The Tale of Genji (Translated with an Introduction By Edward G. Seidensticker).
by Shikubu, Murasaki
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1998. Book. As New. Soft cover. Later Printing. Very thick octavo. Stiff wraps (paperback) beautifully illlustrated in a floral design. 1090 pp. A one volume edition (usually it is printed in two volumes) of this foundational classic tale of 11th century Japan. A tragic romance: the first novel and possibly the most important landmark in Japanese literature. A very clean, fresh, square, glossy, unmarked and unread volume with a flat uncreased spine. AS NEW..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 09840
- Title
- The Tale of Genji (Translated with an Introduction By Edward G. Seidensticker).
- Author
- Shikubu, Murasaki
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- JAPAN, JAPANESE, ROMANCE, NOVEL, LITERATURE, CLASSIC, CLASSICAL, GENJI, SHIKIBU, LADY, MURASAKI, EMPEROR, NOBILITY, COURT, IMPERIAL, ARISTOCRACY, ETIQUETTE, SOCIETY,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Brillig Books
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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