Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics
por BLYTH, R. H
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente/Good
- Livreiro
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, 1942. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth, black lettering. Dust jacket foxed and sunned front and spine, bumped at corners, head and heel. Former bookseller's sticker inside cover, erased pencil on front free endpaper, o/w clean and crisp. First edition. Contains 10 plates. Blyth was interned in a Japanese camp when this book was published. His dedication to zen influenced many writers, including Lawrence Durrell, Aldous Huxley, J.D. Salinger, and many more..
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- Livreiro
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 030793
- Título
- Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics
- Autor
- BLYTH, R. H
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Good
- Edição
- 1st Edition
- Editorial
- The Hokuseido Press
- Local de publicação
- Tokyo
- Data de publicação
- 1942
- Dimensão
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Palavras-chave
- First edition, Hardcover, Dust Jacket
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Our south side location has parking out front and our hours are 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. All other times by appointment which can easily be arranged by calling 416-322-0777 or by e-mailing contacteditions@bellnet.ca
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Featured Titles
MILNE, A.A. - The Christopher Robin Story Book
E.P. Dutton, New York, 1929. Cloth and Boards. Book Condition: Fine. No Jacket. E.H. Shepard (illustrator). 1st Us Edition. Octavo. One of 350 copies signed by Milne and Shepard. Half Green cloth with peach coloured decorated boards with vinyl protector. Housed in decorated matching cardboard box. The box shows wear and soiling but the book is fine.
Milne's selection of the best of the Pooh books. Signed By the Author and Illustrator.
$3500.00 Cdn.
SCALE, BERNARD - An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kindom of Ireland
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Subtitle reads 'Devided into Provinces; with its sub-divisions of Counties. Baronies. &cc. Shewing their Boundaries, Extent, Soil, Produce, Contents, Measure, Members of Parliament, and Number of Inhabitants; also the Cities, Boroughs, Billages, Mountains, Bogs, Lakes, Rivers and Natural Curiosities Together with the Great and Bye Post Roads. The whole taken from actual Surveys and Observations By Bernard Scale, Land Surveyor and beautifully engraved on 78 Copper Plates by Messrs. Ellis and Palmer'. Brown leather with marble paper to boards. Maps in colour. Rubbing and a little scuffing to boards and wear to leather at extremities, a little darkening to paper to boards towards spine, some tanning to end papers at corners and near gutter, a little foxing to interior, very faint offset to adjacent pages from maps.
$8500.00 Cdn.
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About Us | Email Us
2007 Contact Editions Address:
491 Davenport Road
Toronto, Ontario M4V 1B7 Telephone:
Phone: 416-322-0777
Fax: 416-322-3226 Our Hours:
Thursday to Saturday: 11 am to 5 pm
All other times by appointment.
________________________________________________________________________________
Web Site design, hosting, and management by: Back2Front
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- 12mo
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- Heel
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