Search Results: the pillow book of sei shonagon by morris ivan translator

Columbia University Press, 1991-04-15. Paperback. Interior is excellent. good cover

Columbia University Press, 1991-04-15. paperback. Good. 8x5x1. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations.

Penguin Books, London, 1971. Reprint. Softcover. Good. introduction by editor, list of abbreviations, notes, five appendices and further reading. Colour illustrated card cover with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Sei Shonagon was a court lady in tenth-century Japan at the height of the Heian culture. Her pillow book she notes down the things that " .. attract, displease or interest her in daily life. She was an enthusiast for good manners and good taste – whether this applied to dress, servants or correct behaviour of lovers." -- from the rear panel blurb. It gives detailed access into a world long gone. Part of the Penguin Classics series. Minor creasing to the book corners, and backstrip. A small chip to the top right-hand corner of the backstrip. Size: Standard Paperback. (6), 7-207, (1) pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Japan; Sociology & Culture.… Read More

LONDON: THE FOLIO SOCIETY, 1979 Black Moire silk cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and in Japanese characters to front. 240 x 160 mm approx, Top edge stained purple with matching end papers, 270 pp. Frontis + 8 other lithographic colour prints by Jasper Deane. Translated by Ivan Morris with an introduction by Robin Duke. First Folio Society printing 1979. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine in Very Good slip case. Book- no previous owner name or insc. Slip case - negligible shelf wear, light shelf soiling and uneven fading. No other notable defects to book or case).

London, UK: The Folio Society, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Deane, Jasper. 270pp, with some black and white illustrations. Black silk-covered boards, gilt chinese text on front, gilt titles on spine, top text block edge sprayed purple, purple endpapers. Housed in a medium weight card slipcase. 8vo. Spine sun-faded. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Slipcase top edge and opening sun-faded, with minimal shelf wear.

Columbia University Press, 1991-04-15. paperback. Good. 8x5x1. Textbook, May Have Highlights, Notes and/or Underlining, BOOK ONLY-NO ACCESS CODE, NO CD, Ships with Tracking

London: The Folio Society, 1979. 3rd. printing. Like New. Jasper Deane. Gift quality. Lilac slip case in perfect condition. Black moire boards w/ gilt lettering on front and spine in v.g. condition: almost unnoticeable fading to spine. Binding tight. Top edge of text block is pale green as are end paper. No writing, highlighting, or marks in text. Color plates. 269 pp. Delightful volume.

Columbia Univ Pr, 1991. Paperback. New. 423 pages. 8.00x5.50x1.00 inches.

Columbia University Press, 1991-04-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Columbia University Press, 1991-04-15. paperback. New. 8x5x1. New Textbook, Ships with Tracking

London: Oxford University Press, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Presentable, tight and sound copy. Dust jacket fully intact, with just minor marks on back. Internally in very good used condition, with all pages clean, unmarked and uncreased. Overall, in very good used condition, with firm bindings and spine intact. With introduction by Ivan Morris. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Add. Inventory No: 221231H002001. .

Penguin Classics, 1971-09-30. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Columbia University Press;, 1967-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volume set. Hardcover and dust jacket. Light wear/tear to dust jacket. Jacket of v.1 sunned. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Small pen mark on fep. 268 & 326 p.; illustrations; 23 cm. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.