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Boston [1919], Houghton.Orange cloth spine over blue boards, 241p., very good, clean & solid, 11.5 x 19 cm., spine label a bit scuffed, spine cloth a few tiny dots,else contents are clean, dustjacket in Mylar protector, 3rd ptg. FIRST EDITION . *** **** *** . . THE FIRST TRADE EDITION 1606 COPIES . . * Covers Hearn's 31 articles written in the "ITEM." six in the "TIMES-DEMOCRAT" newspapers. Some printed here for the first time. Covering Hearn's "AMERICAN DAYS," . . Covers Hearn's 31 articles written in the "ITEM." six in the "TIMES-DEMOCRAT" newspapers. Some printed here for the first time. Covering Hearn's "AMERICAN DAYS." 1877 to 1887. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** THE EDITIONS: . The book was issued in two editions: . a. FIRST & ONLY LIMITED HAND-NUMBERED EDITION OF 550 COPIES, in small format, blue cloth spine over blue boards, deckle edge paper [some copies uncut], with blue paper spine label with gold stamped titles, See our book number 842777. This is NOT the edition we list here. . * FIRST TRADE EDITION: THIS LISTING IS FOR THE FIRST TRADE EDITION OF 1919, LIMITED TO 1606 COPIES:: . b. First Trade Edition, issued in orange cloth over blue Japanese Washi [handmade] paper covered boards, blue paper spine labels with white titles, with 1919 on the title page, all edges trimmed. . Dates other than 1919 indicate later printings, which may or may not have a date on the tile page or verso of title page. See Perkins for more details below. . When present this came with a yellow dust jacket with blue ink printed author, titles and a brief paragraph, The dust jacket is rarely found. With a quotation on the jacket front from Lafcadio Hearn, reading: . "These fantastics [sic] are my impressions of the strange life of New Orleans. They are dreams of a tropical city. There is one twin-idea running through them all--Love and Death. L.H." . *** CONDITION . Generic: The FIRST TRADE EDITION is bound per above. Editions vary in date, binding variant, please carefully read the copy notes for description, condition and details prior to ordering. . SPECIFIC COPY NOTES: . Copy 1 is a very good + example with fresh spine & spine label, a tiny bit of the usual corner rubbing, by and large a fresh copy. The covers are covered in very thin, ephemeral Japanese heavy mulberry fiber Washi [handmade] paper which easily is rubbed and damaged, but looks very "folk-artish." . The RARE dust jacket is in the original glassine dust jacket protector [therefore the photo is a bit more dull that without it], with some usual wear to the edges, small piece missing from top spine, and darkening to spine, otherwise a typical 'toned' example now 100 years old. The dust jacket is seldom found in a complete or undamaged state. . *** BIBLIOGRAPHY: . Below refers to the First Limited, Hand-Numbered Edition. P.D. & Ione Perkins: LAFCADIO HEARN A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS WRITINGS: p.68,69. * BAL 7955 . *.
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