The Heart of Hyacinth

Onoto Watanna (pseud. Winnifred Eaton)

Published by Harper & Bros, New York, 1904

About this Item

Hardcover in red cloth lettered and decorated in black. Decorated endpapers and title page. 250 pp. Color frontis of the title character and three additional color plates and with pale decorations of each page of text by Kiyokichi Sano. "Published September, 1903" on copyright page and date of 1904 on title page. A tight copy, bit of light spotting to the cloth and a hint of fade to the spine strip. Another example of the beautifully produced early 20th century Asian-themed books by Onoto Watanna (pseud. of Winnifred Eaton). Eaton was born in Montreal of Chinese-British ancestry and was the first person of Asian descent to publish a novel in the United States (The Nume of Japn, 1899). Her second major novel, "A Japanese Nightingale" (1900) was adapted for the Boradway stage and in 1918 into a film. Seller Inventory # E26540

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Heart of Hyacinth

Publisher: Harper & Bros, New York

Publication Date: 1904

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good