first edition Hardcover
1890 · London
by Hearn, Lafcadio
London: Harper & Brothers, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 431 pages. Hard cover burgundy cloth boards with faded gilt lettering on the spine and no dust jacket. Very good. Ink inscription by former owner on front end paper. Tight binding. Age yellowing to boards, but the text is clean and unmarked. Soiling and light water staining and color bleeding visible around the edges of the inside boards and tiny spots around the upper edges of the last five or six pages. Light shelf wear, rubbing, and some staining and color bleeding on the boards; still very good and is wrapped in a mylar sleeve for added protection. YF CONSIGNMENT. SHELVED in Room X. 1239375. FP New Rockville Stock. (Inventory #: 1239375)