E-289: George, Allen, & Unwin. Good+. 1932. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by George, Allen, & Unwin, London, UK. 1932. 309 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (spine is sunned and faded). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Murasaki Shikibu, or Lady Murasaki as she is sometimes known in English was a Japanese novelist, poet, and a maid of honor of the imperial court during the Heian period. She is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, written in Japanese between about 1000 and 1008, one of the earliest and most famous novels in human history. "Murasaki Shikibu" was not her real name; her actual name is unknown, though some scholars have postulated that her given name might have been Takako (for Fujiwara Takako). Her diary states that she was nicknamed "Murasaki" ("purple wisteria blossom") at court, after a character in The Tale of Genji. "Shikibu" refers to her father's position in the Bureau of Ceremony (shikibu-sho). E-289; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 309 pages .

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Bookseller: Last Exit Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 62662
Title: The Lady of the Boat Volume One
Author: Shikibu, Murasaki
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: George, Allen, & Unwin
Place of Publication: E-289
Date Published: 1932
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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