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Book Description: Hokuseido Press, Tokyo, 1960. Cloth. Book Condition: Used - Good. 8vo. 8vo. Hard Cover, 1960. . DJ is in fair condition, corners and extremities rubbed and beginning to chip. Bound in tan cloth with black lettering on side. Mild shelf wear. Corners and extremities are slightly bumped. Hinges and joints are sturdy. Textblock is strong. Pages are intact, and in good condition. Seventeen illustrations in the form of black and white plates throughout book. Dust jacket is if fair condition, illustrated in color with black lettering. Slipcase in fair to good condition, dirtied, stapled at top and bottom, black lettering on side, still sturdy. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. Offered by the Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectible section at Better World Books. Join the more than 4 million customers who have supported global literacy with their book purchases. JACKET. DJ is in fair condition, corners and extremities rubbed and beginning to chip. Bookseller Inventory # GRP10862821

Book Description: The Hokuseido Press, 1960. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fascinating collection of senryu or 'short, witty odes,' a cousin to the haiku form but one that thrives on parody and debunking in a way that gives a new window into the Japanese character. Hundreds of senryu are presented here in a chronological survey and by subject matter, first in Japanese, then in transliteration, translation and annotation. Nicely illustrated w/color and b/w plates, each with onionskin flysheet. Original tan cloth over boards w/black stamped, lightly sunned spine. Binding square, solid. Front endsheets cracking at binding edge. Owner name in pen on ffe and inside back cover, which also has owner name/address sticker. A few pp have light pencil underlining, some marginalia, but pages basically clean throughout. Original tan paper slipcase has some wear on open edges, one soil mark on spine area. [Heavy book; extra postage required.]. Bookseller Inventory # 00001861

Book Description: The Hokuseido Press, 1960. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Ex Library, No use. Bookseller Inventory # mon0000000106

Book Description: The Hokuseido Press, 1960. Hardcover. Book Condition: Used: Good. DJ well worn, with some tearing and previous owner's name written on front. Page ends have one or two soil marks. Previous owner's name written on inside cover page. Some text marked, most pages clean. Well worn.*Ships Next Business day*. Bookseller Inventory # 061110013

Book Description: The Hokuseido Press, 1960. Unknown Binding. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VG- dj. rubbed edges. Hardcover in a Good slipcase. Light shelfwear to the book and the dj. Slipcase has some dark spots across the top edge. Bookseller Inventory # mon0000040648

Book Description: Tokyo, Japan Hokuseido Press 1960., 1960. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stated First (1st) Printing. dj chipped, torn (largest 1"); in Good (bumped) slipcase; B&W plates with tissue coverings that have text). Bookseller Inventory # 069932

Book Description: Tokyo: Hokusaido Press, 1960. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition, first printing. 630 pages. Hardbound in brown cloth, with colour frontispiece and numerous colour & b/w plates protected by tissue guards. Clean pages, firm binding - apart from mild shelf wear a fine copy. Dust jacket with mild sunning to spine else fine too. Bookseller Inventory # ABE-1294854996

Book Description: Hokuseido Press 1960., 1960. Hardbound. 1st pr. edition. Dust Jacket sunned on spine, back panel light soil. Bookseller Inventory # NEWMAIN049075I

Book Description: The Hokuseido Press, Tokyo, 1960. Cloth. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 630 p; Many Ills. Exlibris Jan Ulenbrook. Bookseller Inventory # BJU-0116

Book Description: Tokyo. Hokuseido Press, 1960. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 630 pages. 17 b/w and color plates, references and index. 6.25” x 8.5”. Bookseller Inventory # 10603

Book Description: ONE OF HIS FINEST EXAMPLES OF JAPANESE IRONY & HUMOR [Tokyo 1960, 1960. ] Hokuseido. Brown cloth, very good, dj., 630p., color frontis, 5 color, 13 b.w. plates, index, bibliography, epilogue, exceptionally crisp, clean, nice copy, 5.5 x 21.5 cm. FIRST & ONLY EDITION SCARCE This excellent monograph covers the chronologicl survey of Senryu, from Genroku to Meiji, Taisho, Showa, a Year of Sen- ryu, and subject matter of the Senryu, with full text in English, Japanese characters & Romanized characters. Blyth rightlyi claims Senryu as true poetry & truly representative of the Japanese spirit. The whole of Japanese life is revea- led in these pages.Way cool. Reginald Horace Blyth is always R A R E !Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. !! WARNING: The above description is COPYRIGHT protected material under United States & International Copyright & Intellectual property laws. Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART is a felony and will be PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW !!! The entire text and contents of this description is Copyright protected 2002-2008 Rare Oriental Book Co. Bookseller Inventory # 87100303