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Tokyo 1936, Hokuseido. Blue cloth, brilliantly bright copy, top edge gilt, 158p., 11 b.w. photos, gold stamped titles, fore & lower edge uncut, contents brilliantly clean & solid. * * FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION * * . *** ***** *** . . . COMPILED BY HEARN'S ELDEST SON, KAZUO KOIZUMI . . . BASED ON A COLLECTION OF A HUNDRED LETTERS TO HIS FATHER . * This superb work was compiled by Hearn's eldest son to commemorate the 26th Buddhist anniversary of his father's death. . It is composed of almost one hundred letters received by Lafcadio Hearn from Basil Hall Chamberlain, the great Japanologist and scholar of the late 19th century. The collection was held by Hearn's first son Kazuo. . *** Hearn found Chamberlain as a person he could talk on equal terms and speak his mind without reservation. . There association was of a high order and the intellectual association showed a perfect understanding between them. . These letters offer a keen insight to a wide variety of subjects frankly discussed. Some candid topics cover "shalls and wills," the woman question and a host of others. . This is an important primary source. Chamberlain was instrumental in getting Hearn employment as a teacher in Japan. . *** This book is a companion volume to an earlier book also by Kazuo: MORE LETTERS FROM BASIL HALL CHAMBERLAIN TO LAFCADIO HEARN AND LETTERS FROM M. TOYAMA, Y. TSUBOUCHI AND OTHERS, Tokyo 1937, Hokuseido, our book number 842820, posted to our website. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** BINDING: Generic: The book is bound in the publisher's blue cloth, with red "Koizumi" Hanko [chop/seal], with top edge gilt, fore and lower edges uncut. The book was issued with crushed mica covered end papers, an expensive and rare kind of Washi [handmade] paper, which has a pearl essence. . When found, the book was issued with a gray dust jacket with black printed cover, spine & back cover titles, with photograph of Chamberlain on the front and advert for this book on the back. . As usual, the dust jacket may have a few rubs at the top/bottom edges, a couple of chips, else clean & bright in Mylar protector. . When present the book was issued in a green paper-covered slip case with yellow title slips on front and spine. Most often not present. . *** CONDITION Not all copies are the same, please carefully read the copy and description notes for each copy, prior to ordering. . Copy 1: A brilliant example, about as good as it gets. with excellent dust jacket in Mylar protector. A very trivial bit of edge wear on the slipcase edges, corners, , else brilliantly clean. . Copy 2: The book is pristine, no issues. A tiny bit of wear to the slipcase corners & edges, the dust jacket has a mild spine stain, in a Mylar protector, else no issues. The slip case box has a bump to the top, with some mended splits, damage, wear to the corners, else now firm & solid. . *** REFERENCES: . P.D. & Ione Perkins: LAFCADIO HEARN A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS WITTINGS, p.105. *.
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