An Anthology of Haiku Ancient and Modern

Various; Asataro Miyamori

Published by Maruzen Company LTD, Tokyo, 1932

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A very scarce anthology of Japanese Haikus, translated here into English by Asataro Miyamori, illustrated beautifully in colour. The very scarce first edition of this anthology.An immense anthology of ancient and modern Japanese Haiku.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, eighteen colour plates, and forty-two monochrome plates.Collated, complete.Divided across the volumes in the different Japanese poetical eras, from the Pre-Basho Period, up to the contemporary poets of the interwar era, with a total of nine-hundred and seventy-three poems. Matsuo Basho is the most famous poet of the Edo period and is considered to be the greatest ever master of haiku.This volume contains a variety of other poets, including Kikaku, Joso, Ransetsu, Sampu, Kyoroku, Sono-Jo, and more.Translated into English and annotated here by Asataro Miyamori.Errata slip bound to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, sound, with some loss to the spine, and small chips to the joints. Light bumping to the spine and extremities. Some light marks to the boards and spine. A touch of discolouration to the rear board. Light spots to the fore edge. Hinges are a little strained. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Frontispiece is working loose a little. Good. Seller Inventory # 770P21

Bibliographic Details

Title: An Anthology of Haiku Ancient and Modern

Publisher: Maruzen Company LTD, Tokyo

Publication Date: 1932

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Good

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book