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Hearn, Lafcadio.. Japan An Interpretation. Macmillan, New York,, 1904.
Price: US$13.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. . Bound in publishers brown cloth. Gilt lettering and tooling on spine and front cover. TEG. Good binding and cover. Shelfwear. Owners bookplate. Name to FEP. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
HEARN, LAFCADIO. JAPAN: AN INTERPRETATION. NEW YORK NY GROSSET AND DUNLAP PUB 1904., 1904.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: NEAR FINE WITHOUT D.J. REPRINT FROM THE FEB 1906 (10TH PRINTING) MACMILLAN PLATES WITH "MACMILLAN'S STANDARD LIBRARY" AT THE BASE OF THE SPINE GREY CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH BLUE AND BROWN TITLES AND DESIGN TO THE SPINE AND FRONT COVER. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY WITH A TRACE OF SOIL AND SPOTTING AND AN ATTRACTIVE BOOKPLATE ON THE FRONT PASTE-DOWN ENDPAPER.
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: vi+541+[2 ad] pages with frontispiece and index. Octavo (8" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. First edition. As long as Japan's religious practices remain obscured and misunderstood, it will be impossible to interpret the country's art, history or even industry, argues the author of this work. After all, Milton, Dante and even Shakespeare can only be fully understood by those with a knowledge of Western religion. By analysing Japan's religion in depth, the author seeks to uncover what has long been hidden from Western view and to pave the way to a clearer understanding of Japanese life. The book includes sections on Ancestor-worship, the Communal Cult, the development of Shinto, Buddhism, social organization, military power, loyalty, the Jesuits and many other topics. Condition: Corners and edges bumped, some rubbing to extremities else very good.
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$21.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 12mo - 549 pp.,original cloth spine lightly sunned.
Seller: Pali, Roma, RM, Italy
HEARN, LAFCADIO. JAPAN: AN INTERPRETATION. , 1904.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: HEARN, Lafcadio. JAPAN. An Attempt at Interpretation. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1904. First edition, later printing. 8vo., tan cloth, spine in gilt, stamped in gilt, t.e.g; v + 549pp. + ads. Front hinge starting. Offsetting from news article at contents. Spine darkened, some rubbing and soiling at edges. Good.
Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan an Attempt at Interpretation. The MacMillan Company, New York, NY, 1904.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1904. Moderate general wear. Binding and page ends worn and soiled. Previous owner name. Has bookplate. 541 pages. 6189
Seller: BookScene, Hull, MA, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan, An Attempt at Interpretation. The MacMillan Company, New York, 1904.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Two 1" tears to inside front spine, 2 white stains to front cover. Text fine. Expedited or International shipping may cost more.
Seller: Take Five Books, Ashland, OR, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan: An Interpretation. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1904.
Price: US$42.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 539 Pp. Stated Second Printing,November 1904, With Publisher's "Presentation Copy" Stamp On Title Page; Oddly, Last Two Pages Of Index Not Bound In, Much Over-Sized "S" In "Swords Entry On P. 539, Catalog Present Despite 2 Pp Of Index Being Omitted. Khaki Cloth With Gilt Lettering And Gilt Sun Design. A Very Bright, Clean, Tight Example, Just A Hint Of Rubbing Right At Corners.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Lafcadio Hearn. Japan. An Interpretation.. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1904.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, third printing. Nicely bound in olive cloth with gold chrysanthemum design and titling. T.e.g.Faint rubbing to extremities, else fine. Pencil gift inscription to ffep.
Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Light brown cloth, lettered/decorated in gilt and black, top text block edge in gilt. 5th ptg. thus: Dec. 1904. Minimally ex-library with a few markings only and only minimal actual wear, does not appear to have circulated much, if at all. Lower spine panel cloth is mildly discolored, likely from removal of call label. Firm binding, intact hinges. 549,[2] pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan An Attempt at Interpretation. The MacMillan Company, New York, 1904.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Tan cloth with lettering stamped in gold and black and gold imperial chrysanthamun on front board. Color frontispeice. Paper cracked at front inner hinge. joint still strong. Overall moderate age soiling to covers but still a good+ or better copy. BAL 7941
Seller: Great Expectations Rare Books, Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan : An Interpretation. Macmillan, New York, 1904.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Octavo. 541 pp. Bound into brown cloth with gilt lettering. First edition with "Published Sept. 1904" stated on the copyright page and no additional printings noted. Color frontispiece. TEG. Some scuffing to the covers. Gift inscription on front free endpaper.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation. MacMillan, New York, 1904.
