Uyeda Akinari; Kengi Hamada

Tales of Moonlight and Rain: Japanese Gothic Tales

Columbia University Press, 1972. 8vo, green cloth, gilt titles, decorative Japanese character endpapers, 150pp. First American Edition. Unclipped dust jacket (7.50) faintly worn at edges, toning to flaps, discreet ownership signature to rear flap. Contents clean, binding firm. The 1776 collection of nine gothic tales by the Japanese literary master, translated but Kengi Hamada, presented with selections of the original accompanying woodblock illustrations. A nearly fine copy in mylar. Near Fine / Near Fine.

Price: $65.00