History Haiku Beginnings Issa by Blyth (29 results)

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Trade paperback in very good plus condition. volume 1.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. ix, 1 blank, 427 pages. This is a good, solid copy of the first volume of Blyth's History of Haiku. The publisher's linen-covered boards are goods though slightly dusty, extremities mildly age-toned; offsetting to endpapers, contents age-toned but unmarked and attractive. The dust jacket is not present. 480 grams.

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Paperback. Condition: As New. Ninth Printing. Excellent condition and very clean! ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 427 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.66.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket has a closed tear on the spine; book is mint. No marks in text. Not a library book. Ships in a cardboard enclosure. Tim's Used Books, open shop in Provincetown, Massachusetts, providing good books at sane prices since 1991. 10 19 23.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Complete 2 volume set. Fifth printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.45.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Shelf wear to the dust jackets of both volumes, including a small superficial tear to the dust jacket of volume 1. A tiny ink stain to the top edge of volume 1. Otherwise, the volumes are in excellent condition: bindings of both volumes tight, texts of both volumes clean and unmarked. They appear to be unread. ; Complete 2 volume set. Vol. 1: From the Beginnings Up to Issa; Vol 2: from Issa Up to the Present. Both volumes were originally published by Hokuseido Press in 1963. The volumes for sale here are later reprints: vol. 1 is from the 1984 ninth printing; vol. 2 is from the 1998 eighth printing.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Fourth / Fifth printing, 1971. Volume One has DJ. Volume Two has NO DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Mild color loss to dust jacket spines. Jackets in mylar. Vol. 1 is a sixth printing, Vol. 2 is a fifth printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Small format hardcover in jacket which shows faint sun fade to spine. Tight binding no marks. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

Cloth Covered Boards. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Fourth Printing. 427pp with decorated end-papers by Saikaku a picture of Fukurokuju thegod of popularity. Volume 1 only which is complete in itself. The covers have seen better days. The Fawn cloth is stained. Attached by sellotape to the half-title is a home-made gift card. Otherwise the contents are good and illustrated with tissue printed descriptive guards to the illustrations. Not a brilliant copy but a very scarce one. A true original not an over expensive modern reprint.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Hokuseido Press, Tokyo, Japan. 1963. Two Volumes. Ix, 427 pgs; 375 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJs have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Bound in matching rough tan cloth hardcovers with titles present to the spine and the front board. Previous owner's notes present to the half-title page (apparently this set was bought at Peter Howard's Seredipity Books). Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Of all forms of poetry and literature, haiku is likely the least amenable to chronological treatment. Haiku comprises moments of vision, and a "history of moments" is hardly achievable. If we were to choose one for such a task, however, a strong case could be made for Reginald Horace Blyth (18981964). Best known for his acclaimed four-volume haiku anthology, Blyth's appreciation and understanding of haiku and its motives are perhaps unequaled by any Westerner. In selecting the outstanding works of as many poets as possible, Blyth presents readers with a true vision of the history of haiku, taking care to highlight its ups and downs, its masters and its failures, but more than anything, its unique ability to communicate the incommunicable. EB; 2 Vols; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

The first volume of Blyth's two-volume history. Fifth printing. 8vo; pp. ix, 427; illustrated. A very good copy in original gray cloth, in a very good dust jacket.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Of all forms of poetry and literature, haiku is likely the least amenable to chronological treatment. Haiku comprises moments of vision, and a 'history of moments' is hardly achievable. If we were to choose one for such a task, however, a strong case could be made for Reginald Horace Blyth (1898-1964). Best known for his acclaimed four-volume haiku anthology, Blyth's appreciation and understanding of haiku and its motives are perhaps unequaled by any Westerner. In selecting the outstanding works of as many poets as possible, Blyth presents readers with a true vision of the history of haiku, taking care to highlight its ups and downs, its masters and its failures, but more than anything, its unique ability to communicate the incommunicable. The first of two volumes, this book introduces the reader to the major themes of haiku, as well as illustrating its development from other styles such as hokku and renga. The reader is then guided through the poetry of the greatest haiku masters, including Bash¿, Buson, and Issa. Together with its companion volume, this is a superb introduction to this ever ancient, ever new poetic form.

Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Of all forms of poetry and literature, haiku is likely the least amenable to chronological treatment. Haiku comprises moments of vision, and a 'history of moments' is hardly achievable. If we were to choose one for such a task, however, a strong case could be made for Reginald Horace Blyth (1898-1964). Best known for his acclaimed four-volume haiku anthology, Blyth's appreciation and understanding of haiku and its motives are perhaps unequaled by any Westerner. In selecting the outstanding works of as many poets as possible, Blyth presents readers with a true vision of the history of haiku, taking care to highlight its ups and downs, its masters and its failures, but more than anything, its unique ability to communicate the incommunicable. The first of two volumes, this book introduces the reader to the major themes of haiku, as well as illustrating its development from other styles such as hokku and renga. The reader is then guided through the poetry of the greatest haiku masters, including Bash¿, Buson, and Issa. Together with its companion volume, this is a superb introduction to this ever ancient, ever new poetic form.