Published by Boston; Shambhala Productions, 1998., 1998
Seller: Keel Row Books. ABA/ ILAB / PBFA., Whitley Bay, United Kingdom
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Add to basketFIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. xxxiii 184. Publisher's half paper hardcover in an unclipped, pictorial dust-jacket. Naer fine. Dust-jacket a little soiled, with some toning to lower panel and a hint of creasing to spine tips. The collected works of the most famous poet of the Edo period of Japanese history. Bash specialised in haikus and his work was widely revered in Japan. in the late 1700s in Shinto it was considered blasphemy to criticise his work. This edition translated by Sam Hamill, known for his work translating from Chinese, Japanese, Ancient Greek and Latin.