The Tale of Genji
by Murasaki and Arthur Waley
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/None
- Seller
-
Plainfield, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1925. Purplish hard cover with gilt title on spine, solid and attractive, but slightly torn at top edge between spine and front cover.End papers and title page are foxed and shadowed. Inside deckled pages are clean and in good condition. Translated by Arthur Waley, with appendices and preface. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/None. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30712
- Title
- The Tale of Genji
- Author
- Murasaki and Arthur Waley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Keywords
- Japanese literature; Translated Literature
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
Biblio member since 2011
Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...