Price: US$82.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 549pp/color frontis. Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), arguably one of the greatest Western writers of Japanese subject matter, died just prior to the publication of this final and perhaps best-known work; he had lived the last 13 years of his life in Japan, immersing himself completely in Japanese culture and, eventually adopting a Japanese name, Yakumo Koizumi. Disillusioned with modern Western society, Hearn adopted the Buddhist religion and became a naturalized Japanese citizen; he learned fluent Japanese in a remarkably short time and became one of the first non-Japanese to be appointed as a lecturer at Tokyo University. First publication with appendix. Corners bumped.
Seller: DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books, Burke, VA, U.S.A.
HEARN, Lafcadio. Japan: An Attempt At Interpretation. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1904.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, Octavo, tan cloth over boards stamped in black and gold. History of Japan and interpretation of its national character, with color plate fronticepiece. Very good, no dust jacket, light wear, bookplate.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation. The Macmillan Co, New York, 1904.
Price: US$96.34 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 541pp, colored frontis with tissue-guard, index. Prev owner's signature lightly written on the front flyleaf. Decorative cloth boards, lightly wrinkled on the rear board, gilt. An extremely attractive copy. The author's contribution to the Western knowledge of Japan covers the religions traditions and customs, art and decoration, and literature written by someone with understanding of their beliefs. Size: 8vo
Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan: an attempt at interpretation. MacMillan, 1904.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Macmillan Company (Norwood Press); New York, 1904. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, brown binding with gilt and black lettering on front board and gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, crimping to spine edges, some handling/rub marks to boards, small black marker line bottom front board, TEG with some blemishes, scratch mark mid spine, bumped bottom board corners, mild discoloration and scattered foxing to pastedowns/endpapers, some age toning to pages, spine buckram separating from backing material, previous owner info in ink handwritten on front free endpaper else unmarked, small dent bottom rear board edge, without Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 541pp., bibliographical notes, indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.
Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
HEARN, Lafcadio. Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation. Macmillan, New York, 1904.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Octavo. 541pp, ads. Publisher's olive cloth gilt. Color frontispiece. Spine lightly toned, upper hinge split at half-title but holding, lower hinge just starting, still a tight, very good copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan An Attempt at Interpretation. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1904.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First edition Later Impression (November 1904). Frontispiece. 1 vols. 8vo. BAL 7941; Perkins p. 51 Original tan cloth, t.e.g. Fine First edition Later Impression (November 1904).
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$109.78 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, 5th printing. "Copyright, 1904, by The Macmillan Company. Set up and electrotyped. Published September, 1904. Reprinted November, twice, 1904. December twice, 1904." at copyright page. v,(1),549pp., (2)pp.publisher's advertisements. With a colored frontis.with a tissue guard. With an appendix ("Herbert Spencer's advice to Japan"). Olive cloth, gilt and black lettering and gilt ornament to front board and spine. T.e.g. Front and rear boards and spine sl.rubbed at corners and edges. Small white spotts on front board and spine. Rear board sl.rubbed. Faint scars on top edge, other edges foxing, bottom edge sl.rubbed. Front and rear e.ps.somewhat foxing. A small bookshop label pasted on front e.p.and hinges somewhat loose. Ink ownership notation to title page. Small stain on bottom corner of pp.258-314 and upper edge of pp.493-496. Pencil notation to rear flyleaf. 20.3x13.7cm. [f0949-171041]
Seller: Ogawa Tosho,Ltd. ABAJ, ILAB, Chiyoda-ku, TOKYO, Japan
HEARN, LAFCADIO. Japan, An Interpretation. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1904.
Price: US$112.77 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. A beautiful copy, with slightest wear at spine extremities and corners. Front pastedown loose and creased on one corner.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover. Sm 8vo (8" x 5.25"), gilt-stamped tan cloth, t.e.g. Frontis., 541 pp. 2 pp. of ads. CONDITION: Very good, corners bumped, offsetting to paste down and ffep from something previously laid in (now absent), light foxing to endpapers. First American edition, second printing. Copyright page states "Published September, 1904. Reprinted November, 1904."
Seller: James Arsenault & Company, ABAA, Arrowsic, ME, U.S.A.
