Hearts Aglow: Stories of lepers by the Inland Sea by Honami Nagata and Lois Johnson Erickson - 1930

New York: American Mission To Lepers. Good. Softcover. no publication date, a gift inscription is written in the 1938; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

NY: American Mission to Lepers, ca. 1930. 127 pp., softcover, fine in a fine slipcase. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

New York: American Mission to Lepers / Kyobunkwan. Hardcover. VG (Only slightly worn or aged.). Color printed cloth tri-fold boards, tan paper title block laid on front cover; closed with ivory clasps; 127 pp. stitched in, (thin paper doubled in Japanese style), 10 illus., one color tipped-in plate as frontispiece. A collection of 10 stories and poems written by members of the leper colony on the island of Oshima, Japan.

Tokyo: Kyobunkwan, 1938. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. 127pp. Stitched red limp cloth in brocade folding slipcase (chitsu) with ivory clasps. Minor discoloration to inside of slipcase. Tipped-in color woodblock print frontispiece. "This work covers the Oshima Leper Colony. Eight of the provinces of Japan have joined in establishing a hospital for lepers there. Only the destitude are taken... These stories are part of a book called 'Mi Sora No Hana' (Flowers of Heaven), written by Honami Nagata, one of the first to learn the Way of Life. He is the leader of the Poetry Club at Oshima, and a constant contributor to the monthly magazine published by the Christians there... the story of Nagata's life is told as nearly in his own words as possible" (from the introduction by Lois Johnson Erickson). Wonderfully illustrated with in-text drawings. In very good condition.