Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good Bright tight condition x Temple Buell Library first blank chipped 2 Temple Buell stamps + spine
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: May be an ex-lib. First Good+ w/o DJ with some slight evidence of ink removal from tp. Good+ w/o DJ with some slight evidence of ink removal from tp.
Seller: Biblioceros Books, Warrenville, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$24.45 + shipping
Description: Sm octavo, green buckram boards, yellow/green lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained yellow, xiv + 209pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems, light chafing & staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, various ink stamps & ex-libris label to front eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Xiv, 209 Pp. Grey Cloth With Yellow Design Outlining The Lettering. "First Published October 1905" On Copyright Page; No Date On Title Page, So A Later Printing In 1905. A Tight, Clean Copy, No Marks, Light Wear, A Little Rubbing To Yellow Background To Lettering On Front Cover, Rear Hinge Split 3/4 Of Length But Holding Well, Small Area [1/8"] Beginning To Fray At Each Of Four Upper Corners.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
HEARN, Lafcadio.. The Romance of the Milky Way, and other Studies & Stories.. 1905, 1905.
Price: US$33.46 + shipping
Description: Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1905. 8vo. Orig. cloth with red labelled title on front cover and spine (spine extremities a trifle rubbed). Uncut. (vi, 210pp.). Text printed in red/black ink.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Price: US$34.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 8vo. Green cloth with title on yellow field. Light edge wear to the boards. Very Good +, handsome period book plate.
Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. THE ROMANCE OF THE MILKY WAY. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), 1905.
Price: US$44.91 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: . October 1905, green boards, yellow titles clean & bright, bookplate, clean tight copy, Professional bookseller since 1981
Seller: GREENSLEEVES BOOKS, Oxford, United Kingdom
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1905. Boston, MA. Dark green fabric covered boards with bright yellow title block and spine design. Minor shelf wear to tail and endcaps. Unknown orange stain to spine above previous library markings (see pictures). Library stamp to front free end paper. Pages clean and clear with the exception of some staining to rear free endpaper. Lovely red graphic design printed on each page. Binding slightly loose. 209 pages.
Seller: Lochinvar's Library, Chadds Ford, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Yellowing panel on front cover bit rubbed; bookplate.
Seller: By Books Alone, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo. [xiv], 209 pp. Gray Cloth binding, yellow titling & decoration, very good copy. (94938).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Romance of the Milky Way and Other Studies & Stories, Lafcadio Hearn, Houghton Mifflin & Company, Boston and New York, 1905, 209 pp, cloth, 8 x 5.25, 8vo. In good condition. Missing dust jacket. Moderate wear to extremities with minor scuffing to surface of boards. A bit of soiling and light rubbing overall. Yellow title on front board and spine are slightly discolored and chipped. Interior very nice with minor toning. Free of foxing, ownership or markings. Binding tight and intact. Despite minor aesthetic flaws this remains a solid book. Please see photos. 1st edition. Koizumi Yakumo, born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, (1850-1904) was a Greek-Japanese writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West.
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. 209, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. BAL 7943; Perkins, pp.53-4
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Decorative cloth designed by Bruce Rogers. Owner's ink name on front flyleaf, spine decoration a bit rubbed, a very good copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Lafcadio Hearn. The Romance of The Milky Way. Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1905.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine condition hardback book from the library of Max F. Long, the originator of the Huna philosophical system. Use the keyword lngbx to access more of Max's library. Language: eng
Seller: Thylacine Books, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Hearn, Lafcadio. THE ROMANCE OF THE MILKY WAY. , 1905.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Description: Hearn, Lafcadio. THE ROMANCE OF THE MILKY WAY. Houghton, Mifflin, Boston, 1905. 1st Ed., (W/ "Published October 1905" on copyright page). 8vo., cloth, 209pp. Fine except for darkening of spine.
Seller: Edward T. Pollack, ABAA, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Posthumous collection of Hearn's essays & stories, one (The Mirror Maiden) of a supernatural bent; includes the notable essay Goblin Poetry, featuring a selection of ghost poems from an old Japanese set. First edition (first printing). Hardcover, as pictured. BAL 7943, the first state (first printing), with date on the title page. Shows a little wear, corners rubbed, a few minor nicks & spots. Text clean; [2], [xiv], 209 pages + colophon. Size: Small Octavo
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition in the original decorated gray cloth with the front, spi ne and rear panels stamped in yellow. The top edge is stained yellow. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4", 209 pages. The title page is printed in red and black . A VG+ copy. Tiny rubs to the corners. The yellow blocking on the sp ine is slightly rubbed. Former owner's name and the date, Nov 19-1905 , are inked on front fly. Mild tanning to the pages. Collects seven es says and stories, including "The Mirror Maiden," a supernatural tale. See Bleiler's Supernatural Guide.
Seller: Dearly Departed Books, Alliance, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, 8vo, pp. xiii, [1], 209, [1]; decorations by Bruce Rogers; original dark green cloth stamped in yellow; lightly rubbed at spine and edges, else very good. BAL 7943.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$168.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pp. 209. A spine very lightly soiled, a very good copy. BAL 7943; Johnson p. 230; Perkins p. 53-54.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover. Sm 8vo (7.5" x 5.25"), gray cloth with red author/title fields on front cover and spine. 209 pp. CONDITION: Good, head and foot of spine worn, moderate wear to extremities, covers lightly discolored, but contents clean. First English edition.
Seller: James Arsenault & Company, ABAA, Arrowsic, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First editions. 5 vols. 8vo. Printed wrappers. Very Good to Fine, in half morocco slipcase and chemise. With John Quinn's bookplate laid in each
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 209pp. Hardcover with dust jacket in VG/VG condition. Spine is beige with beige text on gray box at head. Bumping and shelf-wear. Minor rubbing, chipping and soiling to dust jacket. Sunning to spine of jacket. Attractive green top-stain. Cloth-bound boards are bright and clean. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste-down end page. Age-toning to end papers. No markings or creases to the text. Binding is sturdy. YF CONSIGNMENT. SHELVED ROCKVILLE NON-RETAIL. 1239373. Rockville Non-Retail Listings.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
HEARN, Lafcadio. The Romance of the Milky Way and Other Studies. Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston, 1905.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Bruce Rogers designed cloth and dustjacket. Collection of seven stories including one supernatural title. Uncommon in attractive dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow loss to edges.
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.