1906 Chinese Ghosts 1st ed Lafcadio Hearn Japan Folktales Asia Ancient Legends
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1906 Chinese Ghosts 1st ed Lafcadio Hearn Japan Folktales Asia Ancient Legends
Lafcadio Hearn was a journalist and novelist who became a major literary icon in Japan. Some Chinese Ghosts is a stylized retelling of ancient legends depicting his Asian themes. This collection of six stories reveals his fascination with Chinese folktales, though Hearn relied on a European Sinologists to help him create his own versions and understand the historical and linguistic allusions as someone who knew little Chinese.
This 1906 edition is bound in a decorative cloth with a gilt-stamped title and design on the front-cover.
Item number: #30001
Price: $499
HEARN, Lafcadio
Some Chinese Ghosts
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1906. 1st edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
viii, 9-203, [5]
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Pictorial light blue cloth
Size: ~7.75in X 5.5in (19.5cm x 13.5cm)
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Lafcadio Hearn was a journalist and novelist who became a major literary icon in Japan. Some Chinese Ghosts is a stylized retelling of ancient legends depicting his Asian themes. This collection of six stories reveals his fascination with Chinese folktales, though Hearn relied on a European Sinologists to help him create his own versions and understand the historical and linguistic allusions as someone who knew little Chinese.
This 1906 edition is bound in a decorative cloth with a gilt-stamped title and design on the front-cover.
Item number: #30001
Price: $499
HEARN, Lafcadio
Some Chinese Ghosts
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1906. 1st edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
viii, 9-203, [5]
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Pictorial light blue cloth
Size: ~7.75in X 5.5in (19.5cm x 13.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
30001
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