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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine and tight hardcover copy in a fine and tight dustjacket/brodart covered, first U.S. printing.Corner of book lightly bumped.Otherwise, this is a nice clean copy.All books shipped with delivery confirmation.We have been selling books for over 27 years.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good +. very good +. First American edition. Book records "one of Man's attempts to control, through a concerted spiritual and aesthetic effort, a significant aspect of his physical environment". A translation of a mediaeval Japanese song cycle. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has light edgewear. In an attractive slipcase, with slight edgewear and a 2" split on top edge. Twenty-five illustrative pages, including photographs, paintings and woodcut prints. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 182 pp. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The Genial Seed is " a translation of a mediaeval Japanese song cycle which was the indispensible musical accompaniment to the spring rice-transplanting festival, and was thus largely instrumental in assuring an adequate rice crop for the coming year." The book contains 157 pages of text which includes photographs, genre paintings and woodblock prints, many in full color. Following this are five pages of notes and 14 pages of Notes Concerning the Text by Manabe Masahiro. The condition is fine; the pages are clean and free of all marks, tears and folds. The beige and navy hard cover is also fine, the corners are sharp. The DJ has some very small rips along the top. It also comes with cardboard slip case with the same design as the DJ.…