Tyler Royall Editor (7 results)

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 336 pages. Illustrated with drawings by Fukami Tanro and from the Hosho Texts. Exterior very slightly rubbed. Interior tight and clean. Fukami Tanro (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Vermont: Tuttle (1972). First edition, first printing. Hardbound. Fine/fine. Bottom of jacket clipped (not price). A nice clean copy. Comes with mylar dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box. Smoke-free shop. SALE.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 269pp. Blue cloth hardback, no DJ, tiny spot on top page edge, indices, Collection of verse from American Federal Period poet Royall Taylor, 1770 - 1826.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition thus. Lt. blue cloth boards, navy cover design and spine titles, slight shelf wear. Pages very good, no writing; lt. discoloration at page edge. Dj some edge wear, rub; clipped, protected in clear sleeve. First published 1797, edited for the modern reader by Don L. Cook and the Masterworks of Literature Series. A significant writer iin the period after the Revolution, Tyler wrote the first successfully produced comedy, The Contrast, (1787), a novel utilizing native scenes, The Algerine Captive, (1797), and a book of essays on the characteristics of the English, A Yankee in London, (1809), all while practicing law in Vermont. 224 pages. Few bookstore marks. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: GOOD. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. First Edition Thus. 1987. Pantheon Books, NY. Good. Unmarked. Hardcover. Jacket w/ rubbing, edgewear, small edge chips & tears. Boards & binding solid & square w/ corner bump. Black cloth boards w/ quarter red cloth; embossed floral design; silver & gold gilt lettering to spine. Deckled pages. B&W illus. Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library volume. 341 pp. Royall Tyler's anthology presents over two hundred medieval Japanese tales spanning folklore, Buddhist parables, Shinto myths, and historical legends. Ships from the USA, quickly and with care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: This selection of over two hundred tales from medieval Japan includes stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends from history. Selected, edited, and translated by Royall Tyler, these Japanese tales capture the spirit of the originals in a lively and colloquial style that effectively conveys their humor, mystery, and timeless wisdom.…