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Sale 277: The Art, Culture and History of Asia (#277) 01/15/2004 1:00 PM PST Closed
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Lot #9 Haiku

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Description

Title:

Haiku

Author:

Blyth, R(eginald) H(orace)

Place Published:

[Tokyo]

Publisher:

Hokuseido Press

Date Published:

1952-71

Description:

4 volumes. Titles are "Eastern Culture", "Spring", "Summer-Autumn", and "Autumn-Winter". Illustrated throughout with plates. 7x5, cloth, jackets. Mixed edition (the 4th vol. a 1st Ed.).

One of the most important works for introducing Haiku to a Western audience. D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." Blyth's studies on haiku, Japanese humor, and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding."

Condition:

Jackets with a bit of rubbing and some small chips, some of the flap corners clipped; bookplate in vol. 1, some stains from removed paper clips in vol. 2; overall, very good in like jackets.

Item#:

146196
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