Description: Click here to see our other books! Eastern Love Various; E. Powys Mathers 1927-30 John Rodker : London 9" by 6" [8], v, [1], 91, [12], 2-99, [15], ix-xiii, [1], 151, [1]; [1], ix-xii, [3], 126, [12], xi-xii, [2], 3-182, [12], 2-170, [2]; [8], vii, [3], 3-134, [8], vii-x, [2], 136, [14], vii, [7], 3-129, [1]; [14], 105, [9], vii, [6], 6-169, [9], vii, [3], 3-154, [1 SUMMARY A lovely anthology set of Asian poetry dealing with love, beautifully illustrated with hand-coloured plates by Hester Sainsbury. Colour Plates,Illustrated,Limited Edition,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 4 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 39.99 EU Postage: £ 26.99 European Postage: £ 36.99 Asia Postage: £ 65.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 99.99 DESCRIPTION Complete as twelve volumes bound in four.A limited edition, limited to one-thousand copies, of which this set is numbered eight hundred and twelve. An extensive anthology of Eastern poetry on the subject of love, translated into English here from the original Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and Turkish. Including 'Comrade Loves of the Samurai', 'Love Stories and Gallant Tales', 'Ninety Short Tales of Love and Women', 'The Book of Women and The Education of Wives', 'The Harlot's Breviary', and more.Volume I illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, and eleven hand-coloured plates.Volume II illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, and eleven hand-coloured plates.Volume III illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, and eleven hand-coloured plates.Volume IV illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, and eleven hand-coloured plates.Illustrated by Hester Sainsbury.Translated into English by Edward Powys-Mathers, a well known translator. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spines are faded and lightly bumped. Very light bumping to the extremities. A few marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Topic: Poetry
Publisher: John Rodker
Author: Various; E. Powys Mathers
Binding: Cloth
Subject: None
Special Attributes: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Region: London
Illustrator: Hester Sainsbury
Signed: No
Place of Publication: London
Year Printed: 1927
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
