Monkeys Raincoat by Basho (9 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Grossman Pub., 1973. Quarto. Paperback. Book is very good with light toning to the page ends, light offsetting to the front cover and very light shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Cover is scuffed with a crease running down front and back covers but clean and in very good condition. Pages are lightly toned with a very modest crease line near the fore edge of some pages but otherwise pristine. Book has never been cracked open. Publisher's price of $5.95 on inner flap. .

Paperback. Condition: Near fine. First American Edition, First Printing. Oblong octavo. 8.25 x 7.75 in. xxx, 107 pp. Translated from the original Japanese by Maeda Cana. Occasionally illustrated with color reproductions of water colors. Near fine in original pictorial wrappers.

Wraps. Condition: Good. Stated first edition (in this form). Glossy wraps. 107 pp. With a few illustrations. An English language translation of an anthology of poetry by Basho and his disciples, originally published around 1691, and featuring haiku for which Basho is known. Translated by Maeda Cana. GOOD condition. Wrappers soiled and toned, with minor scuffing and edgewear.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition 1973 , Illustrated soft cover in French wraps, 107 page book with some color illustrations. A scarce book on this poet . Condition : Fine, with the ex-owner very neatly hand written poem at the second blank page quoting William Wordsworth, Tinturn Abbey. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ex. Owner Signature. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket. Condition: Fine. Brown textured boards with black cloth spine stamped with author, title and publisher's imprint in red.The binding is tight. Boards are slightly bowed and a red mark runs the length of the pages on the bottom (see seller's photo). The text is free of marks, creases, folds or sunning. The unclipped dust jacket is fine, and both the jacket and the book were printed in Japan. There are five full-page, polychrome illustrations. This collaborative work was first published in 1691. It takes its title from the opening poem: "First Winter Rain/the monkey wants/a raincoat too". The introduction notes that "Monkey's Raincoat is generally considered to represent the best and most typical of Basho's mature style." There is a 15-page introduction on haiku and Basho's poetics, followed by 76 pages of text and illustrations. This is a great opportunity to acquire a scarce hard cover copy of this 1973 book in excellent condition with a fine unclipped dust jacket.