The Road through Miyama
by Philip, Leila
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 039457818X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394578187
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 039457818x . "Almost four hundred years later, Leila Philip set foot in the lord's former domain in search of a potter who would take on a blond gaijin apprentice. She found one and stayed for nearly two years in Miyama, a pottery village in Kagoshima, Japan's southernmost prefecture." Ships same or next business day. Remainder mark on tail edge. Spine is slightly skewed and loose, minor edge wear; overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket has minimal edge wear, some shelf wear on back cover, lightly yellowed on flaps and interior of jacket. ; Drawings; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 264 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65287
- Title
- The Road through Miyama
- Author
- Philip, Leila
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 039457818X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394578187
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- 039457818x
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