1988 · Mizusawa
by Morita, Jun 森田純
Mizusawa: Bunshu Do 文秀堂, 1988. Four slender paperback volumes, very good, in original slipcase. Woodcut-style illustrations recount Matsuo Basho's poetic pilgrimage; this set was issued to mark the 300th anniversary of that journey. Poems from this collection have been translated into English as "The narrow road to the Deep North.
(Inventory #: 234920)