Author: MORRIS, IVAN; Editor.
Title: The Pillow Book Of Sei Shonagon. Translated and edited by Ivan Morris. Introduced by Robin Duke. Illustrations by Jasper Dean.
Description: First Folio Society Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 269, (1); coloured frontispiece, text illustrated with 8 full colour plates, notes, original binding by the Pitman Press, Bath in black watered art silk blocked with title in Japanese characters, housed in original card slipcase, slipcase damaged on back edge otherwise a very good copy. London; The Folio Society; 1979. The book of essays, poems, observations and musings recorded by Sei Shonagon during her time as court lady to Empress Consort Teishi during the 990s and early 1000s in Heian-period Japan.
Keywords: Japanese literature history
Title: The Pillow Book Of Sei Shonagon. Translated and edited by Ivan Morris. Introduced by Robin Duke. Illustrations by Jasper Dean.
Description: First Folio Society Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 269, (1); coloured frontispiece, text illustrated with 8 full colour plates, notes, original binding by the Pitman Press, Bath in black watered art silk blocked with title in Japanese characters, housed in original card slipcase, slipcase damaged on back edge otherwise a very good copy. London; The Folio Society; 1979. The book of essays, poems, observations and musings recorded by Sei Shonagon during her time as court lady to Empress Consort Teishi during the 990s and early 1000s in Heian-period Japan.
Keywords: Japanese literature history
Price: AUD 40.00 = appr. US$ 27.67 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 120880
- Book number: 120880