Search Results: the life of an amorous man by saikaku ihara

Tuttle Publishing, 2001. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Tuttle Publishing, 2001. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Tuttle Publishing. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Tuttle Publishing. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Tuttle Publishing, 0000-00-00. paperback. Used: Good.

Charles E. Tuttle Co., January 1964. Trade Paperback. Used - Very Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Publishers. Near Fine. 1964. First Edition Thus; Tenth Printing. Paperback. Near Fine: Book shows just a hint of shelf-soiling along the bottom edge of the text block; a tick of wear to the corner tips; the expected light tanning to the text pages; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Not far As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.2 x 4.35 x 0.6 Inches) . Translated from the Japanese by Kengi Hamada. Woodblock illustrations by Masakazu Kuwata. Language: English. Weight: 8.2 ounces. Library of Japanese Literature Series.… Read More

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1990. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 233 pages. Illustrations by Masakazu Kuwata.

Tuttle Publishing, 0000-00-00. paperback. Used:Good.

Quality Paperback Book Club. First Bookspan. Trade Paperback. Like New, slight wear to cover.

Rutland, VT / Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Masakazu Kuwata. Hardcover book in near fine condition. First English-language edition. Dust jacket price-clipped, with a small (1/4 inch) tear to top, but lovely, in protective mylar. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

1964-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. .

Rutland and Tokyo: Tuttle, 1964. 1st thus. hardbound. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 12mo. b&w illustrations 1st Edition (stated) of this translation of one of the classics of Japanese erotic literature (first published in 1682), translated and with an introduction by Kengi Hamada, and with illustrations (b&w woodcuts, colour woodcut to title page) by Masakazu Kuwata; a volume in the Tuttle Library of Japanese Literature; purple cloth boards with illustration blind-embossed to front board, and silver titling to spine; former owner's name-stamp to front pastedown, top text block foxed, o.w. Very Good and clean throughout; dustwrapper lightly rubbed, sunned to spine, o.w. Very Good.

Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, Co, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover octavo, purple cloth decoratively blindstamped to top board with silver stamped lettering to spine, 233 pp. Very Good (+), some toning to edges, silver foil to stamped lettering shows some cracking, tight binding, light soiling, else clean./Good jacket, showing 5.00 publisher price but clipped to bottom front flap, major sunning to spine and top of jacket, moderate chipping especially near perimeters of spine.. Illustrations by Masakazu Kuwata. First translated and illustrated edition of the 1682 transgressive Japanese classic; the tale of a hedonistic daijin (man of wealth) who bring us through his amorous coming of age to its maturation. Controversial for not shying away from homosexuality and other taboos of the times, this beautiful edition brought Ihara's classic work of the Genkoru period "pleasure dirstricts" for modern appreciation, and it has stayed more or less in print and circulation since.

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Translated and introduced by Kengi Hamada. Illustrated by Masakazu Kuwata. Fine in a price-clipped very good dust jacket with spine slightly faded and modest edgewear. Library of Japanese Literature series. Erotic escapades of a wealthy man at the dawn of the Genroku era, a time known for peace and prosperity.

Charles E. Tuttle Co, 1964-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Vermont; Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co, 1964. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5". Masakazu Kuwata. A superb first edition of Kengi Hamada's translation of this classic erotic Japanese novel, following the life and sexual exploits of Yonosuke. The first edition of this translation by Kengi Hamada.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Life of an Amorous Man' was the first of Saikaku's many novels relating to the pleasure quarters, following the erotic adventures of the hero Yonosuke from the age of 6 to 60.First published in 1682, by the Japanese poet known for creating to 'floating world' genre of prose, Saikaku Ihara.Illustrated with a title page, and four plates by Masakazu Kuwata. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, with just a small bump to the tail of the front board. Dustwrapper is lightly edge worn with a few light marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine