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Haiku : Volume 1 Eastern Culture; Volume 2 Spring; Volume 3 Summer-Autumn; Volume 4 Autumn-Winter. -
R. H. Blyth
1949 - The Hokuseido Press, Tokyo - Vol. 1, 2, & 4 First Editions, Vol. 3 early printing.
‘Mountains and rivers, the whole earth, –
All manifest forth the essence of being’
A lovely set of this four volume work on the origins and spirit of Japanese haiku, complete and fine in beautifully illustrated dust jackets. Tipped in the last page of each volume is the publisher’s sheet with date of printing, Blyth’s hanko (ink stamp), bookseller’s plate and other details, which are normally missing and which allow accurate dating of each volume (our thanks to a particular customer for assisting with this).
Blyth is best known as a major interpreter of haiku to English speakers. These four volumes, first published from 1949 to 1952, helped introduce haiku to the post World War II world, and his translations and writings on the subject were a crucial impetus in triggering the creation of haiku outside of Japan. Many contemporary Western writers of haiku were introduced to the genre through his works. These include the San Francisco and Beat Generation writers, such as Jack Kerouac, Gary Snyder, and Allen Ginsberg, as well as J.D. Salinger.
Each volume with numerous full page black and white and colour illustrations. Volume 4 contains a fold-out graph depicting the evolution of English and Japanese literature, at rear. Many haiku in Blyth’s translation are presented alongside their original Japanese characters.
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1949 - The Hokuseido Press, Tokyo - Vol. 1, 2, & 4 First Editions, Vol. 3 early printing.
‘Mountains and rivers, the whole earth, –All manifest forth the essence of being’
A lovely set of this four volume work on the origins and spirit of Japanese haiku, complete and fine in beautifully illustrated dust jackets. Tipped in the last page of each volume is the publisher’s sheet with date of printing, Blyth’s hanko (ink stamp), bookseller’s plate and other details, which are normally missing and which allow accurate dating of each volume (our thanks to a particular customer for assisting with this).
Blyth is best known as a major interpreter of haiku to English speakers. These four volumes, first published from 1949 to 1952, helped introduce haiku to the post World War II world, and his translations and writings on the subject were a crucial impetus in triggering the creation of haiku outside of Japan. Many contemporary Western writers of haiku were introduced to the genre through his works. These include the San Francisco and Beat Generation writers, such as Jack Kerouac, Gary Snyder, and Allen Ginsberg, as well as J.D. Salinger.
Each volume with numerous full page black and white and colour illustrations. Volume 4 contains a fold-out graph depicting the evolution of English and Japanese literature, at rear. Many haiku in Blyth’s translation are presented alongside their original Japanese characters.
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Price HK$ 6,000
Franny and Zooey -
J.D. Salinger
1961 - Little, Boston - First Edition
A fine first edition of Salinger’s third book. Two stories about the Glass family, which originally appeared in the New Yorker, following on from ‘Raise High the Roof Beam’ [1959].
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1961 - Little, Boston - First Edition
A fine first edition of Salinger’s third book. Two stories about the Glass family, which originally appeared in the New Yorker, following on from ‘Raise High the Roof Beam’ [1959].
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour an Introduction -
J.D. Salinger
1959 - Little Brown, Boston - First Edition, First Issue, without the dedication leaf, as called for
‘Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters’ is written with a dazzling, almost showy, technical brilliance. Its dialogue is expert, its satirical comedy amusing, its style fluid and graceful. There can be no question that J. D. Salinger is a finished literary craftsman. What he sets out to do he does with consummate skill.’ - New York Times
First edition, first state, of this collection of stories about the Glass Family, in beautiful condition, and scarce as such.
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Price HK$ 15,000
1959 - Little Brown, Boston - First Edition, First Issue, without the dedication leaf, as called for
‘Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters’ is written with a dazzling, almost showy, technical brilliance. Its dialogue is expert, its satirical comedy amusing, its style fluid and graceful. There can be no question that J. D. Salinger is a finished literary craftsman. What he sets out to do he does with consummate skill.’ - New York Times First edition, first state, of this collection of stories about the Glass Family, in beautiful condition, and scarce as such.
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Price HK$ 15,000