HEARN, Lafcadio. Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation. Macmillan Company, New York, 1904.
Price: US$137.50 + shipping
Description: Octavo (20cm.); original tan decorative cloth embossed in black and gilt, top edge gilt; v,[1],541,[1],[2](ads)pp.; color frontispiece. Spine cloth a bit darkened, light shelf wear, hinges cracked but still quite sturdy, else Near Very Good and sound. BAL 7941.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi] [1-2] 3-541 [542: blank] [543-544: ads] [545-546: blank], inserted frontispiece with tissue guard, original decorated brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and gold, t.e.g. First edition. Hearn's major book on Japan. ". the summation of all his sympathetic and acute observation of Japan. His previous books, he had been averaging one a year, had presented the minutiae of life and custom, and details concerning birds, insects, cats, and flowers. His last book was the essence of all Japan, a real interpretation of the mind and soul of the people of his adoption. He did not live to see it in final form, dying on 26 September 1904, of a heart attack, leaving a widow, three sons, and a daughter." - DAB. BAL 7941. Attractive old bookplate of George Munson Curtis affixed to the front paste-down. Cloth lightly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, page edges just a bit tanned, a very good copy. (#164091)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
HEARN, Lafcadio. Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation. Macmillan Company, New York, 1904.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo (20cm.); original tan decorative cloth embossed in black and gilt, top edge gilt; [6],541,[1][2](ads)pp.; color frontispiece. Light rubbing to extremities, contemporary bookseller ticket to front free endpaper, else Near Fine. BAL 7941.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
HEARN, Lafcadio. Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1904.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: Fourth Printing, four months after first edition, in First Issue dust jacket. Octavo, original brown cloth over boards, decorated in black and gilt, gilt top edge, brown dust jacket with green lettering and design, color plate frontispiece. A western analysis of Japanese culture and society by Greek-Japanese writer Lafcadio Hearn. Near Fine, but for a stain to front facing endpaper, old gift card affixed to front facing endpaper, in Good dust jacket, chipped along edges, some creasing, darkening to spine, shelf wear.
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan - an attempt at Interpretation. The Macmillan Company, New York, NY, 1904.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: iv + 542 pp, tissued frontis, subtitle on t.p. An attempt at Interpretation, XXII titled chapters, bibliographical Notes, index. Light pencilled notes on rfep, else pages clean and unmarked, paper VG, binding tight with slight forward lean, gilt top edge VG, fore-edge with early signature(s) protruding slightly, 5.7" x 8" brown cloth covered boards with minor head-tail wrinkles, gilt design VG+, forecorners cloth with minor wear, in glassine wrapper. Size: Octavo
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
HEARN, LAFCADIO. Japan: an attempt at interpretation. Macmillan, New York & London, 1904.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, 8vo, pp. v, [1], 541, [3]; frontispiece; original tan cloth stamped in gilt and black, spine gilt, t.e.g.; short tear to cloth at one corner, upper hinge cracked, else a very good copy. A rich introduction to Japanese culture including the various religious "cults," social organization, education, the military, and more. BAL 7941.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan. An Attempt at Interpretation. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1904.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: An attractive copy, with some brightness to the cloth.
Seller: John R. Sanderson, Bookseller , Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. JAPAN - AN ATTEMPT AT INTERPRETATION. Macmillan, 1904.
Price: US$290.00 + shipping
Description: JAPAN - AN ATTEMPT AT INTERPRETATION, Macmillan, 1904, first edition, inner rear hinge starting, else a bright near fine copy in the publishers original gold-gilt decorated cloth with an unused full color stamp from the Miyako Hotel in Kyoto (we believe that this might be from the original Miyako Hotel) and the publishers 4 page flyer advertising new fiction for 1904 laid in.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan; Attempt at Interpretation. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1904.
Price: US$330.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. [4], v, [3], 3-541, [1], [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [2] pp. Brown publisher's cloth with black and gilt lettering and a gilt decoration on the front board and spine; top edge gilt. Illustrated with a lovely color frontispiece. ANB, Gary Scharnhorst, "Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850-26 September 1904)". BAL 7941. Lafcadio Hearn lived a productive life in several different nations: Greece, France, Ireland, the United States, and at the end of his life, Japan. He wrote twelve books on Japan, this one is his final work. It is a series of lectures he had intended to deliver at Cornell University, but was unable to do so due to a typhoid outbreak in Ithaca. Hearn became a Japanese citizen in the final decades of his life and adopted a Japanese name. His writings on Japan paint a vivid picture of life there during the turn of the century. A small push to the top textblock, a touch of rubbing to the extremities, and a contemporary gift inscription on the free front endpaper.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
HEARN, LAFCADIO. Japan: an attempt at interpretation. Macmillan, New York & London, 1904.
