Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A first edition of the first Japanese translation of Tennyson's poem "Enoch Arden". Tennyson's poems were extremely popular in the Meiji period, and the man himself was highly admired as a Poet Laureate. Poems such as this would have been very difficult to translate, suggesting a demand high enough to warrant their publication. lower board. Endpapers browned and with a few minor marks, one ex-bookseller's sticker, and some sticker removals. Ex-ownership stamp to first page of text. Soiling to p.5-11 of main text, occasional marks to contents, otherwise very good. 1 v., complete. 22, 210 p. + 8 p. of ads. 19 x 12.5 cm. Text in Japanese.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition of the first Japanese translation of Tennyson`s poem `Enoch Arden`. Boards soiled, extremities a little chipped, damage to upper outer corners due to strong bump. Endpapers a little soiled. Ex-ownership stamp to first page with text, ex-bookseller`s sticker to lower pastedown. Soiling to p.5-11 of main text, occasional marks to contents, otherwise contents clean. Good. 22, 210 p. + 8 p. of ads. 19 x 12.5 cm. Text in Japanese. Used.