A Wreath of Cloud
Arthur Waley
Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1927
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An excellent early English translation of part III of the Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, written in the eleventh century. 'The Tale of Genji' is a classic piece of Japanese literature created during the Heian period. It was written by lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu in the eleventh century, and is widely seen to be an example of one of the world's first novels. The work narrates the life of Hikaru Genji, the son of a Japanese emperor, his romantic life and the society he lives in.First translated into English in 1882, this is the first full and highly-regarded translation of the work.Arthur Waley (1889-1966) was an English orientologist best known for this important translationThis comprises the third part of Waley's translation.A first edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with a little chip as a result of bumping to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with just the odd spot. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 770R19
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Title: A Wreath of Cloud
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin, London
Publication Date: 1927
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: None
Condition: Very Good
Book Type: book
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A Wreath Of Cloud
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George Allen & Unwin, 1927
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Hardcover
Seller: The Little Shop of Books, Cootamundra, NSW, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Wear to edges, cover, spine soiled. Seller Inventory # 40434
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A wreath of cloud : being the third part of The Tale of Genji
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George Allen & Unwin, 1928
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Seller: Simply Read Books, Boat Of Garten, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1928 George Allen & Unwin second impression hardback, no dj; fair, reading copy; good inside, name on fep, spine missing; UK dealer, immediate dispatch. Seller Inventory # 170W1h
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Wreath of Cloud, A: Being the Third Part of 'The Tale of Genji'
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Houghton Mifflin, 1927
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Hardcover
Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: good. 312pp; fore edge uncut; Japanese pattern on paper over boards; blue linen backstrip; paper title label on spine is scratched with small chips to edges; x-library with usual markings; wear to corners of cover with boards in evidence. Hardcover. Seller Inventory # 160551
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A Wreath Of Cloud
Published by
George Allen & Unwin, 1928
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Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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Condition: Fair. 1928. Second Impression. 312 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Moderate foxing and light tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and staining to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Seller Inventory # 1708501516CRA
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A WREATH OF CLOUD
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London, George Allen & Unwin, 1928, 1928
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Seller: Joan Andrews, Alton, United Kingdom
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Second Impression Hardcover, No D/J. Boards have a bumped spine and corners, and staining, o/w internally good. Long outside page edges are rough. Being the third part of "The Tale of Genji". Translated from the Japanese. Seller Inventory # 638
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A Wreath of Cloud: Being the Third Part of "The Tale of Genji"
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George Allen & Unwin Ltd., Ruskin House, Museum Street, London, England, 1928
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Hardcover
Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Second Impression. 312 pages, 8vo. Translated from the Japanese by Arthur Waley. Second Impression, September 1928. Dark blue cloth boards with gold-embossed title along spine. No DJ. Heavy shelfwear: scuffing along edges and covers, heavy spine fade, fading along cover board edges. Previous owner's bookplate pasted on inside front cover. Tanned page edges. Heavy foxing throughout volume. Tightly bound. No marks. Overall, volume is in Fair condition. Seller Inventory # 40485
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A Wreath of Cloud: Being the Third Part of "The Tale of Genji" (Part 3 of 6)
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Houghton Mifflin Company, 1927
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Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No jacket. Rear board and endpapers lightly soiled. 1927 Hard Cover. 312 pp. Part 3 of 6. Murasaki Shikibu ('Lady Murasaki'; c.?973 ? c.?1014 or 1025) was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court in the Heian period. She is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, widely considered to be one of the world's first novels, written in Japanese between about 1000 and 1012. Murasaki Shikibu is a descriptive name; her personal name is unknown, but she may have been Fujiwara no Kaoriko, who was mentioned in a 1007 court diary as an imperial lady-in-waiting. Heian women were traditionally excluded from learning Chinese, the written language of government, but Murasaki, raised in her erudite father's household, showed a precocious aptitude for the Chinese classics and managed to acquire fluency. She married in her mid-to-late twenties and gave birth to a daughter, Daini no Sanmi. Her husband died after two years of marriage. It is uncertain when she began to write The Tale of Genji, but it was probably while she was married or shortly after she was widowed. In about 1005, she was invited to serve as a lady-in-waiting to Empress Sh?shi at the Imperial court by Fujiwara no Michinaga, probably because of her reputation as a writer. She continued to write during her service, adding scenes from court life to her work. After five or six years, she left court and retired with Sh?shi to the Lake Biwa region. Scholars differ on the year of her death; although most agree on 1014, others have suggested she was alive in 1025. Murasaki wrote The Diary of Lady Murasaki, a volume of poetry, as well as The Tale of Genji. Within a decade of its completion, Genji was distributed throughout the provinces; within a century it was recognized as a classic of Japanese literature and had become a subject of scholarly criticism. Between 1925 and 1933, The Tale of Genji was published in English. Scholars continue to recognize the importance of her work, which reflects Heian court society at its peak. Since the 13th century her works have been illustrated by Japanese artists and well-known ukiyo-e woodblock masters. Seller Inventory # 2345356
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A Wreath of Cloud Being the third part of "The Tale of Genji" by Waley, Arthur translator
Published by
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1927, 1927
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Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, in Boxes, Tracking First Editions are First Printings. . First thus. Very good no dust jacket. Minor rub head and heal of spine. Seller Inventory # ware30fd013
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A Wreath of Cloud: Being the Third Part of " the Tale of Genji " : Translated from the Japanese
Published by
Allen and Unwin, 1927
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom
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unknown_binding. Condition: Very Good. George Allan & Unwin 1927 first edition thus, hardcover. Pages clean and bright, inscription on first page, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover, including chip to spine. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING. Seller Inventory # mon0000880999
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A WREATH OF CLOUD BEING THE THIRD PART OF TALE OF GENJI
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Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. London 1927 1st Allen & Unwin. Translated from Japanese by Arthur Waley. Octavo, 300pp., hardcover. Good , light wear on spine ends and cloth rubbed from cover tips. Volume 3 of series. Binding secure; no ownership marks. Seller Inventory # a64518
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