Price: US$343.75 + shipping
Description: First edition, 8vo, pp. v, [1], 541, [3]; frontispiece; original tan cloth stamped in gilt and black, spine gilt, t.e.g.; spine a bit frayed, light general wear; overall very good. BAL 7941.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. JAPAN. AN INTERPRETATION. Macmillan, New York, 1904.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: Small octavo. Dark beige cloth hardcovers with dust jacket ; VG condition in VG- dustjacket; DJ dark beige with green letters; vinyl cover; minimal shelf wear around spine edges; small open tear on back DJ; top edge gilted; strong binding; external edges a bit dusty; a couple of pages with a very tiny dog ear; color frontispiece engraving; text clean, in fairly small print; pp. 541; contains chapters on Shinto, Buddhism and "the Jesuit Peril"; most popular of Hearn's books on Japan; See all five photos for details. YF consignment. Shelved in Netdesk office, on shelf to the right of ephemera items. 1239369. Rockville Non-Retail Listings.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$388.50 + shipping
Description: 12mo. pp. 3 p.l., 541, [2]ads. colour frontis. original gilt-stamped cloth. First Edition. BAL 7941.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan. An Attempt at Interpretation. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1904.
Price: US$420.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 549pp + 2pp advertisements. Index. Color frontispiece with tissue guard. Olive cloth with gilt & black lettering & illustration to spine & front board, TEG in publisher's dustjacket. A near fine copy (foxing to endpapers; minor wear to extremities; attractive owner name stamp; '1904' faintly inked in upper corner) in near fine dustjacket (slight spine fading; light wear to spine ends & corners); an unusually nice copy. Published shortly after Hearn's death, here is an insightful history of the Japanese culture; various forms of Shinto, Buddhism & Confucianism; social organization; military power; modern restraints; industrialization; eductation and much more. (BAL 7941). Next day shipping. Celebrating our 17th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.
Seller: Carpe Diem Fine Books, ABAA, Monterey, CA, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan. An Attempt at Interpretation. Macmillan, New York, 1904.
Price: US$660.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hearn, son of a Greek mother and Irish father, was born in Greece and became a Japanese citizen after marrying Koizumi Setsuko, the daughter of a prominent family. In 1895, he took the name Koizumi Yakumo (Eight Clouds). This work is his introduction to Japan of the Meiji era, and describes the transition from feudal to a more modern society. 8vo, color frontispiece, v, 541pp, teg, ads (2). Original gilt and black stamped tan cloth, with gilt title and gilt stylized chrysanthemum design. Very slt rubbed at spine ends, o/w very good condition. With original brown dj, title in green at dj spine, slt chipped at spine ends. Internally, small area of light offsetting at front free end paper from newspaper article loosely inserted. Article entitled "Spencer on Japan, Full Text of the Philosopher's Letter, He Tells Baron Kentaro Kaneko that Americans And Europeans Should be Kept at Arm's Length". BAL 7941.
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: An impressive copy of the 1904 1st edition, IN THE PUBLISHER'S UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine in its gilt-decorated, olive-green boards. And in a crisp, VG example of the original dustjacket, with a thin band of clear tape cleanly and evenly applied along the top-edges, and very light soiling to the panels. Octavo, 524 pgs. plus Bibliography and Index and publisher's ads at the rear.
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. Japan; an Attempt at Intepretation. Macmillan, New York, 1904.
Price: US$1184.50 + shipping
Description: Octavo. Color frontispiece, 541 pages, (2 )pages of ads. Hearn planned to return to the United States in 1903 to lecture on Japanese topics at Cornell University, but an outbreak of typhoid fever in Ithaca prompted the cancellation of the series. The finished lectures became instead Hearn's final book, Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation (1904). Bound inoriginal tan cloth, lettered and decorated in black and gilt, spine gilt, white laid end papers, top edge gilt, rear hinge cracket but quite sturdy, in the very scarce in original dust jacket.with chipping to spine ends, short split to jacket on upper joint. A very nice copy. [ BAL 7941].
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.