Tale of Genji, The
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. 2 volumes, 9.5" x 6.5" each, volume 1: pp. [2], xix, [1], 521, [1], volume 2: pp. [4], ix, [4], 524-1090, [6]. First edition, second printing. Quarter bound in purple cloth, gilt stamping on spine and a Japanese crest on each cover; cream paper boards in marble design. Light toning to spines with light puckering to the cloth. Both volumes inscribed. Includes decorative slipcase. Text is clean, save for previous owner's embossment at the foot of p. 13. Very good. Item #2747
ISBN: 0394483286
Price: $60.00