clear mylar cover; gentle rubbing to jacket else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, 1978. 290 pages. Book measures 5.75 x 8.75 inches. Maroon cloth. This book offers a fascinating study of the thousand-year history of the Japanese legend dealing with the blind lute player, Semimaru of Ausaka. The first half of the book presents the historical background, tracing the major changes in meaning associated with Semimaru. The second half of the books consists fo translations of the major Semimaru texts including the no plays Semimaru and Ausaka Madmen, and Chikamutsu's puppet play Semimaru. Near fine in tight binding. Dust jacket shows light rubbing and minimal wear to edges. Near Fine / Very Good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. xi, 290 pages ; 23 cm. Contents: Includes translations from the Japanese of 'Semimaru' by Zeami, 'Ansaka madman' by Zeami, 'Semimaru' by Chikamatsu.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. DJ intact; no initial sales price data provided; DJ design by Andree MOUNIER. Text is clean and pages unmarked. 290 pages. Measures 5.75" x 8.5". Illustrated with a frontispiece in black-and-white. Protected in an archival wrapper. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Condition: Fine in a Fine DJ. Andree MOUNIER (illustrator).…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiii,290p. : 1 ill. ; 23cm. Series: Studies in Oriental culture ; no.14. Contents: Includes translations from the Japanese of 'Semimaru' by Zeami, 'Ansaka madman' by Zeami, 'Semimaru' by Chikamatsu. Subjects: Semimaru active 10th century? Authorship. Japanese literature To 1868 History and criticism. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiii,290p. : 1 ill. ; 23cm. Series: Studies in Oriental culture ; no.14. Contents: Includes translations from the Japanese of 'Semimaru' by Zeami, 'Ansaka madman' by Zeami, 'Semimaru' by Chikamatsu. Subjects: Semimaru active 10th century? Authorship. Japanese literature To 1868 History and criticism. 1 Kg.…

paperback. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

orig.cloth Binding corner bumps, rubbed, slight page-edge soil, VG., dustwr Frontispiece 22x14cm, xi,290 pp, Series: Columbia University, Studies in Oriental Culture, Nr. 44. Contents: The Legend: Semimaru of Ausaka; The Backround Affecting the Legend; The Literature of the Legend; The No 'Semimaru' & 'Ausaka Madman'; Tokugawa Period Reinterpretations of the Semimaru Legend; Texts: Poems & Prose Selections; Zeami's 'Semimaru'; Zeami's 'Ausaka Madman'; Chikamatsu' s 'Semimaru'. Binding corner bumps, rubbed, slight page-edge soil, VG., dustwr. …