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Hearn, Lafcadio; Edited by John Erskine. Life and Literature. Dodd, Mead & Co., NY, 1917.
Price: US$13.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Moderate wear to boards. Label at spine somewhat darkened and chipped. Small owner's sig. at front flyleaf. Front and rear hinge starrting but hilding nicely. Internally clean. Gilt along top of pages.
Seller: Alphaville Books, Inc., Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good in original red cloth, top edges gilt (spine label darkened, some fading and wear; large stain to front cover; foxing and occasional pencil marking to text). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$63.57 + shipping
Description: x + 393 pages, index, 23 x 15.5 cm; red cloth covered boards, top edge gilt, fore and lower edges uncut, lettered paper label on spine, two small chips, slightly rubbed at the edges but a lovely clean copy. Perkins p. 74. A selection of the lectures delivered by Hearn at the University of Tokyo between 1896 and 1902. The lectures were transcribed by some of his students and it is from their notes that this work was put together. Published in an edition of 1,230 copies.
Seller: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, Australia
HEARN, Lafcadio. Life and Literature. Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1917.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Selected and edited with an Introduction by John Erskine. Large octavo. 393pp. Red cloth with publisher's printed paper spine label. Owner's ink inscription dated "Christmas, 1917," on front flyleaf, spine label is worn and chipped with no loss of printing, binding lightly rubbed, else a very good copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo. William Lyon Phelps's Copy. Inscribed to William Lyon Phelps: "To Wm. Lyon Phelps/Christmas 1917/ from Dodd Mead & Co.". BAL 7959 Original red cloth, paper spine label, t.e.g., fore and lower edges uncut. Spine slightly faded, label darkened and a little rubbed
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
HEARN, Lafcadio. Life and Literature. Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1917.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Selected and edited with an Introduction by John Erskine. Large octavo. 393pp. Red cloth with publisher's printed paper spine label. Spine label is lightly nicked and tanned, binding is lightly soiled, a very good or better copy in a very good dust jacket with a number of shallow chips and short tears. Exceptionally scarce in jacket.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.