Lenore Mayhew (13 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 135pp. Small bright blue satin cloth covered hardback, DJ VG, Third Printing, bibliography, Collection of love poems by Tzu Yeh,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Translated from the Chinese. Stated first printing. Very good in a very good (lower corner of front flap is clipped, foxing on verso) dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Translated from the Chinese by Lenore Mayhew and William McNaughton. Black-and-white illustrations. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not price clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. The book's top edge is sunned. Very good condition in very good dust jacket. ; Black-and-white illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 135 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This translation of the poems of Tzu Yeh, a 4th century wine shop girl, are beautiful and original. They tell Tzu Yeh's story through three years of pleasure-chasing seasons into her years of bitter memories. Binding tight; like new. Boards are bound in blue silk which are clean and with light fading and edge wear. Embossed title on spine is in gold and very shiny; embossed illustration on front board unmarred. DJ is colorful with small closed tear at top. DJ is price clipped in bottom front corner but not the top corner with price of $5.50 visible. Chip on corner of front flap. DJ protected in mylar jacket. Emperor red textured end papers are clean and bright. Interior pages are bright and clean; NO creases or tears. Not an ex-lib. Stated First printing. Note: We use "Fine" book condition judiciously; only when the book exhibits no flaws. A Fine book closely approaches 'As New' condition and may not have been previously owned. Any flaws (writing, tears, creases) are exceptions to a Fine condition and should be clearly described for a book and dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Mayhew, Lenore and William McNaughton (illustrator). First Printing. signed on the half title page by both translators; dust jacket is mylar wrapped. Signed By the Translators.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing, hardcover, has slight bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, mild rubbing to the covers, a touch of sunning to the head, a small stain to the fore edge of the text block, and a previous owner's signature penned to the front paste down. Overall, a Very Good copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has bumps with a touch of creasing to the spine ends and cover corners, rubbing to the covers, and mild sun toning to the spine with a touch of offsetting across the head. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A Near Fine copy in medium blue silk sheen over boards (slight fade to heel), in a Fine glossy black, gold and blue dustwrapper, not price-clipped (one tiny closed tear rear lower panel). 135pp. English only text. Q13412.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Archival Illustrations (illustrator). 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Text/NEW & Bright. 1985, First Edition, 1st Printing. Gilt embossed sienna linen boards/Fin; showing trace spotting (acidic paper reaction)e. DJ/NF; price clipped. Gift inscription to first title page. Anthology of 4 renga poems (linked-poetray, a from of collaborative verse) from Japan's haiku master Basho (1644-1694) & followers of his school. A genre believed to have begun between just two poets, evolved to be a favorite of Japan's 15th century imperial court producing standard formats of 100 stanzas. First published 1691, this anthology contains 4 regas (each addressing a season of the year, w/selected 40 haikus; here translated to English by Lenore Mayhew . 151 pgs, w/archival illustrations, presented w/romanized Japanese along w/the English. Contents are: 1, Introduction; 2, Biographies of contributing poets; 3, Linked Poems: a, Winter Rain (Hatsushigured); b, Summer Moon (Natsu no Tsuki); c, Autumn Cricket (Kirigirisu); and d, Grass & Plum (Ume Wakana); 4, Haiku Selections, followed by Notes to the Poems, and Index to Poets (which are many).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. First US edition, hardcover, has a slight lean to the binding, light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, and a previous owner's signature penned to the head of the first free end page. Overall, a Very Good copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has creased bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, light rubbing with a touch of smudging to the covers, and minor sun toning to the spine. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A Fine copy in plain blue full silk covered boards, red coated endpapers, in a Fine black, bluie and gold dustwrapper, not price-clipped. Translated from the Chinese by Lenore Mayhew and William McNaughton. 135pp. English versions only. Q03988.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First edition. 7 1/2'' x 5''. 151pp. With Bibliography and Index of Poets. Minor wear to and fading to edge of dust jacket. Small owners ink signature on fly-leaf.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback. Condition: Very good. Pocketbook. wraps, 151 pp.