Author: Nina H. Kennard
Title: Lafcadio Hearn Containing Some Letters from Lafcadio Hearn to His Half-Sister, Mrs. Atkinson.
Description: New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1912. First edition. Cloth. The first American edition of this illustrated biography on Lafcadio Hearn, written by Nina H. Kennard. The first U.S edition. First published in 1911 by Eveleigh Nash. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and seven monochrome plates. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth. Includes one of the fly leaves of the very scarce dust wrapper.This biographical work was written by Nina H. Kinnard, an author known for her biographies such as 'Mrs. Siddons' and 'Rachel&apos. This work provides an insight into the life of the journalist and author Lafcadio Hearn, detailing his life in Japan and his family. The work also contains a selections of letters written by Hearn to his sister. In the publisher's original cloth. Includes one of the fly leaves of the very scarce dust wrapper. Externally very smart with fading to the spine, rubbing and slight bumping to the extremities and wear to the head of the rear board. Hinges starting. Internally firmly bound with clean and very lightly age toned pages. Very Good . Ill.: None stated. Very Good .

Keywords: First U.S Edition Lafcadio Hearn Nina H. Kennard Illustrated Lafcadio Hearn None stated


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